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Montreal day 4 – music, a long walk in the park and unexpected events
What a great way to start Sunday! A mimosa with eggs benedict at Modavie while being serenaded by a trio playing jazz standards. Today’s weather was much improved over yesterday’s for my journey to the top of Mount Royal. I took the bus to the Jacques Étienne Cartier Monument hoping to catch some tam-tams in…
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Montreal day 3 – art and theatre in the rain
Before I left Vancouver, I had a serious discussion with myself about whether to shoot with my iPhone 16 pro or my Nikon Z50 in Montreal. I opted for the iPhone as it’s easy to carry and takes passable images. I love the raindrops on the window in this one. Click on the image for…
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Montreal day 2 – photos, a walk and a dinner to remember
A opening request: I love receiving your comments and would love to know who is making them. Unless you have a WordPress account, your message is posted by Anonymous. Please sign your comments with your name, or first name, or even just your initials. Thanks! The McCord Stewart Museum is a delightful photography museum in…
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Montreal day 1 – a travel day
Sometimes the act of travel is a joy and sometimes not so much. But arriving is always fabulous. Canada was meteorologically consistent today. I left Vancouver in overcast-trying-to-drizzle condtions and arrived in Montreal in same. Our multicultural spirit survived the poor weather though. At Vancouver airport, announcements were made in English, then French. Once we…
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Gaspé Gannets
I have been a fan of photographer Christopher Dodds for some time. He makes amazing images of birds and animals and – hurrah! – he conducts workshops! With much excitement I am heading to Percé on the Gaspé Peninsula for a three-day gannet shooting workshop which promises to be pretty instructive. I photographed gannets when…
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A final day in Florence
We ran out of weather luck today – it POURED all day long. I was so happy not to be on a walking tour asking me to look up up up! Gillian and I, the Uffizi’s top hits list in hand thanks to the wonderful art historian, Emily Moloney, viewed her recommended paintings. The Uffizi…
