“The Trees of the Forest and the Morningstar in the East”

“Moosehead”

“The True North Strong and Free”

“With Glowing Hearts We See Thee Rise”

“Standin’ Tall”

“Canadian Peacock”

“Happy Canada Day!” – Bronze maple leaf emblem on the doors of Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, England

“Seeing Red”

  

Peanuts Version

  

“Even Miller Can’t Believe It” – Snow on the ground in April

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“Happy Canada Day!” – Perfect green maple leaf, Rouge Valley Park, Toronto

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“Take Me Out to the Cricket Pitch”

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“Decisions, Decisions” – Rainbow Bridge border crossing, Niagara Falls, NY

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“R.I.P. M.L.F.” – The remaining stump of the tree that inspired Alexander Muir to pen The Maple Leaf Forever

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“Ready To Launch” – Canada helmet, flea market, Leslieville

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“Before & After” – This is how a REAL Canadian cooks food during a snowstorm

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Montreal – An Eastern Circumnavigation Video

This is a time-lapse video of a car trip I made around the eastern half of Île de Montréal in December of 2009.

The music track is “Comme des Enfants” by Cœur de Pirate  from her 2008 self-titled debut album. It and her recently released sophomore album “Blonde” are available on iTunes.

This video was shot with Canon 5D mark II using a 28mm f/1.8 lens and a MacGyvered/ghetto rig that involved my Induro tripod, Manfrotto head and using my laptop bag as a mounting weight. Here’s a picture of the setup:

Montreal Circumnavigation Camera Rig
Montreal Circumnavigation Camera Rig
You can trace my route around Montreal on this Google Map:

Map of route
Some of the geographic highlights:

A & O – Start and End points of the journey dominated by the large yellow house on the North-East corner of Gouin & Saint-Laurent

D – Gouin Est & 28e Av features a float-plane parking lot on the north side

F – Is the Rue Bureau Cul-de-Sac at the eastern tip of Montreal

J – Caserne Letourneux – a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright-style building at the corner of Notre-Dame and Letourneux

K & L – Passing under the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and heading into the Ville-Marie Expressway Tunnel

N – Schwartz’s – home of the world’s greatest sandwich

“It’s All About the William Lyon Mackenzie King-sians” – $50 Bill via TiltShift Generator @takayukifukatsu

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“Springtime In Canada!” – My backyard in 5cm of freshly fallen snow, Toronto

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Black and white image created with TiltShift Generator.

 

“Happy Canada Day!” – Unintentionally patriotic gallery patron, AGO, Toronto

This image was not a “happy accident”. I had just finished looking at this magnifying glass art piece when I saw a plaid-wearing gallery patron making the rounds. I staked-out my spot for about a minute before he finally walked past and I snapped this shot.

“Canadian Flag” Coronation Park, Toronto

“Peace Tower” – Ottawa