Hi,

Do you know if the same firms that took part of the 2008 edition will be there this year as well (Royal, Ampleman, FAE and BEM) ?

Thanks,

STL

Hey there STL,

I am most likely sure the same firms will be there this year. Because it takes place in the Old Port, so most likely Canadian firms itself will be there. So mostly the most popular firms (Royal, Ampleman, not sure about FAE or BEM. But I will be there to see the displays.

Regards,
Pat

I'll probably attend the displays this year, though only if it isn't excessively cold - my limit is nothing colder than -6 C coupled with light winds (wind direction doesn't matter too much in Winter when it comes to windchill).

Again, hoping for a mild late Fall-Winter.

Trav.

Hopeless! the winter as come like they want.. lol

Hopeless! the winter as come like they want.. lol

Perhaps. This Fall seems to be no exception to that statement - in fact, October 2009's monthly average was a mere 10.6 Celsius, making it the third coldest October on record in the last 35 years. Arguably, this has certainly been one of the coldest years, in general, that I can recall - from January up until now.

The Winter of 2001-2002 was actually one of my personal favorites as it was so mild, particularly from January to March.

Trav.

The schedule has been posted, but not which companies are performing.

http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Travel-Trade/What-To-Do/Events/telus- fire-on-ice

1st display is the 5th December.

Paul.

And now (thanks Alex Lussier) we have the list of companies:

December 5: Ampleman Pyrotechnie
December 12: BEM Pyrotechnie
December 19: Royal Pyrotechnie
December26: FAE Pyrotechnie

http://www.quaysoftheoldport.com/en/activities/activities.aspx?aid=70

Paul.

And now (thanks Alex Lussier) we have the list of companies:

December 5: Ampleman Pyrotechnie
December 12: BEM Pyrotechnie
December 19: Royal Pyrotechnie
December26: FAE Pyrotechnie

Good ! Not that it's much of a surprise, but I hoped they didn't cancel the displays due to the 2009 economic crisis. Telus sure does a lot of money with the text messages fees and the like to be able to sponsor both fireworks events in Montreal

Hi everyone

I just found out about this event - and I am booked for tomorrow night - Hope I get something decent - don't know the area so does anyone know where would be a good spot to shoot from? and does anyone know how long are those fireworks - do you think we will get half an hour of them each time?

Rachelita

Hi Rachel,

the best place is just to the west of the building that has the "Labyrinth" in it - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=old+port+m ontreal+qc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.37814,78.046875&ie=UTF8&hq=o ld+port&hnear=Montreal,+QC,+Canada&ll=45.509836,-73.550677&spn=0,359.9 80946&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.50975,-73.550725&panoid=EUYsyig2vCPk5PX6X_C c2Q&cbp=12,117.17,,2,-2.75

The fireworks last for 15-20 minutes if I recall correctly - definitely not 30 minutes. Dress warmly as it's always windy there.

Paul.

THANKS PAUL

Well, tonight's show was quite good !

Ampleman used a lot of different shells and some nice cakes, even though their prestation felt a little repetitive at times.

The explosions felt very powerful. At first, I thought that big aerial shells were used (around 10 to 12 inches), but the distance between the mortars and the spectators is no more than 200 meters thanks to Google Maps. Therefore, I'd think that the biggest bombs were probably 8 inches, although they sure felt bigger than that from the front left side of the ice rink where I stood.

I put up a small review and a picture gallery on my website.

Nice show, can't wait to see what B.E.M. has up its sleeves !

STL

thanks Simon for your message - your images are very nice and look quite similar to mine - I think you were standing closer to the scene - I was on the pathway east of the Bonsecours Basin - it was a beautiful show indeed, nice comfortable weather, live music, what more can you ask

Here are some of my images from this evening:
http://pbase.com/rachelita/telus

Paul, if you want to post any here on your site, of this series for the next four weeks, go ahead and pick the ones you want - they are all sized 800 pixels wide or 800 pixels high.

Perhaps next week, we will have some nice snow to accompany the Telus show.

Hi Rachel,

Thank you, as always, for sharing your exquisite fireworks photographs with us. Of the selection, these two were my favorite:

http://www.pbase.com/rachelita/image/120032498

http://www.pbase.com/rachelita/image/120032510

Perhaps next week, we will have some nice snow to accompany the Telus show.

A fair chance of that occurring. As much as I dislike snow (sorry lol), that Winter storm I mentioned briefly yesterday in time for later Wednesday may bring us a good amount of the white stuff depending on the overall temperature tendency. As such, we may actually have a blanketing of snow in time for next Saturday - the only problem we're facing is that temperatures will likely be a fair deal colder. "Winter storm" essentially is a term used to describe a storm possessing gusty winds and a variety of precipitation, although snow could potentially be the predominant type in Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec.

Glad to hear that the display was so enjoyable.

Trav.

thanks Simon for your message - your images are very nice and look quite similar to mine - I think you were standing closer to the scene - I was on the pathway east of the Bonsecours Basin - it was a beautiful show indeed, nice comfortable weather, live music, what more can you ask

Well, thanks for your comment ! Still, I like yours better, as the colors seem more vibrant than mine. Yet, we use both Canon DSLRs (respectively XTi in my case and 40D for you); do you boost saturation in post-processing ?

Like I mentioned, I was standing close to the firing ramps, SW from the skating rink. A 10-20mm zoom is sure useful in that kind of situation

STL