Year: 2022
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Trucker’s Protests – Toronto Edition #2
in: Event
I exited the subway car at Queen’s Park Station and climbed the stairs to the ground level. There I immediately noticed the increased police presence. Finding a seat, I sat down to unpack my camera equipment and mount my lenses. To establish my role, I slung the camera bag and three camera bodies over my…
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First Cardinal
in: Event
I try every year to record the day I first hear a bird sing as, for me, it triggers the first signs of Spring. This year it was a Cardinal and it was today, a little earlier than the Robin last year and the Cardinal in 2020. As we now have a bird feeder, I’ve…
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2022 Trucker’s Protests – Toronto Edition
in: Event
This series of protests, the first having been held in Ottawa, and now being celebrated in several cities in Canada, arrived in Toronto over the weekend. On Saturday (February 5th), I took the subway down to the Legislature Buildings at Queen’s Park, to witness the event. Toronto apparently learnt from Ottawa’s experience and implemented tighter…
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Camera / Lens Tests
I have been using a FujiFilm GFX 100s medium format camera now for a couple of weeks; some observations were posted earlier: Having become a little more comfortable with the operation of this beast, my attention has turned to whether I should try using my existing prime lenses, and so I ask myself: To answer…
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Three Days
It might just be coincidental that the day after Ontario ends its most recent lockdown comes the celebration of the Lunar New Year. Confinement, along with loss of hope, and dread, ending with the old year; the new one starting with emergence, gathering, celebration, and may be hope. Or does today, groundhog day, signal we…