Top 10 of 2017 Gallery - Eric Girouard Photography

Top 10 of 2017 Gallery

My personal favourite "Top 10" images from 2017. This year, they are a mix of nature and architectural photographs - and for the first time ever - they are all in black and white.

Abstract patterns
Oily residue on the Rigaud river creates abstract patterns as it floats downstream.
Abstract BW Canada Eastern Canada Monteregie North America Quebec Rigaud VaudreuilSoulanges black white black and white ecology ecosystem environment environmentalism horizontal horizontals pollute polluted pollution river scenery water water pollution
Birches and ferns
Birch trees grow amongst ferns in the dense undergrowth of forest in Parc national des Grands-Jardins in the Charlevoix area of Quebec, Canada.
BW Baie SaintPaul Canada Charlevoix Eastern Canada Mont du Lac des Cygnes North America Parc national des GrandsJardins Quebec birch birches black white black and white close up deciduous fern forest horizontal horizontals land plants scenery tree
Blooming Tree
The bright white blooms of a tree contrast against a dark forest background in Hudson Quebec Canada in early spring.
BW Canada Eastern Canada Hudson Monteregie North America Quebec VaudreuilSoulanges black white black and white bloom deciduous forest horizontal horizontals land plants scenery spring springtime tree
Chapel at College Bourget
Early spring sun casts a shadow in front of the chapel building at the Bourget College in Rigaud, Quebec Canada.
BW Canada College Bourget Eastern Canada Monteregie North America Quebec Rigaud VaudreuilSoulanges architectural architecture black white black and white building chapel edifice edifices place of worship religious building structures verticals
Église Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge
La Paroisse de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge-d'Hochelaga
Canada Eastern Canada Eglise NativitedelaSainteVierged'Hochelaga MercierHochelagaMaisonneuve Montreal North America Quebec arch arched architectural architectural detail architecture art artistry building church door doors doorway edifice edifices entrance exit fine art horizontal horizontals place of worship portal portals religious building sculpture statuary statue stone sculpture structures
Felker's Falls
Felker's Falls, a ribbon type waterfall, after a heavy rainstorm in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.
BW Canada Eastern Canada Felker's Falls Golden Horseshoe Golden Horseshoe region Hamilton North America Ontario black white black and white forest horsetail land ribbon scenery verticals water waterfall
Raindrop abstract
Raindrops form an abstract pattern on intertwined hemerocallis leaves.
BW Canada Eastern Canada Monteregie North America Quebec Rigaud VaudreuilSoulanges asphodelaceae black white black and white close up flower hemerocallidoideae hemerocallis leaf leaves outdoor outdoors outside perennial plants rain raindrops rainfall rainshower rainstorm shower verticals water weather
Reflections in a shallow pool
Trees and sky reflect in a shallow pool of water near the edge of the Saint-Lawrence river at the National Historic Site in Coteau-du-Lac Quebec Canada.
BW Canada Coteau du Lac National Historic Site CoteauduLac Eastern Canada Lieu historique national de CoteauduLac Monteregie North America Quebec VaudreuilSoulanges autumn black black white black and white branches cloud clouds deciduous fall land landscape national park outdoor outdoors outside park plants river rock pools rural beach rural landscape scenery scenic shore skies sky stone stones sundown sunset tree verticals water watercourse waterway
Sumac trees in the fog
Sumac trees stand in the fog near the lip of Devil's Punchbowl Falls in Hamilton Ontario Canada.
BW Canada Devil's Punchbowl Eastern Canada Golden Horseshoe region Hamilton North America Ontario black white black and white deciduous fog grass grasslands horizontal horizontals land plants rhus hirta rhus typhina scenery staghorn sumac sumac tree weather
Sunburst over the Montreal Biosphere
Close-up architectural detail of the Biosphere in Montreal's Jean-Drapeau park on Ile Sainte-Helene island.
BW Biosphere Canada Eastern Canada Ile SainteHelene Montreal North America Quebec architectural architectural detail architecture black white black and white building dome edifice edifices geodesic dome scenery skies sky structures sunburst verticals