The Commons Chamber, Ottawa
Canada’s Parliament in Ottawa is the legislative body of the country and is made up of the Canadian Monarch, represented by the Governor General, the Commons and the Senate. You can take a free tour of the Parliament Buildings and visit the chambers they use which are located in the Center Block of the Parliament Buildings. It is sometimes called the Green Chamber as opposed to the Senate’s Red Chamber.
 The Commons Chamber, Ottawa |
 The Commons Chamber, Ottawa |
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Bonsecours Market, Montreal
Bonsecours Market, Montreal (In French: Marché Bonsecours) is a public market in the old part of Montreal. It was built in 1847 and served as the city’s main market for many years.
 Bonsecours Market, Montreal |
 Bonsecours Market, Montreal |
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Ottawa Panorama
While visiting Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, we had a most amazing day of weather with very deep blue skies and streams of light cloud. I took a series of shots to make this panorama. It is 5 sets of 3 shots with each set given an HDR treatment to bring out the range of the original scene. The resulting 5 images were joined in Photoshop under the Photomerge process.
The resulting image has a natural print dimension of 77 inches by 13 inches (195 cm. X 33 cm.). It shows the Parliament buildings on the left, followed by the National Archives building, the Ottawa River, the Museum of Civilization with the Canadian flag in front and the Alexandra Bridge on the right side.
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The Biodome, Montreal
At least that’s what it looks like to me. It actually started out as a velodrome for Montreal’s 1976 Olympics. It was also used for the judo competitions.
Between 1989 and 1992, renovations took place that transformed it into a nature exhibit housing exhibits of the South American rain forest, North American forest, the estuary habitat of the St. Laurence, and the Arctic and Antarctic. It is known as the Biodome. Unfortunately we never saw the exhibits as the workers were on strike. The overhead shots were taken from the tower of the Olympic Stadium.
 The Biodome, Montreal |
 The Biodome, Montreal |
 The Biodome, Montreal |
 The Biodome, Montreal |
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Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal
I love to visit great churches when I travel and Montreal has one of the best, the Notre-Dame Basilica. The church is located in Old Montreal, and there has been a church at the site since the mid 17th century, initially a small one run by the Jesuits. The present building was constructed in the 1820s.
In my opinion the most impressive part of the ornate interior is the rich blue background which sets off the many yellow gold features.
 Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal |
 Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal |
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The Rogers Center (Skydome)
Open in 1989 as the Skydome, it has been home to Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays as well as Canadian Football’s Toronto Argonauts. It was the first stadium with a full retractable motorized roof as well as including a 348 room hotel. After purchase by Rogers Communication, it was renamed the Rogers Center, an unfortunate change in my opinion.
Adjacent to the stadium is the CN Tower, the bird’s eye view below was taken from it.
View from the CN Tower
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Toronto Skyline
There are three Ferrys which make the short trip to the Toronto Islands and they are an excellent platform to photograph the Toronto Skyline as they pull away. This view shows the CN Tower on the left and the financial towers of the city center near the right. Most of the front buildings lining the shore are condominiums.
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Toronto cows
Another shot of Toronto on an early Sunday morning. This herd of metal cows permanently grazes in the canyons of the bank buildings.
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Panama Street Scene
Over the top? Yes, I admit it but sometimes its fun to just play with the color and graphics of an image.
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St. James Cathedral, Toronto
The site where the present cathedral of St. James sits has had church buildings present, going back to 1807 shortly after the Town of York was established. The first wooden building was ransacked by the Americans during the War of 1812, and was eventually replaced by a stone structure in 1833. After a fire in 1849, the present cathedral was built and it is magnificent both inside and out. It also allows visitors unlike many churches which open only for services.
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