Rideau Locks

Chris working her last night shift last night so I got up early in order to get downtown for some early morning photography before picking her up. There I was with backpack, tripod and a large coffee, trapsing through the still dark streets of Bytown towards the Champlain Monument. Sunrise was a 6:54 am today and it was incredible. I had wanted to go back and get a shot of the Rideau Locks emptying into the Ottawa River once the leaves had changed colour. What do you think?

The next photograph looks south with the glass prism tower of the National Art Gallery in the upper left and the blurred tail lights of morning rush hour traffic coming into Ottawa from Gatineau on the Quebec side. I thought the sunrise also highlighted the bench seats nicely. Unfortunately the sky is a little blown out though.
We are experiencing fantastic early fall weather in Ottawa right now. Temps are still in the mid 20s C or 70s F during the day and still above freezing at night. Still lots of time for cycling, running and swimming before the cooler weather sets in.