I Fell in Love Again....

Don't worry Amy and Dora are still my first loves.  This falling in love has to do with my photography.  As you may know the past couple of weeks, especially last week I was feeling a little mentally down and uninspired.  This translated directly into my photography draining any interest I had in taking pictures.  It was the cause of the demise of my Project 365 as I previously wrote about and just generally gave me no interest in picking up my camera. 
 
Well all that changed last Friday.  I was downtown Toronto for my regular checkup and even though I was feeling uninspired photographically I brought my camera to try out a new lens (a 35mm prime) and just generally to kill some time in between appointments.  I went out on the street after I gave my blood first thing and just fell in love with it.  It was so much different than street shooting in Port Credit. 
 

Bike Rental

 



First, the was enough noise from the traffic that it covered up my shutter sound and I could get much closer with my wider lens.  Second, there were just so many more people and stories to photograph.  It was like sensory overload.  I ended up shooting over 450 photos on Friday in three different sessions and fully intend to make a habit of this.  I can now understand what all the street shooters of the big cities around the world love about it.  While shooting I tried a few different techniques (you always have to practicing and learning) so I didn't get a number of shots that I would have liked but in the end I got a bunch of "useable" shots. 
 
It took a little bit to sort through and rank but here are my favorites from the day.  Hope you enjoy!
 

I really like this picture but can't explain why

Weight of the World Smoke Break

Looking Opposite

Taking it in

Break Time

 

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Port Credit Candids

As many of you know I don't like to classify my street photography work as street as I find the street community can be extremely rigid and sometime harse in their definitions.  I don't personally don't think there are is any place for rigidness and harseness towards others in art.  That is why I now often refer to my work in this genre as street candids or just candids.  Here is a small collection of my favorite candids I have shot in and around my home in Port Credit.  Hope you enjoy! 
 
 

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A Hauntingly Beautiful Story

 

For the next little while I won't be posting as much writing with my posts as it is been bothering my eyes when I spend extended time periods on the computer.  But with that said I can still continue to share some of my favorite photos with you. 
 


I came up with today's before the eye issue surfaced and thought it would be a lot of fun.  Instead of me telling you the story I see when I look at this picture, I thought it would be fun for you all to share with me the story you see.  I personally find this picture hauntingly beautiful and I have been drawn to photographing it on many occasions in different lighting situations.  This is my favorite version so far.   I am looking forward to your stories!
 
 

 

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Geese are Nice Too...

I don't shoot wildlife photos too often usually only doing it when I need to change things up and keep it fresh.  When I do shoot wildlife it is no secret that my two favorite subjects are mallard ducks and swans.  A little while ago while I was out shooting some pictures of swans, a Canadian Goose swam up and I felt a little bad.  They are very plentiful in this area but I always ignore them.  I am just not drawn to photographing them.  I decided that over the course of the next little while I would give them some love too, and try and find some shots of geese I liked too.  I decided that I wouldn't do any flight photos in this mini challenge because it would make it too easy.  So sit back and enjoy :)
 
 

 

The swans got pissed I had been ignoring them for the geese

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