wow, i really like the monochromatic feel of this shot..it's dark, but that seems to work really well..the powerlines at the top are a bit lost, but it doesn't really seem to bother me

all of the powerlines seem to get lost/confused...quite a statement

Fabulous picture! I have a tip for you: I noticed that the wires near the top of the picture look a bit jagged after downsizing. It often helps to downsize the picture in steps instead of all at once. I made a Photoshop action that downsizes my pictures from 3000px to 2500, to 2000, to 1500, to 1000 and finally to 500 pixels. Not always necessary but sometimes it can make a difference.

Just a thought ... it would be very interesting if you can show us the daily pictures before and after the touch ups.

Great shot. This is one of the things that really shocked me when I came to Canada for the first time. The unsightly mess of all the overhead wires. (In most European countries it's all underground) After a few days you don't notice it anymore, we only see what we want to see. It's a real shock to see a picture like this. A little more detail in the rigt bottom corner would have been nicer though.

It is a bit too dark, if you ask. Details remain hidden in this dim light condiftions which I don't quite fancy. Cars are not quite visible which makes the title unappropriate. Wires are pretty nice, nonetheless.

I've always wanted to visit Toronto. Now I want more... Thx.

Looks like Warsaw of 1950s

wow...very nice. i like that you decided on a shorter shutter speed. altough it would be interesting to see how traffic would have looked with a longer one. still, i love it.

Nice picture. Is it mono?

Now That's Cool.

Wow, what a great image! I come here every day and my jaw often drops at your photography, but I really like this one in particular. You hardly ever see a skyline that cluttered and your image of it works beautifully, with sepia tones and hard black lines, stunning.

Wow... this really reminds me of City 17 in HL2 for some reason - probably all the wires, and the reflection (or glare if you like) off the street itself.

This might have to replace my computer wallpaper (classroom, October 10th I think)

The dark shadows of the cars without detail provide an appropriate frame for the actual focus of picture -- the wires blocking the sky. Good composition. Are there really any street cars that utilize the wires?

Edwinek: Photoshop resizes flawlessly. I've never had a problem. It's not the downsizing that causes the jagged edges, it's the JPEG quality. If you save it at 60% quality (like the default 'save for web' format does) then yes, you'll lose detail. If you save at 100% quality, there shouldn't be any jagged edges.

really nice shot. just like watching a real life traffic movement.

WOW AWESOM!

I like bw's suggestion of a before and after photo. It would be interesting Sam to see what changes have been made. Also, how did you achieve the b&w conversion and toning? Thanks!

Great shot, lots of patterns and detail in those silhouettes.

Hey all you Torontoans, "Happy Thanksgiving" ;-)

The qualities of the thin, fine wires contrasted with the deeper dark blocks are what I find wonderful. My eye keeps running around the edges of the image - and the fabulaous perspective of that end point in the distance traveled by the lights (drops of water) at their posts... and they stand across such an incredible gathering of square-faced towers marching towards the same horizon! I've never seen such things in the US. Wonderful shot to look at and study... many thanks.

I really like this picture, especially the mood that it conveys. The setting feels a little sad and quiet; there are no people walking or greeting eachother, just the dark metal shapes moving past. Very dramatic.

The shot appears to be entirely devoid of any colouration at all! I couldn't see the blue of the sky.

oh, this rocks my socks!

Miklos, I have to disagree with you. Photoshop does a fantastic job of resizing, but with a photograph such as this the bicubic algorithm can have an effect of over-sharpening the fine lines. Resizing in increments tends to minimise this and cause a softening of the features, minimising the jaggies. You do run the risk of a messy, blurred shot and loss of some of the more subtle details though.

I think this picture is pretty well done with the resizing, you're going to get jaggies no matter what you do because of the extreme high contrast. The jpeg compression algorithm can sharpen and soften features depending where in the sampling block they lie, and of course the compression ratio chosen.

Personally I'd have hacked off the bottom half of the photo here as I think the context it provides distracts the mind. But it's not my photo so who cares! Keep it up Sam.

Amy, Us Torontonians, and all Canadians, celebrate Thanksgiving on the 2nd Monday in October. Thanks for thinking of us though...
qoJ
p.s. do people really deep fry whole turkey's down in the states? Just something I heard that seems unbelievable, and unnecessary.

The photo is dark and cool. I like the effect, however on my screen it looks a bit too dark. A tad bit lighter and a little bit more detail would have been more pleasing to my eye. Purhaps I should turn up the brightness on my screen.

The first feeling this photo sent to me was chilling. Its like doomsday or something. The day of retribution falling over the world. (Okay I really do need to try getting more sleep, even I think im starting to lose it)

I also began to wonder if Sam is really upset or something lately. There have been some dark photos lately, hope your mood is alright. Keep smilling. (remember "always look on the bright side of life.. do dodo dodododo")

qoj - I once saw on TV a southern chief deep fry an entire turkey in a really big deep fryer. I can understand that though, because in the deep south deep frying is kind of a cultural tradition. It is the ethnic cooking of the region so they like to celibrate it and continue the tradtions.

Stunning. S'all i can say.

Yes, we (I don't personally) deep fry twinkies down here in the states. Actually, if you can think of it, we deep fry it. I've seen deep fried twinkies and deep fried snickers bars.
Anywho I find the wires going off into the distance the focal point for me along with the street lamps. The whole mood of the picture is different, and gives a different vibe from any other picture I've seen.

I'm getting some deja vu here. Have I seen a shot like this before on this site? interesting spin of the dark days we are now experiencing as we lose daylight and winter approaches.

I like that a lot of the detail is taken out of the image... it really helps focus on the HUGE amount of wires overhead, bringing an even darker feel to the shot in my opinion.

Ok, it is true