I saw Spudbomb doing his thing under the Bloor West Go Rail overpass. I don’t know if Spudbomb is a person or a collective. Or an aspiration. Or a poltergeist.
Category: Heart
The category, Heart, is for posts that make us feel.
The Baldwin Steps
The Baldwin Steps climb the Iroquois shoreline which was the shore of Lake Ontario when ice age melt water made the lake significantly larger than it is today. The steps rise from Davenport Road to Casa Loma and offer a great view of the city to the south. Climbing the steps serves as a pointed reminder that, no, the city isn’t flat.
Bathurst Street Bridge
For the first time in years, I walked under the Bathurst Street Bridge. This is the old iron bridge that goes over the rail lands south of Front Street. Now, a chain-link fence blocks access, but there’s a gaping hole in it that looks to me like an invitation.
Men At Work 2
More men at work to supplement a January post on the same theme:
Splashing through Nathan Phillips Square
What a difference seven weeks makes! After February’s Icefest 2015, I walked south to City Hall and shot people skating on the ice rink in Nathan Phillips Square. Seven weeks later, I caught a little girl splashing in the water that remains after all the snow and ice has melted. City workers were cleaning things…
Plastic Mystery
Now that winter is over, Toronto sits in a brief seasonal limbo. Although it’s warm, the buds haven’t come out yet, so the trees are winter barren. City workers are scurrying to clean up all the residual grime that settles after snow melt. Earth day is here and people are gathering up the last remaining…
Richard
This is Richard. I was climbing the stairs from Ted Rogers Way to Huntley Street and he was sitting on the top step so I stopped and we chatted. The conversation was rambling, driven by a free-association game that Richard seemed to be playing with himself.
Meta Photography
One of the easiest targets for street photography is other photographers. We get so wrapped up in what we’re shooting that we ignore everything that’s going on around us–including the presence of other photographers.
Court House Skateboarders
Shot some kids shooting video of themselves skateboarding by the University Ave. court house. Part of the reason they were skateboarding there is that it has some of the city’s last remaining benches that don’t have slats to keep skateboarders from doing grinds on them.
Long Shadows
The photo gurus tell you that, as a rule, you get better outdoor shots the further you get from high noon. The reason is that shadows get longer and contrast gets higher.
First Weekend of Spring
This weekend was, at least for Toronto, the first real weekend of spring. The sun was bright, the sky was clear, the temperature was comfortable, and people poured into public spaces to enjoy the change. Their happiness was palpable and I was fortunate to capture some of that with my camera.
Brick Road Beside St. Lawrence Market
I shot this in the morning as people were going to work. I’m looking south from Front St. beside Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market. They’ve recently replaced the pavement with brick and when it’s a little wet, it produces a lovely reflection.
Frozen Playground
This is (I hope) my farewell to winter for this year. I took these shots a couple weeks ago, but haven’t got around to posting them until now when the snow and ice are thoroughly melted. I took these shots early one morning in East Riverdale. I liked the way the colours of the play…
The many faces of Great Blue Heron
First up is classic great blue. He (she?) just stands there doing nothing. Classic great blue is vaguely narcissistic, hoping passers-by will say “Ooo, awww, isn’t he (she?) beautiful?” Next up is reflective great blue. This is a little bit like classic great blue in that he (she?) is doing that narcissistic posing thing. But…
Maple Syrup @ Williams Farm
The sap is running at Williams Farm in Wyebridge, ON. March offers a sweet spot (so to speak) when the temperature rises above freezing during the day and dips below freezing at night.