AGO, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

AGO

The Art Museum of Ontario

The Art Museum of Toronto was founded in 1900 and was named Art Gallery of Toronto a hundred years ago in 1919 and has been called Art Gallery of Ontario since 1966.
Over the years, the museum has been expanded many times, of which Toronto born architectFrank Gehry's 2008 "Transformation AGO" expansion has been the most defining.
There were also proponents of a completely new museum on the waterfront, to be designed by Gehry, because an extension would not get the specific signature of Gehry. Eventually this possibility was cancelled due to the high costs and "design issues".

If a museum shows us a distorted or non-distorted representation of our world, shaped by the imagination of creative and artistic people, the fa蓷de of the AGO is a wonderful metaphor of this. Despite the frequent distortions, we recognize the reality around the museum.
When art meets architecture, powerful experiences take shape.

For the three photos of today I have chosen to zoom out again.

◄ Picture 1: ► Close up of the facade. A colourful defragmentation of the parked cars in front of the museum.

◄ Picture 2: ► Dundas Street. Here we get a better overview of the elongated facade and the reflection of the other side of the street.

◄ Picture 3: ► For these photos I used the panorama function of my camera. The curved facade is actually straight.

The best way to view the pictures is to use the links above.

bukitgolfb301, ChrisJ, Fis2, ikeharel, papagolf21, jemaflor, pajaran, jhm, sacimar, macjake, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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bukitgolfb301 (53894) 2019-11-09 3:42

Hi dear Rob

Nice your attention! Clear reflection but bended in the center makes so unique and original image as such.
The comparison and difference of the above and below is very interesting too.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

ChrisJ (160134) 2019-11-09 3:45

Hi Rob

Fantastic repetitive reflections in the many prism like segments of the window. God sharpness and the tilt adds dynamism. Tfs!

holmertz (92932) 2019-11-09 3:54

Hello Rob,
As usual the workshop photos step by step lead us out of the confusion the main photo may have caused us. Especially #2 shows us clearly why the lower part of the fa蓷de must have been totally irresistible. The reflections are even more exciting than in the main photo, thanks to the different angle. Through the three photos the view changes from merely reflections to showing us the street and the elegance of the entire building.
Best regards,
Gert

BennyV (32570) 2019-11-09 4:41

Art and cars. Mooie weerspiegelingsfoto, Rob. Vooral dat rode autootje zo helemaal smak-dab-in-the-middle van de foto, vind ik hier leuk.

Groetjes
Benny

Fis2 (155732) 2019-11-09 5:12

Witaj Rob!
Amazing building, glass and steel.
Fasade is impressive.
A very interesting rteflections, I love it.
Excellent framing, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice weekend.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (103643) 2019-11-09 6:16

Hi Rob,

The reflections on the windows are assets to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the architecture of this section of the museum. The light is enhancing the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Tue (82326) 2019-11-09 6:27

Hallo Rob,
Deze grote glazen museumgevel is nooit hetzelfde, niet alleen doordat de spiegelingen in het glas bij elke stap die je zet veranderen, maar ook omdat het verkeer ook weer de aanblik verandert. Ze moeten alleen die tramkabels nog even doorknippen, die tram kan best door een parallelstraat rijden.
Lars

jean113 (22101) 2019-11-09 7:23

Hello Rob, I think that this was made especially for photographers! What a gift!
All three shots give a great impression of AGO.
Your main post has all your usual trademarks, showing an intriguing view, always making us curious to know more.
The red car is an eye catcher here.
It is only on closer inspection that we see the cables that are stretched across the street.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

Nicou (193806) 2019-11-09 9:18

Hello

quel effet de reflets superbe avec les automobiles en fond et toute les autres couleurs un vrai pastel de couleur ce cadrage en lat廨al superbe
bravo et belle soir嶪
Nicou

maloutim (13617) 2019-11-09 9:43

3 interesting pictures of the reflections in the fa蓷de of the museum. Cars in the streets are often not a favourite sight, but here you have made them look very artistic once more. Bravo. Marie-Louise.

lousat (130055) 2019-11-09 11:51

Hi Rob,this time I agree your choice of the main pic,the facades of musuem ara a great mine for reflections,different,rich and original,from the street to the sky,great close up but useful large views as usual in the 2 WS. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

ifege (32389) 2019-11-09 23:02

Hi Rob
Great photo of these beautifully distorted reflections. Worthy of an art museum.
cheers
Ian

papagolf21 (152601) 2019-11-09 23:42

Bonjour, cher Robt,
Votre art de photographier l'architecture est � f幨iciter;
Savoir, montrer, expliquer, instiller, c'est d嶴� un grand pas vers une meilleure compr嶭ension des g幯ies de l'architecture.
une r徼ssite pour chaque prise de vue.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

jemaflor (135502) 2019-11-09 23:48

Hi Rob,
Well seen and framed these reflections, colors and light are well managed, original and photogenic effect, tfs.

pajaran (102750) 2019-11-10 0:41

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lep refleks na staklu fasade.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Lepe fotografije u radionici.
Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and nice view, good text ...
A nice reflex on the facade glass.
Beautifully shown, well captured moment.
Nice photos in the workshop.
Have a nice day for you, all the best.

Gerrit (59968) 2019-11-10 0:53

Dag Rob,
mooie weerspiegeling in deze ramen die per rij een andere stand hebben.
groet, Gerrit

Silvio1953 (205862) 2019-11-10 9:03

Ciao Rob, lovely composition with fantastic reflectionse, excellent perspectivew, wonderful colors, good clarity, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (203103) 2019-11-10 9:33

Dag Rob,

Opnieuw een van die foto's waar veel inzit maar men moet goed kijken
De verschillende weerspiegeling doen me denken aan de heel oude film waar de beelden door de snelheid goed konden geprojecteerd worden.
U bent op TE the echte specialist van dergelijk foto's.
Goed dat iedereen zijn eigen stijl kan behouden.
Mooi foto werk, bedankt.

Groeten uit super heldere dag maar fris, 5.3蚓,
John

CLODO (45094) 2019-11-10 22:04

Hello Rob

It looks like a 2 seconds movie with the successive pictures!
Good interpretation!
Best regards
CLODO

Royaldevon (75546) 2019-11-11 7:51

Hello Rob,

You noticed this scene for its photographic possibilities and what a good job you made of recording it! I like how the vertical lines split the reflections just to prove that, though these images are sharp, they are, in fact, reflections. It begins to look like a sliding puzzle!
Your w/s help us to understand the situation of the reflections and their extent but I do like how the main shot leaves us with a few questions unanswered.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

sacimar (38173) 2019-11-12 4:29

Hello Rob,

this is another interesting picture, I like the composition with the different reflections we can see here, the visual effect is amazing, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

rychem (72179) 2019-11-12 8:47

:) It makes me smile, the reflections of the street create a parallel world, fantastic observation and perfect realisation
regards Ryszard

PiotrF (52330) 2019-11-13 14:36

Hello Rob,
An interesting pictures of the reflections in the fa蓷de.
I like good composition, perfect exposure and nice colours.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

macjake (96157) 2019-11-13 23:49

Hi Rob
you know I always like a Lady In Red, but a Car in Red is ok too (next time find the lady haha). Fun views of the reflected cars on the exterior glass with warped subjects all over. cool! cheers
Craig

ikeharel (105973) 2019-11-20 3:06

Perfect timing with the light upon the elongated facade(your words), Rob, colors vividly appearing and the mirror effect marvelously seen.
My best regards,
Ike

COSTANTINO (104253) 2019-11-21 10:51

hello dear Rob and have a nice time
and a happy new day
these reflections are even more exciting
than in the main photo but generally
your inspiration created the best
scenery perfectly executed
the light is enhancing the
colors
welldone
regards
Costantino

Miguel82 (47108) 2019-11-23 13:38

Rob, the museum facade is reflecting what is around with a distortion. However we can distinguish the cars parked next to the building and the traffic. Good observation. Fine colors, good image quality, instructive photo note, regards.

mkamionka (61330) 2019-11-24 11:44

Hi Rob,
I think it is amazing that our brain is able to reconstruct the view of the street from such a distorted reflection.
The red car certainly adds a nice touch.
Great creative view of the world. Sometimes you can see a representation of how the insects see the worlds and for the bees everything is in hexagonal frames... So I suppose this shows us how the artist perceives the reality ;)

Great street scene,
M