Today's Blog features images from our latest architectural works : Montréal Métro - The Montreal Harbour Bridge / Montsarrat, Pratley & Strauss (La Travée Centrale) - http://convozine.com/montrealmetro/36954 - & Montréal Métro - The Montreal Harbour Bridge Casino - http://convozine.com/montrealmetro/36970 -
Cityscapes has become for us a discipline through which we have built a reputation over the years. But most importantly we have succeeded in improving our Photography through the art of cityscapes. Perspective, composition, depth of field, auto-focus, light, white balance, post production editing and every other technical matter is solicited in the performing of cityscapes Photography. Only speed isn't required unless you are on a commission with a tight deadline.
For this fine subject we have published two fine art Photography series in Cityscapes style of the Bridge in our Convozine platform Zines (see links above). The imposing and elegant structure can produce quite the spectacular results. The Cantilever span rises more then 100 meters above the Saint-Laurence river at its highest point and the building supporting the center of the bridge on the Sainte-Hélène Island is a beautiful and imposing art deco piece from which access ramps spring. The building was intended to become a world class casino in the original 1924 project. Local authorities opposed the Casino project back then so its vocation was changed to a community building & reception hall. It was even used as a munitions depot for the Canadian Army during the second world war. The whole of the bridge infrastructure is a wealth for Photography but it nevertheless poses several challenges due to its poor accessibility on foot and its extremely cluttered environment. The Montreal island side of the Bridge is partially impeached of free access by the Notre-Dame street highway style Boulevard and the Port of Montreal. Moreover, the perspective from the foot of the bridge on that bank, the only truly accessible spot, isn't a very good one. On the other side of the main span is Saint-Hélène Island where the center of the bridge sits a top the casino building. From there the accessibility is somewhat easier and broader along the shore, but the terrain is treacherous, steep and dangerous, and cluttered with city installations, buildings and the Six Flag amusement park. It is nevertheless workable with lots of walking and experience with the area. That is where we worked from. The Perspective from a boat on the river or from a high rise in the city is possibly the only other perspective that would be best for capturing the tremendous span in the light of dusk. There is one more excellent perspective point for this bridge. But we will keep the secret for ourselves and exploit this point of view during the coming spring when the renaming of the Montreal Harbour Bridge to The Jacques Cartier Bridge will turn 80 years old and the discovery of Canada by the french explorer will turn 480 years old.
Our fine art gallery shop now offers fine art prints of the best Photographs from these two series right here through our satisfaction guaranteed fineartamerica account - http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/Eric+Soucy/all
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