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(05-25-2015, 03:02 PM)jgsz Wrote: How do you put in 'hills' in your pics when there aren't any?  I've walked Queen Street often and I don't recall a steep hill from St. Mary's to downtown.  Also, in the pic Cycle and Shadows the hill up Ontario Street looks formidable.  It isn't quite that steep in real life, is it?  

The hills are actually there. The lens has the effect of compressing distances, what's far away looks closer, so what's a gentle hill appears steeper in the photo. The amount of rise in the hill is accurate between the photo and reality, it's just the run (the distance it rises over) that gets compressed.
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(05-25-2015, 03:07 PM)zanate Wrote:
(05-25-2015, 03:02 PM)jgsz Wrote: How do you put in 'hills' in your pics when there aren't any?  I've walked Queen Street often and I don't recall a steep hill from St. Mary's to downtown.  Also, in the pic Cycle and Shadows the hill up Ontario Street looks formidable.  It isn't quite that steep in real life, is it?  

Try cycling up them. Smile

AGREED!!!!  you do not realize how much an incline it is until you are biking home from the market with a basket full of goodies.
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taylortbb nailed it. A telephoto lens compresses the foreground and background which makes things look a little different than reality. Downtown is quite hilly though, even if the inclines aren't as dramatic as Cedar Hill.

[Image: 18146007372_4ff0874344_b.jpg]Silk Cityscape by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18150497061_60dec312ae_b.jpg]Schneider Creek by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18110149181_f0598d1014_b.jpg]David Street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17486182564_d34eaf959f_b.jpg]TD Plane by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18080800396_9a485fac6a_b.jpg]Slice of Downtown by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18078983136_e932398172_b.jpg]Kitchener at Dusk by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17904916488_268a3ea0bf_b.jpg]Courtland and Madison by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17450117943_aa607dc04e_b.jpg]Spring in Victoria Park by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18071445451_d0f6e3a1a3_b.jpg]Pharmacy Contrast by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17883181899_5694754f13_b.jpg]Kaufman Lofts by Matt, on Flickr
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[Image: 18164473452_24857f7851_b.jpg]Low on King by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17547769163_4f66d3ed57_b.jpg]The Boathouse by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18186196225_636898bef3_c.jpg]The Old City by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18186327095_98c21ebe5a_b.jpg]Market District Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18258333706_0d42295ec4_b.jpg]Mirrored by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18179669068_af5fdf131b_b.jpg]Big Sky by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18207716509_c6247c574d_b.jpg]Teal by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17872899924_505256ba9f_b.jpg]Walper Puddle by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18502803821_15938b16a2_b.jpg]Urban Ecosystem by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18500862642_ee0f588eed_b.jpg]Crane by Matt, on Flickr
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2014

[Image: 14459465930_848b15c1c8_b.jpg]Kitchener Panorama by Matt, on Flickr

2015

[Image: 18357828848_3d28152a0a_b.jpg]Growing Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18514068041_386f136340_b.jpg]Queen South by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18326893949_af2cc54406_b.jpg]Kitchener City Hall by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18548445051_1297fa391e_b.jpg]World's On Fire by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 17952545384_9285aaaec7_b.jpg]Urban Flow by Matt, on Flickr
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[Image: 18533514650_e75a2204d1_b.jpg]On The Rise by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18713394982_4da1fb3025_b.jpg]Soaked by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18588762586_4d48023cb4_b.jpg]Highrise Break by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18398997368_e9e459e75f_b.jpg]Sacred Heart Church by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18589320851_b5cfc08d80_b.jpg]Grand Galt by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18584853966_7d229822de_b.jpg]Galt Town Hall by Matt, on Flickr
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Last nights twilight grand prix

[Image: 18366843494_235c80db1f_b.jpg]Kitchener Twilight Grand Prix by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18753677509_5f0737597c_b.jpg]King West Cityscape by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18709093970_e4bb4a7191_b.jpg]Monochrome City by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 18158894163_c7cd2a9302_b.jpg]Hillside Park by Matt, on Flickr
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Our own little piece of the planet.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" data-header="true" data-footer="true"  href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwv/19655884752/in/dateposted-public/" title="Planet Kitchener"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/293/19655884752_988cf9cf98_b.jpg" width="1024" height="1024" alt="Planet Kitchener"></a>
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Nice! I always like seeing mini planet stitches.

[Image: 19716820130_7256bf64fc_b.jpg]Downtown Summer by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19283840823_e1c75b6825_b.jpg]Clocktower by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19706130929_8d3fb79c0c_b.jpg]Victoria Park Waterfall by Matt, on Flickr
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Not a single photo, but many taken over a short period of time, but the skies tonight were awfully turbulent over Waterloo Region.

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I only had my phone, sadly, when the storm was moving in ...

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[Image: 19896978486_185f36010c_b.jpg]Urban Skies by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19928482511_fd22528516_b.jpg]Queen Street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19737056088_d2ce4ec8f5_b.jpg]Horsepower by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19920490436_eb76314068_b.jpg]Shining City Hall by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19765338438_1974d28a53_b.jpg]Joseph Street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19927180496_93533735e8_b.jpg]The Darkside by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19768485880_62d3822557_b.jpg]Victoria Park by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19502748833_b3a8b30947_b.jpg]City Center by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19943808440_af08863886_b.jpg]Golden by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19620058464_d827b75f75_b.jpg]Golden Skyline by Matt, on Flickr
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Great pictures, Matt.  Queen Street, Joseph Street and Victoria Park really capture Kitchener's urban essence.
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(08-03-2015, 06:30 PM)Lens Wrote: [Image: 19896978486_185f36010c_b.jpg]Urban Skies by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19928482511_fd22528516_b.jpg]Queen Street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19737056088_d2ce4ec8f5_b.jpg]Horsepower by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19920490436_eb76314068_b.jpg]Shining City Hall by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19765338438_1974d28a53_b.jpg]Joseph Street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19927180496_93533735e8_b.jpg]The Darkside by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19768485880_62d3822557_b.jpg]Victoria Park by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19502748833_b3a8b30947_b.jpg]City Center by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19943808440_af08863886_b.jpg]Golden by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19620058464_d827b75f75_b.jpg]Golden Skyline by Matt, on Flickr
Golden Skyline looking a lot like those picturesque Easter crosses landscape of days of yore.
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Thanks guys!!

Here are some more:


[Image: 20341937302_2059aa16bd_b.jpg]Cityscape by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19698012174_78646287ea_b.jpg]City and Colour by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 20130769110_41449b74d4_b.jpg]Iconic Kitchener by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19670425374_6a5f8cd0cc_b.jpg]The University of Waterloo by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 20081148500_41e6347010_b.jpg]Erb street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 20242501796_4cfc0af349_b.jpg]Drama in the Sky by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 20239914886_82ba2d8719_b.jpg]Weber Street by Matt, on Flickr

[Image: 19640973434_239c9f11be_b.jpg]City Hall Cycle by Matt, on Flickr
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