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1shot #198-some days all you see is the fence…

but that day I saw past the flickering poplars and the roiling sand in the surf, all the way to where the blue meets the blue. This beautiful lake, imprinted on me at birth, is as much a part of … Continue reading

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1shot #196-gleaming rivers on Front Street

In Toronto, walking back to the hotel from Union Station, I found nearly the entire intersection at Front and York Streets dug up and covered with poly. The night light made it look like water. Like gleaming rivers of plastic. … Continue reading

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1shot #195-giant happy white people

I headed out on Charles Street to grab some lunch and was… confronted is the only word that springs to mind, confronted by these giant happy white people on the side of a building. Ok, storage vendor, you have my … Continue reading

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1shot #194-to dream and dream like yonder amber light

The title is a line from Tennyson’s The Lotos-Eaters: How sweet it were, hearing the downward stream, With half-shut eyes ever to seem Falling asleep in a half-dream! To dream and dream, like yonder amber light, Which will not leave … Continue reading

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1shot #193-why hast thou forsaken me?

This Christ-like figure appeared across the street from Coffee Culture last night as Brohemus and I had a cup of sidewalk dark roast. I’m not seeking out these marquee silhouette shots, but when I see them I must shoot them. … Continue reading

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1shot #192-word on the street

This made me think of all the fantastic little libraries springing up around WR. In DTK, I reckon this is the open-air pop-up version. These book cover designs from the 70’s and 80’s really pluck my nostalgia trigger. That’s one … Continue reading

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1shot #191-word on the street

I’m very interested in dark shots with faces dimly lit by an ambient glow. Things like laptop screens, cigarette lighters, and in this case above the marquee of The Princess Cinema. Brohemus and I were sitting at a sidewalk table … Continue reading

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1shot #190-my favourite sign

As regular readers know, Thursday night is Brother Night. Brohemus and I were soaking up a bit more of this year’s patio weather when I saw my favourite neon sign catching the setting sun in the most beautiful way. It … Continue reading

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1shot #189-Aaron and Bean

Out for lunch in DTK today and saw Aaron biking along King Street with Bean up on his shoulders. I’ve heard of lapdogs, but biking shoulder-dogs are badass. And, yeah, I know my depth-of-field at f/4 and this distance to … Continue reading

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1shot #188-some days all you see is the fence…

Nature finds a way. DW

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