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Old 10-26-2006 | 12:29 PM
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what to shoot in Montreal

Guys,

I am taking a weekend trip to Montreal November 4th.
For anyone who knows the city, what are some good places to shoot pics?
Old 10-26-2006 | 01:58 PM
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Oh man... where to begin...

Montreal is beautiful from just about any angle.

I guess a good place to start is the top of Mount Royal.
Old 10-28-2006 | 09:30 AM
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the old port, the lachine canal, the market in little italy...
Old 10-28-2006 | 09:41 AM
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The cross on Mont Royal, Beaver Lake on Mont Royal, the view towards downtown from Mont Royal, street life on St Denis and Parc (hopefully never to be renamed), Notre Dame Basilica, St Joseph's Oratory, the Lachine Canal as mentioned above.

Place Jacques Cartier in Old Montreal always has something going on, though I'm guessing it's a bit chilly there these days. You'll find a shitload of random statues and sculptures throughout the city, so those could make interesting photo subjects.

If you head towards the casino, there's Habitat 67, a low cost residential project that has turned into one of the more exclusive addresses in Montreal. Both the Casino and Habitat are good subjects. The milk bottle. I can't picture where exactly it is, but you'll see it for sure around the old port area

One of the best shots I've seen of Montreal was shot looking at the McGill campus, from the bottom of Avenue McGill College, from Cathcart, which is just below St. Catherine street.

Damn, I miss Montreal
Old 11-06-2006 | 11:04 PM
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My first real outing with the camera. Please, no

Sorry for the neck breakers...I don't know how to batch process the rotation of the images.

Here are some shots:



































Old 11-06-2006 | 11:45 PM
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because of that bug in the bark, i will not be able to sleep tonight.
Old 11-06-2006 | 11:45 PM
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Nice pics! I'm overdue for a couple of trips to Canada.

irfanview is a nice and free program for batch processing (like rotating!)

- Frank
Old 11-07-2006 | 11:08 AM
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A tripod would have been nice in the church.

I really enjoy my 28-105mm as a walk around. It has a nice reach which gives you so much more freedom in framing your shots.

Most of the pictures were taken with that lens. I did take out the 50mm f1.8 in the church, but I couldn't get a wide enough view with it. It did perform better, as I was shooting with much higher ss.

Any critique on the photos would be appreciated. I am learning, so I need all the help I can get.
Old 11-07-2006 | 01:10 PM
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Nice photos!
Old 11-07-2006 | 01:22 PM
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Looks like a great trip!
Old 11-08-2006 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by badboy
A tripod would have been nice in the church.

I really enjoy my 28-105mm as a walk around. It has a nice reach which gives you so much more freedom in framing your shots.

Most of the pictures were taken with that lens. I did take out the 50mm f1.8 in the church, but I couldn't get a wide enough view with it. It did perform better, as I was shooting with much higher ss.

Any critique on the photos would be appreciated. I am learning, so I need all the help I can get.
Did you do any post processing?
Old 11-08-2006 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by waTSX
Did you do any post processing?
No post processing at all, except a resize to get it on the web.

<-- eagerly waiting for what you have to say
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