backtracking - Facebook Photography outing 3 Nov 2007

OK This one is pretty long. Let me start by saying I do NOT think all of these photos are of great quality. Why, then, am I posting them? ...Because many were experiments and others I like just because they document the day.

This was our first time meeting people from the group, except for Huge, who we already knew and who is basically the organizer. I really feel like I made 10 new friends that day. They were all SO nice and how cool is it that in this day and age we have online social networking, making it oh so easy for us all to keep in touch! :)

We stopped in China Town first to grab some dim sum. Happened upon this protest after we ate, while we were on our way to the metro to go to Parc Jean Drapeau.

These 2 are just to show a neat effect Steve showed me. I don't think I'll be using it to this extreme, but with it so noticeable in the 2nd photo, you can see what the effect is.

without the effect
with it
Protesters left the square just after we did and walked past us.

We later found out that this mural had just been painted earlier that day! I was playing around in Lightroom and came up with this (the actual mural isn't so vivid)

Blurry, I know. This wasn't really a planned shot, but I liked the way the passing lights illuminated the graffiti scratched into the metro window.
Our group leaving the metro. I'll get it crisper next time.
Berries on a wall in Parc Jean Drapeau
(also at www.jessdismont.deviantart.com)
Love her hair.
(also at www.jessdismont.deviantart.com)
Really big, really cool structure that one of the guys with us climbed!
everyone minus me.. didn't take the time to deal with the timer

This one looked pretty retro right off the camera so I enhanced it a bit for fun. I like retro looking shots with warm tones, but I haven't really experimented much with them. Typical reeds shot. Could be sharper.

I thought her hood would look good with the puffs on the reeds behind her. I think I can make this photo a bit better but I haven't taken the time yet.
Typical Steve shot ;)
The limping Seagull.
Wish I'd had a slightly faster shutter speed... wasn't ready for it to fly yet!
Greedy, fat squirrels.



Not crisp at all, I know but I just thought it was pretty neat that the woman walked into my shot, causing that trail.
Going home.

Tibetan Bazaar

Went to a Tibetan Bazaar last weekend with 2 friends (planned on going with the Facebook Photography group, but was too tired to go when they went earlier in the day!)

Didn't really get any killer shots, but here they are anyway. My fave was actually taken on the way home!

Cute kid.

Pretty fabrics... I bought a lovely scarf... I'll have to take a photo of it.

Cute little lady (not a great shot, I know)

Not really sure what this is... anyone know? It looked cool though...

Really nice and friendly people who ran one of the stalls. They gave me an information sheet and invited me to come to their Tibetan Centre to take photos one day when they're practicing (or whatever the correct term is within Buddhism)

These are statues of goddesses they were selling. I think this is Tarah but I forget which one.

Pretty sure this is white Tarah.
(corrections welcome!)

Translation, anyone?

My favourite shot of the day (except one I haven't processed yet). The girl sitting on the right was a nice surprise when I looked at the shots (I got ready with my exposure settings etc and the angle I wanted and put the camera on rapid fire when the train got to a good point, so of course I wasn't 100% sure if I got the perfect shot).

This last image can also be seen at www.jessdismont.deviantart.com

backtracking - Mount Royal

A few slightly older photos from my very first (official) walk up the mountain... even though I've been living in Montreal for 5 years now!

Went up with Sheida on an abnormally (and pleasantly) warm day (21 Oct) and took a few shots. Also met a girl named Lindsay who I'm sure was in my psych 101 class back in 2002.. she took a few photos of Sheida and I for us.

Didn't really take the time to take any artistic shots as we were in a bit of a rush, but I still want to document this day in my blog! :)

The leaves were a lovely colour... just about to fall.

I know there's a massive shadow across Sheida's face, but I still like it despite its flaws and Steve agrees there's something interesting about it.
I tried a slightly more retro effect than usual to accentuate the warm colours.
This is a really spontaneous photo. I saw how cool her hair was, blowing in the wind, called her name.. she turned around and voila!

A few more of Sheida.

Handed my camera over to Sheida for her debut as a photographer ;)
(I did the post processing)

Me looking geeky in my hat...

Decided to remove it and brave the hat head hair!


Trying to make it better with glasses AND hat off.

Photo of us that Lindsay, the girl we met, took. (post processing by me)

Will hopefully soon post the more artistic photos I took the next weekend when Steve and I went up the mountain.