Triple Guard on Redpath Hall, a photo from Quebec, Central

Photographer's Note

The Redpath Library was bestowed upon McGill in 1893 due to the beneficence of Peter Redpath, owner of Redpath Sugar and one of Montreal's leading citizens at that time, and his wife Grace Wood. The couple also donated the Redpath Museum, located just northeast of the library. This was a very timely gift since, prior to this building, all the University's acquisitions had resided in Molson Hall, the west wing of the Arts Building. The University had begun to rapidly expand in the 1890's and all the rooms in Arts were needed as lecture spaces. The architect of this Richardsonian Romanesque building was Sir Andrew Taylor, born in 1825, who hailed from Edinburgh and had been educated at the Royal Academy in London. The massive oak beams that supported the upper floors were capped at either end by fearsome dragon heads both inside and outside the building.

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Galba (0) 2006-08-25 4:59 [Comment]

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claudiaf (4438) 2006-08-25 6:03 [Comment]

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ben4321 (9875) 2006-08-25 7:20

A clean and simple composition, although to be totally successful, the tip of the roof needed to be positioned exactly in the centre of the frame; at the moment its ever so slightly to the left.
Otherwise I think it's great. The inclusion of the gargoyle makes it a lot more interesting than it would have been otherwise, and breaks up the symmetry of the image nicely.
Cheers,
Ben

Flavia (10352) 2006-08-25 8:52

Hi Silk,

This is a place I,ve never been in Montreal. Very interesting POV and composition. Somewhere this roof makes me thiks about the ones I saw in Thailand, if it was not for the color and the "dragon".

Regards,

Flavia

pablominto (53746) 2006-08-25 9:04

Hello Silke,
This is a pleasant composition, something out of the ordinary!
I like the patterns and lines, the blue sky is beautiful...
But most of all that sculpture (?) catches my eyes and forces me to explore the image!
Greetings,
Pablo -

MIG13 (0) 2006-08-26 18:11

Hi, Silke! This is an impressive pic, nicely composed, rich in details and colours. I've been three times to Montréal, but I don't remember this couple! Next time I have to look up, not down! TFS! Greetings from Rio! Miguel.

pierrefonds (115488) 2006-08-26 20:13

Hi Silke,

A good POV of the sculpture and of the roof, a lot of details can be seen. The photo is sharp and clear. It has a good composition and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

cunejo200 (7281) 2006-08-27 14:03

Hi Silke,
This type of perspective almost always is a lighting challenge for me. But you did a very good job. Pleasing composition with good details, colors, and of course exposure. A high quality image. Best wishes.
Danilo

Dragonheart (8434) 2006-08-28 3:09

Hi Silke,
Great composition and framing. Good details.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Best regards
Vivek

JanP (1705) 2006-09-14 8:50

Hi Silke.

Oh, what an excellent composition. You have really managed to get this well balanced. Shadows and higlights as well.
Very proff.
Regards, Jan

rosaline (0) 2006-09-20 4:51

Hi Silke
Great shot from this famous university. The grounds are quite impressive and this shot brings out the pattern of the brickwork marvellously. Nice abstract nature to the composition with the building guarded by these dragons. Good shot.
Aubrey

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2006-09-30 12:45

I like the composition here Silke, but there are a few things that could be improved. the pyramid is a bit overexposed and the foreground not bright enough. I think a little fill flash could have been useful here.

Really cool though, it doesn't seem like Montreal!

cheers,

alex

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iGirl (1223) 2006-10-08 7:28

Hi Silke, this is a nice geometric composition, good blue sky and contrast. I really like the gargoyle coming up from the bottom corner. I think I would have just cropped it in a tiny bit more on the left side to get rid of that distracting little sliver of brightness between the gargoyle and the edge of the frame. Maybe just personal preference, but that's what I would do.

Thanks for sharing!

Erin

dilane (861) 2007-06-21 17:32

Bonsoir Silke
En voilà un beau fond pour ta gargouille placée là où il se doit sur la photo - j'aime justement ce décalage par rapport à la symétrie de ce fond - bien vu - good shot !
Regards
Daniel