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Sharing one #Picaday of some of my favourite photos from my 30+ years of picture making.
2019-09-28 Toronto Ontario: Colour photo of 'Front, Church, and Wellington' intersection red brick flat iron building. Crowd control police line the intersection in an even spaced pattern. Canon R 24mm f4 1/640sec iso200
2019-09-28 #Toronto #Ontario
This was a weekend of 3 #protests... this one I dubbed the #bigotbrigade. Fortunately it was shutdown properly by the community, and weather... and police...
#picaday #photography #streetphotography
2024-05-09 Toronto Ontario: Colour photo of a ceramic donut. A bright orange glazed icing lays atop a bright white bare clay 'donut' sitting on a red wooden surface.
2024-05-09 #Ceramics #Sculpture
The fun of #photography and #pottery hobbies combining,
Form of #ForbiddenDonut
#PicaDay
2022-09-12 Toronto, Ontario: Black and white photo of short haired lady crossing King st in the mid afternoon. She is exhaling a large cottony cloud from a vape obscures her face. Canon R6 24mm f1.8 1/800sec iso125
2022-09-12 #Toronto #Ontario
#AnonStreetPhotography should be a stronger tag.
Been working on a Scanner Darkly style algorithm, but finding that creative ways are always more fun.
#picaday #street #photography #bnwphotography
2022-10-30 Toronto, Ontario: Colour photo of a man standing at the edge of younge street blocked by a metal fence with a sign reading 'Road Closed, Pedestrian Detour Map' with a large chaotic construction site with multiple cranes and a concrete structure slowly blocking the view of the CN tower. Canon R6 50mm f5 1/400sec iso100
2022-10-30 #Toronto #Ontario
Views always change,
#picaday #streetphotography #photography
2025-06-29 Ontario: Large white diesel fuel tank nestled next to red metal building with small red text reading; "follow local regulations for distance from building" Canon R6 28mm f3.5 1/250sec iso 160
2025-06-29 #Ontario :
FOLLOW LOCAL REGULATIONS
FOR DISTANCE FROM BUILDING
#picaday #photography #streetphotography
2025-07-08: Simcoe, Ontario - old wooden bench sitting in a Grey square lit by a skylight in a empty mall. Strong liminal space feel. Canon R6 28mm 1/80sec f4.0 iso400
2025-07-08 #Simcoe #Ontario
The security guard said "you cannot take photos"
"No, I check, the camera works"
#liminalspace #photography #picaday
2019-09-22 Montreal, Quebec - A long exposure color photo taken in the Montreal subway system. Looking down the platform a shaft of light illuminates a relatively empty red brick platform lined with vibrant yellow safety strip. A fast moving train is blurred along the far track mirroring the long yellow strip with equally vibrant blue. Canon R 35mm f4 1/5sec iso125
2019-09-22 #Montreal #Quebec - Always jump at a chance for a #longexposure shot, even #handheldshot can sometimes impress.
#picaday #streetphotography #photography #travel #transit #STM
2020-05-26 Toronto, Ontario, Picture taken outside of 'Scientology' center, angled to show a constructions sign stating: "A development is coming ---- LAME Development co--"
2020-05-26 #Toronto #Ontario - Going back through the #photovault and entertaining a #photobook idea...
then I found the sign
#picaday #streetphotography #photography
2018-02-22 Vik Iceland - Color Photo taken at the Black Sands beach, the exposure is extremely long showing many people darting along the beach as clouds smere in the background. A large arch of basalt columns raise out of the black sands in the background. Several figures stand idle amount the moving lines. Canon 6D 40mm f13 25sec iso50
2018-02-22 #Vik #Iceland #Reynisdrangar #BlackSandsBeach
Our reward for braving a blizzard, 2 minutes of brilliant sunlight at each of stops. Winds were still crazy so had to get a #longexposure shot, and somebody had the same idea.
#picaday #travelphotography #landscape #photography
2022-10-28 Valencia Spain - Color photo in the Central Market of Valencia an elderly couple is buying grapes from a produce vender that is displaying a large number of green and red grapes. Canon R6 35mm f3.2 1/320 iso320
2022-10-28 #Valencia #Spain
#GrapeDay for it.
#picaday #AnonStreetPhotography #photography #noapologies #sorry
2021-04-08 Toronto Canada - Color Photo taken at the intersection of Bloor and Yonge Street looking south west at the under construction lobby of 1 Bloor West. A large yellow temporary support pillar is flanked by to massive rusting beams in the cavernous lobby. Orange tarps and blue concrete support forms line the top of the image. Canon R 50mm f2.8 1/640sec iso100
2021-04-08 #Toronto #Ontario - #1bloorwest has been a cursed construction since pre-pandemic... Think they finally got the go-fund-me to finish it done.
#picaday #construction #photography #streetphotography
2023-04-13 Kitakata Japan - Color photo of a cute well groomed small dog standing in a blue quilted push cart, full bloom cherry blossom willows hang over his head in the background in soft focus. Canon R6 16mm f6.3 1/800sec iso250
2023-04-13 #Kitakata #Japan - Bewilderments of #cherryblossoms are well worth the trains to the mountain city.
#photography #travelphotography #picaday #puppy #cute #kawaii
2024-10-13 Lake Biwa Japan - Color photo of a lady standing next to a shallow reflection pool lined with brilliant blue tiles, mountain ranges line the backgound. Canon R6 70mm f7.1 1/640sec iso200
2024-10-13 #LakeBiwa #Japan - The incredible luck of a clear #goldenhour atop the terraces, worth braving the crowds.
#picaday #travel #photography #canonr6 #meditation #zen
2021-09-18 Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada - Color photo taken in transit to Vancouver Island looking out over the water of a narrow passage. Large rock cliff line the shores with big green coniferous tree forest covering the top. On the ship, a man in purple hoodie and blue cap stand cupping his ear with hands tightly as though to block an immense sound. Canon R 24mm f4 1/1250sec iso100
2021-09-18 #VancouverIsland #Canada The #deafening beauty found on the ferry ride alone makes the trip worth while.
#picaday #streetphotography #travel #nature #photography
2022-11-04 Toronto Ontario Canada - Black and White portrait street photo looking down the esplanade street towards the CN Tower. The view being blocked by 5 construction cranes and a growing concrete pillar of a new building. Several 'road closed' signs line the street towards the construction with a single person crossing in mid-stride. Canon R6 35mm f7.1 1/100sec iso160
2022-11-04 #Toronto #Canada - I've incidentally been doing a #photoseries of the vanishing view of #CNTower from my street. Early in the project all the #cranes felt like a prison for the tower.
#picaday #photography #streetphotography #monochrome #bnw #canonr6
2022-10-13 Madrid Spain - Color photo of a busker in an inflatable gorilla suit with their back to the camera. Unable to lower his arms due to air pressure, it appears he is challenging another inflated Koala busker in a territorial display. Kids walk casual between the buskers uninterested in engaging or recognizing the territorial conflict. Canon R6 105mm f4.5 1/800sec iso160
2022-10-13 #Madrid #Spain - #busker seen in an aggressive stance, defending their territory from the encroaching inflated koala. #circleoflife
#picaday #photography #travel #park
2018-09-28 Sydney Australia - Color photo looking down from the top floor of the Queen Victoria Building, now converted to a shopping arcade. Multiple floors of intricately art deco tiled floors are visible with the main floor containing a busy dining area. Canon 6D 50mm f4.5 1/50sec iso500
2018-09-28 #Sydney #Australia A look down at the diners in the Queen Victoria Building, and one of the most beautiful #artdeco #tiledfloors I've walked on.
#picaday #travel #photography #timeless
2023-04-15 Tokyo Japan - Color photo looking up at a window cleaner working on the side a fully glass clad building. The overcast day creating a liminal space of soft light, all surfaces appearing equally clean. Canon R6 50mm f4 1/4000s iso160
2023-04-15 #Tokyo #Japan - I've been finding interesting #liminalspaces in some of the #streetphotography from over the years.
#photoshoping out the building might make it a stronger image, but I prefer more #editorial images. What do you think?
#picaday #photorgraphy #travel
2025-04-19 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - portrait color photo looking up in the newly built North St Lawrence Market building with large metal pillar lining the sides of a massive skylight in the center of the building. Crowds fill the hall, while bright orange highlights the traversable stairs and bridges in the center of the building. Canon R6 28mm f3.5 1/640s iso400
2025-04-19 #Toronto #Ontario - 5 years behind schedule, but it's a beautiful building in the end. #stlawrencenorth is worth checking out for the Saturday #farmersmarket
#photography #picaday #travel #architecture
2025-04-15 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Color photo of the Vortech Automotive business front, the vertical corrugated metal facade is dented aligned bumpers of the parking spots. Canon R6 50mm f2.8 1/500s iso160
2025-04-15 #Toronto #Ontario - Honestly, a dented facade is a welcoming sight at a collision repair center.
And #thanks for all the recent followers, I'd promise to post more regularly, it's better to post better content.
and still just a #picaday
#photography #streetphotography #funny
2025-02-17 Toronto Ontario Canada- Color photo of a bright yellow caution sign for 'wet floors' wedged into a snow embankment built up from recent snow storms. Canon R6 70mm f5 1/800s iso125
2025-02-17 #Toronto #Ontario #Canada - #Caution
#streetphotography #photography #picaday #snowstorm
2023-11-16 Toronto Ontario Canada - Wide angle color photo looking up at the waving metal frame construction of a skyscraper. Canon R6 16mm f6.3 1/160s iso250
2023-11-16 #Toronto #Canada - part of a long running series on the #CIBCnorth building. It's eaten my neighbourhoods' view of the CN tower in dramatic fashion.
#street #photography #Picaday #construction #streetphotography
2016-12-02 Kanazawa Japan - Colour photo looking up into a pine tree at a man dressed completely in black is attending to a rope being setup to help with the winter snow weight. Canon rebel T6s 50mm f1.8 1/1000s iso100
2016-12-02 #Kanazawa #Japan - See, told you #treeninja was responsible.
#streetphotography #picaday #travel #street #photography #osha
2016-12-02 Kanazawa Japan - Colour wide angle photo of a tangle web of tree branches being supported by wooden pillars. As part of winter preparation, rope is tented above the tree crown. Canon Rebel T6s 10mm f5.6 1/160s iso100
2016-12-02 #Kanazawa #Japan - Trees in the #garden are prepped for winter. Tomorrow I'll post the ninja responsible.
#photography #travel #wideangle #dendrology #picaday #nature
2023-08-09 Toronto, Canada - Colour photo looking up at a construction worker balancing at the end of a rusty girder several hundred feet above ground, lighting a cigarette for a smoke break. Canon R6 100mm f5.6 1/500s iso400
2023-08-09 - #Toronto #Ontario - #Smokebreak
#picaday #photography #streetphotography #contstruction
2019-01-29 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Black and White long exposure photo of a 'We the North' traffic barrier being buried in snow. Behind the barrier traffic appears to be moving quickly while a steel beams structure of the 'future home of CIBC SQUARE' construction are motionless. Canon 6D 28mm f6.3 1s iso125
2019-01-29 #Toronto #Raptors - Sometimes the first one is the best, and the other 2 dozen attempts progressively worsen in the storm... but #longexposure you always need another for safety
#picaday #streetphotography #photography #monochrome #night
2025-01-20 Wootha, Australia - Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World - Colour photo of a bright green Eclectus parrot taking a 'sly' side step looking towards the camera on the ground. Another parrot is peeking in from edge of frame. Canon R6 33mm f3.5 1/320s iso640
2025-01-20 #Wootha #Australia At the Maleny Botanic gardens, #EclectusParrots shy approach or...
#hello
#photography #wildlife #birds #picaday #travel
2025-01-27 Brisbane, Australia - Black and White photo from below the Story Bridge featuring the Felon's pub outdoor seating symmetrically aligned with the iron grid support. Canon R6 35m f4 1/1250s iso400
2024-01-27 #Brisbane #Australia - #StoryBridge also known as Bradfield Highway, houses a unique pub best accessed by river cat.
#travelphotography #photography #picaday #monochrome
amazed nobody has put a 1. 2. 3. on there
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2025-01-18 Brisbane, Australia - A colour photo looking down at a traffic median containing a road sign 'KEEP LEFT'. The red brick facade of the ground surface has a crude black spray painted phallic also pointing to the left lane similar to the road sign. Canon R6 28mm f2.8 1/25s iso400
2025-01-18 #brisbane #australia - Aussie #Graffiti is pretty helpful actually.
#streetphotography #picaday #photography
