Plage Jacques Cartier after Sunset

Standard Time and the sun sets at 4:20 pm on November 7. Paulette and I were walking and shooting photos along our favourite piece of the Saint lawrence called Le parc de la Plage-Jacques-Cartier.


I took this silhouetted tree twenty minutes after the sun had set. I like the colour contrast between the cool dark blue sky and the warm salmon colour along the horizon and reflected in the water. The lamp light (which had come on just minutes before this shot) adds another dynamic element to the composition.

I took the picture in RAW mode with the white balance in the camera set to daylight (5400K). To remove the resulting overly warm colour-cast I reduced the temperature to 3400K (typical sunset value) to achieve this more faithful rendition.

For the sequence of photos leading up to this moment go to my flickr album. Hope you enjoy them.

Andrew

Our Rivière Cap-Rouge

Early morning winds and blowing snow prevented us from driving out of town for a snowshoe near Lac Beauport. Instead, I headed down to the Cap-Rouge River that runs just below our house. Since I was alone I took the time to set up my tripod and compose a series of shots highlighting the trees loaded with sticky snow. I love this natural view of the river combined with urban elements of bridge and rustic split-rail fence.
I used a hot shoe bubble level (Manfrotto #337) to guarantee a straight horizon. Pentax K10D, focal length 45 mm, f/13, 1/20 sec, ISO 100