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Day 1: Evening Rush Hour
Day 1: Evening Rush Hour
jrdawson


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Date: Jan 31, 2007
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Feb 1, 2007

Viewed: 636
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Waaaay out on the West coast of Canada you find Vancouver. The city of... well, I'm not aware of any titles given to this city. But as I submit my pictures, I'll try to give a little information about this city as shown in the photo.
Vancouver tries to be an environmentally friendly city, and as such, limits the number of highways around town. In fact, there are NO highways that go into downtown. If you want to get downtown, you get stuck on a main road waiting at every light. The idea behind this is that with more roads, you just get more cars, not faster moving traffic. So, rather than pave everything in sight, we leave it the way it is and give people alternate ways of getting around, like the bus and train and a fairly good bike path system.
This is a view from right next to where I work in the suberbs. The vanishing point in this picture is the Oak street bridge, and on the other side, this highway ends as you head towards the center of Vancouver.
Interestingly enough, if you head the other way on this highway you can, without taking an exit, get at least as far as Mexico. I've not looked to see if it goes farther.

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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/09/2007 08:15:49 PM
Great shot. I like the intersecting lines of the lights.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 02/04/2007 08:20:44 AM
very good image. great b/w. i was born in vancouver, but left when i was 2.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 02/03/2007 10:04:20 AM
Interesting shot, and I love the choice to make it b&w as have so many other commenters; well set up and very interesting all around.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/03/2007 12:39:28 AM
This is a really cool shot. I love the leading lines and the light stars. Great capture, very well done. A fav from me!
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 02/01/2007 11:58:53 PM
love the light trails
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/01/2007 11:54:14 PM
love the lights that look like stars. Nice b/w shot
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/01/2007 11:21:04 PM
Very well done love this. Can't wait to see more, Vancover is such a beautiful city. Great shot for your first entry, its going to be hard to top this one!
Nikon D700
Nikon MF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AIS
 02/01/2007 09:58:29 PM
Well done. The B&W give it a very graphic feel.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 02/01/2007 09:08:19 PM
excellent ... excellent .. i especially love those three bright lights .. love the sense of movement & the composition & love the black and white ... awesome ......
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/01/2007 07:41:15 PM
Really like the motion in your shot. WOW!!! My youngest son went on a 2 month tour of the US, his only deviation was into Vancouver. At that point in the journey he had our oldest son with him. I fear that you may actually get another resident in #1 son. He loved your fair city.!
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
02/01/2007 07:24:09 PM
I like this. Good first day--we'll follow the lights and see what lies ahead!
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/01/2007 07:10:50 PM
Like the light lines very creative. sounds like a fun place
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/01/2007 06:39:49 PM
Great picture. I look forward to hearing more about your city. I would like to visit it someday.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/01/2007 06:05:21 PM
Very cool shot. Love the lights that almost looks like stars.
 02/01/2007 04:33:25 PM
I love this too. Very well done. The richness, the contrast - it all works very well together.

Suggestions for improvement (IMHO): Perhaps just a tad too dark. I'd like to see a little more detail in the deep blacks.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 02/01/2007 04:14:58 PM
I LOVE this photo! The black and white is BEAUTIFUL! Streaks of light - yummy and the star shapes on the street lights - cool! Thank so much.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 02/01/2007 04:11:15 PM
Awesome in black and white!!! Can't wait to see more. I've always wanted to go to Vancouver :)

Canon EOS-5D
Sigma 24-60mm f/2.8 EX DG for Canon
 02/01/2007 04:09:11 PM
Fantastic. Vancover is a place I have always wanted to visit and I have relatives on Vancover Island which is somewhere else I would like to see. I love this black and white shot, it is really striking.
 02/01/2007 04:08:26 PM
Very good photo. I've never been to Vancouver (except the airport on my way to Victoria). I'm looking forward to your photos.
Nikon D300s
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 02/01/2007 04:08:00 PM
I like your description. The black and white is a nice touch.
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