Who stole the garbage cans from City Hall? by northy

Who stole the garbage cans from City Hall?

This would be Toronto City Hall... the garbage cans were an eyesore so i PSE'd 'em into oblivion... I find this structure to be a pain in the a$$ to shoot... this is a tiny crop of a much larger image...

This is for architecture week for the flash-o-red challenge set by @olivetreeann - a month of black and white with a spot of red on the 14th...

http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/16115/flash-of-red-february

Thank you all for the wonderful feedback on my upside down abstraction :)
wowsa! it looks clean without the garbage cans. that UFO looks all set for take off! great shot, kiddo.
February 6th, 2013  
I love your prespective and that the full height of the towers are not in this view. The black and white looks fabulous!
February 6th, 2013  
Now, if only you could arrange to elininate the garbage inside City Hall!
February 6th, 2013  
Nice garbage can editing:-) Wonderful shot and perfect in B&W!
February 6th, 2013  
@cromwell do NOT get me started... srsly... if your comment was rhetorical, lemme just say that you're opening a can of worms... if it was based on some knowledge of our mayor, than i am appalled to think that he's rec'd press coverage that far south... shudder...
February 6th, 2013  
Some people just do not see their garbage cans - I suggested to a newly opened restaurant that they remove the huge green garbage bin from beside the door!! This must be a gigantic structure - good to see part of it!
February 6th, 2013  
I think you did a pretty good job!
February 6th, 2013  
Great contrast, love your B&W shots, excellent job at removing the trash
February 6th, 2013  
@northy -- I have no political knowledge of the goings on in your neck of the woods. I live by the theory that ALL politicians are lying scumbags. I have yet to be disappointed.
February 6th, 2013  
I like this. I never know how to photography architecture when I can't fi tit all in. I like this. I like that you are getting it straight-on, so no distortion. Great job with those garbage cans.
February 6th, 2013  
TC
Nice perspective. You did great removing the visible trash :)
February 6th, 2013  
Lovely work
February 6th, 2013  
Great crop and edit - who needs a garbage can anyway.
February 6th, 2013  
Nice executive decision to remove all the trash cans.. love it! :) You did a super cropping here :) Love the comment back at Cromwell.... had to giggle :) Super shot my dear ;)
February 6th, 2013  
I really like that building (coincidentally it's designed by a Finn) and yes it is a pain to shoot... almost as painful as the gargoyles on the next block :-)
February 6th, 2013  
I would make a comment about the indoor garbage, but it looks like that's been done already! ;-P Terrific in b/w
February 6th, 2013  
Love the architecture of this building, especially the curve of the towers.
February 6th, 2013  
wonderful shot! love the man on the bike, think the crop works really well!
February 6th, 2013  
Fantastic capture. I love how you removed the bins. Looks amazing in B&W.
February 6th, 2013  
Sue
@summerfield haha on the ufo comment...I have many times thought the same!
February 6th, 2013  
Sue
great shot, love the processing...looks better without the Christmas tree too =)
February 6th, 2013  
awesome b&w
February 6th, 2013  
Great curve of the building.
February 6th, 2013  
Cool shot. Love bldgs with curves. Great timing getting in the bike guy.
February 6th, 2013  
Great lines & curves!
February 6th, 2013  
Very awesome shot!!!
February 6th, 2013  
If I had to date that building just by looking at this photo, I'd say mid to late 60's. And lo, I googled, and I was right (I did not know anything about the building beforehand). You captured the very 60's feel of the view perfectly!
February 6th, 2013  
Oh, good for you. Nice to find a garbage can when you need one, but they do get in the way of the photography!
February 6th, 2013  
Even if cropped this looks big. I like it - looks quite 70s.
February 6th, 2013  
Awesome! Way to force reality to fit your vision!
February 6th, 2013  
Oh cool city hall... oi people and their insistence upon ruining good scenes with garbage cans, lamp posts, etc. lol
February 6th, 2013  
@janim no kidding... i've been working on old city hall all week!

@binny not to mention hydro and trolley wires... yeesh!
February 7th, 2013  
i am soooo enjoying your street/architecture-shots!! brilliant work! :)
February 7th, 2013  
Don't you wish that sometimes you could PSE some of the things in your life! Nice crop and capture.
February 7th, 2013  
Looks huge! Love that you get some scale with the tiny humans in shot xx
February 8th, 2013  
Cool fan like structure
February 13th, 2013  
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