Title - "Hotel Intercontinental Montreal"

Jan 2012

How I did it -

This is an image of a venerable downtown hotel, as seen reflected in the afternoon light on the Convention Center.  I thought several elements came together - the colored panels in the convention center facade, the golden hour, and the reflection of the hotel.  I like the jeweled tones and the refraction of the building, which is architecturally rather monolithic,with strong, straight lines.

COMMENTS:
 

Bailey Donnally	This cleverly arranged reflection of the hotel is decidedly more interesting than the exterior of the hotel itself.  This is an excellent visual comment both on the hotel and its surrounding environment.  The strong and lively diagonal composition is complemented nicely by the strong colors.  I prefer a version of this image that has the white point readjusted to give a slightly more vivid appearance, but it is excellent just as it is.
Fred Dueren	I really like this photo. Lots of bright colors and it is interesting to see how the color of the same section changes as you get closer to the bottom. It also gives the impression of a crazy fun house at a carnival. Everything off kilter, but still identifiable.
Bob Jump	The assignment in our camera club this month is to photograph building reflections. I only wish that I had one as good as this one. The colors and the diagonal lines are the features of the image that I like best. Don’t change a thing. It is a wonderful image just as it is.
Graham Budd	Ingrid you have a very fine eye for architechtural shots and this is another good example. You have made creative use of lines and color to create a striking image and your use of the Dutch Tilt adds a sense of dynamicism to the shot.  I think this one  should go into your local PSA camera competition. I too, prefer Dougs crop below.
David Temple	Great shot.  I love the colors, the straight lines, the wavy lines, and all the patterns in this shot.  Your angle of the shot is neat and orients the viewer just enough with the small parcel of sky in the upper left hand corner.  Show-worthy in my opinion.
Douglas Hart	I like the overall effect produced with the colors, the transitions from panel to panel and the angles and lines you captured.  If there is one spot that takes away from this photo for me is the top left area of the blue sky.  A slight crop brings together this scene for me in a more harmonious manner.  Otherwise a fine output of artistic work.

Member Bio

Ingrid Borecki - Biography I’ve been taking pictures since high school, and I have volumes of photo albums to show for it – family, friends, people I’ve run across, vacations, holidays, events.  I was in graduate school in the early 80s in Hawaii, where I began to think about how to take a good picture – there was so much beauty to capture in the landscapes, the ocean, and the tropical flora.  After that, I spent a couple of years living in New Orleans, which is rich in photographic subject matter in its own right!  However, getting a “good shot” was pretty hit or miss.  I’ve been living in St. Louis now for the last 25 years, and I’m still taking pictures, but I was inspired last year when I traveled with my uncle (a long-time PSA member) and our families to Estonia.  I followed him around, noting his angles and shots, and asking questions.  My day job as a faculty at Washington University Medical School keeps me in my head and at my desk, so I’ve really come to enjoy the relaxation of going out and shooting pictures, especially trying to find the interesting even in familiar and seemingly mundane settings.  Over the course of the last year, I learned a bit about photoshop (Elements 7), got a Canon Rebel, and took some basic photography classes through the St. Louis Camera Club.  I enjoy landscapes and nature photography most, but I’m finding attraction to architecture (and natural geometries), still lifes, and portraits.  My interest now is to learn how to create interesting, well-composed images, and to hone my sense of what works and what doesn’t, and mostly, to enjoy the process of creating evocative images.