Vancouver | Beautiful, Multicultural | Canada's Pacific Metropolis
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I took this earlier in the week and it captures the peculiar low white autumnal light we get this time of year. For the uninitiated, Vancouver is located on Canada's West Coast in a temperate coastal rainforest climate. Because of this it is lush and green throughout the year and it rains or is overcast for a large portion of the winter months. As we move into this "rainy season" part of the year the light changes dramatically. It is often overcast or raining for much of the day but there are small windows of time around dusk when the sun falls below the level of the clouds and strikes the city horizontally with an intensely white light. I've tried to photograph this before without success but I feel I got it this time.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Village construction photos | October 22nd, 2007
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Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)
I took these in the midst of a breathtaking, sudden fall sunset today and the light faded moments after I snapped the last photo. In order to start taking photos before I lost the light I ran from the bus stop, past the sales centre for the Olympic Village where I saw people camping out in line in order to buy the condos and townhouses and they don’t even go on sale for five more days.
__________________ VANCOUVER | Beautiful, Multicultural | Canada's Pacific Metropolis
Last edited by SFUVancouver; Oct 23, 2007 at 5:23 AM.
I feel like I'm the only person in the world who loves Vancouver's architecture. It's not perfect, I do wish there was more variety, but at least the style that's being copycatted is visually appealing. To me it's like a larger-than-life mosaic of glass set against some of the most gorgeous natural backdrops on Earth. Factor in Stanley Park, the bridges, the SkyTrain, BC Place, Granville Island, etc. and you have a city that's a solid contender for most beautiful in the world.