Montreal In Pictures

December 30 2012

Back to a snow buried Montreal after our short visit to Québec City. Montreal is still recovering from last Thursday’s record single day snow fall of 45 cm. It was a beautiful sunny winter day today but the strong wind gave a wind chill of minus 20 and caused blowing snow across the city. Not that pleasant to be walking around, but made for some nice photo’s.

So after brunching on avenue Duluth, we took a quick walk around the adjacent streets on the Plateau.

Blowing snow on rue Prince Arthur
ISO 100 – 75mm – f8 – 1/125 sec

impressive snow bank on rue Prince Arthur
ISO 100 – 90mm – f8 – 1/125 sec

Blowing snow on rue Prince Arthur
ISO 100 – 62mm – f8 – 1/125 sec

rue Prince Arthur
ISO 100 – 26mm – f4.8 – 1/250 sec

rue Prince Arthur
ISO 100 – 40mm – f4.8 – 1/750 sec

There were a lot of people on their way to enjoy some cross country skiing, although they could have skied from their front door 😉

Useful mode of transport around town
ISO 100 – 18mm – f4.8 – 1/350 sec

Useful mode of transport around town
ISO 100 – 20mm – f13 – 1/45 sec

Others had an even easier and fun way to get around town…

Best mode of transport
ISO 100 – 75mm – f16 – 1/90 sec

Cycling is probably not as fun…

Bicycle in the snow
ISO 100 – 16mm – f11 – 1/20 sec

Although you have to find your bike first !!!

Bicycle in the snow
ISO 100 – 70mm – f13 – 1/90 sec

The iconic Montreal staircases make for more shoveling after a heavy snow fall…

Plateau staircase under snow
ISO 100 – 58mm – f5 – 1/60 sec

Plateau staircase under snow
ISO 100 – 18mm – f4.8 – 1/30 sec

Plateau staircase under snow
ISO 100 – 13mm – f8 – 1/125 sec

I hope the folks living here have another entrance…

One way to deter burglary
ISO 100 – 58mm – f5 – 1/60 sec

Snow filled alley
ISO 100 – 18mm – f4.8 – 1/250 sec

Avenue Duluth
ISO 100 – 70mm – f13 – 1/125 sec

Le Plateau under snow
ISO 100 – 70mm – f16 – 1/90 sec

rue Saint Urbain
ISO 100 – 105mm – f8 – 1/60 sec

Avenue du Parc
ISO 100 – 70mm – f4.5 – 1/1000 sec

They say that after 20cm of snow the cost for snow removal is around $17 million and takes on average 4 days. With 45cm to cart away, they are saying it will take about 10 days to clear all the streets.