<< Previous Next >>

The Conversation


The Conversation
Information sur la photo
Copyright: Silke Force Lady of the Lens (Silke) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
Genre: Gens
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2004-07-05
Catégories: Humour, Architecture, Oeuvres d'art
Exposition: f/4, 1/90 secondes
More Photo Info: [view]
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Gargoyles & Grotesques [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2006-07-08 6:46
Vue: 368
Points: 18
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
The Golden Square Mile is the name of a luxurious neighborhood in the west-central section of downtown Montreal. From 1850 to 1930 upper class families began to migrate out of Montreal's increasingly congested downtown core (in what is now Old Montreal) and settle into the suburbs. This period saw the development of the city's most beautiful residences in the Golden Square Mile, centred around Sherbrooke Street West /rue Sherbrooke Ouest.
The neighborhood had precise borders measuring roughly a square mile: bordering Mount Royal and the Canadian Pacific railway tracks in the north & ending at rue De La Gauchetière to the south; and from av. Atwater in the west to rue De Bleury and av. du Parc in the east. At that time, 70% of Canada's wealth lay in that slice of Montréal. Eventually as the city grew, the downtown core migrated until this is now a part of it, but a lavish legacy of the mansions, churches, and museums remains along rue Sherbrooke.

These are just two of the eight gargoyles that took up residence on the third-floor ledge of a classy early 20th century apartment building on Sherbrooke Street in the Golden square Mile, four on either side of the great portico through which first carriages and now cars gained entrance to the interior courtyard. They have been carrying on a private conversation for decades, laughing at us down below for very few of us think to look up.

Camera: Sony Mavica
Conditions: Early morning overcast, shot from ground level
PP: crop and straighten for perspective
resize, sharpen (reduce sharpen by 50%) & frame
JohnTulip, svan, jan515, perryhooter, Werewolf trouve(nt) cette note utile
Only registered TrekLens members may rate photo notes.
Ajouter Critique [Ligne directrice - Critique ] 
Seuls les membres de TrekLens enregistrés peuvent rédiger des critiques.
Discussions
Enchaînement de réflexionsInitiateur de la discussion Messages Modifié
A magda_indigo: a lady after my own heartSilke 1 07-10 20:13
A iso: Thanks againSilke 1 07-09 23:21
A Lionel: MerciSilke 1 07-09 10:29
A JohnTulip: Thank youSilke 1 07-09 10:16
A jan515: Vielen herzlichen DankSilke 1 07-08 07:52
Vous devez vous authentifier pour démarrer une discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Hallo Silke,
wieder hast Du ein Stück von der Geschichte Montreals gezeigt ein schönes Bild mit den zwei Statuetten.
Ich kann mir vorstellen wie es dort schön ist.
Du hast auch sehr schön die Maserung der Steine gezeigt.
Super.
Grüße
Janusz

Hello Silke, good work , sharp and funny! TFS
Good weekend ..

John
ps thanks for that 'Hogs-weekend' story!!

Bonjour.
Quel drole d'encradement de fenêtre.
Bien vu !

  • Great 
  • iso Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1119 W: 62 N: 167] (27899)
  • [2006-07-09 20:26]
  • [+]

Amusing, a good observation. Photography is also this.

so well spotted, it made ma smile... you have to SEE it, he? LOL, thanx, M, (*_*)

Allo Silke
Good sense of observation (humorous) and nicely presented. Made me smile. TFS

Paul

Excellent cacpture Silke. Looks like they have been talking for years...Nice composition with fine detils.

Well done.

Réal

Hi Silke,
Nice capture, well seen !
You've got the eye :)
Sylvie

It's a rich way of texture... You present them well and the mood that they have a discussion give well a life with that crop! Excellent!

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF