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Albany County from Thacher Park

Original - View of the towns of New Scotland and Bethlehem and the city of Albany in New York, United States from a lookout point in John Boyd Thacher State Park. Much of this view exemplifies the still-rural nature of many areas in upstate New York and specifically in the Capital District. Juxtaposed with this rural nature is the city of Albany. Right of center just below the horizon can be seen the four dormitory towers of the University at Albany and right of that can be seen the Empire State Plaza in Albany. An edge of the Helderberg Escarpment can be seen at right.

Reason

A 180° panorama on a clear day overlooking the rural towns southwest of Albany, New York, taken from Thacher Park. Shows the still-rural nature of upstate New York and the Capital District and shows off a good portion of the state park and the north end of the Helderberg Escarpment.

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John Boyd Thacher State Park, Capital District, New Scotland, New York, Bethlehem, New York, Albany County, New York

Creator

wadester16

• Support as nominator --wadester16 05:25, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
• Oppose. Can't help but think that this isn't the ideal viewpoint - that cliff visible on the left would have given you a wider and less obscured view. And you can barely make out any towns in the image. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 07:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Just to be clear, this is what I mean by town (not settlement). Updated the caption accordingly. Oh and that cliff would have also gotten me a night in the county jail. :-) wadester16 08:12, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
    • Oh America! Land of the free and home of the brave! Sorry, it's a couple of days late to be a direct response to your userpage celebrations over the weekend. ;-) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:28, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
      • No worries; my government is just trying to keep me safe (I sometimes can't trust myself). Tho I think you may be jealous that you don't have a national day to celebrate in UK and your Australia Day just celebrates British domination. :-) wadester16 16:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
        • Next you'll be telling me you can't drink alcohol while standing on the cliff face. Sheesh. Your government is apparently trying to keep one half of the population safe from the other half! Hooray! Anyway, as for national days, there's nothing wrong with celebrating a constitutional monarchy as a form of Government... Hmmm, perhaps we digress... :-) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 17:10, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
          • It's a state park: carry in, carry out (so if one could go on the cliff, assumedly one could get drunk there). Perhaps we do digress. wadester16 17:42, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
• Comment You mentioned earlier that you would end up in jail if you went to the cliff to the left to get a better view? When i looked closely at the picture there are people standing on that cliff, and a notice board (presumably giving info as the the view)? Am I looking at the wrong cliff? Gazhiley (talk) 11:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
  • They (and I) are standing behind a wall (roughly 2.5 feet (0.76 m) high); you can see the top of it in the bottom right corner. Step over that and park police have a field day with you.
    • I can't believe that, particularly as I've spent a bit of time standing at the edge of 80-100m high cliffs recently. The rock formation in File:The Totem Pole, Cape Huay.jpg is 60 meters high in particular, and a popular destination for rock climbers. Incidentally quite a few people have died there. Noodle snacks (talk) 03:45, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
      • Maybe they should take a lesson from the New York State Park Police. Trust me, the place is watched; even the roads through the park, which are designed for 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) have a 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) speed limit and a plethora of police with radar guns. Probably a waste of my tax dollars, but it's the case nonetheless. And it's not like it's a distant hike to this place or anything, it's a parking lot built on a cliff face, basically. wadester16 05:23, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
        • That may be the case, but the original request was for you to take the pic from a bit further around to avoid the sides of your pic being obliterated by the cliffs in front of you - or is this a trick of the lens and it is all straight? Gazhiley (talk) 09:37, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
        • Likely a source of revenue if they're fining everyone. And as per Gazhiley, presumably you could have still taken a slightly better image from up there, even if behind a small wall. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
          • But then I'd have a grassy cliff in the bottom half of my photo, since the wall sits about 12 feet (3.7 m) from the edge. wadester16 11:49, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
            • Clearly you need to hire a cherry picker. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:01, 10 July 2009 (UTC)