Razz
Senior Member
Hey MidTowner,
Both of those shots were taken from the southeast, from the 27th floor of 33 Mill Street (Pure Spirits) in the Distillery. I have not taken any photos from the west. I switched to my 250 mm telephoto lens for the second photo, so perhaps it looked like it was from the west, but it was actually the exact same vantage point as the first photo, just cropped in zoom in a little closer.
My condo unit in Pure Spirits is a corner unit with a north-west exposure, so I'm very fortunate to have the entire east waterfront, downtown, midtown, and uptown skyline view from my balcony. I spent the first 48 years of my life WOY (west of Yonge), but I have to say that since I moved to the Distillery in 2005, the EOY view of skyline trumps the west (sorry if I'm upsetting any WOY'ers - I used to be one). That was not always the case though, but as I often drive into downtown from the west on the Gardiner, the skyscrapers are becoming more an more bunched together, obscuring one another, and the big 4 bank towers in particular. From the east, the opposite is true, and you get a still nice appreciation of the bank towers and the CN Tower. The skyline looks more spread out and orderly, less busy. I truly believe the easterly perspective is one of the nicest views of T.O.'s skyline (not bragging, just grateful) - take the view from Broadview and Bain as an example (amazing). I can't speak to the view from the north (i.e. Yorkville) because I haven't had the opportunity from on high, so I stand to be corrected, but the view from the Distillery is mighty nice, especially at night when the city sparkles. If I can only figure out how to take a clear night time photo. When I figure that out, I'll post some photos. Mind you, it'll be a while before Aura, and L-Tower sparkle at night. Can't wait though...
