BW Photo a Day challenge 010/014

Full day of everything else but photography. I'm starting to wonder if December was the best month to try a challenge. lol 

010/014 - Dec. 6th 2017 - Victoria Park & Gerrard St.

Photo 010 story:
Light. Look at what a little light does, it was everywhere. Through the fence, through the paper, reflectiing on the staples, but what I love most about this image... "Greg" wrote out the entire add by hand. Does that mean he doesn't have access to a computer or was this done on purpose? I love it either way. He wrote down his skillset, got this photo-copied somewhere and posted it up. Old school! Only one left. :D

Peace,

t.

BW Photo a Day challenge 007/014

A foggy Sunday. I was so excited when I saw fog but made no time to explore it. I know, I know, you're getting tired of me making excuses to find time to shoot. The truth is I tired of it too. Just go shoot, Taha! lol I promise to do better. 

007/014 - Dec. 3, 2017 - Blantyre Ave. & Clonmore Dr. 

Photo 007 story:
The fog was thick, especially over the park. I like that I captured a single person in the far left corner. :D

t.

BW Photo a Day challenge 006/014

Still struggling with time-management but fighting through it by at least bringing my RICOH everywhere that I go. I can be better. On a lighter note, I'm enjoying the black and white restriction, I feel it's helped me see more of the details found in the every-day.

006/014 - Dec. 2, 2017 - Devonshire Pl. & Bloor St. W.

Photo 006 story:
On route to Bay and Bloor, I found myself stuck in the car once again. Just before I hit Bloor St. I saw a person taking a south facing picture. I wondered, "what's she taking a photo of? So I looked into my rear-view mirror I saw the CN Tower. I actually stopped my car a few yards before the stop sign and took a couple of frames. This was the result.

Good night!

t.

BW Photo a Day challenge 005/014

Time to start taking my time. Day 5 of this RICOH challenge and like day 4, I find myself struggling to make time for the one thing I enjoy doing... shooting! Tomorrow is Saturday and I will make a conscious effort to make time to shoot, creatively. I mean what's the point of this blog or this challenge if I don't give an honest effort?

005/014 - Dec. 1, 2017 - Neville Park/ The Beaches

Photo 005 story:
Taken right next to the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plan. This is a classic spot for many East Enders. Once again, the contrast between the clouds and the trees captured my eye. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

t.

This is also #Toronto

Over the last few years I've been documenting Toronto, the good, bad and ugly. Yet over that same period of time I haven't posted much of the "ugly". But why? Was I afraid to post what I truly saw? Did I feel guilt for taking pictures of the less fortunate? Or was I simply more interested in posting happier, cooler photos of the city? I think it was a combination of all three.

Hard to shoot, harder to ignore. This is also #Toronto.

Hard to shoot, harder to ignore. This is also #Toronto.

Surviving one day at a time. Taken in front of the city’s oldest Presbyterian Church (Queen & Carlaw Est.1877) • This is also #Toronto.

Surviving one day at a time. Taken in front of the city’s oldest Presbyterian Church (Queen & Carlaw Est.1877) • This is also #Toronto.

Then yesterday I was on my instagram feed and felt annoyed, frustrated, angry at how similar a lot of Toronto photographers had become. Sunsets, silhouettes, rooftops, snowfalls, ice, architecture, cleanliness. That's it?! That's the entire Toronto experience? 

So into my photo library I went , searching for those exact images that I had abandoned so many time before. I chose 3 images from one street, Queen. 

Queen at Bay... This is also #Toronto.

Queen at Bay... This is also #Toronto.

Though these are just a few snapshots, I hope, going forward to paint a more realistic picture of the city I truly love.