It was the Saint Laurent Boulevard street sale this weekend when the street closes to car traffic between Sherbrooke street and Mount Royal Avenue, giving way to a pedestrian thoroughfare lined with stalls of the local merchants. Given the beautiful day, a lot of people were out enjoying the annual event.
Saint Laurent Boulevard street sale
ISO 100 – 70mm – f4.5 – 1/800 sec
Saint Laurent Boulevard street sale
ISO 100 – 300mm – f5.6 – 1/800 sec
Like yesterday’s 18th Century street market at Pointe à Callière, there were street artists providing a festive ambiance in the street. I was glad that we happened upon the colorful and great sounds of the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra. I took quite a few shots as they slowly made there way down Saint Laurent delighting the crowds with their lively performance.
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
ISO 100 – 70mm – f5.6 – 1/200 sec
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
ISO 100 – 165mm – f5.6 – 1/250 sec
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
ISO 100 – 70mm – f5.6 – 1/250 sec
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
ISO 100 – 20mm – f5.6 – 1/250 sec
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
ISO 100 – 14mm – f29 – 1/50 sec
The next image was processed in Topaz Adjust using the Desaturated Detail preset as a starting point.
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
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It seems like whenever I see brass musical instruments, I have to grab reflection shots,and today was no different…
Musical reflections
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Musical reflections
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Musical reflections
ISO 100 – 98mm – f4.5 – 1/320 sec
The youngest member of the orchestra helping keep the band members in rythm was a big hit with the crowd…
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra youngest member
ISO 100 – 70mm – f5.6 – 1/200 sec
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra youngest member
ISO 100 – 165mm – f5.6 – 1/250 sec
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra youngest member
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Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra youngest member
ISO 100 – 70mm – f4.5 – 1/320 sec
Another band, another young music fan…
Blvd Saint-Laurent street sale
ISO 100 – 102mm – f4.5 – 1/250 sec
Ready for a game of chess anyone?
ISO 100 – 140mm – f4.8 – 1/250 sec
Refreshing fresh lemonade
ISO 100 – 195mm – f5.3 – 1/800 sec
The smell of food sizzling on the many BBQ’s along the street makes resistance to pig out a hard battle.
Mmmm…BBQ chicken and Sausages
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Street Paella
ISO 100 – 70mm – f4.5 – 1/800 sec
Before signing off, since I didn’t video the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, if you’re wondering how they sound, here is a video I found on Vimeo…
GKO Mesecina y tambores recording from Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra on Vimeo.
If you like, and you are in Montreal, they will be playing at Sala Rossa (4848 Saint Laurent) on 6th September !
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.
– Martin
