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Gooderham Building (1892) from Berczy Park. Mural by Canadian artist *Derek Michael Besant (1980)
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The Gooderham Building is well known for the mural on its back wall. The Mural by Canadian artist Derek Michael Besant uses a trompe l'oeil effect to not only make the wall appear to have more windows than it does, but to also gives it a more motion effect by having its edges 'fluttering' away, where they are not 'tacked' down.
This photo placed 3rd in the SPC 41 (Windows) June 2012 competition.
The red-brick Gooderham Building is a historic landmark of Toronto. Completed in 1892, it was an early example of a "Flatiron" building. It was built by architect David Roberts, Jr. and originally cost $18,000. Sold in 2011 for bit more - $15.2 mil.
The mural ($93,000) was paid about 80% by private companies and the rest by the city. The artist was paid only about $8,000, yet more people see it, than some million dollar painting.
I do not know the lady with the ubiquitous Tim Horton coffee, but she spoke Russian with her son. (if you care to know)
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- Uploaded on July 11, 2012
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- Camera: Panasonic DMC-ZS5
- Taken on 2012/05/26 13:30:40
- Exposure: 0.003s (1/400)
- Focal Length: 4.10mm
- F/Stop: f/4.000
- ISO Speed: ISO80
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash
Comments (192)
pembo, on October 18, 2012, said:
A very beautiful and original house, well taken - L164!
Kind regards, pembo from Kiel
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fred089, on October 24, 2012, said:
nice photo. I like it. Best wishes, Fred.
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BritPlom, on November 16, 2012, said:
An original piece or art!
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Greetings, François
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Flipantunes, on November 16, 2012, said:
Fantastic. L168
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AnaMariaOss, on December 1, said:
Extraordinary mural!--like 169--AnaM
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Tomros, on December 2, said:
This photo will be next month in American Scientific Magazine!
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Alex Wakanno, on December 7, said:
Beautiful scene!! My best regards, Alex. Like 170.
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Mário Eloi Castro, on January 23, said:
Great!!!Fantastic mural!!!
Thank you for sharing, Tomas!
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Best wishes, my friend :)
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Ali TOSUN, on January 25, said:
Excellent photo. I liked. Greetings from Turkey.
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miru3po, on March 16, said:
これは、面白い。
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Ehsan1980, on April 3, said:
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beautiful place, nice shot
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Lloret, 22 hours ago, said:
very interesting building, good shot, LIKE
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