Natrel Fire On Ice At Vieux Port de Montreal

Fireworks are mostly thought of as a Summer activity, but why limit a good thing to one season.  As part of the Winter activities down at the Old Port of Montreal, a fireworks display goes off every Saturday night from the middle of December to early January.  It's called Fire on Ice and is put on by the Natrel dairy and Van Houtte coffee companies.  I went to a parking lot on Ile Sainte-Hélène in order to get the view that you see.  It really is a great spot as you not only get the explosions of the fireworks and the buildings, but you get some nice reflection of those two things on the water as well. The explosions aren't quite as big, but they are just as colourful.  As a bonus, the lights of the city of Montreal serve as a very nice supporting guest in the photographs.  I have been 'politely' asked to leave this spot in the past, but security decided to leave the few of us who had gathered for the show alone on this night.  The first photograph was taken at f/16, 10sec, ISO 100 at 27mm and cropped at 12" x 4" in order to fit in more of the city because I like those wide angle style photographs.  The second photograph was taken at f/16, 13sec, ISO 100 at 27mm and the third photograph was taken at f/16, 13sec, ISO 100 at 27mm.  Here are a few more photographs that I took of the show.

f/16, 13sec, ISO 100 at 27mm

f/16, 20sec, ISO 100 at 27mm

f/16, 6sec, ISO 100 at 27mm

It might just be a case of my imagination getting away from me, but the fifth photograph makes me think of a light monster walking towards the city.  An illuminated Godzilla if you will.  In any event, there will be three more of these shows, head out to see them if you're interested and in the area.