AUSTRALIAN Skylines from Far Away - Page 7

Scion · May 10th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Would a photo taken by a satelite be far enough?

k25150 · May 10th, 2008, 07:02 PM

Very cool

Lightning~Bolt · May 11th, 2008, 08:23 AM

Has anyone got any decent ones of Sydney? No offense but I always thought Sydney's skyline was great, but some of the shots don't make it look as dense as I once thought?

Auxodium · May 11th, 2008, 09:40 AM

great pics

akel6 · May 11th, 2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning~Bolt

Melbourne:

From Williamstown with a cannon facing Sydney:

JayT · May 13th, 2008, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Fabian

Was the green ring intended to separate the urban area of the city from what was then rural areas??? It reminds me of the cumberland plan of 1948 for Sydney which also included a green belt around 15-20km from the city to separate the urban from the rural areas, only to be filled in within years.

You even got QE11 stadium in the shot as well.

The ring is broken now in many places but still exists in suburbs like Nathan, Mt Gravatt, Mansfleld, McKenzie, Belmont, Gumdale, Chandler and Tingalpa where its been converted into rural residential.

The northside has less green ring intact but still has some at Mt Coot-tha, Ferny Grove, Ferny Hills, Bunya, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon, Deagon & Boondal.

Many of Brisbane's major infrastructure has been constructed within the Greenbelt such as the Gateway Motorway, ANZ stadium, Boondal Entertainment Centre and Chandler Sports Complex - site of Commonwealth Games.

j

JayT · May 13th, 2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Maroon Grown

ahh yes. sunnybank is little asia. dont know why though. its plain aussie suburbia so i dont know what attracted them in the first place.

and QE2 stadium. when will they sell that off. no one uses it anymore. the last time it was used for a major event was for U2 a few years ago. i cant see atheletics drawing a 45,000 crowd so why leave it there?

Aparently the Chinese are attracted by the name "SUNNYBANK" as its quite auspicious. Same with "EIGHT MILE PLANES" next door - good Feng Shui as the suburbs are very fertile and Sunnybank is raised up above all other suburbs on its own little plateau.

J

JayT · May 13th, 2008, 05:16 AM

Brisbane from Boronia Heights with Beaudesert Road.
Photo was taken from Logan City which is outside of Brisbane. Brisbane is visible in the distance. The boarder between Brisbane and Logan can be seen in the green belt in the above picture.

Brisbane from the suburb of Northgate. Northgate is part of Brisbane.

j

Source www.abovephotography.com.au
SEQ, Adelaide & Cairns photos

hayds · May 13th, 2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JayT

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Brisbane from the suburb of Northgate. Northgate is part of Brisbane.

no kidding...either that or its just reeeaally close to the city???
lol

JayT · May 14th, 2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hayds

no kidding...either that or its just reeeaally close to the city???
lol

I should have said Northage is a part of Brisbane unlike many areas of continuous urban development which are not. The top pic is a good example.

J

DogCancer · May 14th, 2008, 07:31 AM

that pic above really makes brisbane look small

DogCancer · May 14th, 2008, 07:35 AM

heres a pic of sydney CBD from about 30kms west.

Fabian · May 14th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Looks like that was taken from Granville or Merrylands which is just over 20km from the city. Not often we see such photos from that far west

hayds · May 14th, 2008, 11:46 AM

or of that quality

BleakCity · May 16th, 2008, 02:01 PM

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What the hell is going on here?

Maroon Grown · May 16th, 2008, 02:10 PM

WTF is that supposed to mean?

its a shot of the southern suburbs approximately 30km from the CBD.

BleakCity · May 16th, 2008, 02:18 PM

The demented road arrangement.

Maroon Grown · May 16th, 2008, 02:41 PM

its a major arterial road with service roads. most of it is actually grade separated motorway standard except for the immediate shot above. its ultimate purpose is for grade separation. its the mt lindesay hwy which links brisbane to beaudesert. it turns into a rural highway not far from this picture to the south.

tic · May 16th, 2008, 02:43 PM

Its the M1 linking Brisbane CBD to Gold Coast. Its 8 lanes and largely followed the old road from Bris - GC that was built years ago - hence not exactly a clean line.

Why did they do it this way? Politics. When Wayne Goss was Premier he proposed a new motorway to the east however there were howls of protests from NIMBYS and Goss lost government over the issue. The Borbidge government (1995-1998) then set about upgrading the old route as a compromise.

It is actually an excellent road most of the way but will reach capacity in no time at all. What then? Maybe they can dust off the old plan of Mr Goss.

BleakCity · May 16th, 2008, 03:12 PM

Nah Tic, it's definitely Mt Lindesay Hwy given the roundabout, overpass, greenery combo

Just thought that was a rather unusual arrangement for what seems like a relatively light corridor - almost overengineered, and quite messy.

Is there a specific reason for this?

(I also notice the freeway style overpass further south at Stoney Camp Rd)

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JayT Like whatever.... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane/Gold Coast Queensland Australia Posts: 7,959 Likes (Received): 83	Brisbane from Boronia Heights with Beaudesert Road. Photo was taken from Logan City which is outside of Brisbane. Brisbane is visible in the distance. The boarder between Brisbane and Logan can be seen in the green belt in the above picture. Brisbane from the suburb of Northgate. Northgate is part of Brisbane. j Source www.abovephotography.com.au SEQ, Adelaide & Cairns photos __________________ My Current Favorite Cities & Regions: SINGAPORE, Iskandar (Malaysia), Macau/Zhuhai (China), Curitiba (BR), Blumenau (BR), San Francisco (USA) Last edited by JayT; May 14th, 2008 at 12:23 AM.

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DogCancer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: City of Parramatta Posts: 223 Likes (Received): 0	that pic above really makes brisbane look small

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DogCancer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: City of Parramatta Posts: 223 Likes (Received): 0	heres a pic of sydney CBD from about 30kms west.

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Maroon Grown QUEENSLANDER!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brizzie Posts: 2,147 Likes (Received): 5	WTF is that supposed to mean? its a shot of the southern suburbs approximately 30km from the CBD.

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May 16th, 2008, 02:41 PM	#138
Maroon Grown QUEENSLANDER!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brizzie Posts: 2,147 Likes (Received): 5	its a major arterial road with service roads. most of it is actually grade separated motorway standard except for the immediate shot above. its ultimate purpose is for grade separation. its the mt lindesay hwy which links brisbane to beaudesert. it turns into a rural highway not far from this picture to the south.

May 16th, 2008, 02:43 PM	#139
tic Chip on my shoulder (BBQ) Join Date: May 2006 Location: gold coast Posts: 2,383 Likes (Received): 27	Its the M1 linking Brisbane CBD to Gold Coast. Its 8 lanes and largely followed the old road from Bris - GC that was built years ago - hence not exactly a clean line. Why did they do it this way? Politics. When Wayne Goss was Premier he proposed a new motorway to the east however there were howls of protests from NIMBYS and Goss lost government over the issue. The Borbidge government (1995-1998) then set about upgrading the old route as a compromise. It is actually an excellent road most of the way but will reach capacity in no time at all. What then? Maybe they can dust off the old plan of Mr Goss.

May 16th, 2008, 03:12 PM	#140
BleakCity ̙͈̩ͫ̎Ż̙̟̜̌ͫ́̒Hwhateͧ ̃̌va Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 50͟҉0͏ ̵̧M͠҉ì͜͡l̢͢e͢s҉ Posts: 2,510 Likes (Received): 41	Nah Tic, it's definitely Mt Lindesay Hwy given the roundabout, overpass, greenery combo Just thought that was a rather unusual arrangement for what seems like a relatively light corridor - almost overengineered, and quite messy. Is there a specific reason for this? (I also notice the freeway style overpass further south at Stoney Camp Rd)