Church Across Saint Lawrence River (Montreal)

Last Updated on August 26th, 2017

I’ve already featured the similar view in my earlier tutorial How to Use Telephoto Lens Creatively.

On the day I took this photo I was testing the brand new Canon 70-200 mm telephoto lens. This photo is another demonstration on how the focal length changes the perspective in our photographs. Because I was shooting with the long focal length of 109mm on a cropped sensor ( the equivalent of 170mm on full frame) the 1.5 km wide Saint Lawrence river looks like a narrow stream.

Shooting & Processing

I took 3 bracketed shots on a tripod (-1, 0, +1). To edit the final photo, I only used one exposure. The HDR technique was not necessary because the light was not very dynamic. I used Lightroom Preset Based Workflow where I applied various Lightroom presets to the image and selected the best looking version. I Preset used: End of Summer from Landscape Collection.

Deconstructing Featured Photo

Camera: Canon 60
Lens:  Canon 70-200 4L
Focal Length: 109mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: F8
Bracketing: 3 shots ( -1; 0, +1 )
Tripod: FEISOL Tournament CT-3442  – Check my FEISOL Tournament CT-3442 Review.
Ballhead: FEISOL CB-40D

Processing: Lightroom Preset Based Workflow

Lightroom: import, tagging, preset based processing (End of Summer preset from Landscape Collection) Photoshop: contrast, color correction, cleaning and removing distracting elements with the help of the Stamp Tool. Photoshop Plugins: 

• Topaz DeNoise was used to reduce digital noise (sky, water, grass).
• Topaz Clarity was used to enhance details and boost colors (church, buildings, benches, lamp).