East Block, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

East Block

A photo from the political heart of Canada, Parliament Hill (Colline du Parlement) in the country's capital city of Ottawa.

The main building on Parliament Hill is Centre Block with the Peace Tower, which I posted last year. But Parliament Hill consists of more buildings, like this one: East Block (officially: Eastern Departmental Building, 蒬ifice administratif de l'est). Built in Victorian High Gothic Style, East Block was completed in 1866 and contains offices for parliamentarians.

Click here for a larger version.

Exif data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-HX400V
Software: PaintShop Pro 16,00
Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec
F-Stop: f/3.2
ISO Speed Ratings: 80
Focal Length: 434/100 mm
Date Taken: 2016-07-28 14:38
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 6451 kb

pierrefonds, ikeharel, danos, Fis2, papagolf21, alvaraalto, holmertz, ourania, jhm, tyro, Hansaphotos, fritzi007, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel, adramad, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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pierrefonds (114608) 2016-09-03 4:10

Hi Lars,

You have captured well the people working to renovate the building. The point of view is showing the details of the east section of the Parliament building. The good luminosity is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

danos (110407) 2016-09-03 4:37

Hello Lars,
Nice the view as the presentation of the East block with its specific architecture to dominating the scene.The brilliant light of the day and the vivid colours make the image even more effective.

Have a good WE,Danos

Fis2 (170945) 2016-09-03 4:38

Witaj Lars!
A very curious building.
I like towers.
Good POV and perspective.
Super colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152607) 2016-09-03 5:40

Bonjour, cher Lars,
Tr鑣 belle mise en image repr閟entant le Parlement Canadien.
La beaut� g閚閞ale est manifeste.
Amiti閟.
Philippe

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-09-03 5:46

Dag Lars
Kon je niet wachten tot ze klaar waren met de ramen lappen. Aan de andere kant is de blauwe ladder wel een mooi accent.
Groet Rob

pajaran (116065) 2016-09-03 5:58

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo pokazana stara arhitektura i detalji na fasadi, lepo uhvacen trenutak rada na fasadi.
Lepa arhitektura i detalji, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Dobar tekst o tehnici i elementima snimka.
Lepo popodne i sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Beautiful view, good text ...
Good work, contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors, beautiful shown old architecture and details on the facade, beautifully captured the moment the work on the facade.
Beautiful architecture and details, beautifully captured moment.
A good article on the technique and the elements of the recording.
Nice afternoon and all the best for the weekend, good luck.
Paja.

Nicou (193806) 2016-09-03 6:33

Hello

quelle grue bleue qui monte et monte elle fait tris tr鑣 belle hauteur et se contraste avec ce vert de toits et quel rendu sur la pierre de cet 閐ifice et la voiture de policie qui surveille le tout superbe.
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

Sergiom (117241) 2016-09-03 6:46

Bonjour Lars,

Une partie des bureaux du Parlement d扥ttawa qui perd un peu de sa prestance � c魌� de son grand fr鑢e sur sa droite. Seul il attirerait toute notre attention. Tr鑣 belle lumi鑢e .

Bon samedi

Serge

Silvio1953 (221781) 2016-09-03 7:08

Ciao Lars, great view of fantastic building, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (102846) 2016-09-03 7:59

Hello Lars,
Normally a crane attached to a landmark building would be highly disturbing, but in this case I really like the blue diagonal that is created. The mainly white police car and the men in orange add further bright colours. It's a magnificent building with lots of great architectural details, best seen in the largest version, and I like the green roofs above the grey walls.
Kind regards,
Gert

Graal (103040) 2016-09-03 10:15

Nice presentation from Ottawa, Lars. Interesting architecture of old building. Any repair I see. Amazing effect of wide angle lens.
Have a nice WE.
Aleksander

No_One (4) 2016-09-03 11:53

Hi Lars
Impressive and unique building and toy really chose the best angle to shoot from. Lovely light and the police car actually adds a lot of energy and contrast to the photo. Very cool!
Cheers
Noel

ourania (51103) 2016-09-03 12:50

Hello Lars,
your composition is dynamic and solid, the building is imposing and its shape dominates the frame. I like the contrast between the foreground and the dynamic lines of the building. You achieved excellent sharpness and really brought out the character of the East Block. The colours have a very attractive intensity. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a good night,
Ourania

macjake (98486) 2016-09-03 13:13

Hi Lars
Man I miss Ottawa, I used to live here for 5 years, but that was 20 years ago - so it's been awhile.

thanks for uploading this one because we don't get to see the secondary Parliament Buildings, ever. We always see the Main Centre Block.

brings back a few memories for sure.
excellent choice of pov with the tower in the middle and extending out in both directions.
cheers
Craig

rychem (72187) 2016-09-03 22:10

My first thought was it is a castle, I think sometimes officials and parliamentarians believe they are in a fortress, beautiful and clear photo, very well chosen POV
regards Ryszard

ikeharel (113501) 2016-09-04 2:04

Hello Lars,
A massively built fort that nowadays a part of the government buildings there.
Corner POV gave good impression of how it was masterfully built back in time, style and deign.
Have a nice Sunday, thanks for your note on mine.
Ike

jhm (211736) 2016-09-04 4:51

Dag Lars,

Volgens mij is hier nog wel eventjes een paar dagen werk aan om een perfecte restauratie te doen.
Maar de parlementari雛s zullen er geen last mogen van hebben.
Uw foto is mooi door de scherpte en de goed kwaliteit en ook de hoogwerker en het politie voertuig in de voorgrond.
Mooi foto werk, bedankt.

Prettige zondag verder,
John.

tyro (30513) 2016-09-04 5:03

Hello Lars,

You have written a fascinating note and given us a lovely photograph to admire.

This is indeed a charming photograph and the presence of the police car in the foreground and the "cherry picker" being used, presumably, to access some repair work on the tower windows, do not detract from its appeal.

This was obviously a lovely day, the light and colours are just perfect as also is your exposure and the details and sharpness are exquisite.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. It's strange what the TE website seems to do with photographs as I find, at least on my monitor, that this photograph, at it's "shrunk" size on "new" TE, appears oversharpened whereas at full size it looks perfect. But, of course, your full size is quite large - perhaps around 3000 x 2000 pixels - though I've not actually measured it.

Strangely, I note that when Craig (macjake) posts pictures, he uploads them at about 900 pixels wide and when they are reduced on the website they appear less than sharp.

I tend to upload at around 1200 to 1400 wide so that pictures can easily be viewed on "new" or "beta" versions but I'm not convinced that this doesn't have its problems too.

sacimar (38173) 2016-09-04 8:34

Hello Lars,

this is an impressive building, I like its architecture, you chose an interesting perspective to show it, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

Hansaphotos (11381) 2016-09-04 11:41

Hello Lars

Excellent picture of this lovely monumental builing. In the large version we can fully enjoy the many beautiful architectural details. A well framed shot with fine colours and well managed light. Your choice of POV and angle was perfect. Lovely shot:) TFS.

Greetings, Erling

fritzi007 (14698) 2016-09-04 12:49

Hi Lars,
super photo, well done!
(Car wash as in the US)
have a nice day!
Wolfgang

PaulVDV (63024) 2016-09-04 13:40

Hallo Lars,
Vanuit een goede hoek gepresenteerd.
De kraan met de lange blauwe ladder geeft ons een goed beeld hoe het onderhoud aan de buitenzijde gebeurt.
Mooi met de takken in de rechter bovenhoek.
En blijkbaar liepen ook in Ottawa enkele fans van jullie nationale team rond, zelfs hier op de voorgrond.
Vele groeten, Paul

carlo62 (81265) 2016-09-04 15:47

Ciao Lars
vedo che non succede solo a me di andare in viaggio e trovare monumenti e architetture in riparazione o manutenzione.
Sei riuscito a trovare un ottimo punto di osservazione e hai composto bene la foto senza che i lavori potessero dare troppo fastidio.
Saluti
Carlo

mcmtanyel (68707) 2016-09-04 21:03

Hello LArs,
This is taken from an ideal POV. I like the slight distortion your lens has introduced. This is an excellent record of the restoration work being carried out.
Regards,
MT.

mkamionka (74637) 2016-09-05 1:48

Hi Lars,
I thought it will somehow relate to what people call Eastern Europe :)
Beautiful postcard like presentation. The architecture is splendid, very unique. Plus you had also an amazing sky, the clouds feel very smooth and dynamic, as if long time exposure or strong wind.
Police car makes a nice foreground since police cars have some characteristic decorations in each country so it is interesting to see Canadian.
Excellent work,
M

ChrisJ (171888) 2016-09-06 5:10

Hello Lars,

Perfect use of perspective in this marvellous wide angled shot of the Gothic style building by placing the key vertical lines centrally and letting the lens barrel distorted sides fall where they will. Good sharpness and color too. Tfs!

adramad (73030) 2016-09-06 9:14

Hi Lars.
A building that does not go unnoticed with this attractive structure with neo-gothic reminiscences, its varied volumes and towers make it extremely attractive.
Very good brightness and sharpness, with beautiful colors.
Well seen and done better. I like it
Have a nice day.
Best wishes.
Luis.

ktanska (44838) 2016-09-07 11:28

Hi Lars,
That's an office block with a difference! That is just fantastic. Maybe not very practical, but still.
Nice looking police car too.
Kari

Cricri (176) 2016-09-07 23:47

Hi Lars
Tr鑣 belle mise en image du Parlement une architecture imposante, int閞essante, belle lumi鑢e
belle journ閑
cricri

emka (158204) 2016-09-10 0:30

Hello Lars, You pictures are big and I have troubles to open them recently, but now it is OK.Usually such cranes are rather nuisance but here it is an interesting element in the composition. Fantastic building in the Gothic style. Also nice view of the street below.
WArm regrad s Malgo

PiotrF (54882) 2016-09-19 13:45

Hello Lars,
beautiful view of fantastic building, interesting architecture.
Amazing viewpoint and composition.
Good framing and lovely natural colors.
Very well done.
Regards
Piotr

clic (76) 2016-09-20 5:46

Dag Lars Your chosen angle showing the building on two sides in the same shot enhances the majesty of the secular construction. Attractive complement on upper right side of your picture. I also notice the modern means now used by the bells ringer! Groeten. Robert

BennyV (34748) 2016-09-24 1:29

Mooi hoe de toren centraal oprijst hier, Lars. De blauwe ladder links en de lelijke stelling rechts...zelfs die spelen een mooie rol in het plaatje.

Benny

jmdias (115342) 2016-09-28 17:11

lars

curious architecture of this building, looks very beautiful andf I liked the angle you choose to show it for us. nice details.

hugs

jorge