Yesterday was another snowy day here in Montreal. It wasn’t snowing heavily, so I headed up to Van Horne Avenue in Mile End with the intent on getting some shots of the railway line that runs alongside the Saint Lawrence warehouse.

But before I reached my destination, I grabbed a shot of the old Bovril building (built in 1922) on the corner of avenue du Parc and avenue Van Horne.

Bovril building
ISO 200 – 70mm – f6.3 – 1/500 sec

I came across this old vintage car buried in snow and had to pause to get a few shots. I don’t know what model of car this is, but I liked how the colour of the car was replicated in the paintwork of the building window frames behind.

Vintage car under snow
ISO 200 – 17mm – f5.3 – 1/3200 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Vintage car under snow
ISO 200 – 18mm – f5.6 – 1/2000 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

I thought afterward, this could make for a great night shot, so I may have to head up there again soon.

Saint Lawrence warehouse on ave Van Horne
ISO 200 – 15mm – f5.6 – 1/2000 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

There are quite a few gaps in the fence that run alongside the rail track, so was pretty easy to gain access to the tracks.

Saint Lawrence warehouse
ISO 200 – 10mm – f5.6 – 1/500 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Saint Lawrence warehouse
ISO 200 – 14mm – f5.6 -1/800 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Just as I was about to leave the rail track, a horn blasted and a freight train rolled by.

Canadian Pacific 8835
ISO 200 – 14mm – f5.6 – 1/200 sec

Canadian Pacific 8835
ISO 200 – 14mm – f5.6 – 1/200 sec

Saint Lawrence warehouse from below blvd Rosemont
ISO 200 – 15mm – f5.6 – 1/800 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Having got my shots, I decided to head back down avenue du Parc.

I was hoping to get some candid shots of people (Mile End is a great place for street photography) but I think the snow was keeping many indoors. I did however see this sign that reminded me of the sight test at the opticians – So I intentionally made the shot slightly out of focus 😉

What is Adam
ISO 200 – 85mm – f5.6 – 1/500 sec

The snow was beginning to slow as I stopped to take a picture on avenue Laurier. I wanted to get a shot of the snow in focus and the background blurred. It was a bit hit and miss but I like how it came out, although it would have been nice if the flakes were bigger.

Avenue Laurier
ISO 200 – 86mm – f5 – 1/2500 sec

Just as I reached the corner with boulevard Saint-Joseph the sun tried to appear from behind the clouds. With snow still falling the sun made for a nice atmospheric shot.

Corner of Blvd Saint Joseph and ave du Parc
ISO 200 – 11.5mm – f9 – 1/320 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

The final shot for today was taken at the corner of avenue Nelson and avenue Villeneuve. This corner is just inside the Outremont district that is considered to be the Francophone equivalent to the anglophone Westmount. Both neighborhoods have some wonderful homes and mansions and I should try to visit each more to document the architectural styles found in each.

Corner of Nelson and Villeneuve
ISO 200 – 10mm – f6.3 – 1/400 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Although I had walked quite a way already, the clouds seemed to be clearing and I hoped the sun may treat us to a nice sunset, so I headed up Mount Royal. The sunset didn’t happen, but I did manage to get quite a few more shots which I will share another time.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

– Martin

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