Shop ’till you drop!
Here’s a photo from inside the Toronto Eaton Centre.
Sky Scraping
I like this photo because it leaves so much to the imagination. All you’ve got is some building tops and no sense of the street-scape below. You wouldn’t even know the city if not for me telling you. It makes me wonder what the whole scene looks like. I say this from the point of view of someone looking at an unknown photo, rather than one of my own shots. I’m sure I’m not explaining myself well, but that’s how it makes me feel. Of course your mileage may vary.
photo courtesy of N.Muaddi91 Windows in black & white
This photo os from my outing last weekend, taken down at Church St. and Richmond St. in downtown Toronto. I was trying to show off the gap in the building and the arched passageway at the top. This gap only goes back about 30 feet and does not reach the ground. It’s sort of an indentation. Anyway, I did some post processing to give the building a sort of ominous, moody look, like a psych hospital out of a ’40s movie or something. Hope you like it.
Skywatch Friday in Reflection
Here’s my entry for this week’s . Hope you like it.
Tomorrow I’m planning to post three really sweet shots (not skywatch related, mind you), so if you like big buildings and black & white photography, please do drop by. I’ll post the first in the morning, the second in the early afternoon, and one or two near the evening.
Eaton Centre, Toronto
If you’ve ever visited Toronto, then chances are you’ve been to the Eaton Centre. It represents the heart of downtown TO. Here’s its history, copied directly off the Toronto Eaton Centre website:
Stretching two full city blocks, Toronto Eaton Centre is a historical landmark, and today one of Canada’s best-known retail shopping destinations, attracting millions of visitors annually.
In the 1960s, Eaton’s partnered with Fairview and TD Bank, to create what would become known as Toronto Eaton Centre. Eaton’s department store moved to the corner of Yonge Street and Dundas Street, right next to their competitor, Simpsons, which was located at the corner of Yonge Street and Queen Street. Today, these stores have both been replaced by Sears (Eaton’s) and The Bay (Simpsons). Although the completed centre did not turn out to be a perfect rectangle, as planned, it has undoubtedly become a unique and interesting downtown landscape. Zigzagging around historical sites, such as Old City Hall, and Holy Trinity Church, Toronto Eaton Centre has indeed woven itself into the urban fabric.
Toronto Eaton Centre opened in two stages. On February 10, 1977 the northern section was built and on August 8, 1979, the southern section was completed. Two more phases would be added and opened in June 1990 and Summer/Fall 1999.
Modeled after Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, the centre’s architect, Ed Zeidler, created the retail portion of the complex to feature a four-level shopping centre with a glass-domed galleria running the length of the centre. Suspended from the galleria, one finds a mobile of a flock of Canadian geese, Flight Stop, designed by artist Michael Snow.
It’s 3 gleaming, award winning office towers are spectacular business locations, offering state-of-the-art building systems, superb atmosphere and unsurpassed amenities.
Toronto Eaton Centre remains the focal point of downtown Toronto. It is a city landmark unlike any other, where people from all walks of life can gather under one roof with no prejudices. Rudolph Adlaf, Cadillac Fairview’s Senior Vice President of Architecture and Design, once said “Toronto Eaton Centre is classic in its simplicity.” And a classic it will remain
Welcome to the Machine
Here’s another photo from The Brickworks. We’re getting snowed in over the next few days. First real bit of snow so far. I debated staying in bed until next week, but I’ve got photos to edit and other work to do. Oh well.
Young-Me-Now-Me: The Photo Game That’s Child’s Play
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Yesterday … all our troubles seemed so far away. And by “yesterday” we mean “in 1991.”
Jog memories of childhood bliss with the game “Young-Me-Now-Me.”
To play, just find an old picture of yourself, and then snap a modern-day recreation.
The challenge, of course, is matching yesteryear’s settings, costumes, and props: good luck finding that laser backdrop, plaid vest, and lawnmower-sized cellphone.
And who’d have guessed that fanny packs and jorts still look as cool as ever?
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Moody Black & White Foto
I took this photo with Mauro at The Brickworks a couple of weeks back. It looked nothing like this, I should add. The post processing was inspired by another photographer, who Mauro altered me of earlier today. The guy’s specialty is moody black & whites. I normally don’t mess with my photos this much, but I really do like the effect. Hope you do too. This will be my last photo of the night.