Bikes and Buildings

Here are the last two "random" pictures from the city of Nijmegen. Inside the "Kink Expo" was an old church and some architectural art.

Boston Parks Scenery

Here are a few more of the great scenic points that I found in the short time that I had wandering around the city. The first two images are of Boston Public Gardens, one looking back towards the downtown core and the other a prominent statue in the park. The third is of an interesting "building contrast" that is not far away from the Boston Library of the two previous posts. The front (this is the side) of the church was MUCH more interesting but unfortunately it there was construction. Nonetheless I liked the contrast of this church and the tall office buildings in the back.

Boston Public Gardens


Statue in Boston Public Gardens


Building Contrast in Boston

Montreal Church Landscape

Don't ask me why, but these last two pictures from Montreal are by far my favourites from the group. The two HDR's here just seem to have the look that I love in a landscape HDR. What do you think? These definitely go into favourites folder of all the images that I have made of the last little while.

Church Courtyard


Front Yard

Contrast

What I like best about this HDR image isn't the classic well kept look of the grounds surrounding this Montreal church, but rather the contrast that is portrayed in the image. There is a flagrant difference between the architecture employed in the church and its surroundings compared to the blatant modern buildings which are all around it.

Montreal Church Contrast

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral

Here are a few images from the Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral or Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde in Montreal. While wandering Montreal we went into the church to admire the amazing architecture that often "plagues" majestic churches such as this. I love photographing these places as the beauty and architecture does all the work for me.

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral


Resting Place

Street Photography

After Quebec city, the next place that I took pictures was while wandering around downtown Montreal. Although there are many photogenic parts of Montreal, the next few posts and the majority of the pictures I took that afternoon focused on the churches of the area. This picture was too interesting to pass up and I even got past my slight discomfort of taking pictures of random strangers *coughwithouttheirconsentcough* to get it. This image had a name before I even got a chance to jump out from the bushes to snap the shot ... Sanctuary.

Sanctuary

Non-Traditional

This is probably one of the most well recognized landmarks (both of them) in downtown Ottawa. The church stands tall and majestic surrounded by museums and parks. The traditional way of photographing a church is to focus in on this beauty, colour, and grandeur; this photography does none of that. Both by framing the church with a giant spider(?) outside of the museum, using monochrome, and putting it in the background, I have "deprived" this church photo of everything that usually makes it "beautiful". Despite this ... I find this image quite interesting! It just shows that you can risk to "break the mold" every now and then.

Non-Traditional Image of a Church in Ottawa