Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!

[taylortbb]

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.

[LakesidePark]

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.

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.

[Lens]

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.

Silk Cityscape by Matt, on Flickr

Schneider Creek by Matt, on Flickr

David Street by Matt, on Flickr

TD Plane by Matt, on Flickr

Slice of Downtown by Matt, on Flickr

Kitchener at Dusk by Matt, on Flickr

Courtland and Madison by Matt, on Flickr

Spring in Victoria Park by Matt, on Flickr

Pharmacy Contrast by Matt, on Flickr

Kaufman Lofts by Matt, on Flickr

[Lens]

Low on King by Matt, on Flickr

The Boathouse by Matt, on Flickr

The Old City by Matt, on Flickr

Market District Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

Mirrored by Matt, on Flickr

Big Sky by Matt, on Flickr

Teal by Matt, on Flickr

Walper Puddle by Matt, on Flickr

Urban Ecosystem by Matt, on Flickr

Crane by Matt, on Flickr

[Lens]

2014

Kitchener Panorama by Matt, on Flickr

2015

Growing Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

Queen South by Matt, on Flickr

Kitchener City Hall by Matt, on Flickr

World's On Fire by Matt, on Flickr

Urban Flow by Matt, on Flickr

[Lens]

On The Rise by Matt, on Flickr

Soaked by Matt, on Flickr

Highrise Break by Matt, on Flickr

Sacred Heart Church by Matt, on Flickr

Grand Galt by Matt, on Flickr

Galt Town Hall by Matt, on Flickr

[Lens]

Last nights twilight grand prix

Kitchener Twilight Grand Prix by Matt, on Flickr

King West Cityscape by Matt, on Flickr

Monochrome City by Matt, on Flickr

Hillside Park by Matt, on Flickr

[UrbanCanoe]

Our own little piece of the planet.

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[Lens]

Nice! I always like seeing mini planet stitches.

Downtown Summer by Matt, on Flickr

Clocktower by Matt, on Flickr

Victoria Park Waterfall by Matt, on Flickr

[Canard]

Not a single photo, but many taken over a short period of time, but the skies tonight were awfully turbulent over Waterloo Region.

[tomh009]

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

[Lens]

Urban Skies by Matt, on Flickr

Queen Street by Matt, on Flickr

Horsepower by Matt, on Flickr

Shining City Hall by Matt, on Flickr

Joseph Street by Matt, on Flickr

The Darkside by Matt, on Flickr

Victoria Park by Matt, on Flickr

City Center by Matt, on Flickr

Golden by Matt, on Flickr

Golden Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

[jgsz]

Great pictures, Matt.  Queen Street, Joseph Street and Victoria Park really capture Kitchener's urban essence.

[MacBerry]

Urban Skies by Matt, on Flickr

Queen Street by Matt, on Flickr

Horsepower by Matt, on Flickr

Shining City Hall by Matt, on Flickr

Joseph Street by Matt, on Flickr

The Darkside by Matt, on Flickr

Victoria Park by Matt, on Flickr

City Center by Matt, on Flickr

Golden by Matt, on Flickr

Golden Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

Golden Skyline looking a lot like those picturesque Easter crosses landscape of days of yore.

[Lens]

Thanks guys!!

Here are some more:


Cityscape by Matt, on Flickr

City and Colour by Matt, on Flickr

Iconic Kitchener by Matt, on Flickr

The University of Waterloo by Matt, on Flickr

Erb street by Matt, on Flickr

Drama in the Sky by Matt, on Flickr

Weber Street by Matt, on Flickr

City Hall Cycle by Matt, on Flickr