The portion of Yonge Street between Bloor and Dundas isn’ what it once was, compared to the early 80’s when I moved to Toronto. It’s pretty dreary. But I did see some points of interest.
On Yonge Street
Tag: Sony A6100
At Balzac’s
The Balzacs Coffee Shop at the Distillery District in Toronto has one of my favourite cafe interiors in the city. I love the view from the second floor.
Chaos
I was atthe CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) Midway last night.
Crowds, nosie and chaos.
All images taken with Sony a6100 body, and TTArtisan 75.mm f/2.8 fisheye lens.
Black Creek Pioneer Village
it has been at least twenty years since I hve been at this location. During this return visit I was shooting with my Sony a6100 and TTArtisan 7.5mm f/2.8 lens. I liked the indoor images I was getting.
First Fisheyes in a While
Yesterday I went down to see the partially reopened trail in the south Don River here in Toronto. I decided to shoot my 4mm f/2,8 fisheye for the first time in a while.
St. Lawrence Market
Escaping the foul air in Toronto yesterday, I went into St. Lawrence Market right as it opened at 9 a.m. It’s interesting to photograph when it’s empty.
All images taken with my Sony a6100 body and 7Artisans 10mm f/3,5 lens.
Reflection
I saw an ad in the front of an eyeglasses store on the Danforth here in Toronto, and with the reflections to me it told a different story.
At the Beaches With a New Lens
My eyes aren’t getting younger, and focusing manual telephotos is not getting any easier, so I treated myself to a Tamron 70-300mm lens. I was out at the Beaches yesterday, and paired it with my Sony a6100 body.
Shooting With a Cookie
It’s fun to go out from time to time with my “Oreo Cookie” lens. A single element, fixed focus lens reclaimed from a single-use camera. With a lens like this, you aren’t shooting for technical quality; you are shooting for fun.
These are images of downtown Toronto yesterday, using hte cookie lens on my Sony a6100.
Dragon Boat Racing Photography with Bad Lenses
Photographing the Dragon Boat races at the Islands this past Saturday morning. I do not have a modern long telephoto lens, and was forced to use an old 200mm Pentax lens, and an old craptastic Spiratone 500mm f/8 mirror telephoto lens. Both manually focused.
My focus hit rate was not good, lol.
My Third Eye 