Photoblog de Pierre Maheu
Montreal by night #2
Posted by Pierre Maheu (Montreal, Canada) on 1 January 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.
The steel cross landmark on the Mont-Royal mountain
Lia from Atlanta, United States
I love the perspective of this shot; the subject is very interesting too; where is this cross? Is it some sort of temple? Does it symbolize something? I love how you have included tree branches in your shot...
3 Jan 2008 1:55am
@Lia: Thank you Lia for your comment! The 102-foot-high steel cross at the top of Mont-Royal (in the heart of downtown Montreal) has been a city landmark since it was erected in 1924, largely with money raised through the efforts of 85,000 high-school students. At that time the Christian religion was very strong here. In 1993, the 249 bulbs used to light the cross were replaced with an ultramodern fiber-optic system. A city law prevents all buldings in Montreal to be higher than this cross, so it's still the highest peak in the area today.
You can see another night shot of the cross here.
Nikon D300
1/60 second
F/8.0
ISO 500
105 mm (35mm equiv.)