Can you give more specifics? Height from which you took photo and camera configuration (primarily focal length)?
The IR photo was taken a bit lower down on the beach side of the same hill, around 50 to 75 feet above the water I'm guessing.
Lens was zoomed to 210 mm. (35mm equivalent 315 mm) Video was cropped, so does not match the original focal length.
It was the combination of the high contrast black and white setting with IR filter that really brought out the details.
The skyline was just as visible standing at the waters edge.
I'm amazed how well the google earth image matches the real photos.