A crane’s eye view of Toronto
Perched atop the L Tower condos on The Esplanade, crane operator Robert MacFarlane captures the Toronto skyline like no one else. The 57-year-old father of three shares images from his unique vantage point on social media, where he goes by the handle SkyJacked793 on Twitter and Instagram. Mr. MacFarlane’s Twitter account has amassed 8,400 followers, who are treated with views of the downtown city core through his eyes. He has tweeted just more than 13,000 pictures so far, ranging from EdgeWalk players taking daring steps off the CN Tower to planes landing on the Toronto Islands. He will be snapping pictures from the L Tower for a little longer, but how much longer exactly remains to be seen, he said. Here are some of his most breathtaking images of Toronto from the last year – 210 metres above the city.
Jan. 20: A fire rescue boat tries to break up ice on Lake Ontario.Robert MacFarlane
Aug. 9: Good times at Sugar Beach.Robert MacFarlane
Sept 24: The X2 Condos Tower crane rises above the early-morning fog.Robert MacFarlane
Oct. 9: The Toronto-Vancouver sightseeing train The Canadian and the Montreal-Toronto Via commuter train.Robert MacFarlane
Oct. 23: A sunny October morning from the L Tower crane.Robert MacFarlane
Nov. 24: Downtown daybreak on the fall equinox.Robert MacFarlane
Nov 28: Sunlight glistens off Lake Ontario.Robert MacFarlane