Living in downtown Toronto comes with its perks, indeed. One of those advantages is having solid vantage points for shooting Toronto’s iconic phallic symbol: the CN Tower. Over the past couple years, only using my iPhone and some Instagram filters, I have been taking various shots of the CN Tower, much to the chagrin of some of my friends. But here’s a little representation of this mini-project. I present to you, the CN Tower, standing proud and erect over Toronto.
Click on any of the photos to expand in the lightbox. Enjoy!
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
CN Tower at Sunset
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
The CN Tower through an Instagram lens. Downtown Toronto.
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proudly erect, indeed. =))
i like the one reflected on the glass.
same thats my favorite one!
Very inspiring!
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Beautiful!
Very cool, as a fellow Torontonian, I’m happy to see that you’ve been Freshly Pressed!
Franco, you got it! Also, is that a bulldog you have there? If so, you’re good in my books.
Yeah it’s my dog, Maude. Glad you appreciate bulldogs.
very cool!
Merci, Monika!
Love this post and love the fact that we’ve got a Torontonian on the Freshly Pressed page!
Thanks Dr. Fuzz. Love this city!
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PROJECT: CN TOWER VIA INSTAGRAM FILTERS
Nice pics 🙂
I liked the black and white one the best. The one with the guy leaning.. But you can’t see the tower clearly 😛
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This is lovely…
Thanks Ray! (I’m trying to stay humble.)
Loool how did you make the photos?
Just with my iPhone and Instagram for this series, man. Other shots for different series are with a DSLR usually. Cheers.
More grease to your elbow mate! Stay humble
Awesome shots!
Great captures – I love how different each shot is.
Thanks. That’s why it took a couple years of just various shots of the beast from different angles of the city.
Fun to see Tronna on the FP page! I like the shots from the Island the best; I left TO in 1986 but return often and was married on Centre Island two years ago.
Great shots.
Ahhh.. I never tire of looking at that lanky old thing.. great shots!
Haha, thanks! Lanky indeed!
Well captured photos!
I once played my sax in the revolving restaurant up there, and these terrific pictures bring back some great memories. Thanks for sharing.
That’s so cool! And thanks for the kudos! Cheers.
I miss Toronto, great shots! What an iconic “symbol”…haha.
You have great insight into texture and geometric forms.
Thank you kindly. It’s all about perspective and finding that different and new angle.
I love this! There’s something so very photogenic about the CN tower.
I’m a Toronto girl myself, moved here a little while ago, and I can see the tower from my apartment. I steal a glance at it every single day, and I send a mental message to the city, telling it how much I love it.
The picture with the file name CN Tower 4 is my personal favorite. Great us of Instagram. A cool post altogether.
Just WOOOOOOOOOOW
Such a cool idea.
So many different angles and filters can emote such different emotions. I love the last one. It is so moody and actually looks about 40 years old.
Nice work.
Cheers Nic!
I love the picture in black and white! ❤
Thanks for all the love everyone! It’s appreciated. More to come!
Great pics…..especially love the reflection in the glass building and the black and white shot. I’m a fellow Torontonian! You may want to check out a photo I took of the CN tower through the sunroof of my car when I was in a traffic jam on the Gardiner. It’s an optical illusion — the lamp post looks as tall as the tower! It’s in my post called Gone Snap Happy in the July 2012 archives or you can find it in my current post on http://www.angelinacarrera.wordpress.com
Very cool! Thanks for sharing, Angelina.
If that is phallic what about Torre Agbar in Barcelona? http://www.arastiralim.net/ilk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/barcelona-torre-agbar.jpg 🙂
Or… this http://i47.tinypic.com/jaudly.jpg 😛
Beautiful photos! 🙂
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nice blog, i love the content . 🙂
How very funky! I think I shall do something like this for London’s Gherkin!
Yeah, that would be awesome! Send me a link when you do. Would love to see it!
Nice angles used. Love it. 🙂
Great photos! I have never been to Canada before and finally have opportunity as I’m going out there for a wedding next week – CN tower is on my list of things to do..what else would you recommend??
Awesome, Amy. Well, Toronto is really built on a grid structure of endless and diverse neighbourhoods. Truthfully, to really see the city, look for a neighbourhood (or 5) that stands out to you and really check it out. Like Cabbagetown, Little Italy, Kensington (must see), or Chinatown. Happy adventures.
Thanks for your help Ryan, sounds great!
Lovely Photos!
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Some amazing pictures of an iconic building.
A great blog site too. Check it out.