Last night I ventured out into the cold and stopped at a few places downtown to take some evening shots that I plan sharing over the next few days.

For today, I have a shot of the Cathédrale Marie-Reine-Du-Monde on boulevard René-Lévesque. This was yesterday’s photo of the day which, if you follow me on any of the social networks (Facebook, Google+ and Twitter), you may have already seen.

This is a wonderful place to visit and if you want a taste for what the inside is like, I did a post last year with a bunch of images and a short insight into the history of the Cathederal.

Light Trails on rue de la Gauchetière

Just around the corner is Place du Canada. I planned to shoot from the elevated walkway that leads from the square to the Place du Canada towervand the Marriott Château Champlain Hotel. Being elevated above rue de la Gauchetière, I thought it would make a great spot to shoot some car light trails.

For the first shot I added a tilt shift effect in post using Topaz Lens Effects. Lens Effects makes adding a tilt shift effect a breeze, so much easier than when I used to do it in Photoshop. It’s probably my favorite tool in the Lens Effects tool box.

 

 

 

Just before I left, I took a shot looking up at the 1000 de la Gauchetière, Place du Canada tower and Marriot Château Champlain. With the wide angle I was able to get all 3 in the frame. It was a bit hit and miss as I couldn’t see the image in the live view/viewfinder and didn’t feel like lying on the ground to compose the shot…thankfully my guess work as to where to point was not too bad.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

– Martin

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