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Challenge: Best of 2010 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Toronto, ON
Date: Jun 18, 2010
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.6s - 30s
Galleries: Cityscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2011

 [Feb. 16th, 2011 05:58:17 AM]
The comments so far have been wonderful! Thank you very much! The score has been as high as 7.3 and as low as 6.8. Currently it's at 6.9412 and 102 votes. We'll see where this ends up, but I'm hoping it's Top 10 or Top 20. That will crush my Best of 2009 from last year, where I was in the bottom 9% :P

As for the title, tkaranto is the most likely Mohawk word from which the city of Toronto derives its name. It means "place where trees stand in the water".

[Feb. 18th, 2011 05:55:45 AM]
Hurray! Finally made it back over 7!!! If only it will stay :)

Votes: 133
Views: 244
Avg Vote: 7.0000
Comments: 20
Favorites: 3

[Feb. 19th, 2011 09:30:29 AM]
140 vote check-in: 7.0357
150 vote check-in: 6.9800

Thanks every for all the great comments! This was the last Toronto skyline shot from the roof of my condo building before I moved to Aurora. Love the view from up there. I've taken many pictures from that vantage point, trying to make each different and unique (as you will see from the several TO skyline shots my profile). This is one of my favorite angles however, because it makes me feel like I'm hanging my head out the window, looking out over the city trying to get a better view :) Really happy with the Top 10 finish!

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 429
Avg (all users): 6.9282
Avg (commenters): 8.4500
Avg (participants): 6.9404
Avg (non-participants): 6.8667
Views since voting: 3031
Views during voting: 356
Votes: 181
Comments: 31
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 07/28/2011 04:17:39 AM
Super surreal fantastic should have won great angle fantastic silver warm chrome.
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 02/22/2011 03:53:02 PM
Thanks for all the comments everyone :) Really appreciated!
 02/21/2011 02:38:28 PM
what a brilliant shot .. congrats nick on your 6th place ... way to go .. !! ..:)
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 02/21/2011 10:14:37 AM
Congrats on the top 10! Beautifully done. :)
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 02/21/2011 02:14:26 AM
Great processing Nick. Congrats.
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 02/21/2011 12:21:51 AM
This was one of my favorites in the challenge. Glad it did well.
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 02/20/2011 08:25:52 PM
Look at you, hogging every front page :-)
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 02/20/2011 07:21:56 PM
Outstanding finish Nick. Congrats.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2011 10:34:23 AM
Stunning!!
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 02/20/2011 09:45:10 AM
With a highly photographed city, it's hard to put a personal spin on it. But you did just that, and did it well.
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 02/19/2011 04:55:50 PM
Ladies & Gentlemen, the winner of 'Best of 2010'.........

THIS PHOTO!!!!!!
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 02/19/2011 03:04:43 PM
Nice sin city feel ...
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 02/19/2011 02:31:05 PM
Nice use of tilt. I'll be interested to know more about the title.
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 02/18/2011 12:07:13 PM
A nice monochrome night shot. I don't get the reason or meaning of tilt, though.
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 02/17/2011 07:19:51 PM
Stellar!!!!
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 02/17/2011 06:39:42 PM
love the processing on this...amazing
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 02/17/2011 04:59:22 PM
Gorgeous b/w
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 02/16/2011 08:01:25 PM
I don't like city skyline at night pictures, but this one is a splendid exception. Just enough of everything, not too much of anything. And the bold tilt outweighs the by now tiresome frame as well. On my imaginary 2010 wall for sure. Thank you.
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 02/16/2011 04:00:19 AM
This is easily one of my favourite photos... Great shot!
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 02/15/2011 10:38:49 PM
Love this. Love that it's tilted also.
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 02/15/2011 05:24:58 PM
Wow stunning, the tones are awesome.
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 02/15/2011 04:30:57 PM
Excellently exposed and fabulous details of the city. Love the angle presented for I get the feel I am in a helicopter swooping through the city. Love the slight golden tones applied to the B&W - bathes the city in a magical warm glow. Fantastic work.
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 02/15/2011 06:32:30 AM
Love the tone and angle of this image.
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 02/15/2011 12:58:24 AM
Wolf? Must be. Who else has a view like that! :)

Good luck in the challenge.
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 02/14/2011 05:21:43 PM
Love the angle, love the shot! 10
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 02/14/2011 09:47:14 AM
Ha! Still love this shot! Good luck I am sure we will see it near the top of the pile.
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 02/14/2011 07:41:36 AM
I love the tilt! (not voting)
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 02/14/2011 07:28:15 AM
wow. top 10. please.
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 02/14/2011 04:40:37 AM
Love the Goth feel, odd POV. Through the eyes of Spidey swinging from building to building. I'm not going to mention the typo because everyone else has, no wait I did!
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 02/14/2011 03:26:24 AM
beautiful tones...I don't usually like skewed images, but this one works great...you need to mind your spelling but you probably already know that
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 02/13/2011 08:47:49 PM
great perspective, tones suit as well as a perfect border
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