Montreal

Photographer's Note

Still a few to come, this is my fourth photo of this short serie, this time at the end of the day and about this famous roof, we can see about 70% of the "O" shape. I've included a part of the story below about the roof.

Other photos :
1. first photo The big "O" view from the southshore of Montreal
2. Second photo The tower
3. Third photo The silhouette

This is an assembly of tree photos because it was not possible to have a clean view of each side, this is from the small windows that we can see in the second photo, Directly above the roof.

Built for the 1976 Olympic Games, Montreal's Olympic Stadium was one of the first sports stadiums to be capped with a plastic dome roof. But it wasn't an immediate success. In fact, the stadium was only partially completed before Montreal hosted the Olympic Summer Games. After the Olympics, the Quebec government attempted to finish the structure, but cost overruns and unsolved engineering problems stopped the project in its tracks.

Most of the problems stemmed from the retractable roof system and its mast, a 556-foot leaning tower adjacent to the structure. In 1986, engineers were forced to change its structural system from concrete to steel after a study showed that the tower would be too heavy if completed in concrete. In 1987, engineers finally capped the stadium with 60,696 square feet of orange and silver Kevlar fabric, a synthetic fiber used in some bulletproof vests. Hoisted by 26 steel cables, the enormous fabric roof was supposed to fold into the adjacent leaning tower, much like a giant umbrella -- but it didn't. From mechanical failure to rips and tears, the Kevlar membrane roof cost $700,000 in annual upkeep.

The roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium remained permanently closed for several seasons. Finally, by the spring of 1998, the problematic orange Kevlar roof was replaced with a $26 million nonretractable, opaque blue Teflon-coated Fiberglas fabric. All told, Montreal's Olympic Stadium cost more than a whopping $1 billion to build.

Hope you enjoy ! Thanks for your comments and critiques,
Next time a view of Montreal from the deck, a 90° up rotation from this view.

dsidwell, ChrisJ, jhm, sunny, pamastro, papagolf21, ma-tibou, bazal, elihesamian, PLD_images, phi729, Kenny10pin, jmdaoudal heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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dsidwell (9783) 2004-11-22 2:10

Another very interesting photo. Your composition makes this very strong. I like how you've captured the cables and texture here, Pierre.

Spoony (3539) 2004-11-22 4:49

UUUH! I like your photo idea... very well seen. The final result is interesting.

ChrisJ (171822) 2004-11-22 5:18

Bonjour Pierre

Excellent detailed note, & a very different & interesting pov. I like the repetitive geometric patterns & shapes. Tres bon!

jhm (211736) 2004-11-22 13:56

Great note Pierre, and special roof, the architecture of the roof have been very nicely done, but not this way easy carry out, the angle form, and three angles make the roof however, very special.
Everything sharp and clear Pierre!

pbernardon (593) 2004-11-22 15:22

You have made a nice Shot
Another view of Olympic Park

In Summer 2004

sunny (3069) 2004-11-22 16:07

Wonderful graphical look, captured from a very effective angle, Pierre! All the lines, shapes and various details form an amazing composition, together with the tiny line of lights at left. Very well done indeed! Thank you for the good note too!

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-11-22 16:33

Une autres photo de ce stade très bien composée. C'est bon aussi que j'ai lu dans la note qu'il s'agissait de 3 photos assemblées car sinon, je l'aurais pas deviné! Très bien réalisé, Pierre!

kajenn (2462) 2004-11-22 18:22

Amazing POV, Pierre, looking straight down. Perfect stitching considering it's shot through three different windows. Brilliant sharpness - so I would have liked it as a large posting, I think it has the potential for that. There are so many details in and around the roof I'd like to have had a better view of. You've captured a nice soft light, just hinting the shadows in the roof and colors look nice too. Great job, very well done!
Am I right in understanding that the roof never will be retracted in the future? That the cables are there only to support the roof?

papagolf21 (152607) 2004-11-23 3:47

C'est une vue du ciel que tu nous proposes ici, Pierre ! Les Romains n'ont qu'à bien se tenir face à ce gigantisme et à cette architecture particulièrement audacieuse (quand sera-t-il dans 2000 ans ?) ;-))
Un stade qui vous est cher (dans tous les sens du terme, quand on voit le coût des différentes opérations).
Nous avons le Stade de France qui semble posséder des éléments comparables (il faut bien que nous présentions aussi nos réalisations).

Impressionnant et très bien fait.
Très amicalement.
Philippe

elihesamian (26149) 2004-11-23 22:50

a great shot in your series,special view with a fine POV,in thumbnail I didn't undrestand:(...but now and with reading your note:)
well played with curved lines in this fine composition,and details are excellent here,I like it and thanks for posting,Pierre.

manny (22032) 2004-11-24 2:37

Interesting graphism. You have a knack for graphic compo such as this. Your POV indeed allows you to take this good photo.

bazal (7900) 2004-11-24 3:53

Photo originale et note intéressante. J'aime bien la géométrie de la composition et la profondeur de champ. Bien vu !

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-11-24 11:07

Bonjour Pierre, waou!! quel angle de prise de vue, bravo, joli travail.
amitié/ Martine.
Désolée à sec demain.

PLD_images (7149) 2004-11-24 12:55

Bien que tous bonnes Pierre, celle-ci est ma favorite de la série à date. Je trouve la perspective très interessante et originale. Le travail pour ajencer ces différentes images est réussi et j'aime les petites lumières oranges à gauche. Vraiment très belle réussite.

phi729 (2101) 2004-11-25 18:35

Salut Pierre :)

Excellent jeu avec les formes géométriques : formes ovale du stade, armatures courbées, lignes des câbles, mosaïques de triangles du toit. Peut-être un très légère sous-exposition (photo un peu sombre). J'adore le détail des rangées de points lumineux longeant la route à gauche. On dirait les balises de l'aire de décollage du Big "0". Pour moi, toujours cette impression d'un vaisseau spatial… Mais cette fois-ci vu du cockpit. Une architecture vraiment impressionnante! Mais au vue de ta note, à quel prix aussi ! Bien vu, Pierre.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-11-26 8:58

very nice shot of the dome here, I like it very muc, I liek the cropping too and the height from which you ahve taken it

jmdaoudal (82) 2004-11-26 12:38

Pierre,
Bien capté cette architecture que je suis depuis plusieurs compositions, note très complète et interresante. C'est cher et risqué l'innovation, mais les Québequois s'en sortent finalement bien.
Bonne compo avec ce que j'appellerai une tombée grace au filins;
Bon choix
Jean Michel