This is a view of the Canadian Parliament Building & the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, taken from across the Ottawa River on the steps of the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec, Canada.
PENTAX K20D, smc PENTAX-DA star 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF]SDM @ 50mm.
This HDR was taken as a series of 5 exposures; 1.5 seconds, 4 seconds, 10 seconds, and 30 seconds (x2) (-3 ev, -1.5 ev, 0 ev, 1.5 ev, and 3 ev) all at ISO 800 and f16 on the evening of 5/12/2011 at about 9:30 PM. Four of the exposures were combined in Bracketeer to create this natural looking HDR image.
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stephen beattie, pentax k20d, ottawa, canada, parliament, dusk, reflection, river, chateau laurier
Stephen Beattie is a full time fine art photographer living in Burlington, VT. His BA is from St. Lawrence University and his MBA is from UVM. His preferred subjects are waterfalls, models, animals, Vermont landscapes, and scenes in National Parks.
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Amazing. I love the reflections!
Thank you, Jonathan!
– Stephen Beattie
Beautiful! – John
Thank you, John! :-)
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Love the colors in the water. Great job :)
Thank you very much, Cassandra! :-)
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Marvellous capture of two of Ottawa’s famous landmarks, Stephen. Great angle – not your typical view!
Thank you, Mike!! I was looking for the best angle, with water, that would eliminate some construction just to the right of Parliament… :-)
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Beautiful capture!
Thank you, Rick! :-)
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Thanks, Audrey!
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Stunning clarity and reflection, Stephen!
Thank you, Denitsa! I worked hard with that goal in mind! :-)
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Wow, awesome!!! Thank you very much, Philip! :-)
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Thank you for adding your work to The Best of RedBubble! Beautiful!
You’re welcome, and thank you!!! :-)
– Stephen Beattie
OMG!! WOW !!
fantastic shot ! :-)
well done you
Don’t think I’ve ever had an “OMG” before!!! Thank you very much, Chrissy! You’re too kind! :-)
– Stephen Beattie