Entries from 'Canada'
Exploring Montreal: Quartier des Spectacles & Place Des Arts at the Blue Hour
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 8 s
- Focal Length: 22mm
- Camera: NIKON D800
Finally, winter is gone! Time to rejoice and go out and shoot and enjoy the nice weather shooting some architecture. Our stop for today is Place des Arts. Located in Downtown Montreal and inaugurated in 1963, Place des Arts is the central hub of the cultural life in Montreal and is home to the Montreal Symphony…
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Exploring Montreal: Winter Wonderland at Mont Royal Park
- Aperture: f/7.1
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/250 s
- Focal Length: 70mm
- Camera: NIKON D800
There is always something magical about winter in Montreal. And once in a while a curious phenomenon arises. After a few days of a mix of snow and rain, something enchanting happened. You woke up in the morning only to discover that the trees and streets are covered with a thick layer of snow. It’s so extraordinary…
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Just Off The Press: Bistrot Japonais Restaurant in Azure Magazine and ArchDaily
As a photographer, there is nothing like reaching one of your goals of being published in a magazine that you really love. So, when my client told me that Azure Magazine (a leading North American magazine focused on contemporary design, architecture and interiors from around the globe) picked up some of my photographs to showcase…
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Exploring Montreal: In the heart of the city, A new Jewel of Contemporary Architecture; the 2-22 building
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/2 s
- Focal Length: 24mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
Once known as the red light district in Montreal, the corner of Ste-Catherine and St-Laurent is now the home of the “quartier des spectacles” (or entertainment district). Within this square kilometer of the city, one can find over 80 cultural venues, including 30 performance halls with almost 28,000 seats. For this week’s blog topic of “Exploring…
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Exploring Quebec City: Blue Hour On the City / Heure Bleue sur La ville
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 2 s
- Focal Length: 17mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
During my last trip to Quebec for a one day workshop, we had planned a blue hour session with the photo club and the night was just perfect. I just had time for a quick series of pictures. All pictures were taken with a Nikon D700 + Nikkor 16-35MM VR F/4.0 and edited in Oloneo…
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Exploring Montreal: Snowy christmas on Rue Masson, Rosemont
- Aperture: f/1.4
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/100 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
While a lot of people are in their offices working or barely out in the metro or the subway, most people don’t see that special moment of the day where the sun goes down in December and that the sky becomes electric blue or purple if it snowing. The reflections of light on the snow…
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Exploring Montreal: Blue Hour at Square Victoria – Financial District
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
Created officially in 1860 and located in the heart of the financial Center and within walking distance of the old Montreal, the Square Victoria is one of the most beautiful squares of the city with its harmonious blend of old and new buildings. Agrandir le plan As you have read in my previous post, this…
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Pro Tips: How to take amazing photos at the blue hour – Landscape Photography
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 9 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
The first thing about shooting at the blue hour is that it’s …. E.A.S.Y! What no, that can’t be… too good to be true! Now, in order for all of your readers to think it’s EASY, I’ll walk you through the steps you SHOULD follow in order to get amazing results. Now first,what is the…
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Exploring Montreal: “Making Of” Christmas Eve at the Henri-Julien Bookstore
- Aperture: f/10
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1.6 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: NIKON D300
Going out to take photos on Christmas Eve, I had no other choices than do my best to capture the beauty of the City of Montreal in the snow. I have already published photos of that night: Snowy backyard somewhere on the Plateau Mont-Royal Snowy alley of the Plateau Mont-Royal I’ve always loved those lonely…
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Exploring Montreal: A Snowy alley of the Plateau Mont-Royal
- Aperture: f/7.1
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1/20 s
- Focal Length: 10mm
- Camera: NIKON D300
Funny how I’ve been living in Montreal for more than 12 years and I still have very few winter photos in my collection. So what a better day than Christmas Eve to go out and take a few photos. Most of you have already seen the Snowy backyard somewhere on the Plateau Mont-Royal blog post…
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