Mount Royal Cemetery with back-lit ice-covered tree

mount-royal-cemetery-backlit-ice-covered-treeI noticed Dale Walsh also likes photographing in Mount Royal Cemetery, an oasis of calm in the middle of Montreal. Freezing rain covered the trees with ice and then a snow storm blanketed the tombstones. I like the way the trunk hides the sun in the left image, but it peeks out in the right image. 

Original slide shot December 14, 2008 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop with Provia 100P at 1/50th at f22.

Xmas decor in Verdun #|

xmas-decor-verdun-13Most of the homes in Verdun are simple brick rowhouses that all look much the same. With limited opportunity for originality in the architecture of the home, the people of Verdun go wild decorating their homes at Xmas and Halloween.

Original image shot December 13, 2008 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop on Provia 400X exposed for 2.5 seconds at f22 with some fill flash. (There is no flash sync on the Heidoscop so I just set off the flash during the long exposure.)

Chilies and flowers in Jean Talon Market

Chilies & flowers in Jean Talon Market
Jean Talon Market is an important institution in Montreal, full of vendors of all kinds of fine foods that vary with the season. I asked the vendor in the middle of this scene if I could photograph his stand, which he agreed to while continuing to work threading garlands of chilies.

Original slide, taken August 31, 2008 with tripod mounted Heidoscop on Provia 100F at 1/20 at f25.