Looking for three rather specific photos

[nas1787]

Hi all. I am looking for three photos, and I was wondering if you could help me out. They all need to be from the Fraser Health region, ie. Burnaby and east. Not Vancouver, North Van or Richmond.

1. A photo of a dense urban skyline. I'm thinking probably Metrotown, but there are probably a couple other places that could work.

2. A photo depicting suburban sprawl. Probably Surrey or Langley. You know the type that is taken from a high vantage point showing expanses of single family homes.

3. A rural town or predominantly agricultural area. Again a nice vantage point with a wide view would be great.

These photos are all to be used in an academic poster. If you're willing to share oens you have that would be fantastic. Or, if anyone has suggestions on where I could go to take these photos myself (especially the sprawl photo, I need a good vantage point), please let me know. Again, specifically in the Fraser Health Region.

Thanks in advance,
Nick
nas12@sfu.ca

[Alex Mackinnon]

The view from Deer Lake park is a good vantage point for Metrotown. If you don't have car access, Brentwood Skytrain has a pretty good view.

Edmonds looks quite large from River Rd. in Richmond as well, but the hill conceals much of Metrotown.

A good view of Sprawl can be had from Burnaby mountain as long as you avoid looking at the town centres. Alternatively, the view from the Cape Horn area pretty muchs screams big boxes and post war single family homes.

Similarly, in Coquitlam, looking down from Chilko St. in a number of places looks out on to the sprawl of PoCo.

Hope that gives you a good start.

[hollywoodnorth]

IMO the best Metrotown angle is from the Forest Lawn Cemetary on Royal Oak and Canada Way.

example >> http://goo.gl/maps/iYO7V

[jhausner]

I mirror the above. It's unfortunately a bit more difficult to capture on camera "urban sprawl" in Surrey or Langley. While they are a-typically famous for the stuff regionally, when you get higher up, Surrey actually looks like a giant forest. The view from my 21st floor balcony at Park Place for example looking South just has everything look like houses full of trees.

Not quite the look you want I'd imagine. Coquitlam is well known in the east as 'looking' more sprawly especially around Cape Horn where if you look towards the bypass you see walls of houses with 0 to no trees.

For agriculture, your best bet is areas of South Delta. can even get some nice shots of just agriculture with Mount Baker in the background. Surrey is a bit more difficult but you can get good agriculture shots in teh 176th stretch between Hwy 10 and the border or on 152nd as you go up the hill over the serpentine river. Look back (North) at the top of the hill and you get a good show of just agriculture.

For major metro areas, what was said above. Metrotown while it has a lot more towers than Surrey Central has a lot of gaps in quite a few angles. You really want to get the angle correct. Royal Oak near the cemetary is a good spot as has been suggested. Deer Lake also in a few spots. And also in South Burnaby. Also don't discount the area around edmonds or even New Westminster at certain angles. Same for Surrey Central. If you take shots from New Westminster for example, it looks sparse but if you take a shot from Coquitlam in the flats around Eaglequest Golf Centre, it looks quite dense.

Hope that helps if nobody else has images already taken.

[tybuilding]

Originally Posted by jhausner

I mirror the above. It's unfortunately a bit more difficult to capture on camera "urban sprawl" in Surrey or Langley. While they are a-typically famous for the stuff regionally, when you get higher up, Surrey actually looks like a giant forest. The view from my 21st floor balcony at Park Place for example looking South just has everything look like houses full of trees.

Not quite the look you want I'd imagine. Coquitlam is well known in the east as 'looking' more sprawly especially around Cape Horn where if you look towards the bypass you see walls of houses with 0 to no trees.

For agriculture, your best bet is areas of South Delta. can even get some nice shots of just agriculture with Mount Baker in the background. Surrey is a bit more difficult but you can get good agriculture shots in teh 176th stretch between Hwy 10 and the border or on 152nd as you go up the hill over the serpentine river. Look back (North) at the top of the hill and you get a good show of just agriculture.

For major metro areas, what was said above. Metrotown while it has a lot more towers than Surrey Central has a lot of gaps in quite a few angles. You really want to get the angle correct. Royal Oak near the cemetary is a good spot as has been suggested. Deer Lake also in a few spots. And also in South Burnaby. Also don't discount the area around edmonds or even New Westminster at certain angles. Same for Surrey Central. If you take shots from New Westminster for example, it looks sparse but if you take a shot from Coquitlam in the flats around Eaglequest Golf Centre, it looks quite dense.

Hope that helps if nobody else has images already taken.

I like the Langley Bypass for sprawl. There are even no sidewalks and biking is crap. Google Street View

West Langley Bypass

Building Homes on the edge of the Farmland in Surrey

[DKaz]

I prefer smack dab in the middle of Deer Lake. You can rent a paddle boat. I used to take my inflatable boat there lol.

[jhausner]

Originally Posted by tybuilding

I like the Langley Bypass for sprawl. There are even no sidewalks and biking is crap. Google Street View

West Langley Bypass

Building Homes on the edge of the Farmland in Surrey

Good point. I always forget about the overpass there and the semi-birds eye view it gives you. Not sure if that area entirely constitutes sprawl though as it is industrial. Much like South Burnaby around Brentwood used to have no sidewalks just 10 years ago because it was mostly industy.

[nas1787]

This is great. Thanks everyone for all the suggestions.

Nick

[tybuilding]

Originally Posted by jhausner

Good point. I always forget about the overpass there and the semi-birds eye view it gives you. Not sure if that area entirely constitutes sprawl though as it is industrial. Much like South Burnaby around Brentwood used to have no sidewalks just 10 years ago because it was mostly industy.

Now it is all big box stores.

[DKaz]

Brentwood is in North Burnaby...