Weekend Pictures

Well, here are some pictures I took over the weekend. I was downtown during the G20 fracas. These were taken over the course of the day and night.

Still Here....

My apologies for no posts the past couple of days. Things have been hectic here in Toronto with the G20 Summit over the weekend and I am still catching up with all sorts of things. I will try to have something over the next few days. Bear with me and I will return to happy thoughts and puppies.

Doors Open Toronto: City Hall

Sorry about yesterday folks. I had nothing to write or think about here. So I was scrolling through blog posts and pictures and realized that I hadn't done City Hall when I talked about the Doors Open event. So here they are. From the the observation deck all the way down to the main rotunda. Just pictures, no more comment.

Shooting Macro

Well, I have a lens now that lets me shoot macro photography. What's macro you ask? Well to simplify it, it's a lens that allows you to take close up photos of smallish items and keep the picture in focus. Before I got the macro lens, I was using a poor mans macro. I would take my 50mm lens, remove it from the body and flip the front to the back and hold it in front of the shutter before taking a picture. Yes it's possible to do this. I may shoot a video of how to do it for those that don't understand.

Anyway, this is a result of a poor man's macro lens.


My lens cap up close and personal.

Now with a real macro lens you get shots like these:







Only downside to a macro lens? You have to move yourself physically to focus. So worth the effort I find. I will be doing experimentation with it on all sorts of things. Just you wait and see.

Paladin Phil

Toronto Photo Walks: Queens Quay...The End

Okay I think I have dragged this out long enough. I took a fair amount of pictures, and tried to get a little artistic at the end. Different views of different things. It's helped that I have been through most of this area before, so I didn't really need those large and wide views. On the other side of the Canada Malting plant, by the ferry to Billy Bishop Airport there's a play ground and splash pad. Had a little fun there. We were planning on crossing to the airport to take skyline pictures but the weather wasn't co-operating.






We wandered up Bathurst street. We were aiming for Amsterdam Brewery and then the pub. A simple end to the day. there were a few shots to be taken along the way.




The brewery was disappointing. No tours, no tasters, just a few interesting things. We took some pictures then headed for a pub at King and Bathurst.






Nothing like ending the day with beer, food, fellowship and stuff.




One fun shot we saw, then it was the red rocket to home.



Long walks can be fun.

Paladin Phil

Toronto Photo Walks: Queens Quay Canda Malting and Ireland Park

Well, things have been busy over the weekend and week so I will continue with the walk today. We shall see what tomorrow brings and the rest of the week. So last thing we left off was with the swans. Continuing on we walked bast the Canada Malting building on the east side heading towards the ferry to Billy Bishop Airport (or Toronto Island Airport).




At the south of the building we came to Ireland Park. I had been looking for this location a couple of times before. I hadn't found it and it was worth the wait. The day was perfect to stumble across this monument to survivors of the Irish Potato Famine that came to Toronto in the 1800's. Haunting, stark, and wrenching emotionally.





The statues weren't the only part of the park and memorial. There was a large rock wall and small garden type area there as well with a pillar of glass blocks. We were there during the day, and I have a hunch that the glass pillar lights up at night. I may have to check it out some other time.





That's it for today. See you all tomorrow where I think I will wrap up the entire walk.