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Rene Levesque and Peel-Predawn

Rene Levesque and Peel-Predawn

Here’s some shots of Rene Levesque and Peel just before sunrise. These shots range between 10 and 15 seconds and where a lot of fun to shoot. As you can see the sunrise happens fairly quickly. In the 30-40 minutes it took too shoot the dozen images I shot the color temperature of the sky changed a lot. These were all shot on a tripod using mirror lock-up with a cable release.

Rene Levesque and Peel 1

Rene Levesque and Peel

Rene Levesque and Peel 3

madeleine - what camera do you use?
thanks

kev - Hi Madeleine,
I’m a canon shooter,these images were shot with a canon 5D MK2 with a 16-35mm lens.
My camera setting were shutter speed 30 seconds, aperture f/11, iso 50.
If you have any other questions don’t hesitate to ask.

Catharina Kremer - I really like your photos! Especially the HDR and night ones. I personally have a Canon EOS 1000D and I would love to know how i can take the night pictures with my camera. Should I just use the same settings as you did or is it different?

kev - Hi Catharina,
The settings I used for these shots would be a good place to start. Basically what I did was set my iso as low as possible because long shutter speeds tend to heat up the sensor, which can add noise to the image. Set the shutter speed to between 20 and 30 seconds to get the light trails from the passing vehicles. Use the aperture to dial in the exposure. I also used a tripod and a remote release and I shoot in raw. I hope this helps, as always if you have any other questions don’t hesitate to ask.

Old Montreal Architecture

I thought it would be fun to create a post on Old Montreal architecture.

Here’s a couple from my archives and I will be adding images to this post in the future.

Old Montreal Facade Architecture 2

The image below is a view of Rue Sainte-Hélene, the lamp post in the foreground is actually the front door of the Gault Hotel a very nice boutique style hotel.

Old Montreal Facade Architecture

I found an image of the Gault Hotel and thought I would include it in this post. I don’t do a lot of black and white conversions but, it seemed to work well with this shot.

Gault Hotel Montreal

A Weekend in Montreal | WhatWouldGwynethDo - […] **image above of Old Montreal via Kevin Denham** […]

Montreal Winter Scene

Montreal Winter Scene
I saw this shot out of the corner of my eye, as I walked past the park the other day.
So I went back and got this image, hope you like it.
This is a section of Lasalle park in Lachine very close to where I live.

Montreal Winter Trees

Heather - i loved the Montreal pictures they are beautiful….but I truly love this winter picture, it literally takes my breath away! BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL!!

kev - Thanks Heather, I really got lucky with that one.

Notre Dame de Bon Secours

Notre Dame de Bon Secours Montreal,Quebec

These paragraphs were taken directly from Marguerite Bourgeoys website.

“For over 350 years, the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, a jewel of history and heritage, has made its way into the hearts of generations of visitors and pilgrims. As you step into the church, you will immediately notice the peaceful atmosphere and feel a palpable link to Montreal’s past.
This is the chapel of 1771, built over the ruins of the first stone chapel of pilgrimage whose foundations were recently uncovered. This is the site where officers of the British regime considered setting up barracks to house the military. This is the silent witness to the faith of Montrealers who rebuilt a chapel when it seemed impossible.”

The website is named after the women who would become a saint “Marguerite Bourgeoys”.

“Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys was canonized in 1982. A pioneer woman who worked in an outpost of the French empire, she built houses and established a farm, and opened schools for native children as well as for children of the colony. She was deterred by neither bishop nor king in the pursuit of her mission. The Church presents her to us now as a model for modern times. In a moving ceremony in May 2005, the sisters of her community and the people of Montreal brought her mortal remains in procession to Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours through the neighbourhood where she had lived and worked and died, back to her chapel. A woman of courage, vision, compassion and deep spiritual strength remains with us today, part of the fabric of our lives.”

I hope to add a few new images to this post in the coming months.

Notre Dame de Bon Secours Chapel

DORIS WILKINSON - I WENT TOSCHOOL AT NOTRE DAME DE BONSECOURS UNTIL 1952 WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OLD PICTURE TO SHOW MY GRANDCHILDERN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, WE LIVED ON ST PAUL SINCE I WAS 5 UNTIL I WAS12 WE MOVE TO USA AT 15. I AM NOW 75. I LOVE TO SEE THOSE OLD PICTURES. THANK YOU
DORIS WILKINSON

kev - Thanks, I’ll see what I can do about getting you some pictures of the school. However, I am very busy and do not get to Old Montreal very much anymore.

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