When I was down in the Old Port Thursday night shooting the sunset at Bonsecours Basins, I was very pleased to see that at last the Quai des Convoyeurs was now open following restoration work.
I can’t actually recall if/when the quay was open to the public, but it is certainly great to have a new perspective to take shots from. Unfortunately the tower will not be accessible due to safety concerns. A shame since I think the top would provide some nice views of Montreal đ
The marine tower at the end of the quay – the last of its kind in the port of Montreal – was built in mid-1950s and was used for unloading grain from boats to the grain elevators. At the time, there were two marine towers on the Conveyor Quay. If interested, a bit more information is available over on the Old Port of Montreal website.
The quay and tower were featured in the final scenes of the QuĂ©bec film Bon Cop Bad Cop – a great film if you haven’t seen it !.
Quai des convoyeurs Night shot
ISO 400 – 20mm – f14 – 6 secs
Montreal skyline at night from Quai des Convoyeurs
ISO 400 – 17mm – f11 – 6 secs
I was interested to check it out during daylight, so this afternoon I made another quick visit.
Quai des Convoyeurs tower
ISO 100 – 20mm – f5.6 – 1/800 sec
Quai des Convoyeurs tower
ISO 100 – 17mm – f5.3 – 1/200 sec
As I mentioned, it isn’t possible to enter the tower itself and there is a large fence preventing you getting up very close. I was able to get the camera under a section of fence though to at least manage a closer view.
Quai des Convoyeurs tower
ISO 100 – 20mm – f5.6 – 1/800 sec
Quai des Convoyeurs tower
ISO 100 – 18mm – f11 – 1/200 sec
One nice thing about the quay opening is that it gives a slightly new vantage point to shoot the city skyline from.
Montreal skyline from the Quai des Convoyeurs
ISO 100 – 15mm – f11 – 1/200 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)
Montreal skyline from the Quai des Convoyeurs
ISO 100 – 70mm – f11 – 1/125 sec
Montreal skyline from the Quai des Convoyeurs
ISO 100 – 14mm – f11 – 1/200 sec
I tried a slightly longer exposure to soften the clouds a bit…
Montreal skyline from the Quai des Convoyeurs
ISO 100 – 14mm – f25 – 1/25 sec
One particular new view is of the Palais de Justice building behind the King Edward Quay and Montreal Science Center.
Palais de Justice building
ISO 100 – 70mm- f11 – 1/125 sec (-2ev/0/+2ev)
Palais de Justice building
ISO 100 – 116mm – f11 – 1/125 sec
I hope you agree – another great addition to the Old Port.
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.
– Martin