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 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Excellent discovery!
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Thanks, Sami.
5 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
City of distorting mirrors, beautiful.
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Steve Bucknell club
Thanks, Steve.
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Exciting reflections, John !
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks, Ulrich.
5 years ago.
 rdhinmn
rdhinmn club
Interesting combination of tipsy tramlines and almost queasy windows. I like the effect of illustration applied to the window reflections - it really brings out the geometry, as Alice might have studied it.
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to rdhinmn club
Thank you very much, Bob.
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome effect!

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5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thanks, William.
5 years ago.
 The Limbo Connection
The Limbo Connection club
It's well after midday and half of them still have their blinds drawn.
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to The Limbo Connection club
I see by the date it was a national holiday, TLC. I'm not too sure what building this is, but to the best of my recollection it's an office building and it's on the north side of the street. People may have drawn the blinds in case the holiday was sunny to avoid overheating.

If this is the building I think it was, the exterior has been stuccoed over during the four years since I took this. A popular thing to do here, and city council does nothing about, which confirms my oinion that Toronto is a city of philistines.
5 years ago.
The Limbo Connection club has replied to John FitzGerald club
Thanks for the explanation, though I was only being scandalised in a mock way. A recent British Chancellor of the Exchequer made censorious remarks concerning people whose blinds were drawn in daylight, the clear inference being that they were feckless idlers who ought to be out working. As if it was any of his business. As for the building in your picture: it is achingly utilitarian and dreary, yet the addition of rock dash stucco (for that is what I presume you mean) must have added no beauty and cost a good deal to boot. Maybe it provides insulation or deters vermin.
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to The Limbo Connection club
My reply was mock-earnest, too, TLC. I had a quick look at the building on Street View and there could well be foam under the stucco, so it could well have been added as insulation. They painted the stucco grey, though. A bright colour might have helped relieve the air conditioning in the summer. But then I've never run an office building in my life.
5 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Love this, John...
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Diana Australis club
Thanks, Diana.
5 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
I can't catch how you made it but you did it very cleverly !
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Léopold club
Thanks, Léopold. I took this so long ago that I'm not very sure about how I did it myself.
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
Léopold club has replied to John FitzGerald club
A forgotten earthquake perhaps…...thanks for your reply John.
5 years ago.
 Robert Cabaret
Robert Cabaret club
... j'aime ce graphisme " contrarié " ! ***
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Robert Cabaret club
Thanks, Robert, especially for the interesting description. It seems pretty appropriate to me.
5 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
Awesome reflections and distortions!!
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Rainer Blankermann club
Thanks, Rainer.
5 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Nicely crafted John! :)
5 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to autofantasia club
Thanks, Paul.
5 years ago.

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