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The 501 Line, Toronto
Made by Allen George
I spend a lot of time in Toronto travelling from location to location, venue to venue. I prefer to walk whenever possible, but as my second choice, always prefer using the TTC. A crucial component of the TTC's network is the streetcar - or light rail transit (LRT) - system. I wouldn't be surprised if, next to the CN tower, the streetcar is be element that tourists instantly associate with Toronto. Decked out in red, they're ubiquitous in the downtown core, mixing in with the heavy traffic. There's some speculation that the term Red Rocket was originally conceived to name these cars... The 501 Line is the TTC's longest streetcar line, running E/W on Queen Street. I'm sure I took this photo in Queen E., probably in the Don River area. I couldn't be sure - it's been a long 2 months. I'm surprised by the decision of the artist to paint the iconic streetcar in blue! Also, I'm very confused by the various disparate elements in this art: a gramaphone, a brick wall, river 'creatures', a streetcar, trees, falling acorns... What's the connection? Sidebar: Transit and urban affairs are agendas that are near and dear to my heart. Although I currently live in a suburb, I don't identify with it and prefer the atmosphere and the sheer energy of a big city. I'm often (silently) upset at the anti-urban bias that I perceive in many Canadians. It feels as if a large section of the population is beholden to the idea that big cities are unworkable, dangerous places. Almost foreign constructs in a country with so much land as Canada. Living in the GTA, I'm conscious of the implicit pressure to sprawl as much as possible, consuming every acre of land with even farther flung houses, bigger lots and more roads. I do think our resources are better served by closely evaluating and strengthening our cities. Toronto isn't a perfect city. In fact, although I live in the GTA I still feel a persistent nostalgia for San Francisco. It's almost as if I left my heart in San Francisco; this, despite the fact that San Fransisco has its own, system problems such as the extensive homeless presence. I think it's the fact that San Francisco has presence, something that, despite my time in Toronto, I haven't felt yet. Oh - it has those nice attributes: it's safe, multicultural, tolerant et. al., but it doesn't feel distinctive. It's yet another North American city. And this disappoints me because Toronto, like Canada, has amazing potential that it hasn't realized. I think part of the problem is that the city hasn't integrated yet. It still feels like a collection of little suburban towns and there's little holding it together other than a name. Also, haphazard planning decisions, poor oversight of architectural designs, a weak and constantly squabbling council, a retrograde approach to federal, provincial and municipal power/revenue sharing, lack of vision...these are some factors that prevent the city from acheiving its full potential. Transit is still sketchy in the city. In the downtown core the networks fairly strong, but it starts to decline fast the farther out you move. Part of that is the speed at which density drops. It's amazing to realize that Toronto has a fairly low population density (~ 3200 people/km^2), especially when compared to cities like Amsterdam (~4300 people/km^2), New York (~10,000 people/km^2), Chicago (~5000 people/km^2) or London (~11000 people/km^2). Chronic underfunding, poor planning decisions, an almost knee-jerk response to increased density (which would make lines more profitable) also contribute to the transit issues. Too many issues...


The Musician, Toronto
Made by Allen George
The final photograph... Comments on this image specifically can be seen in the Photograph section below. Overview: This is the second photographic project I've completed, but it felt more like a first. Certainly more of a project than the Artur P. series. Why? There are a number of major differences between the two, but the root one is the concept of an idea. Unlike the extrinsic motivation of the Artur P. series, this one was driven purely by personal desires. I wanted to create a series that highlighted wall work I've seen in Toronto. Some I've chosen for their sheer beauty, others for intricacy, uniqueness or interest. I love walking around Toronto and stumbling on beautiful pieces of public art. I'm fascinated by the colors, the subjects and variety. These images were not custom-shot. This is the fly-in-the-ointment when I think of this as a project. I didn't go out with the grand idea of making photographs with this goal in mind. I suspect that would be a lot harder and I probably would have ended up with higher quality images. In this series I simply mined through my extensive collection of Toronto photos looking for those that best fit my stated goal. Unlike the Artur P. series, these images were all processed with the same goal and effect in mind. I can't stress that enough! Lately I've been looking for context with photographs; it's sometimes hard to understand or properly interpret a single image in isolation if you don't understand why the photographer chose it and for what project/purpose. In the Artur P. series, each image was treated as an individual entity. My goal there was to choose a crop, PP, frame etc. that best complemented the image not the project. It's different here. I've always been fascinated by color, the idea that art can be vibrant and liven up its surroundings - certainly more than reality dictates. I hope these images capture some of that...mood...feeling...aura. I hope that others can feel just some of that. I think these images work together to create a consistent whole. They're framed the same way, the effects are similar, even the choice of font, sizing and (in most cases) the orientation is the same. Not random! I hope that this project succeeded in at least some of its goals... Photograph: This is just one of those images I connect with. It was taken long ago, so long ago on that one 'magic' day in April right after I graduated from Computer Engineering. I took a surprising number of keepers that day - certainly more than's been matched since. I suspect it had to do with my attitude, the feeling that I was freed from an old (and constraining) life, a goal and... Well...there's a lot. Unfortunately, a lot of life's cares have since reasserted themselves and I'm back where I came from. Certainly the future doesn't seem as open any more. This was taken with one of my two workhorse lenses - the Sigma 10-20 - a lens that, for all its faults, I still love using. It's interesting. As soon as I opened the image up, I knew which lens I'd used and no - it wasn't the perspective or FOV. It was something about the color rendition... You can tell you know. Anyways, in my customary fashion, I usually display the strongest image in my projects last. EDIT: Pending replacement - title will be changed to The Musician, Toronto


Aboriginal Family, Toronto
Made by Allen George
A frame within a frame... The first thing that caught my eye with this one was the contrast of the red against the blue, a combination I thought was especially powerful. It's very interesting what I've assumed from the picture. 1) The father is on the left, the child (sexless in my mind) in the middle, the mother on the right 2) When I look at their posture, I'm intrigued. I get a sense of familial love, of caring and I think it's because of the way the parents' heads are inclined. If they inclined any further, I get a sense they'd 'touch', forming a barrier around the child... 3) I almost get the sense that the father is gently pushing his child out into the world. To what, I don't know...but...the parents are there behind them. [smiles] I'd like to know just what the artist was thinking when he painted this piece. Just what emotions did he want to convey? Did he imagine a son or a daughter (as I write, it's a daughter whose image forms in my mind) All in all, a very simple, yet evocative piece of street art.


Father and Son, Toronto
Made by Allen George
It's been a crazy weekend. I think this reflects my reaction to that. I think the cropping is almost correct, although I would have moved right very slightly and backed up a tad just to get the curve of the father's neck in completely. That's not a major issue and I'll deal with the results. I can't remember exactly where I took this picture. Again, pretty certain it's somewhere on Queen Street - probably the west half (I know, I know...that narrows it down a lot).


Tag On Wall, Toronto
Made by Allen George
As you walk around Toronto you start to notice more and more graffitti and 'street art'. This content here comes from a building far out on Queen W. and was part of a far larger work. The one thing that immediately captured me was the choice to use warm colors - yellow, orange and red - on a cool background, thus increasing its contrast. I still can't read the word however :~)


Wall Work, Toronto
Made by Allen George
EDIT: Frame has changed, to better reflect its inclusion in a project I'm working on. I wouldn't call this street art. No...this is graffitti. However, the contrast of the white against the red, the desire to tag even through the drainpipe niche...all these caught my eye. I see the world in color, through super-saturated lenses.


The Horde Approches.
Made by Chris,
I am in what photographers like to refer to as the wrong goddamn place. The light turned green, the undead swarm charged, and so I bravely hid behind a tree and courageously wet myself. As you can see in the upper right, demonstrates the scramble up a telephone pole method of zombie observation. Anual Toronto Zombie Walk '06


South side Queen Street West, from Simcoe Street to 233
Made by Toronto History
Photographer: Arthur Goss August 23, 1931 City of Toronto Archives Series 372, Subseries 3, Item 1233


Toronto Architecture
Made by djfiander
Unfortunately, the shadow of the protruding roof segment isn't as pronounced in the photo as it was in person. I'll have to try taking the same shot on a sunny day


Nota Bene 080816-3328a
Made by Chuan Chee
salad: Cucumber, Cornichon (crisp, tart pickles made from tiny gherkin cucumbers), Pickled Horseradish Salad. This is included with the Braised Beef Short Ribs.


What will you do? To stop climate change
Made by tech_knight
Project 10 in Zone B. scotiabanknuitblanche.com/detail.html?id=10&zone=B


Nota Bene 080816-3337a
Made by Chuan Chee
Chocolate Tart with local Raspberry Sorbet and Raspberries. $10. The chocolate taste was so strong it had to be eaten with the sorbet.


Just Because...
Made by Xiaozhuli
Just because you think you know where I've been doesn't mean you know where I'm going. Graffiti found around Yonge Street in Toronto.


Nota Bene 080816-3324a
Made by Chuan Chee
side (left): Sauteed Rapini with Garlic, Chili. $6 side (right): Bradford Farm Beets with Balsamic, Olive Oil. $6


Nota Bene 080816-3331a
Made by Chuan Chee
Braised Beef Short Ribs with Carrots. $24. The beef could be easily pulled apart and extremely tasty.


Nota Bene 080816-3315a
Made by Chuan Chee
appetizer: Nova Scotia Lobster Salad with Avocado, Maple Bacon, Blue Cheese Buttermilk Dressing. $24


Nota Bene 080816-3338a
Made by Chuan Chee
Bread & Butter Pudding (with dried bread, custard, raisins) with Poached Niagara Peaches. $10


sprinkler
Made by JJParé
a little experimenting with fast, grainy B&W film... Canon AE-1 Program 50mm lens 1600 ISO


Nota Bene 080816-3317a
Made by Chuan Chee
appetizer: Yellow Fin Tuna Tartare with Citrus Soya, Ginger, Avocado, Crispy Shallot Bits. $15


The Ghost
Made by Xiaozhuli
What do ghosts drink? Boooooze! Found somewhere along Spadina Av. in Toronto. Made me laugh.