01826 Montreal's Finest - 1969 - a photo on Flickriver

01826 Montreal's Finest - 1969

            Cranking up the Wayback Machine for the next week or so while I get some new material together and - with luck - get some light and get back in the field. That's a lot of "gets". Winters can be tough.

I was twenty when I made this photo. I was with friends and we were pulled over in a routine traffic stop - mostly a safety check. The car was a 1963 Plymouth Valiant - great vehicle - and everything was in order. The cop was not unfriendly, although I'm not sure he was thrilled that I aimed my lens at him, leaning out of a rear window. Today that would be a good way to get shot. Fifty years ago, it was a more innocent time. 

I don't remember exactly where this is or which bridge is in the background - if anyone knows, I'd appreciate the info. Looks like late April. I was just starting in photography, had my first good SLR and only two lenses (so I know this was shot with the 50mm). At the time I would just shoot anything that caught my eye - which is a good way to learn. And now, all these years later, the image is a little time capsule. It's kind of amazing that it survived the upheavals, moves, and chance events of a lifetime. 

Photographed in Montreal, Quebec; scanned from the original 35mm Kodachrome 25 slide (ISO 25 !!!). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©1969 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken on: April 1, 1969

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Sets appears in: • Best 1964-1969 • All of Us more » • In the City • Québec • Kodachrome « less

Groups appears in: • Kodachrome • Vanished Montreal / Montréal disparu more » • Living Life Through A Lens • ***Are You Experienced°°°Film Only*** « less

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