Railway Station Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the Railway station in Toronto, Canada. More popularly called as Union Station. I liked the way reflections from a building on the other side of the street were shining on this station begging for a photograph to be taken. In the background I also captured the CN tower. Two logos that you see close to the stairs are that of
GO: GO Transit, It links Toronto to its suburbs
TTC: Toronto Transit Commission, It runs subway in Toronto.

History of the Union Station:
Union station was opend on August 6, 1927 by Edward, the Prince of Wales. There was a great fire in April 19, 1904 that demolished 14 acres of Toronto's downtown manufacturing and warehouse district. The Canadian Pacific (CPR) and Grand Trunk Railways, recognizing the need for a larger station, lost no time negotiating with the City for control of some of this valuable land. The City leased the present Front Street property to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1905.

Construction began in 1914, a time when railway stations were viewed as the gateway to a city. Material shortages during the First World War, and the collapse of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1919, delayed completion of the station. Finished in 1921, it remained unused for six more years because of legal wrangling between, the Harbour Commission, the City, and the railways over grade separations
Source: toronto.ca

bertolucci, weswang, PLD_images, Quentin, digi-mom, UlfE, aloyho, anil-ahuja, sergio1 has marked this note useful

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bertolucci (11976) 2005-10-17 13:21

Hi Sarju, quite an interesting combination of traditional and modern architecture here. The shadowplay on the facade is enticing and of course the people/passengers a lovely daily life pic. Very nice urban capture.
Regards from Rotterdam,
Bert.

ndb1958 (9248) 2005-10-17 13:54

Hi Sarju,
indeed the reflections of the sun on the wall of the house are very nice. I like the daily life atmosphere with the different people around there.
Nino

rbcy1974 (20742) 2005-10-17 14:39

Hi Sarju,
The angle is very good, I have hurried passed this place several times, you have really captured it well, I like how it occupies most of the picture.. Are you now living in Toronto?
Regards
Daniel

feather (49858) 2005-10-18 3:59

What a good job you had your camera with you to catch this light show. The Cn Tower is a bonus. Well spotted
Kath

PLD_images (7141) 2005-10-18 6:52

Hey Sarju,

This is an excellent exposure. Nothing is blown out, and the colors are appealing. The play of light coming from the other building are indeed very intersting and add a lot to the photo.

I think I know the girl with the coffee's, I think her name is Sandra... ;-D

A good daily life shot.

Paul

dsidwell (9745) 2005-10-18 8:42

You found the perfect canvas for the mottled light, Sarju! That building takes it so well. It is also very nice to see the people enjoying themselves in the same light. I like this one!

weswang (18223) 2005-10-18 10:57

Hi Sarju, It sounds that union station is a popular name for train stations. I think I have heard that many big cities have union stations. Out from the subway, you can directly get into the rail road station. As part of urban design. Nice capture under the shade with the city in the background. Good perspective view. A well taken picture.

john_c (24635) 2005-10-18 11:04

Hi Sarju,
A well composed shot of this station with good dynamics. I like the play of light and shadow here. The people warm the shot and the lady on the right perfectly balances the scene and adds much character. A nice touch too with a portion of the CN Tower visible. Very well done, Sarju. I like this one very much.
John

Leksand (708) 2005-10-18 14:28

Very good exposure and a great composition! A nice shot of this Railway station.

Quentin (5278) 2005-10-19 2:18

Hi Sarju
The light on the building is really beautiful and I like the
perspective of your shot. The skye is a bit overexposed but
the composition is really well done. Good note too.
Cheers
Quentin

udijw (392) 2005-10-19 3:56

Hi Sarju,
I like this shot very much. a weird cast of light gave it a warm nice feeling, with out making too much contrast.
the space needle towering over the scene is a nice bonus to keep the upper right drom being to empty.
Friendly,
Udi.

UlfE (8972) 2005-10-19 15:26

Hi Sarju,

Really nice picture of daily life. The woman with the coffees and the small group of people with the woman pointing at something really add character to the photo. Also very unusul light. Sarju, many thanks for sharing this exciting picture.

Ulf

aloyho (6109) 2005-10-20 3:16

Hi Sarju,
There is a wide area of interest in this shot from the right to the left. Including the railings of the steps helped to connect the two sides together and allowing a good eye flow. A wise move! I love the shadows on the wall and the atmosphere is great. Very impressive!! Regards.

anil-ahuja (327) 2005-10-21 5:07

Sarju,

This is a very interesting photograph. Especially the note along with it is what makes it complete. The only problem I find is the grey and drab background. And, also the cutting of the tower gives a feeling of something missing. The light shimmering on the building makes the photo very lively and so do the people in the foreground. If we can add a little blue in the sky (through post processing) it might make the picture better.

Thanks,
Anil

DLM (6447) 2005-10-25 12:42

Hi Sarju,great image here i like it a lot,the shadows created are very pleasing.POV is very nice too,
Well done
Dave.

partha (13657) 2005-10-25 14:00

Hi Sarju,
i like it
1.the diagonal composition.
2.the colour tone...its smoothness
3.the inclusion of people..they give the life in pic.
4.the note.
thanks
Partha.

Photograph2u (583) 2005-10-26 17:52

Hello Sarju, this is a bautiful photo of the railway station, which I never saw before. You took this photo at a perfect moment, with the light and the shadow on the walls, making nice drawings.

The people on the left balance the composition with the girl coming out of the tunnel.

Well done :)

Yan

cloverstar (0) 2005-11-02 21:49

The light and shadows are so attractive. Do you remember what time of day this shot was taken?

Stepan (27175) 2005-11-30 16:06

The reflected sun on the wall is really impressive : soft and warm.
You frame is quite interesting to show there are wonderful things to see everywhere, even in our big cities... We just need to open the eyes and enjoy a wall, a shadow, a color...
Useful compo.
Stéphane
PS : thanks for visiting my former pictures

riclopes (32973) 2006-02-19 4:41

Hi Sarju,
I think I've never noticed this shot on your gallery. The reflections on this façade are absolutely wonderful! Lately, I've been attracted by special light effects and this is a fine example. If it wasn't your note I would wonder, what was making that play of light and shadows. You did well with the composition, showing the urban integration (with the well known tower on the back) and it's good you captured the people, to warm the urban atmosphere. Good timing for the woman coming out of the subway.
Cheers,
Ricardo

sergio1 (12150) 2006-03-23 11:32

Hola Sarju
Muy bueno el detalle de los reflejos en el edificio. El juego de luces me gusta mucho y la compo también.
Buen trabajo
Sergio