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Canadian Parliament & Chateau Laurier - Night by Stephen Beattie

Canadian Parliament & Chateau Laurier - Night by 


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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Comments

  • Jonathan Bartlett
    Jonathan Bartlettabout 2 years ago

    Amazing. I love the reflections!

  • Thank you, Jonathan!

    – Stephen Beattie

  • John Schneider
    John Schneiderabout 2 years ago

    Beautiful! – John

  • Thank you, John! :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • Cassandra  Rush
    Cassandra Rushabout 2 years ago

    Love the colors in the water. Great job :)

  • Thank you very much, Cassandra! :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • Mike Oxley
    Mike Oxleyabout 2 years ago

    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… :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • Rick  Friedle
    Rick Friedleabout 2 years ago

    Beautiful capture!

  • Thank you, Rick! :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • Audrey Clarke
    Audrey Clarkeabout 2 years ago

  • Thanks, Audrey!

    – Stephen Beattie

  • Denitsa Dabizheva
    Denitsa Dabizhevaabout 2 years ago

    Stunning clarity and reflection, Stephen!

  • Thank you, Denitsa! I worked hard with that goal in mind! :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • Philip Johnson
    Philip Johnsonabout 2 years ago

  • Wow, awesome!!! Thank you very much, Philip! :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • rocamiadesign
    rocamiadesignabout 2 years ago

    Thank you for adding your work to The Best of RedBubble! Beautiful!

  • You’re welcome, and thank you!!! :-)

    – Stephen Beattie

  • chrissy mitchell
    chrissy mitchellabout 2 years ago

    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

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