montreal street photography

november first

i had an excellent chance to visit montreal a few weeks ago. my dad is a professor and was presenting at a education conference in montreal, so my mom and i went with. we spent a couple day walking around downtown; since i had good experiences in chicago with street photography, i made sure i had enough film with on this trip.

i shot mostly black and white. i'll just comment on a couple of these pictures, because part of the point is that the people speak for themselves.

in any case, i really like the one with the dad and his little girl. i was walking back to our hotel with my parents, and i wasn't able to get a better shot of them. had i been walking by myself, i would have invested about 20 minutes stalking this lovely pair through downtown montreal. they were so photogenic-- it was unreal!

the lady with the bicycle was a pleasant picture to take. most people don't relish you pointing a camera at them as you walk by, but this lady turned, noticed the camera, and gave a nice, pleasant smile for me. classic.

 

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name: ben okay, i have to let people know what one of my friends had to say about this picture. friend: not only do we have the dead marshes, but now the dead forests me: ? friend: it looks like ghosts walking around in a forest friend: the picture friend: your watery plastic me: really? friend: yeah, it does me: it's a resturaunt in montreal... friend: i don't see it me: you're strange friend: thanks love you too me: they had a plastic thing around the patio me: to keep out the cold and rain friend: okay, i see it now me: haha you're strange, see? friend: haha friend: well all the ripples in the plastic look like trees me: right friend: and the people are hard to see so they look kinda ghosty me: right friend: anyway i don't have to explain myself to you me: right .: dec 26

name: Lisa The dad and girl picture is neat...but they might have called the police if you stalked them for 20 minutes around downtown Montreal...just a thought :) .: jan 12

name: ben "they might have called the police if you stalked them for 20 minutes around downtown Montreal" haha, wouldn't it be fun to explain myself to a french-speaking police officer? :) .: mar 29

name: Hannah 3. really really like it... I thought someone was dumping water on the poor people at first... then I thought it was a leaky gutter, but now, now I know the truth... anyhow, still very cool :) 4, I like the chairs, but why are they tied? Set the chairs free! 7, the lines from the street add great dimensions... I like. 8, it has a cool feel to it. (is that an artsy word or what....) yeah, a cool feel. 10, wow. I really really like this one. great people perspective and depth of field. .: sep 03

name: ailson i like how the 4th one is black and white GOOD chose!good job ben .: dec 19