Mount Royal Cross

Len, Admirable shot. Very good control of light,exposure & tone.The human figures helps us to assess the height of trees and the cross.

Thanks for your observations. I hadn't given it any thought before but you are correct, the people (some non photographer friends) do lend scale to this 103 ft. tower. Just a tad of Photoshop hanky panky was required to maintain detail in the sky area. In winter, especially, there was precious little detail anyway in the areas allowed to go to silhouette. Best, LM.

A cross beyond belief.  Like Amal, I like the figures on the ground dwarfed by the immensity of this structure.

Thanks for taking the time to both view and comment on this ancient record.  It would be interesting to see a more up to date version of this tower\cross as over the last 50 years it has undergone quite a bit of renovation, especially in the lighting on it.  Your visits are appreciated.  Best, LM.

Your thoughts\critiques will be gratefully received. Best, LM.

Wonderful image and for sure the light is well control and so the composition, wishing you all of the best.

Thanks for taking the time to both view & comment.  It is much appreciated.  Taken about 47 years ago this negative has stood the test of time well.  It was kept in a glassine sleeve for all that time (no archival plastic at that time) and just revived this year, thanks to my Epson V500 scanner.  Keeping quality credit is due to great materials and a cool, dry, dark environment.  I'll take credit for recognizing a nice image and taking advantage of the fading light to get the best silhouette I could.  Best, LM.

Len, would you believe I've been here for decades and never been up to the cross? Parked at the lookout many times but never climbed up.

 

It's now on my list of pictures to grab and will compare with yours when done.

I hate when that happens:  Some visitor to 'my turf'  & gets a photo of some landmark that I walk by or have ready access to everyday & I've never thought to photograph it.  You have a great idea & opportunity here.  I like it.  Should be interesting since my shot is almost 50 years old.  Try & get the same angle if you can (I realize the vegetation will likely be different).  You should be able to orient yourself accurately if you remember that this was sunset so I was on the east side looking west.  A bonus would be if you can get there just before sunset.  This one was taken in Jan. or Feb. I think so maybe two outings and photos would be possible.  Keep connected & let me know how you make out.  Best, LM.

I like the POV and light.

Jasmine

Thanks for your input on this 50 year old favourite.  Best, LM.

photonet and its side display function popped this up for me to open up -  man, is this a great shot.

 

I would gladly love an enlargement of this matted and framed up.

 

My family has a lot of Montreal history, my parents married there, my sister born there.  I showed up after the tribe moved to St. Catherines.

 

Terrific shot, Len.

With my ego now larger than this tower how could I refuse your request? :-)  I will of course send this one to you.  My original scan is 12 mpix in size, more than large enough for a 20" x 20" print or perhaps even larger.  It needs to be massaged in Photoshop to get it to the condition you see here. (spotting, tone adjustment, sharpening,etc.)  Let me know if you need help in that department.  And, of course, I'd like to see the final result.  (over coffee sometime)  Best, LM.

Hi Len. Love this and your 60s shots. Of course. I might go replicate this one. Just because I can. :) Cheers!

I believe I took this one in Feb. 1960 so it would be a real treat to see a current view especially if you could capture it from approximately the same camera position.  This was near sunset so it was taken on the east side of the cross looking west.  I used a normal lens (75mm on Minolta Autocord)  The vegetation may have changed though.  :-)  Thanks for taking the time to cruise through these old favourites of mine.  Best, Len.