Redpath Hall, located on McTavish street Montreal, originally served as the reading room of Redpath Library. Build in 1893 (By architects Percy Erskine Nobbs and Andrew Taylor) and repurposed in 1952, the building is now used as McGill's venue for performances and campus events. I spent lots of time shooting in this area, experimenting with plants and flowers near by, as well as different angles and distances. I used the flowers in the foreground to frame the Redpath Hall and lead the eye to the beautiful architecture.
These two buildings are very different from one another. Both located on Sherbrooke West Street, the contrast between the older (McCall MacBain Arts Building, built in 1837) and newer architecture style (HSBC Bank Canada) brings an interesting element to the photograph, demonstrating how Montreal's appearance evolved and changed over the years. In this image, I tried using leading lines to create an interesting composition, along with the contrasting colours of the two buildings. The harsh lighting hitting the buildings contributes to giving the image more depth and highlighting the various textures on both of them.
Hotel Le Cantlie Suites was build in 1964. Located on 1110 Sherbrooke West Street, the building was designed by the architect Ian Martin and has become a well known hotel in Montreal. The unique design of the building, with it's windows and balconies create a symmetrical and graphic composition. The harsh lighting also emphasizes the three dimensionality of the Hotel which translates into the photograph. In this image, I tried highlighting the pattern of the hotel's architecture while keeping it interesting to look it.
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