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China self portrait      Title ::China self portrait

That's me on (your) left...
 
Park Bench Highpark      Title ::Park Bench Highpark

I liked the lines in this picture, so I converted it to black and white, and really cranked up the contrast.
 
Basement faucet      Title ::Basement faucet

I have a few pictures of walls already in my blog, but I thought I would take a new picture for the i-gizmo contest.

This is a wall in the unfinished section of our basement, painted industrial green probably 30+ years ago. The line through the center is a cobweb with little specs of dust.
 
Eglinton 'e'      Title ::Eglinton 'e'

My favourite old theatre in Toronto is now an "event theatre" which is better than a condo, I guess. It was designed by Kaplan and Sprachman, and opened in 1936.

For more information, and pictures from inside and out, check out http://www.eglintongrand.com/home.html
 
Owl on green      Title ::Owl on green

Using a white piece of paper to set the white balance works wonderfully! That really is the colour of the walls in our playroom in the basement.

Seemed a good backdrop for a finger puppet.

(This picture was inspired by a cool shot of Beatles puppets here. )
 
Lensbaby snowsuit      Title ::Lensbaby snowsuit

Ah the Lensbaby again, this time with way too long of an exposure, washing pretty much everything out except the bright colours (this picture has zero post-processing done to it).
 
ABC 2 GHI 4      Title ::ABC 2 GHI 4

Close up of the Northern Electric red phone from yesterday.
 
Winter tree      Title ::Winter tree

Lake Simcoe frozen over, on a cold, clear day.
 
Centre      Title ::Centre

I'm certainly not volunteering, but SOMEONE needs to paint the outside of the Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre along Queen St. East.

A good friend and I were out that way checking out the Publicity photoblog exhibit--we were very impressed.
 
Angel on red      Title ::Angel on red

Another sculpture from Mount Pleasant Cemetery, this time with a bright red tree in the background.
 
War at City Hall      Title ::War at City Hall

After walking the 12km on the Gulu Walk (see yesterday's picture), I had nothing but time while I watched over the organizers as they slept in Nathan Philips Square.

They told me about one of the homeless people they saw regularily - "War", who picked some flowers and spread them around their sleeping mats one night... Here is a shot of War sleeping on the bench next to ours, with his new green suitcase and blanket that he was very proud of.
 
Lensbaby sun      Title ::Lensbaby sun

Outside the Canadian Museum of Civilization, by the exit in the Canadian Children's Museum section of the museum, is this huge sun sculpture.

I've posted a couple of other pictures on Flickr to give you more context.
 
Jester Smile      Title ::Jester Smile

It was 'Silly Hat' day at school, and if you are going to wear a silly hat, you better have some attitude to go with it.
 
A Step Beyond      Title ::A Step Beyond

The colours are just beautiful in the city this week. I thought I'd use them here to help contrast yet another piece of art in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

This is "A Step Beyond" by Oliver Tiura, 1990. I've posted a more complete view of the sculpture here on my Flickr account
 
Bata sky      Title ::Bata sky

A closeup of the former Bata headquarters here in Toronto.
 
Solaas - Eglinton 'e'      Title ::Solaas - Eglinton 'e'

My 'Eglinton-e' photo run through Leonardo Solaas's Dreamlines script.

My favourite old theatre in Toronto is now an "event theatre" which is better than a condo, I guess. It was designed by Kaplan and Sprachman, and opened in 1936.

For more information, and pictures from inside and out, check out http://www.eglintongrand.com/home.html