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Old Posted Dec 9, 2007, 3:45 AM
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City Grids at Night

I think one of my favorite types of pictures to look at is that of city grids (is that what they are called, by the way?) If you guys know of any good websites where I can buy some cool grids as prints, let me know because I can stare at them for hours. Here are a couple cool pictures I have found on flickr.

By myelectricsheep on flickr: (Chicago)


By atwatervillage on flickr: (Los Angeles)


By vroomie2001 on flickr: (Chicago)


By jschroe on flickr: (Chicago)


That's it for now. If anybody has any other cool ones, I'd love a new desktop wallpaper...
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Yes, that's definitely cool.
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2007, 4:46 AM
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Wow, very cool. The first one of Chicago doesn't even look real.
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2007, 6:43 AM
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Thumbs up Spectacular...

If you ever have an opportunity to fly from San Diego to Seattle, DO IT!

Some carriers have a flight pattern over Los Angeles and (others) San Francisco. The only big difference is that once you achieve about 20K feet above (as you would in that type of fly-over), then it is truly spectacular.

Funny... man-made things look great from the perspective of distance; Nature, on the other hand comes through with things that look fantastic close-up.

(MHO)

Thanks for posting the photos. "Ya did good"!
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2007, 7:41 AM
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Funny... man-made things look great from the perspective of distance; Nature, on the other hands comes through with things that look fantastic close-up.
I just think it's amazing that man has achieved something like this.
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2007, 8:35 AM
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pretty cool aerial of detroit/windsor...

caribb on flickr.

i really like how well it depicts the spoke roads emanating from downtown.
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the 1st one is really impressive
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I like the first pic. I always get a thrill flying over or into cities at night.
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I always have this song running through my head when I fly...

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I was flying into Chicago at night
Watching the lake turn the sky into blue-green smoke
The sun was setting to the left of the plane
And the cabin was filled with an unearthly glow
In 27-D I was behind the wing
Watching landscape roll out
Like credits on a screen
The earth looked like it was lit from within
Like a poorly assembled electrical ball as we moved
Out of the farmlands into the grid
The plan of the city was all that you saw
And all of these people sitting totally still
As the ground raced beneath them thirty thousand feet down
-Liz Phair - Stratford-on-guy
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Old Posted Dec 11, 2007, 11:23 PM
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I always have this song running through my head when I fly...
Dang maybe I should start listening to Liz Phair...
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Not surprising, she's from the North Shore (went to New Trier).
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Here are a few of Salt Lake City:

Looking south beyond downtown from Ensign Peak:
(From hpebley3 on flickr)


Looking south at all of Salt Lake County with the Wasatch moutains on the left and Provo in the distance:
(From BitHead on flickr)
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Another one of L.A.


From Flickr, by tobega
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Dang maybe I should start listening to Liz Phair...
You should. She's unreal. And that's definitely her best album.
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Those Moscow shots are AMAZING!!!

The circular rings that emerge from the middle...it looks combogulated and unorganized but in reality the city grid system is very good for that of an old, European city
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These shots are very cool! Thanks!
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love the moscow pics!
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This one is completely amazing. I have never seen anything like this.


The grid system, while terribly boring as such, surely is impressive seen in situations like this!
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