Is there an iconic shot of Ottawa? While visiting other cities earlier on my sabbatical, I tried getting what would be considered definitive skyline shots of each of the cities. Does Ottawa have an equivalent? Is it this?
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Parliament in the middle, Gatineau to the right, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier on the left. Using my panorama setting. January 16, 2016 at 7:45 AM. f/4, 1/60 at ISO 400. |
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Parliament. Ottawa. January 16, 2016 at 7:41 AM. f/13, 0.8 s at ISO 100. |
Rideau Hall
The Governor General was having a Winter Celebration today.
The weather couldn't be more appropriate. Btw, I hadn't checked before heading here, but it hasn't been cold enough for long enough for the Rideau Canal to freeze over, so no skating on the canal (yet). I thought I might have brought my skates for nothing. The Governor General came to the rescue, though, as there was a rink open to the public on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
The public also had a chance to walk around the residence, while being closely watched, of course. To think I walked in the same house where Stephen Harper had Parliament prorogued twice! Exciting!
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Rideau Hall, residence of the Governor General. Ottawa, Ontario. January 16, 2016. |