Rideau Rush Hour, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

Rideau Rush Hour

Back to Ottawa. I visited the city in 2015, for the first time, but only for a very short amount of time, so this year we spent some more time in the capital city of Canada. Seen here are the Rideau Canal and Parliament Hill in the very heart of the city, which both have featured in two of my previous uploads. It was a wonderful summer day, which meant rush hour in the locks near the place where the canal mouths at the Ottawa River.

Opened in 1832, the Rideau Canal connects the city of Kingston at Lake Ontario to the Ottawa River. It is 202 kilometres in length and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007. Parliament Hill (French: Colline du Parlement) houses the Canadian Parliamentary Complex, which contains the House of Commons and the Senate. It was built between 1916 and 1927 after the original building had burnt down. The 92m-high clock tower, known as the Peace Tower, has become a Canadian icon.

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Exif data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-HX400V
Software: PaintShop Pro 16,00
Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec
F-Stop: f/3.2
ISO Speed Ratings: 80
Focal Length: 430/100 mm
Date Taken: 2016-07-28 14:29
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 6565 kb

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pajaran (116065) 2016-08-30 12:27

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, kompozicija, perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo pokazano prevodnica, motorni camci i jahte.
Lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Dobar tekst o tehnici i elementima snimka.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Good evening.
Beautiful view and the moment, interesting and good text ...
Good work, composition, perspective and contrast, nice colors, nice demonstrated locks, motor boats and yachts.
Beautifully captured the moment.
A good article on the technique and the elements of the recording.
Good evening and all the best, good luck.
Paja.

Cricri (176) 2016-08-30 12:53

Hi Lars
Quelle version fantastique , tout est beau et int閞essant a voir, l'architecture , la vue plongeante sur les personnes , le port, la profondeur donnant sur la ville, le tout sous une lumi鑢e extra
belle soir閑
cricri

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-08-30 13:23

Dag Lars
Ja, dit was een mooie voorstelling. Al die dames in bikini die de boot moesten afhouden en de bierbuik mannen met hun ingevallen Six pack achter het stuur. Ik heb er ook nog aardig wat detailfoto抯 van.
Groet Rob

Fis2 (170945) 2016-08-30 13:38

Witaj Lars!
Beautiful boats in sluice.
Wonderful view.
interesting bridge in the background.
Excellent POV and colors.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

carlo62 (81265) 2016-08-30 14:14

Ciao Lars
ottima ripresa dall'alto per osservare al meglio questa chiusa.
Molto belle anche le architetture presenti e ci sono dei punti rossi che spezzano la panoramica.
Saluti
Carlo

papagolf21 (152607) 2016-08-30 14:18

Bonsoir, cher Lars,
Cela me rappelle des souvenirs du passage des 閏luses au Canada sur le lac Ontario � proximit� de Toronto (c'est relatif eu 間ard aux distances de l�-bas).
Jolie pr閟entation mettant en sc鑞e des 閐ifices de toute beaut�.
Amiti閟.
Philippe

pierrefonds (114608) 2016-08-30 15:22

Hi Lars,

The length of the canal is giving depth to the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the boats. The good luminosity is bringing out the beauty of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

PiotrF (54882) 2016-08-30 16:07

Hello Lars,
interesting view of Rideau Canal , thank you for detailed notes.
Wonderful composition, excellent sharpness and superb warm colours. Good work.
Regards
Piotr

jmdias (115342) 2016-08-30 16:30

lars

curious an funny to see the canal occupied by these boats like the cars do during the rush hour. nice image with excellent quality and details. TFS.

hugs

jorge

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2016-08-30 16:42

Ol� Lars,
uma vista bem interessante mesmo dessa eclusa em pleno funcionamento. As cores, perspectiva e profundidade ficaram excelentes. Belo trabalho, amigo.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾,
Lucas

mcmtanyel (68707) 2016-08-30 21:27

Hello Lars,
You are showing us a unique view when the lock is operating. I like the sense of depth and the green grounds. The group of boats waiting for the water level to adjust is quite a spectacle to the public, it seems.
Regards,
MT

ikeharel (113501) 2016-08-30 21:39

Nice attraction with the canal and lockers, Lars - I see at least one person with a camera mounted on a tripod, and others show interest around thee.
Good view beyond, and the Chateau on left.
A combined view with DOF and light well managed.
Have a nice new day,
Ike

mayjayne (7204) 2016-08-30 23:29

Hello Lars,

I like the way you have presented this canal, allowing us to appreciate the full expanse of it till the canal mouth to the Ottawa River, which is not often seen in most canal shots. This place looks great to visit, especially in summer !

TFS,
May

emka (158204) 2016-08-31 0:23

Hello Lars,

Wow, So many locks here. it reminds me my holidays on the boat on canal of Burgundy. We had many locks there and going through them was always fun. Amazing picture. Lovely view of the bridge in the background.

WArm regards Malgo

Nicou (193806) 2016-08-31 1:24

Hlelo

les personnage en fond qui donnent et l'閏helle et l抋nimation quelle compo quel 閐ifice tout en vert et la belle v間閠aiton cef tour qui ressortent avec l'entr閑 du canal et les bateaux blanc et les 閏luse le pont en fond c'est splendide quel d閏or et vue.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

snunney (130967) 2016-08-31 2:25

Hello Lars,
Excellent perspective along the canal with the succeeding locks creating a wonderful sense of depth. Very pleasantly illuminated with excellent colours and clarity.

holmertz (102846) 2016-08-31 2:45

Hello Lars,
These boats really need to protect their sides. It seems impossible not to lightly crash into your neighbour now and then at this kind of rush hour. It's even worse than Leiden. You certainly got an exciting view from wherever high up you were standing. The Parliament offers a fine view on the hill and near the water I like the many small red details which provide more brightness.
Kind regards,
Gert

ChrisJ (171888) 2016-08-31 3:58

Hi Lars

I like the near square format and high pov. Excellent sharpness and nice repetition of the boats at right. The castle top left provides a centre of interest and focal point. The people add scale and animate the scene. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (221781) 2016-08-31 3:59

Ciao Lars, great POV on fantastic city, lovely composition with a lot of people and boats, wonderful colors, excellent perspective and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

lousat (139362) 2016-08-31 4:37

Hi Lars,magnificent view from the parliament hill,not only the lovely and imposing architechture on the left,but a magnificent view too on the right,great capture very sharp and bright as usual and interesting note from this part of Ottawa,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ourania (51103) 2016-08-31 6:53

Hello Lars,
looking at the thumbnail I thought that the boats were just moored in an odd way, it's both amazing and stressful that they should move in such conditions. Your picture describes the setting, the lovely day and daily life in a remarkably clear and accurate way. Perspective and depth are superb, motion and colours very enjoyable. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania

jean113 (27899) 2016-08-31 8:24

Hello Lars,it seems to me that wherever there is a canal and locks, there will always be people watching fascinated at the spectacle.
And here, three abreast!A wide lock.
A good high viewpoint.There is so much to enjoy in your scene.
Regards Jean.

adramad (73030) 2016-08-31 15:06

Hi Lars.
Wonderful perspective of this busy canal, behind the image of the lake, beautiful top of the hill with the buildings of Parliament, with its towers and varidos volumes,
Very nice colorful tones very effective.
Good management brightness and superb sharpness.
Superb image. My congratulations.
All the best and a nice day.
Luis.

rychem (72187) 2016-08-31 22:36

Very nice photo, it looks really like a traffic jam in the cana, perfect quality of the photo, very nice perspective and light
regards Ryszard

gervaso (28177) 2016-09-01 8:45

Hello, Lars!

It's really interesting to see this traffic on the canal, something different you show us here! And also a beautiful view of the Parliament Hill, with its beautiful architecture! Excellent perspective and colors! Wonderful job!

cornejo (61504) 2016-09-01 11:02

Hi Lars, excellent view of this interesting set of attractive tourist goals. Very well it composed and captured with a great pov, this great and beautiful photography. An interesting image with good sharpness, depth and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

PaulVDV (63024) 2016-09-01 11:39

Hallo Lars,
Een veelzijdig beeld van Ottawa waarin het kanaal met de boten centraal staat en meteen ook zijn ligging in de stad onderaan Parliament Hill duidelijk getoond wordt.
Het is effectief wel spitsuur wanneer je de foto nam.
Een aantrekkelijke compositie en een beeld met veel diepte.
Vele groeten, Paul

delpeoples (60342) 2016-09-04 5:06

Ciao dear Lars

What an excellent and dramatic Point of View. The perspective is superb and the colours are absolutely delightful. A delightful image.

Warmest wishes and thanks for sharing
Lisa

mkamionka (74637) 2016-09-08 10:47

Hi Lars,
lovely composition -the boats are so crowded here in the lock that it does look like a ruch hour indeed. Great idea for the title. I like the several layers of the composition with the imposing architecture on the top of the hill and the busy street next to the channel.

Fantastic POV very well used,
M

Royaldevon (85932) 2016-09-10 14:26

Hello Lars,

I have had a lot of your interesting photographs to browse over and it was difficult to decide which to critique, however, I love how this shows the relationship between the canal and the city, something I had not imagined before.
You are right about rush-hour, the boats are cheek-to-jowl in the canal.
It's a well exposed photograph, crisp and demonstrating natural colours. I like how you have composed the shot using the converging lines for linear perspective, with lots of accessible details either side.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)