Exterior Architecture Exercise1

 

The Strathcona Music Building, at 555 Sherbrooke Street West, houses the Schulich School of Music at Mcgill University. Built in 1899 by architect Bruce Price at the request of Lord Strathcona. It was originally the home for Royal Victoria College, Mcgill's college for women named in honor of Queen Victoria. It is of the British chateau style, crowned by many gables and dormers and covered by a layer of grey Montreal limestone. The building is decorated by many cavings that refer both to wisdom and to its namesake, the Queen.

To remove passing pedestrians and vehicles I used ND1000 filter to slow down the shutter speed. This also recorded the movement of clouds.

30 Sec, f/13, 24mm, ISO 64

  The Mclntyre Medical Sciences Building is built in 1965, it is known for its circular shape. It's designed by Canadian architect Janet Leys Shaw Mactavish.

I used ND1000 filter to slow down the shutter speed to blur the clouds and leaves.

30 Sec, f/16, 52mm, ISO 80

The Redpath Hall was donated by Peter Redpath in 1893. It was designed in the Romanesque style, by Sir Andrew Taylor from Edinburgh, Scotland. It incorporates much ornamentation.

A 210mm lens is used to show the details of the carved decoration.

1/200 Sec, f/5.6, 210mm, ISO64