November 17 2012

It was a nice clear night this evening so I wandered down to Old Montreal at around dusk to hunt for the picture of the day. The moon just happened to be in almost alignment with the art deco Aldred building at Place d’Armes. I took a few shots from the steps of the Court of Appeal, one exposure for the moon and a slightly longer exposure for the building. The focus could have been a little crisper, but I was quite happy how it came out

Moon rising over the Aldred building
ISO 400 – 220mm – f16 – 1/3 and 1/45 sec

If you walk down Amherst you get a great view of the Clock Tower standing at the end of the street. I don’t think I have taken a shot of the tower from here before, so here are a couple from tonight.

Clock Tower from rue Amherst
ISO 100 – 200mm – f8 – 0.5 sec

Clock Tower from rue Amherst
ISO 100 – 70mm – f8 – 2 sec

I passed over the Ville Marie Expressway on my little walkabout and with the moon high in the sky I decided to try a couple of long exposure shots.

Autoroute Ville Marie
ISO 100 – 30mm – f8 – 4 sec

Ville Marie autoroute and the Molson Brewery
ISO 100 – 30mm – f8 – 15 sec

I’ve been wanting to head back to the area known as Faubourg Québec (between the Molson Brewery and Notre Dame de Bonsecours) since my last visit during the day on October 16.

Moon reflection under rue Notre Dame
ISO 250 – 18mm – f3.5 – 1sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Notre Dame de Bonsecours from Faubourg Québec
ISO 250 – 48mm – f5.6 – 0.7 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Cirque Eloize
ISO 250 – 18mm – f6.7 – 4 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)

Faubourg Québec
ISO 250 – 28mm – f6.7 – f6

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

– Martin

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