Toronto Light Saber Battle...Part 4

Remember...shooting in low light for those awesome light trails, use flash and have a slow shutter speed. The flash freezes the main target on the sensor and everything else happens next....

Toronto Light Saber Battle...Part 3

The best part of the battle were the interesting people around.



I think this guy's name is Conan, seriously....

The ewok girl I saw wandering around with a stick jabbing at people with sabers going "eek, eek, eek, eek." I followed one battle where she "vanquished" a warrior.




There were a few other people around as well in costume.



Tomorrow will conclude with lots of action and funky blurs.

Toronto Light Saber Battle...Part 2

Well, lines were drawn, weapons raised, and the fight was on.








Even the terrible thunder lizards looked on in awe...


And The fury of the battle seemed to take to the building above the street...

Toronto Light Saber Battle...

Well Saturday night was fun. One of those wacky flash mob type of things. A bunch of people getting together to do some fun stuff on the city streets. This time the destination was the Royal Ontario Museum. The north side by the Crystal expansion. Rather fitting actually for what was going on. It was a start time of 9 PM so I was there a little early. I got out of the subway station and it was starting to rain. I hoped that it wouldn't pour, and shortly the rain stopped. Just in time for people to arrive to get there weapons and prepare to show what good vs. evil is all about. Or the other way if you were on the dark side.




Some of my friends were there. Posing for pictures and getting wound up.






Remember the girl dressed up as the Ewok. She is going to be making a return later on.

I was messing with focus, exposure, and flash all night here's three pictures to show you why. I believe that as I go on through the week you will see why having that kind of control can be fun with cameras.

2008: Buildings in Toronto

A lot of people walk around and don't pay attention to what's around them. Due to my reading, training, and out look over all I do pay attention. I mean, one of the first things I do when I step outside anywhere is look up. As well I look at other things and every now and then I say to myself, "That looks cool." Okay so my language could use a little work in that aspect. But there's no other way I can express myself. Here in Toronto we have a wide range of architechture and styles. Everything from modern glass skyscrapers to old buildings that look like they have been around forever. Just in the downtown core you can have both types of buildings side by each.

For example, Roy Thomson Hall was one of my recurring targets when I was working downtown. Right across Simcoe Street you found St. Andrews church.



Of course there are some...interesting buildings in the city too. The whole "Crystal" design for the Royal Ontario Museum was a long time in coming, but when it was done it was breath taking. Unfortunately there aren't nearly enough windows as the orginal design called for. A lot of the artifacts can't handle it anymore. Still though...



I think I will end here. My muse is running short and I will save some other pictures I have for another time. Enjoy.

PaladinPhil