It's been almost a year since My Lovely Assistant and I packed up the Head Office for a larger upgrade. The previous head office found me within walking distance of two iconic local bridges and with a clear view of the skyscrapers of downtown Montreal. The one thing near me that can stand next to those would be the Paroisse Saint-Hubert. It's a large church that I first discovered last year while photographing some outdoor concerts that were taking place on the front steps. I rediscovered the church during some of the morning walks I've been taking with The Heir Apparent. With some of the leaves having already fallen, it offered a clearer view of the church. After taking the photographs, I decided to look into the building a bit more and discovered that it was officially consecrated in 1859 after two years of construction. The two men who were behind the project, Laurent Benoît and Moïse Vincent, along with their wives, Aglaë Vincent and Marie-Théophile Benoit, are buried in the two crypts of the Church. Also, according to legend, it was Saint Lambert who baptized his protégé, Saint Hubert. So, when the Saint-Hubert Church was officially opened, it was decided to be named after Saint Hubert, as the church in Saint-Lambert had been named after Saint Lambert just a few years prior, continuing the tradition of one following the other. Interesting stuff. The first photograph was taken at f/16, 1/80sec, ISO 100 at 63mm. Here are a couple more photographs.
f/16, 1/80sec, ISO 100 at 45mm
f/16, 1/80sec, ISO 100 at 31mm
f/16, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 28mm
A little bit of photography and a history lesson to go along with it. I was considering going back on another day to redo the second photograph with less cars, but with the weather we had this week, all of the leaves are already gone. A project that will have to wait for next year, God willing.😇
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