Calgary Photography - Page 54

Ramsayfarian · #**1061** Posted **Nov 8, 2011, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

What an awesome haunting image! Almost looks staged it's so perfect. I gotta hand it to you RF, you take some cool pictures.

Thanks. That was a very lucky shot. I'm glad it turned out as well as it did.

As usual there's been some pretty cool shots in this thread. That last one was awesome Witty and loved the giant clock shots there Wooster.

Keep them coming folks.

Witty Nickname · #**1062** Posted **Nov 8, 2011, 4:19 PM**

Suncor Energy Centre by Witty nickname, on Flickr

O-tacular · #**1063** Posted **Nov 9, 2011, 3:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

I thought it but didn't write it.

I KNEW IT!!! Thank God you never taught english!

Jimby · #**1064** Posted **Nov 10, 2011, 1:09 AM**

great shots everyone!
Witty, I like the squiggly Bow reflection you captured on SEC.

FeLiX

morning meditations by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Wooster · #**1065** Posted **Nov 10, 2011, 2:15 AM**

Your cat and mine look identical.

Jimby · #**1066** Posted **Nov 10, 2011, 3:55 AM**

My cat is from Bowen Island, but he has adapted to apartment life in Calgary quite well. Did you bring yours from Toronto?

whiteford · #**1067** Posted **Nov 10, 2011, 11:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Witty Nickname

Suncor Energy Centre by Witty nickname, on Flickr

Great picture, thank you for sharing this familiar view that i have been found of from the time it was completed. I used to stand in the very same spot and look up, bending backwards for maximum effect as this way surely was/ is the usual and best way to do so. I have always liked this building. These skyscrapers look just fine. I myself could never understand why so many people have a dislike for this tower. For me it has always looked proud and tall. It is truly monolithic standing against its surroundings. brawny and stout, is how I have always felt about it. Big, strong, tall, that is its attractiveness and it still gives off that feeling, even when there is a bigger, taller, tower right next door. ( as can be seen in your photo's reflection). None less, the Petro Canada tower remains proud, it still puffs up its chest and shines in its unique, bright and reddish-copper. While it may be big and in your face, it will never be anything but beautiful to me.

Jimby · #**1068** Posted **Nov 11, 2011, 12:23 AM**

I think the dislike for the PetroCanada Centre was not because of the architecture, but for what the towers represented to western Canada and the Calgary oil patch in that era of Canadian politics.

Tills13 · #**1069** Posted **Nov 12, 2011, 8:53 AM**

I already have all my images on other sites, so if you guys don't mind, I'm just going to link you to them (don't worry, just Picasa and Imgur).

Back when I first got my camera, I went out experimenting, this is what I came back with.

And this is more recently. Not really of Calgary, but they were taken from the top of Signal hill (over by the Burnco sandyard)

Radley77 · #**1070** Posted **Nov 21, 2011, 4:05 AM**

Billboard FAIL

Chef Mario, of Pimento's came out from the pizzeria while I was taking the photo. I was kinda suprised he came out and asked what I thought of the sign and if he should turn it off. The billboard previously said "Upgrade your Spouse" and is being run as part of a CJAY promotion.

Ferreth · #**1071** Posted **Nov 22, 2011, 2:07 AM**

That is brutal! CJay should pull that sign and make a substantial donation to a women's shelter as an apology for their very bad taste.

Ramsayfarian · #**1072** Posted **Nov 22, 2011, 2:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ferreth

That is brutal! CJay should pull that sign and make a substantial donation to a women's shelter as an apology for their very bad taste.

As much as I dislike CJAY, they're not responsible for the Abuse portion. If you look closely, it's a giant sticker that someone has pasted on. Clever but kind of disturbing considering how close the women's shelter is to that location.

Radley77 · #**1073** Posted **Nov 22, 2011, 4:09 AM**

I thought the initial billboard was tasteless to begin with for the community. When the sign was changed to "abuse", I had suspected that the sign had been vandalized to highlight just how tasteless the original campaign was.

I hadn't at all thought about the women's shelter that is in very close proximity as well. And now realize it is much more disturbing at the risk of re-victimizing these women. I agree that the sign should be pulled. Is this something that should be reported to the police, CJAY or the community association?

Radley77 · #**1074** Posted **Nov 22, 2011, 6:00 PM**

When I called CJAY they said they have been receiving a number of complaints already about the billboard. In addition to the close proximity to the 24 hour emergency women's shelter which is within several blocks, the billboard is also within a block from a schoolyard. When I spoke to the promotions department, CJAY said they are planning to remove the graffiti, but are not planning on changing the original sign. I am getting in touch with the operations manager later today to request the billboard be removed.

kw5150 · #**1075** Posted **Nov 22, 2011, 9:47 PM**

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Jimby · #**1076** Posted **Nov 23, 2011, 12:19 AM**

not my pic, but I liked the perspective. I did some tone mapping to the original blackberry image.

photo by Shelli Foster by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Radley77 · #**1077** Posted **Nov 23, 2011, 10:11 PM**

Global is now running a story about the guy that defaced the CJAY billboard.

Daniel Kirk, local artist, says: “I wasn’t out to try and damage anything. It was just an idea to send a message to people that are viewing this that we should stand up maybe stand up for something in our visual space and in our communities and have positive messages.”

http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/calga...895/story.html

albertantraingeek · #**1078** Posted **Nov 24, 2011, 2:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ferreth

That is brutal! CJay should pull that sign and make a substantial donation to a women's shelter as an apology for their very bad taste.

I heard that Advertisement on the Radio, it's not actually gender-specific. But thats some clever Vandalism there O_O

AB Born · #**1079** Posted **Nov 24, 2011, 6:34 PM**

I bought my first SLR, a Nikon D7000 with a 18-105mm & 70-300mm lens kit.

Here are my first batch of pictures (I apologize if some of these are repeats from the construction thread) and I also posted these in the My City Photos thread.

Palliser South by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

Calgary Skyline by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

Salvation Army by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

Palliser South by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

4th Street Underpass by JordanW.ca, on Flickr