Dilettante Photography: Retrospective

Went to F1 Grand du Canada and witnessed the Ferrari Challenge. The Ferrari drivers were definitely enthusiastic in their driving which the crowd certainly appreciated. Photographed with EOS 1Dx using the Canon EF 80-200 f/2.8 L at 200 with the shutter speed of 1/800th of a second at the aperture of f/5.6 at ISO 100. Used evaluative metering with selective focus. ‪#‎Ferrari ‪#‎Challenge ‪#‎F1 ‪#‎Grand ‪#‎Prix ‪#‎Canada #motor #sport ‪#circuit #Gilles #Villeneuve #‎Canon

HDR rendition on Chinese Lantern Festival at Botanical Gardens in Montreal, Quebec. Seven shots at one stop interval from -3 to +3 stops, blended together and then converted to black and white. The garden of light over the lake. Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8 II L at 23. Set to evaluative metering with the aperture at f/11 with the ISO of 100. ‪#‎Botanical ‪#‎Gardens ‪#‎Chinese ‪#‎Garden ‪#‎Light ‪#‎Montreal #Canon

Part of Place Des Arts in downtown Montreal. Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark I with the Canon EF 28-80 f/2.8-4 L at 50. The aperture set to f/3.5 at the shutter speed of 0.3 seconds with the ISO at 100. Metering set to centre weighted. #Montreal #lights #outdoor #Canon

Caterpillar in my backyard in Roxboro Quebec. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds using the Canon MP-E 65 at 3x magnification illuminated with the Canon MR-14EX. ISO 100 at the aperture of f/16 at the shutter speed of 1/250th of a second using centre weighted metering focused manually. ‪#‎caterpillar ‪#‎backyard ‪#‎macro #MP-E ‪#‎Canon ‪#‎nature

Snow Leopard at Granby Zoo. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 500 f/4 IS L. ISO 200 at the aperture of f/4 at the shutter speed of 1/400th of a second using evaluative metering with the focus point on the right eye. ‪#‎Snow‬ ‪#‎Leopard‬ ‪#‎Granby‬ ‪#‎Zoo‬ ‪#‎Canon‬ ‪#‎nature‬

Snowy Owl at the Ecomuseum in Sainte Anne de Bellevue (Montreal Island). Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 80-200 f/2.8 L at 200. ISO 200 at the aperture of f/5.6 at the shutter speed of 1/125 of a second using evaluative metering with the focus point on the on the left eye. #Snowy #Owl #Ecomuseum #nature ‪#‎Canon

Photographed at Importfest in downtown Montreal using the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II with the Canon EF 85 f/1.2 II L. At aperture of f/1.2 with the shutter speed of 1/640th of a second at the ISO of 1600 with the focus point on right her eye using evaluative metering.

Photographed at Importfest in downtown Montreal using the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II with the Canon EF 85 f/1.2 II L. At aperture of f/1.2 with the shutter speed of 1/320th of a second at the ISO of 1600 with the focus point on left her eye using evaluative metering. ‪#‎Importfest ‪#‎lingerie ‪#‎model ‪#‎Montreal ‪#‎Canon

Photographed at the D Moment show at the Montreal Mode & Design using the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II with the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. At the aperture of f/1.4 with the shutter speed of 1/2000th of a second at ISO of 200 with the focus point linked to focus point and the spot meter on the sun glasses. ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎Design‬ ‪#‎festival‬ ‪#‎fashion‬ #Canon

A shot from the Mouvement show at Montreal Mode & Design festival. Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 85 f/1.2 II L. At aperture of f/1.2 with the shutter speed of 1/125th at the ISO of 400 with the focus point linked to focus point on the left most umbrella. ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎Design‬ ‪#‎festival‬ ‪#‎fashion‬

Day two at the Festival Mode & Design Montreal doing some crowd surveillance. Just another photographer waiting for something interesting to happen. Oh the ennui ; Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 85 f/1.2 II L. ISO 200 at the aperture of f/1.2 at the shutter speed of 1/1250th of a second using spot metering linked to the focus point which is at her eye. ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Fashion‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎photographer‬ ‪#‎Canon‬

A sentimental favourite of mine, ANA Popovic at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal . Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark I using the Canon EF 85 f/1.2 II L. ISO 200 at the aperture of f/1.8 at the shutter speed of 1/640th of a second using centre weighted metering. Focus point on the left hand. ‪#‎Ana‬ ‪#‎Popovic‬ ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Jazz‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎music‬ ‪#‎Canon‬ ‪#‎Fender‬ ‪#‎Guitar‬ ‪#‎fivedayblackandwhitechallenge‬

Day four at the Festival Mode & Design Montreal at the Guess & Marciano show. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 28-80 f/2.8-4 L at 38. ISO 400 at the aperture of f/7.1 at the shutter speed of 1/250th of a second using spot metering linked to the focus point which is on her eye. Illuminated with the Metz 76MZ5. ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Fashion‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎Canon‬

Day two of the Festival Mode & Design Montreal at the Destination Place Ville Marie show. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. ISO 400 at the aperture of f/1.4 at the shutter speed of 1/500th of a second using spot metering linked to the focus point on the right Geisha’s umbrella. ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Fashion‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎fivedayblackandwhitechallenge‬ ‪#‎Canon‬

Day two of the Festival Mode & Design Montreal at the D Moment show. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. ISO 200 at the aperture of f/1.4 at the shutter speed of 1/800th of a second using spot metering linked to the focus point which is at her eye. ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Fashion‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎fivedayblackandwhitechallenge‬ ‪#‎Canon‬

Day three at the Festival Mode & Design Montreal at the Dynamite show. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. ISO 400 at the aperture of f/1.4 at the shutter speed of 1/125th of a second using spot metering linked to the focus point which is on her back end. ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Fashion‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎fivedayblackandwhitechallenge‬ ‪#‎Canon‬

Day two at the Montreal Fashion and Design Festival at the Re Mode show. Photographed with Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. ISO 400 at the aperture of f/1.4 at the shutter speed of 1/800th of a second using spot metering linked to the focus point which is on the the head of the model to the right. ‪#‎International‬ ‪#‎Festival‬ ‪#‎Montreal‬ ‪#‎Fashion‬ ‪#‎Mode‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎Canon‬

Day two of four at the Montreal Mode & Design festival. A shot from the D Moment show. Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. At aperture of f/1.4 with the shutter speed of 1/1250th at the ISO of 200 with the focus point linked to the spot meter to the back of the head of the model.  ‪#‎Montreal #Mode #Design #festival #fashion #Canon

The Montreal Mode & Design festival at the new location, Place des Festivals. This was at the end of the Mouvement show. Photographed with the Canon EOS 1Ds mark II using the Canon EF 35 f/1.4 L. At the aperture of f/1.4 with the shutter speed of 1/640th at the ISO of 400 with the metering set to spot linked to the AF point.  ‪#‎Montreal ‪#‎Mode ‪#‎Design ‪#‎festival ‪#‎fashion ‪#‎Canon ‪#‎Mouvement

The Montreal Mode & Design festival at its original location before they moved to Place des Festivals. This was at the end of the Jacob show. Photographed with my first DLSR, the Canon EOS 1Ds using the Canon EF 85 f/1.2 II L. At the aperture of f/1.8 with the shutter speed of 1/250th at the ISO of 640 with the metering set to centre weighted.  ‪#‎Montreal ‪#‎Mode ‪#‎Design ‪#‎festival ‪#‎fashion ‪#‎Canon ‪#‎lingerie