Olympic Stadium

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, following a picnic brunch and leisurely walk around parc Maisonneuve, we cut through the Olympic Stadium back to the metro where I grabbed a few more shots of the Big O. Although I’ve taken quite a few shots (day and night), I think I found a couple of new angles that I’d not yet taken.

One angle in particular is shooting across the futuristic black glass dome covering the concourse below.

Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium
ISO 100 – 10mm – f9 – 1/200 sec

I also shot a 3 bracket exposure to help bring out the reflections on the glass without blowing out the highlights in the tower…it was still early afternoon and not the best time to be shooting.

Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium
ISO 100 – 20mm – f9 – 1/200 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

I’m pretty sure I’ve taken the following angle before, but I don’t think there was water at the base when I last shot since it was in the winter. I decided to process with a split tone adjustment in Lightroom.

The Big O

The Big O
ISO 100 – 10mm – f6.3 – 1/1250 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

I love the design of the Sherbrooke overpass that lies between the Olympic Stadium and the Insectarium…

Sherbrooke overpass

Sherbrooke overpass
ISO 100 – 17mm – f5.3 – 1/125 sec

Olympic Stadium Observation Tower

Olympic Stadium Observation Tower
ISO 100 – 78mm – f11 – 1/400 sec

Big O exit doors

Big O exit doors
ISO 100 – 70mm – f11 – 1/100 sec

While descending the escalator at Pie IX metro station, I grabbed a shot of the ceiling and the circle of lights…

Pie IX metro

Pie IX metro
ISO 800 – 10mm – f9 – 1/50 sec

 

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

– Martin

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  1. HoaiPhai July 14, 2013 at 11:31 pm #

    Wow, I’ve never seen the view you got in the first two photos before… stunning! Is photography in The Metro officially permitted or did you sneak off a couple of shots under the radar?

    • Montreal in Pictures July 15, 2013 at 9:36 pm #

      Thanks HoaiPhai…I’ve shot here quite a bit, so needed to find a new angle 😉 As for shooting in the metro, I’ve been stopped a couple of times by transit police wanting to know what I was doing and wanted to see my pics – but they were okay about it – since then though I tend to be a little more discreet – I think the tripod kind of made me stand out before 😉