Pearson Airport in Perspective

Before the invention of airplanes long distance travel used to be achieved by ships. I imagine major sea ports of the worlds held the same significance as the major airports of today. Sea or airports have the added responsibility of representing the city its located in. I've been to the Pearson Airport many many times. But never before I looked at it through the viewfinder of a camera. When I am travelling I'm more concerned about the weight of my luggage then the architecture of the airport. This time I was there to drop off my parents. So I had the luxury of marvelling the great work that went behind redesigning Terminal 1 of Pearson Airport and taking some shots of course.

I've been experimenting with HDR lately. I didn't have my tripod with me. All the shots were taken hand held. I created this HDR from a single RAW file using a Photoshop plugin called ReDynamix.

Here's another perspective. Notice how deserted the terminal looks. The adjacent counters had long lineups so I avoided them naturally.

 The high ceiling makes you feel like you're inside a stadium or something. Terminal 1 became operational in 2004 after the redesign with much fanfare.

And finally, here's a bar conveiently located to quench the thirst of weary travellers.

All major airports today have remarkable architecture, in part to showcase the prosperity and convey goodwill towards the host city. I think the new design is a much needed boost for the image of Pearson Airport as well as city of Toronto. Now only if they stopped charging so much for parking I'd be a happy camper.

So there you have it, my personal take on Terminal 1 of Pearson International Airport. What I like the most about the new design is the ceiling. I love the way it covers the whole terminal. I get the sensation of being inside a giant machine. What do you like about Pearson Airport? What do you dislike?