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Warm Summer Night and Fun Night Lights in Ottawa

On a warm summer night, I grabbed my camera and headed to downtown around sunset. I hadn’t been around the Byward Market area at this time of the day in a while. It was close to 10 pm and the sun had barely set.

I stopped by to see my favourite sculpture in Ottawa, “Maman” the huge spider by artist Louise Bourgeois, stuck between Notre-Dame church and the National Gallery of Canada. It was a perfect still summer night—barely any wind, which made long exposures photography easier.

I then climbed Nepean Point, where Samuel de Champlain statue overlooks Alexandra Bridge, Parliament Hill and the Ottawa River. A boat was cruising below and the music was loud but somehow, it added to the atmosphere.

I love night photography. It truly shows the other side of a city.

National Gallery of Canada
Sussex Drive
Maman the Spider, the Art Museum and Notre-Dame
Alexandra Bridge and Québec Side
Maman the Spider and Notre-dame Church
The Ottawa River
Parliament Hill And Business District
Bridge To Québec
Parliament in Bokeh
Parliament Hill
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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