Montreal seems at times to be the city that can find a reason to have a festival for just about anything. It's cold and dark in February? Why not create a Festival of Lights? That's exactly what they did. On Saturday, the 16th annual Montréal en Lumière came to an end. I finally made my way to the site this year and had a little fun. I always like taking long exposure photographs and the mention of a ferris wheel had me licking my chops. This being my first time to the festival, I wasn't exactly aware of how the grounds would be laid out. Knowing a little bit about how the buildings are located on the street, I had a plan on where I was hoping to place
myself, but that location was thrown out the window as soon as I arrived and saw that the view I was hoping for would be blocked by a tower that had been built for part of a zip-line ride. I noticed a little temporary pedestrian bridge that had been built for the event and thought it would be a good second choice. Luckily, I visited the festival around supper time on a Wednesday night, so there weren't that many people around for me to disturb with my tripod. I took several photographs over the next few minutes, always watching the ferris wheel as the lights on the ride would form all kinds of interesting designs. Before packing up and heading for home, I decided to wander around the site a little bit and found another location that allowed me to photograph the ferris wheel with some of the lit up buildings in the background. It was a pretty fun little outing. The photographs here are kind of repetitive, but I really like all of the patterns that show up in the wheel. The first photograph was taken at f/8, 3sec, ISO 100 at 24mm. The second photograph was taken at f/18, 4sec, ISO 100 at 55mm. Here are a couple more photographs I took that night.
f/16, 4sec, ISO 100 at 27mm
f/8, 1sec, ISO 100 at 55mm
f/16, 12sec, ISO 100 at 27mm
f/8, 1sec, ISO 100 at 55mm
It was a fun little outing. I may just have to return again next year.
the walls, which means that there is lots of open space on my walls at home. I borrowed a few frames from myself meaning that my walls are a little less colourful than usual, but it is for a good cause. Once everything was hung and I took a moment to stand back, I couldn't help but to smile. If you'll allow me to indulge my ego for a moment, the smile only got larger when the librarian not only told me that she liked my photographs, but that she remembered my last show from Greenfield Park. Yep, I was off on Cloud 9 for the rest of the day. I hope that some of you out there will find the time to pass by the library and look at my photographs. Speaking of which, I have gotten a few comments asking me 
how to get to the library. That's a fair enough question since even today I wasn't all that sure myself. So, at the bottom of this page, if I've used the proper codes, there should be a little map that will show you exactly where the library is located, and the major streets that surround the area. So, to wrap things up, the photographs are hanging, you've got a little bit of taste of what is waiting for you inside, and I've even included a little map for you all to help you get there. I really hope that some of you do make your way out to see my work. It was a huge pleasure be selected to display my photographs, and it will be my pleasure to show them to you all. Don't forget, the exhibition lasts from March 10 until April 2nd and the vernissage will take place on March 13th.
