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October 4, 2010

Monday’s top six photos of… Old and/or Rusty

Rusting dump trucks are pictured on an abandoned asbestos mining site in Thetford Mines (Quebec, Canada) May 13, 2009. Thetford Mines was founded in 1876 after the discovery of large asbestos deposits in the area, and the city became a hub for one of the world's largest asbestos-producing regions

Remains of the first Quebec City Common Gaol (prison) is pictured in the basement of the Morrin Center in Quebec City, August 5, 2010. The jail was in operation from 1813 to 1868. *Note to editor: this is an HDR photo and might not be suitable for editorial use depending of your publication policy*

A Volkswagen Westfalia is pictured in Quebec City April 7, 2010.

The ruin of Patro St-Vincent-De-Paul, at Cote d'Abraham and Honore-Mercier in Quebec City, who should be replaced by an hotel someday

A Decaying red double decker bus is seen in the township of Augusta, Ontario, April 18, 2010.

An old book is lies on a shelf at the Morrin Center library in Quebec City, August 5, 2010. *Note to editor: this is an HDR photo and might not be suitable for editorial use depending of your publication policy*

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September 20, 2010

Monday’s top five photos of… farm animals and personal pets

Two Holstein Cows, one of them licking her nose.

A dog (pug) watches a horse race at the Quinte Exhibition & Raceway in Belleville (Ontario, Canada).

Despite a remarkable talent for looking cute, no one picked Howie Mandel at the adopt-a-thon held by the Quinte Humane Society in Belleville in May 2005.

A lamb sleeps at Ferme Eboulmontaise farm in the Charlevoix city of Les Éboulements, Qc. Charlevoix lambs are the first food product in North America to be legally protected based on its region of origin.

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September 13, 2010

Monday’s top ten photos of… silhouette


A car passes by in front of evergreens as the sun sets on route 117 near Rouyn-Norenda in Abitibi, Quebec, November 21, 2009.


Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, January 4, 2007 – A worker gives a last minute rush to finish the construction of the Ice Hotel in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 50 km north of Quebec City. The ice hotel, the only one in North America, is set to open Friday, (January 5) despite a forecasted temperature of 8 to 9 degrees. The hotel has a wedding chapel, a bar with vodka served in ice glasses, and a many ice sculptures.

Detroit Skyline at dusk, seen from Windsor, just across the river.

A building under construction is silhouetted against a sunset in Quebec city, January 21, 2010.


High voltage electical transmission power lines are silhouetted against a sunset in Quebec city, January 21, 2010.


Aircraft pilot Charles Paquin walks with his suitcase in front of an helicopter at the Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport, also known as Jean Lesage International Airport (French: Aeroport international Jean-Lesage de Quebec, or Aeroport de Quebec) (IATA: YQB, ICAO: CYQB) November 11, 2009.


The silhouette of a grand wheel


The CN Tower is silhouetted against a bright sun in Toronto April 22, 2010. The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing 553.3 metres (1,815 ft) tall.


Windsor, ON. August 13, 2006 – Angela Deane, along with her belly dancer friends, performs during a pot luck picnic of Friendship and dance at Windsor Coventry Garden on Riverside Drive Sunday August 13, 2006.


Windsor, ON. JULY 27, 2006. – Runners from the female 1500 meters are silhouetted against the sun at the first day of competition of the Ontario Track and Field Association Super-Meet at the University of Windsor stadium Friday July 28, 2006. More than 800 athletes are competing.

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September 6, 2010

Monday’s top ten photos of… Le Moulin à images (the Image mill)

This is the last week to go see the Moulin à Images (The Image mill) in Quebec City, a multimedia film projected on the biggest screen of the world: a 600 meters long grain silo.


A projector used for the 2009 edition of Robert Lepage’s Moulin a images (Image Mill) is seen September 13, 2009. The image mill is the biggest projection in the world with a screen of 600 meters width.

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August 30, 2010

Monday’s top ten photos of… Quebec City

Here is the first of what will (hopefully) be a weekly feature where I showcase my top ten photos of a particular theme. Let’s start with what I photographed the most: my home town of Quebec City.


Quebec City’s skyline, seen from the lower part of the town, at sunset July 22, 2010.


Sun rise over the Bassin-Louise Marina, the Chateau Frontenac and the old-Quebec in Quebec City July 6, 2009.


Sun rises over old cannons overlooking the St-Lawrence river in Montmorency park in Quebec city March 23, 2009.


The first rays of light hit the hotel Chateau Frontenac, seen from the Montmorency park, March 22, 2009. Designed by architect Bruce Price, The Chateau Frontenac grand hotel is one of the most popular attractions in Quebec City.


The first rays of light hit the city wall surrounding the Montmorency park in Quebec city March 23, 2009. Ramparts of Quebec City are the only remaining fortified city walls in the Americas, north of Mexico.


The Bunge grain silo in the old port of Quebec City, Canada


Tourist relax on the Plains of Abraham in the Old Quebec (Canada) with the Hotel Chateau Frontenac in the background


Aerial view of Old Quebec and the Hotel Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, Canada


Old part of Quebec city featuring the Chateau Frontenac and the ferries.


The Pont de Quebec (Quebec bridge) in Quebec City disappears into the morning fog. The Pont de Quebec is the longest Cantilever bridge in the world.