Yesterday I was in Spadina House, an Edwardian era mansion in Toronto, now open as a museum. Fascinating interiors! Even in the context of a guided tour, with a wide lens like my Ziltrox 20mm f/2.8 on my Sony a7ii body, there are lots of possibilities for images!
Given that the mansion is presented as a snapshot in time, I wanted my images to be black and white.
It’s been a hot summer in Toronto, so everywhere you go, water bottles are important. I saw these bottles in a local coffee shop (The Only Cafe), and thought they would look nice with a pictorial treatment.
I was out yesterday morning with my over 60 yr old Jupiter-8 lens (50mm f/2) mounted on my Sony a7ii, and saw this vase of flowers in a store window, painted by the morning light.
I love how this old lens renders flowers!
Downtown a few days ago on a morning that became sunny after a brief rain. Plenty of rental bikes, and I like the patterned look they presented.
All images were created with my Sony a7ii body, and an old Soviet-era Jupiter 8 50mm lens, mounted via an adapter.
I was near Union Station in Toronto around 6:40 this morning. Lovely early morning sun, and I couldn’t help accentuating in in post. Two images of the same building, both with some perspective distortion.
Both images taken with Sony a6100 body and 7Artisans 10mm f/3.5 lens.
By the shores of Lake Ontario here in Toronto this morning, around 6:40 am. I saw this Canadian flag, surrounded by Canada Geese, facing south.
Nice to see scenes like this one these days.
I have lived in Toronto since the early 1980’s and I have never really been inside the old city hall. That was rectified yesterday morning.
Across from Rogers Centre in Toronto is an old Train Turntable. It was just screaming “wide angle” at me! yesterday morning!
Recently I have gotten new lenses for my APS-C (Crop Sensor) Sony a6100 camera body from 7Artisans and TTArtisans. These lenses are compact and lightweight, and deliver much better performance than their cost might indicate.
Yesterday my TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 lens arrived. Only a bit over $100 Canadian! I immediately took it out for a spin. And I was really impressed! The lens is sharp, but in a pleasing, classic way. None of the sterile, clinical sharpness that is sadly the hallmark of a lot of expensive modern lenses.
And the colour rendition! I tend to shoot mainly black and white, but the way colours pop in this lens will have me shooting more colour in the near future!
Last Sunday I went for a an early (pre 7 am) solo photo walk in the Beaches. It had rained a lot overnight, and the rain was just ending when I arrived. There was no shortage of plants with raindrops!
I used my Sony a6100 camera body and TTArtisan 50mm f/2 lens for these images.
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