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25-11-24

 I haven't missed a day this year. That was my goal. I almost always miss a day or two. I'm good with the flaws. That being said, it kind of feels like I've been mailing it in this week. Daylight Savings Time flipped the days to dark early and the rain has set in for the winter. It's hard to get motivated to go out and take photos these days. 

25-11-23

 

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25-11-20

 I think my granola (where this little bit of guidance was deposited for me to discover at the end of the bag) just told me I can't sing.

25-11-19

 

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25-11-16

 New lens. 24mm prime. And a back yard that lost a couple of sick trees this fall. The view has changed a lot. This is another photograph I've taken many times. Each time I cite Stan Douglas. He recreated a scene from Vancouver's Hogan's Alley; a neighborhood that was historically a black neighborhood. 

The Douglas image is CGI, or AI, or whatever you want to call it. It's not a real photograph. It's also slightly unsettling because there are no people in it and, even stranger, no vegetation in it. There's nothing living in it. 

Even more unsettling is, it's perfectly exposed. I've seen it in person. The image is very large. I want to say it's at least 4' tall by 6' wide. And you put your face right up to it and the blackest of shadows are just barely black, and the brightest of lights are just barely white. No lost details. No blown details. 

I didn't get that. But my image also has trees. Grass. No people though, not intentionally anyway. 

The view feels different without the trees. We'll plant another tree in the spring. And the view will change again.

25-11-15

 I've been taking the odd photograph of this building for years. Decades? There's a For Sale sign in front of it now. $2 million. I fear it's not long for this world. 

25-11-14

 Ken Lum. I know I've taken this exact photograph before, but I love how his art inhabits such an odd setting. 

25-11-13

 Transitional spaces. Spaces in between. There's little to be excited about with this photograph but I like it. I've cited Charles Sheeler before. He's known for some of his images of transitional spaces. He did so much more than stairs, but stairs were a regular distraction for him. 

I like this one more than I should. The age and configuration of the railing, the slope of the last tread vs. the landing, the meticulous attention to the surface finishes on the stair components when there stairs themselves are disintegrating..... It's an interesting space, not meant to be occupied, but you feel yourself in the space upon viewing it. 

25-11-12

 

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25-11-10

 Salmon. Carved and brined and ready for the smoker tomorrow. 

25-11-9

 Tale end of summer. Long into fall. The grape vines are finally giving up for the year.

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25-11-5

 Canucks vs Blackhawks. I wanted to see Bedard score. He did, but it was an unglamorous empty netter to seal the victory for the Blackhawks. Great seats though...

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25-11-2

 Visits from old friends are good. 

25-11-1

 

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25-10-26

 It's been a while since there's been a self portrait. 

25-10-25

 Still life. Still; life. 

25-10-24

 I don't have any bikes left from my bike shop days. This one, the Moots, I sold it a while ago and it came back kind of broken and I bought some stuff to fix it but it was too far gone. So the parts are on a different frame. This one, this frame, the one I rode the last time I rode a bike in Moab, it's done, and while I'm doing my best to not hold on to things for the sake of nostalgia, this little head badge doesn't take up much room. I'll nail it to something. Or put it in a drawer. 

Time is undefeated. 

25-10-23

 

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25-10-17

 The Henry Moore Gallery at the AGO is one of my favourite places on the planet. 

25-10-16

 Blue Jays are in the playoffs. And winning. Toronto is amazed to have a competitive playoff team. 

So I celebrated by going to a Leafs game....

25-10-15

 There are churches on Church St. Strange....

25-10-14

 Teviotdale Family Diner. Hasn't changed in 38 years.

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25-10-10

 Ontario bound. 

25-10-9