civilized ku # 753-56 ~ big boats

2 ships ~ Old Montreal / Montreal, CA • click to embiggen
Ship / hedge ~ Old Montreal / Montreal, CA • click to embiggen
Ship / fence ~ Old Montreal / Montreal, CA • click to embiggen
Ship / hedge ~ Old Montreal / Montreal, CA • click to embiggenWhile in Old Montreal this past weekend, I gave a 45 minute photo workshop to Fred (our friendly photo enthusiast doorman/greeter/bellhop/concierge at the Auberge du Vieux-Port).

Knowing that Fred is a photo enthusiast and knowing that Matthew - the other friendly doorman/greeter/bellhop/concierge at the Auberge du Vieux-Port - regularly visits The Landscapist, I brought along a print of one of my art reflects/transports prints - the one in my last entry - because I suspected both Fred and Matthew would be interested in the series, albeit each for different reasons. That said, both were very interested simply for the reason that all of the pictures in the series were/are made on Rue St. Paul which is the street at the rear of the hotel.

In any event, when I showed the print to Fred, he spent 5 minutes just looking at it and then, after expressing his various thoughts and opinions about the picture, he launched into a series of questions that took us into a how-I-process-my pictures discussion. He was also quite amazed that a picture with such detail, sharpness, color and quality was made by "that little camera you carry around".

Fred was very appreciative of the time I spend with him - as opposed to the wife who was cooling her heels in our room while waiting for some action.