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Some views from the Old Port of Montreal

For today’s post I have a few more shots taken during my walk around the Old Port of Montreal last Tuesday.

Between the Vieux Port de Montréal and île Sainte-Hélène lies the small outcrop of land called Parc de la Cité du Havre that, as well as being a great place to shoot the Montreal skyline, is also a popular fishing spot.

I noticed a couple of fishermen and found an angle on the Jacques-Cartier pier that enabled the Biosphére and the L’Homme sculpture by Alexander Calder to be in the frame. In post processing I added a pseudo tilt-shift using Topaz Lens Effects to give the image some depth.

Fishermen on Parc de la Cité du Havre

Fishermen on Parc de la Cité du Havre
ISO 100 – 165mm – f9 – 1/320 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

 

Another shot of the fishermen but from a slightly different angle…

 

Fisherman on Parc de la Cité du Havre

Fisherman on Parc de la Cité du Havre
ISO 100 – 260mm – f5.6 – 1/640 sec

 

A little further west from Parc de la Cité du Havre is Habitat 67 on avenue Pierre-Dupuy that was designed by Moshe Safdie for Expo 67.

Habitat 67

Habitat 67
ISO 100 – 250mm – f5.6 – 1/640 sec

 

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An interesting perspective that is possible from the car park on the King Edward Quay is of the Clock Tower behind the Terrasses Bonsecours.

Clock tower and Terrasses Bonsecours

Clock tower and Terrasses Bonsecours
ISO 100 – 300mm – f9 – 1/640 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

 

With summer over and winter fast approaching, the marina between Quai Jacques-Cartier and Quai King Edward is now vacated of boats. In the shot below, the building with the coloured glass panes in the background is the Palais de Justice.

Vacated marina

Vacated marina
ISO 100 – 70mm – f9 – 1/320 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

 

The final picture for today is of the King Edward Quay, looking down King Edward Quay street at the side of the Montreal Science Center.

King Edward Quay

King Edward Quay
ISO 100 – 70mm – f9 – 1/160 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

 

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

– Martin

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