Calgary as Triangles

Weird, I barely even recognize it.

Interesting concept... Now, if only I could triangulate the position...pun intended...

(just kidding)... Thanks for posting... ;-)

Wayne, I think I was standing a little bit to the left of right there:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=f...pn=0.001767,0.003374&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr&om=1


2nd ave. between 7th and 6th street, looking East.

Look at the shape of the Shaw building, and compare with the weird, off-angle one we can see from above on the satellite map. Then compare the two-storey houses with the row of houses just on the left of the map. I must have been on the opposite side of the street.

If you can get to the same place and make the same photo, you get a free print.

Hi Michel... Thank you for the coordinates !!!

I was actually JUST KIDDING about the Triangulation (as a pun or word play on your Triangle concept)...

I'm so sorry if I caused you any bother to send that information to me. I'm also not much of a person to look for tripod holes of another artist such as yourself... But thanks anyway! Maybe our local LF group should take on the task of trying to express this composition in different ways... Hmmmm...

Did you see my other comment about the Squares? My wife and have good friends from Montreal and they say the same things as you about our lifeless streets... There's an old quote - "we roll up the sidewalks after 6pm downtown" (and it's true!)...

Although, it could be worse - we often say the best view of Edmonton is in the rear view mirror of the car leaving town...

Good old Cowtown is still just a dusty boomtown after all these years... We live here to enjoy the mountains, badlands, prairie, glaciers, skiing, etc. nearby. There's not much compelling in the city itself - just lots of lifeless sprawl full of angry drivers in traffic jams. Oh well... the air is still relatively clean (at least for now)...

Hey Wayne, it's the first time I find my own tripod holes on satellite, so at least it's benefiting me!

I've heard the "rolling up sidewalk" expression in French also, and it's usually meant to say that the place one lives in is so behind the times.

Oh and the air is so dry around Calgary, I keep getting nosebleeds!

Well, we had decades of draconian, ice-age liquor laws here in Alberta. That fostered a "bar is a barn" drinking mentality and poor consumption habits. At one time, it was illegal to have a bar with windows - imagine! The laws have loosened up somewhat (more neighbourhood pubs, more outdoor patios, etc.), but it will probably take another generation to get the purged of the "barn" mindset.

In any event, even with that change, the weather is generally not helpful for a vibrant evening outdoor culture in downtown.

As for the dryness - yes, I too live with the nosebleeds daily... it's a pain...

On the other hand, one never gets fungus inside lenses here, and drymounting prints is a breeze in the low humidity. Finally, the municipal water supply is very clean and easy to work with when processing film. So, I guess one takes the bad with the good...