Montreal In Pictures

July 8 2012

I spotted this little sad fellow all alone on a fence surrounding the playground on parc Jeance-Mance. He probably wasn’t as sad as the kid who left him behind though…I hope they are re-united soon.

A forlorn bear at Parc Jeanne-Mance
ISO 100 – 70mm – f5.3 – 1/200 sec

Or maybe I was wrong and the bear was just counting to 10 in a game of hide and seek…guess we will never know 🙁

Playing hide and seek maybe?
ISO 100 – 80mm – f16 – 1/40 sec

Leaving the bear behind, I headed on over to the Sunday ritual of Tam Tams at the George-Étienne Cartier Monument on Mount Royal. Although I’ve shot the Tam Tams before, each Sunday can be different, depending on the weather, the crowds and musicians in attendance. There was a pretty good turnout today but not so many ‘interesting’ characters as there are sometimes. Still, I managed a couple of candid people shots. If you are into street photography and find yourself in Montreal, I highly recommend visiting the Tam Tams on a Sunday.

Crossing on avenue du Parc
ISO 100 – 18mm – f5 – 1/250 sec

Tam Tam player on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 70mm – f5.3 – 1/125 sec

Tam Tams on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 10mm – f7.1 – 1/200 sec

Tam Tams on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 17mm – f5.3 – 1/200 sec

Dancing to the Tam Tams on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 220mm – f5.3 – 1/400 sec

A spectator at the weekly Tam Tams on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 165mm – f5 – 1/1600 sec

a vendor at the weekly Tam Tams on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 12mm – f5 – 1/800 sec

a vendor at the weekly Tam Tams on Mount Royal
ISO 100 – 200mm – f5.3 – 1/250 sec

My girlfriend is off work next week and we’ve decided to go up to Québec city tomorrow for a few days and then visit Ottawa on Wednesday, so next couple of day’s I look forward to sharing pictures from somewhere other than Montreal. Both are close (a few hours drive) to Montreal, so are ideal places to visit if you live or plan a trip here. I’ll try to post some images each day, but if I don’t get time, expect a full update on Thursday.

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