18 aerial photos showing Central Okanagan beauty from above
Byline: By Marshall Jones
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else Credit: Apple Maps
CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PHOTOS ARE?
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – We already know we live in paradise, with some of the most stunning views anywhere, but if you need further proof, check out these photos taken from Apple Maps and Google Maps.
Unfortunately, not all municipalities have such high quality images so we limited this batch to the Central Okanagan. Cruise through your favourite map maker at 10,000 feet and you will see large tracts of poor imaging. Some of the crystal clear images look as if they were lifted from a painting. None of these photos have been photoshopped or altered.
And just for fun, we are going to run these photos without descriptions to see if you can guess where they were taken. Some are obvious but for others… you will have to fly over the area yourself. Answers are in a link at the bottom.
2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else, 3. Like a painter’s pallet of purples Credit: Apple Maps
4. Brown can be pretty too, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else, 5. Looks like a kindgarten art project with popsicle sticks Credit: Apple Maps
6. More matchsticks. Do you see a design?, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
7. The patterns of agriculture, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else, 8. A different kind of green Credit: Apple Maps
9. A near-perfect symmetry in shades of brown, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
10. Beauty by design, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
11. Paint by numbers?, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else, 12. Lines, lines, everywhere a line Credit: Apple Maps
13. Round and round, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
14. Shadows create their own patterns, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else, 15. Baseball circle Credit: Google Maps
16. Under development, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
17. See the red ones last, 2. Agriculture provides many green spaces Credit: Apple Maps
1. The texture and colours would be hard to find almost anywhere else, 18. Contrasting neighbours and contrasting patterns and colours Credit: Google Maps
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