Winterlude

Ottawa and Hull have a fantastic Winterlude spread over 3 weekends in February. Not only is the longest skating rink available, but many other attractions including ice and snow sculptures, ice slides, and many more. But there is a lot of opportunity for a photographer. This particular trip out was with France Rivet, another photographer from Harry Nowell’s ProProgram.

We had a great couple of hours wandering around Jacques Cartier park in Gatineau. Lighting was a challenge: while it was a bright day, it was very overcast and everything was either all white or very contrasty. To deal with the flat light I set up a custom white balance using a snow bank. Worked out perfectly as the final photos required little to no editing.

For more info on the unicyclist, his web page is at vjongleur.com