Sunday, November 17, 2013

Famous Schwartz's smoked meat

Fujifilm X100s, f/5.6, iso 800, HDR
There is a place on Saint-Laurent Boulevard where there is almost always a line of people waiting. Nobody can quite explain, why they lining up to this particular charcuterie, as there are two others equally good nearby.
But Schwartz's is listed in every possible guidebook about Montreal as a "place to visit". The smoked meat sandwiches are indeed pretty good. And the staff is so proud of working there for years, that you can almost feel like they're saving the world.
I thought it would be funny to capture the line on the picture. The HDR developed pretty well (and yes, I was too lazy to remove artifacts created by people in motion), but I went a step further and tried  to make it look like it could happen 100 years ago in a similar sunny winter morning.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Amazing graffiti on Mile-End in Montreal

Fujifilm X100s, 1/125s @ f/5.6, iso 640

Fujifilm X100s, f/5.6, HDR
I see this graffiti on my way to work almost everyday and it always amazes me. It is black & white, yet so rich.
The first picture is the original shot of three - in black & white, just slightly enhanced in LR5. The second picture is a HDR version, post-processed further with Silver Efex.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Autumn - for as long as possible!

iPhone, Camera+, auto (+1EV)
I am still uncomfortable taking pictures with iPhone (I feel that Android phones give you more control over photos), especially in cloudy, wet days like this. But maybe it was just an effect of the long jog...
Anyway, the autumn feel could be partly restored thanks to Lightroom and Nik Color Efex Pro. I am only worried the next picture I'll take will be with lots of snow in it.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Sunrise of the eclipsed sun over Montreal

Fujifilm X100s, f/16, iso 200, HDR

This is the day of a solar eclipse and the bottom part of the sun is covered by the moon, but you can't see it on this photo. It was a rare hybrid solar eclipse which happens once in 150 years or so. Montreal got only partial eclipse though - it began before the sunrise and when the Sun finally showed up, the moon was covering only a small slice. And it was over in 15 minutes.