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On Thursday night, we ink-stained wretches covering the Vaughan byelection were mildly surprised (but not really) to see the Premier of Ontario arrive with the local Liberal candidate, Steven Del Duca. Because obviously, he had no place being in Kitchener-Waterloo (which was won by the NDP). This made the night a little bit more interesting, and … [Read more...]
Recently, my sister had a baby. His name is Zack. Here are some photos I took of him and my dad enjoying his presence. … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago I received a call from a colleague who was in a bit of a bind. She needed to get to the east end as soon as possible because she heard there was a big flood, and we were sending out Beaches South Riverdale edition, iirc, to press the same day. This colleague doesn't have a car and it would have taken her a lot longer to get there … [Read more...]
Lately I've been having quite a bit of fun with a new lens I purchased. It's a 35mm 1.8G DX (fixed focal length). It's great for depth of field and shooting in low light. I'm quite pleased with it; the autofocus is fast and it takes lovely sharp images. Here are a handful of shots I took while playing with my new toy. … [Read more...]
Recently I had the opportunity to meet James C. Swartz, a very talented artist who lives in the west end of Toronto but works at Leaside Community Gardens. He graciously welcomed me into his house and lavished strawberries, butter tarts and iced water upon me, not to mention let me take a glimpse at his wonderfully eclectic body of work. James … [Read more...]
Here are some of my photos from the Toront0-Danforth byelection. … [Read more...]
I had nowhere else to place these lovely photos of a cappuccino, so I decided to put them here. It was quite delicious. So delicious that it inspired me to write the lede "Big things are brewing at Crema Coffee", which my editor deemed as too advertorial. Heh. But yes, if you're ever on the Danforth, I do recommend you stop by. You may even find … [Read more...]
No, it's not what you think. If that's what you're looking for you'll have to look a few posts down. Ha ha. These photos are totally random and mildly disturbing, but I thought they were nicely composed with pretty lighting and stuff so I uploaded them. I don't actually remember what the event was called, but my editor sent me on a fool's errand … [Read more...]
When I first learned flash photography I had a lot of fun shooting photos at clubs. I was never a fan of the generic posing nightclub shot with drinks in hand , but was able to get some rather cool snapshots of time at a few Halloween/electronic music events. Some of these are pretty out there, but I love the vibrancy, lack of restraint and general … [Read more...]
Because everyone likes cute kids. Particularly editors at community newspapers who hand me my cheque. … [Read more...]
Had prelim hearing for Nolins murder trial this morn, now taking pix of demolished home, former site of arson http://t.co/KP29tJaEBfWHY AM I WEARING A WINTER JACKET ON JUNE 10RT @JoceBawse: having a good camera doesn't make you good at photography. being good at photography makes you good at photography.RT @theworldofkaate: If you don't have two kids by 21, you're probably gonna die alone.. at least that's what tradition tells you. #merrygo…RT @dmrider: That Fiorito column on TCHC and responsibility for the needless eviction of seniors is one clear-eyed dissection http://t.co/s…
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