Acuity
Firmament Flambeau
Posted by Rick (Toronto, Canada) on 21 June 2012 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
I don't know... what do you title a city shot that has a sky behind it like this? The buildings almost looked superimposed upon the wild dervish of evening colours.
@k@: I like the sci-fi analogy, Karine. This cloud dance looks that way to me, too. Cheers!
@SalSa: Yes, rare is the sky that doesn't make a city below it more tolerable.
@Curly: Thanks, Curly. It looks much more dramatic and pretty from the lake, but my balcony is fixed into place!
@Ronnie 2¢: Those bank towers are monsters when viewed from street level, and yet as you say, they are temporary manmade dwarfs beneath the ever changing sky. Thanks, Ronnie. Be careful with that gargantuan coffee mug of yours!
@Doug: My thanks for the visit and comment, Doug. Have a great upcoming weekend.
@Gérard Beullac: Yes, me too. That is one of many squat low rise buildings from the 40s, filled with character and characters ;-)
@Martine: Merci beaucoup, Martine.
@Thea: I have a nice panorama that moves from this financial district across downtown to the north, and must sooner or later acquire a proper lens to take it all in. I love the skies here in southern Ontario, and since I don't have mountains or a lot of personal space in the city life, those skies play an important role for me. Thanks, Thea.
@Tinx: Thank you.
@Phil: The sky shows are of an endless and unpredictable variety, and I love that. Thanks for the nice feedback, Phil.
@Stephen: That ubiquitous tower was built for a 200 year lifespan, and it dominates basically any view of downtown. For many years I despised its ugly bland grey exterior, and it once had an old faded Pepsi logo on its restaurant level (at 1200 feet)... these days they have it lit up in colourful fun ways during the evenings, and that helps my eyes when they take in the omnipresent needle. I sure wish I had a next shot with those Ridley Scott capsules... but alas...
@grouser: Maybe that is how the term "shooting up" began?
@Universe: thanks
@B.Sully: I remember a winter afternoon when a huge sun dog appeared above the city, and I was out running errands, wishing I had my camera with me. I rushed home and it had vanished by the time I got there. Sure would have been a cool and surreal image. Thanks for the comment :)
@Lewis: Thanks, Lewis. The sky went from orange inferno into this pink and purple swirl, all within a half hour. The camera clicked away happily...
@Slackwater - Don: I would vastly prefer a meadow or tree covered mountain beneath that sky, but I'll settle for what I was presented with :-) - thanks, Don.
@Mhelene: Thanks, and yes that would be a good title.
@Irene: I see these types of swirling rising cloud formations from time to time, and call them "genie clouds"... love 'em, and am glad you like them too!
@Steven: The fading sunlight gives that nice reduction in saturation around the buildings, but really makes the cloud colors pop... I love a free show like this. Thanks, Steven.
@Phil Morris: "Striations" is such a quality word. Perhaps my title should have been "wordless (irony)", along the lines of how "No Name" grocery store products are still nonetheless named! :-) , thanks Phil and please go get that amazing television that you featured today and add it to your collection !
@Judy aka L@dybug: I sure wish I could share the whole view just as I saw it. Thanks for having a look, Judy.
@Florence: As I type this reply, the skies are clouding over in a hurry as an evening of thunder and lightning prepares to arrive. I have the tripod set up and am ready! Cheers, dear Florence.
@RBL: Thanks a lot!
@LauraS: Ha ha... even if I had the software and know-how, I wouldn't dare hoodwink my brother and sister Am3-ers! Thanks for looking :)
@franz: High praise from an esteemed Aminus friend : many thanks!
@Baldwin VW: Thanks for those kind words.
@john4jack: Right on, Jack :)
@Denny Jump Photo: Great feedback, my friend; thanks! Those taller towers are so huge, the one that you refer to is actually about 400 feet tall, ha ha... I'm not a big fan of a lot of the newer towers going up (the tall one four to the left of the CN Tower is Trump's new building) but sometimes they make them pretty with unusual exterior finishes.
@Denny Jump Photo: Yeah, I like Seattle's needle too. The CN Tower recently added a new feature where people can walk around it, OUTSIDE, with just an angled netting/fencing to protect them from a very very far fallllllll ..... anything to keep those tourist bucks coming in ;-)
@Phil Morris: Wow, really? Jason's gonna flip out :-)
@DarkElf: Thanks very much!