Comments: king's vanishing lines

personally, I love how the Canadian flag is framed on that building on the left.

Posted by David at June 29, 2005 02:18 AM

I think it's cool -- but I also think it's a little bit top-heavy, and I also think that there's too much everything; it simply looks as though you walked into the middle of the road, felt as though you should show us the scene the exact way you saw it, and took the picture, lol.

Still cool though.

Posted by Kyle at June 29, 2005 03:30 AM

Hi.
I'm Kamira from iran, I know you since you won the best photoblogger price. I love your photos and absolutely I love yourself too!

I'm from Bandar Abbas and I've started my photoblog and will be thankful if you take a look.

Have fun dear.

Posted by Kamira at June 29, 2005 04:56 AM

What a great picture - looks like the sort of shot that should be used in a photogrpahy course..."...And this is how one point perspective looks and works"


Posted by David Patrick at June 29, 2005 05:04 AM

Wow, that looks quite ominous. It's definately my favourite one of the latest batch; perfect for a desktop!

Posted by Gareth C at June 29, 2005 05:40 AM

Great picture! Indeed, reminds a one point perspective, now everyone can see how it all works in reality, not only on a paper ;) I've been watching your pictures since few months, I like them very much! Congratulations!
Greetings from Poland
Gosia

Posted by Gosia at June 29, 2005 06:18 AM

very nice shot. mesmerizing.

Posted by happymoon at June 29, 2005 08:23 AM

yeah, i remember specifically drawning rail tracks while learning perspective. brings back memories.

Posted by aaron at June 29, 2005 08:33 AM

I've taken that exact same shot during my photography class at George Brown acouple years ago. But your photo came out 1000x better. :^D
I like how the sceanery feels raw, dirty. nice.

Posted by Jraine at June 29, 2005 08:55 AM

They totally do!
This is photo perfection!

Posted by Emily at June 29, 2005 09:50 AM

It's hard for me to critique this picture objectively because I live and walk by there everyday to and from work. The picture does not present a new perspective on something that is so mundane to me.

The only positive critism I can give is that I respect the effort given in taking this picture. It's difficult to frame a shot when you're in the middle of the road between a light change. (Although, this is not necessarily a busy intersecting during non-peak hours.) I've tried, unsuccessfully, to do the same thing under the Gardiner Expressway near Jarvis. It's next to impossible with the volume of cars and the speed at which the lights change.

(For all you map trackers of Sam's photos, this picture was taken facing east on King St. at the intersection of King St. & George St.)

Posted by Pramesh at June 29, 2005 10:50 AM

great photo! i think that the framing is excellent! the picture without the sky top ain't the same at all. great shot bud!

Posted by sinstone at June 29, 2005 11:01 AM

Interesting perspective. Why are the red lights orange? :)

Posted by Guest at June 29, 2005 11:24 AM

great shot!!!....but taking on that "first one point lesson"...is the point coming at you or is it going away from you?....get the metaphore?...

Posted by still[frames] at June 29, 2005 12:00 PM

perfect perspective. love it.

the sign/banner hanging from the wires is so perfectly centered it creates the illusion of a bridge between the buildings in the distance. if that was not intentional, it is the happiest of accidents!

nicw.

Posted by kim at June 29, 2005 12:06 PM

HOw come the red lights in Canada seem more yellow :P

Posted by Kyle Murphy at June 29, 2005 12:59 PM

Sorry Pramesh, Sam is facing west, not east.

Beauty of a pic Sam! Took a second viewing to really appreaciate it.

Posted by Hanoj at June 29, 2005 02:08 PM

I have to visit Toronto one day and wonder how you find so many different views in a city. You should also ask for money from the local tourist authority as I am probably not the only person who will one day visit because of your journal.

On a seperate point, I think since your work is already famous, if you would provide tips to other photographers. I think the next step for any established photoblog will be to become a resource of learning for the rest. And you can surely make a buck of it. I'd register.

Posted by Ioannis at June 29, 2005 02:09 PM

Here in the states, in many places the diamond shape is placed in special bike lanes to indicate their use. At first I thought it was very sinister they would want you out there on your bike trying not to get you tire stuck in the embedded rails as your being chased by mad trolley drivers. But than I thought it must be good motivation and exercise.

Posted by Mark at June 29, 2005 02:28 PM

Unbelievable! You have outdone yourself. This is really superb art. I hope you print out a 20x30 and hang it on the wall! Really amazing light you have managed to capture an instant which will pass away in a moment.

Posted by Brenda at June 29, 2005 03:13 PM

nice perspective, one might think it is too busy, but I like that there is so much to look at in one shot, from the tire marks to the clouds. nice

Posted by James at June 29, 2005 03:42 PM

nice photo, but something IS wrong with colours. i think the whole image is a bit underexposed, and those traffic lights don't seem natural. composition is great...as always.

Posted by sanjin at June 29, 2005 04:15 PM

Gorgeous Toronto!!!! Wanna come back!

Posted by DavidFF at June 29, 2005 04:42 PM

wow!!! first look wasnt amazing but then i looked it over, the geometry is AMAZING! allll the lines come from that single point right in front. The building roofs, the 2 wires, ther rails. And then u have the usual people who don't wanna fit in, the skycrappers....PLEASE SAM! make it a wallpaper...i'd definatly buy a print but im SO broke!

Posted by Andy at June 29, 2005 05:34 PM

Simply amazing Sam, wonderful capture of the lines. Toronto sure has some beautiful scenery. Keep up the good work.

Posted by Nathan at June 29, 2005 07:46 PM

Hah yeah this reminds me of grade 7 art class. I like it.

Posted by Raffi at June 29, 2005 08:36 PM

perspective is really awesome in this pic. shapes feel very geometric, symetric, perfect.colors are a little gray, but i guess thats just the day

Posted by mariel at June 29, 2005 09:23 PM

Several people have noted the off color traffic lights. Such is the error of digital sensors. Curious how the light on the left is more orange to the redder one on the right.

I really like the contrast in the church spire to the building behind. Also, the effect of the cone of the spire touching the inverted cone of the building design is perfect. I do believe that my uncle was the minister at that church about 65 years ago.

It is a way busy image but interesting for the truth of that perspectives being so busy. And the wide shot with lots of track at the front punches those perspective lines hard.

Posted by Hugh Petrie at June 29, 2005 09:47 PM

as always, just fantastic!

Posted by puja at June 29, 2005 10:13 PM

cool, i will try a shot like this soon.

Posted by jesse at June 29, 2005 11:13 PM

wow.. yeah, I totally remember the one-point perspective.. and that's a great photo of it. :)

Posted by alice at June 30, 2005 12:18 AM

Oops. Thanks Hanoj for correcting my mistake. Ya, he's facing west. I always get those mixed up. I'm sure I got the directions right I my post for tonite. If you're interested, it's a view from my balcony facing south (titled: world outside my window 2). The area which you see in my picture is what would actually be behind Sam in this picture if he were to turn around.

Posted by Pramesh at June 30, 2005 01:56 AM

a one point perspective yet so much takes you to that point, such a rich image

Posted by Jad Zouein at June 30, 2005 04:58 AM

Great perspective.
But don't get run over, I need my daily fix. ;)

Posted by Benjamin "Knut" Knutti at June 30, 2005 05:22 PM

Small world - I blogged a picture taken on the same street the night before :-)

Love the sky in yours!

Posted by resolution at July 3, 2005 01:16 AM

Again, I keep coming back to "wow." Great shot. I love the lines - wonderfully rich leading lines that themselves make a wonderful subject. The colors are rich and balanced throughout - and this is just a great composition and pleasing foto.

Posted by Abe at July 6, 2005 01:27 AM

To all those microfocusing on the color of the streetlights, take another look at the sky. Now, factor in that you're looking east to west (more accurately, ESE to WNW). Look again at that sky. And contemplate how that might affect color temperature...

Posted by kim at July 13, 2005 02:57 PM

Heh, it's true it sort of is a reminder of perspective!

I did a drawing almost like this for school onc when we started learning perspective minus all those buildings..

Posted by Mo0osh at August 15, 2005 10:15 PM

The stoplights are LED lights... thats why they appear off colour. New technology, look brighter when you're behind the wheel.

Anywho... it's a very nice picture. Busy, and very visually stimulating. Lots of things to notice. I probably didnt even begin to notice them.

Posted by Rob at August 20, 2005 01:30 AM
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