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Photo of the Day - March 2009

ipodtoucher

ipodtoucher

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Sep 13, 2007
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Class field trip to Dupont Circle in DC to take "In the moment" photos (and get hot krispy kreme doughnuts teehee) C&C would be great, this was shot on the fly trying to be un-noticed but with that loud shutter it's so hard haha.

Business as usual
 
Steamie

Steamie

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Dec 27, 2006
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Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

The sun was really struggling this morning to get out from behind the fog.
 
Cliff3

Cliff3

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Nov 2, 2007
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My old gal. She'll turn 16 next month.

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Edge100

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May 14, 2002
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Where am I???
Happy Birthday

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Last Friday was Toronto's 175th birthday. The "party" was, well, pretty lame. But it was a good excuse to quit working at noon and go take some photos.

This is Toronto's 'old' city hall, which, in grand Toronto style, was replaced by a much newer, much uglier building in the early-60s.
 
Raid

Raid

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Feb 18, 2003
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Edge100 said:
Last Friday was Toronto's 175th birthday. The "party" was, well, pretty lame. But it was a good excuse to quit working at noon and go take some photos.

This is Toronto's 'old' city hall, which, in grand Toronto style, was replaced by a much newer, much uglier building in the early-60s.
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Good shot, Friday was a good day to be out and about in the downtown area. I didn't even know there was a party. I've been poking around the 175th anniversary photo archive and some of the shots are pretty interesting. Your comment about the 'new' city hall makes me wonder if you've heard about the book "Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been" it's a pretty good read and it shows how much the cityscape could have changed.
 
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Edge100

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Raid said:
Good shot, Friday was a good day to be out and about in the downtown area. I didn't even know there was a party. I've been poking around the 175th anniversary photo archive and some of the shots are pretty interesting. Your comment about the 'new' city hall makes me wonder if you've heard about the book "Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been" it's a pretty good read and it shows how much the cityscape could have changed.
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The party was lame. Just a few events in Nathan Phillips Square, David Miller shaking some hands (and getting snapped by my camera!); boring stuff.

I have seen that book. They had a few photos at the ROM a few months ago, which were nice, so I'm interested in the book.
 
TheSpaz

TheSpaz

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Jun 20, 2005
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Edge100 said:
Last Friday was Toronto's 175th birthday. The "party" was, well, pretty lame. But it was a good excuse to quit working at noon and go take some photos.

This is Toronto's 'old' city hall, which, in grand Toronto style, was replaced by a much newer, much uglier building in the early-60s.
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Wow, I like the angle and colors of this shot, but the sign looks a little weird in it. I probably would have kept the sign out. It's still an excellent shot though.
 
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Edge100

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TheSpaz said:
Wow, I like the angle and colors of this shot, but the sign looks a little weird in it. I probably would have kept the sign out. It's still an excellent shot though.
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Thanks.

The sign was a conscious choice, since it reads "Old City Hall". My body was a bit contorted to try to get the angle right, but I agree it would have been better either with the sign turned a bit anti-clockwise or gone altogether.
 
TheSpaz

TheSpaz

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Edge100 said:
Thanks.

The sign was a conscious choice, since it reads "Old City Hall". My body was a bit contorted to try to get the angle right, but I agree it would have been better either with the sign turned a bit anti-clockwise or gone altogether.
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I agree completely... the sign wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't angled in a different direction.
 
gkarris

gkarris

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Dec 31, 2004
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"No escape from Reality...”
ipodtoucher said:
Class field trip to Dupont Circle in DC to take "In the moment" photos (and get hot krispy kreme doughnuts teehee) C&C would be great, this was shot on the fly trying to be un-noticed but with that loud shutter it's so hard haha.

Business as usual
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Nice pic...

What equipment did you use? I see on your flickr profile you have Nikon and Canon (gets jealous).

Thinking of getting a used Canon as a secondary system to my Olympus.... :D
 
Phrasikleia

Phrasikleia

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Feb 24, 2008
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Over there------->
Steamie said:


Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

The sun was really struggling this morning to get out from behind the fog.
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Love it. Reminds me of the obelisk in 2001 or something.


Macro in the house! Just got a new lens and took my first shots with it. I like how this flower bud looks as though it is giving birth to a baby seal. :eek:

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