Photoshop Fun: X-Men in Calgary 1979 vs 2012

I recently reread the 1979 first meeting of the X-Men and Alpha Flight in the pages of Essential X-Men vol 2. I had forgotten that a key scene takes place at the base of the Calgary Tower Centre, the building where I work my day job. Inspired, I grabbed a pal, and the comic, and went out in front of the building at twilight to get some photos. 30+ years makes a big difference, but assuming John Byrne used photo reference we figured out the closest match for angle.

After some pics and some fun with Photoshop, here it is,

 Special thanks to my photog, @Tremaine for doing the pics.

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