Saturation (old)

2010-07-21T16:29:00.012-04:00

New blog - to make posting easier and faster, I have created a new blog. check it out:

http://pixelize2.blogspot.com/

Or, see previous image or the very first image from March 2006.

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2010-06-02T09:26:00.003-04:00

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Hazardous Photography - There was lots of urine around here. Shot in Montreal.

In further attempts to simplify my life, I am considering ending this blog. When I started photoblogging, I had no idea that Flickr was such a vital community (albeit one with some issues). I use Flickr as a hosting site, and then link some photos to this blog. What I quickly realized is that the photoblog is dead. Four years later, I am still blogging and I would argue that the photoblog is really dead, with few exceptions.

Blogger doesn't make it easy to post photos in large size, and this hacked template requires me to edit each post in HTML. Recent Blogger changes have made this process irritating, and has increased the amount of time I have to spend with each post. I then have to edit the previous day's post to link up with the current post.

It was fun while it lasted, but I am fairly confident that I will abandon this blog soon.

2010-05-26T09:27:00.002-04:00

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Montreal (from les îles Ste-Hélène) - During a walk around Montreal les îles Ste-Hélène, Montreal.

2010-05-25T10:01:00.002-04:00

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Dick Tracy - Found in a lane in Toronto.

2010-05-21T14:05:00.003-04:00

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Royal Bank Plaza - I didn't intend to be away that long. I took a trip to Montreal and Ottawa, and then my father passed away...

2010-05-05T08:47:00.003-04:00

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Taking a Bed to a Strip Club? - Or, maybe, to Value Village. I will be unable to post for the next six days.

2010-05-04T08:20:00.003-04:00

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We are no Longer the Prey - Scribbled on a fence. I wish I knew what it means.

2010-05-03T13:52:00.003-04:00

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Our Building is Safe but our Girls Aren't - A reference to the building that partially collapsed around the corner from the Zanzibar.

2010-04-30T09:00:00.002-04:00

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King Kong - Some movie street art or advertising near Dundas West Station, Toronto.

2010-04-28T09:15:00.002-04:00

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The Dufferin Gates - At the south end of Dufferin Street, entering Exhibition Place, Toronto.

2010-04-26T08:37:00.002-04:00

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SMP - A tagged van and garage door, Toronto.

2010-04-23T08:18:00.002-04:00

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More Blossoms - My final shot of the cherry blossoms in High Park, Toronto.

2010-04-22T08:52:00.002-04:00

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Behind Tower Automotive - It looks like work has stalled here. I have no idea what the plan is for this space or when it might be done, whatever it is.

2010-04-21T08:42:00.002-04:00

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Queen Elizabeth Building - At Exhibition Place.

2010-04-20T09:35:00.002-04:00

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Wallace Emerson Community Centre - Odd architecture, near Dufferin and Dupont, Toronto.

2010-04-19T08:44:00.003-04:00

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Cherry Blossoms - Shot in High Park, Toronto, with hundreds of other photographers milling around.

2010-04-16T13:46:00.005-04:00

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Collapsed, Collapsed #2, Collapsed #3 - A section of wall beside Salad King has collapsed moments ago. This is on the fringes of the Ryerson University Campus, across from the old Sam the Record Man location. I walked along that stretch of sidewalk twice today. I don't believe that anyone was injured.

2010-04-16T08:00:00.002-04:00

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Montreal Grain Elevator - Shot last October in Montreal.

2010-04-14T10:34:00.002-04:00

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Lines and Steam - Well, it could be smoke or some type of pollutant.

2010-04-13T09:12:00.002-04:00

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Colourful Brick Wall - Shot in Parkdale, Toronto.

2010-04-12T10:33:00.002-04:00

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Toronto, Looking like Amsterdam - Really, this looks like a little bit of Amsterdam right here in Tdot.

2010-04-07T09:06:00.002-04:00

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Curved - Another view of the OPG building at 700 University Avenue, Toronto.

2010-04-06T09:01:00.004-04:00

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Sharp Round - Some sharp cacti at Allan Gardens, Toronto.

2010-04-05T08:45:00.002-04:00

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Trepassers Beware! - This is either written in Old French, or it's a spelling mistake. I'd put money on the latter

2010-04-01T08:54:00.002-04:00

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Orchis - Some kind of white Orchid, from Allan Gardens, Toronto.

2010-03-31T08:50:00.004-04:00

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427 (or parts thereof) - Another shot of the Ontario Power Generation building at 700 University Avenue, Toronto.

2010-03-30T08:50:00.002-04:00

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La Pyramide du Louvre - Outside le Louvre, Paris.

2010-03-29T09:38:00.002-04:00

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From Montmartre - Looking down from La basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris.

2010-03-25T09:13:00.003-04:00

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris - French Gothic architecture in Paris. I decided to have a last look through my photos to see if I overlooked anything.

2010-03-24T09:11:00.003-04:00

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Paris Metro - Montparnasse — Bienvenüe, I believe.

2010-03-23T09:21:00.003-04:00

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Look Ma: No Pants - Here we have a short, rather demonic-looking naked man with what appears to be a cigar and with limited penile size. Perhaps the cigar is compensation?

2010-03-22T08:58:00.005-04:00

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Anti-Islam Protest #1, #2, #3, #4 - Just as I snapped this photo, on City of Toronto property at Ryerson University, a man immediately came over to me and asked me not to take photos. I vigorously defended my right to take photos on public property, even though I understood his reasons: he clearly believed that the man wearing the infidel sign was spreading hate. I can't argue with that. A minute or so later, a woman asked me what I planned to do with the photo, and then we got into a discussion about whether the sign was hate speech or free speech. I am sure a court would have to decide that, though I think it's fairly obvious. It appeared to me that the women with whom I was speaking was uncomfortable with the idea of this man getting publicity, even though she said that they tried to interest the news media about what was happening. She recognized that this would certainly give the man publicity. The police were not interested in doing anything either, probably because the line that separates hate speech from free speech is narrow and ill-defined. I decided to take a few more shots, and did get a photo of the impromptu response sign, which the man who asked me not to take photos held up to the other man's face. I think I got both sides of the incident.

2010-03-19T09:27:00.002-04:00

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1938 Hudson (6) - A final shot of the Hudson.

2010-03-18T09:44:00.002-04:00

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53S2 - A police car, from above on Bloor Street, Toronto.

2010-03-17T08:54:00.004-04:00

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Smile You Are On Video Camera! - I didn't smile.

2010-03-16T09:06:00.004-04:00

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The Big O - Montreal's Olympic Stadium, sometimes referred to as The Big Owe.

2010-03-15T09:23:00.002-04:00

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Vacant Lot - Somewhere in Montreal.

2010-03-12T09:27:00.003-05:00

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Lost Tracks - Some abandoned tracks, near Earslcourt Park, Toronto.

2010-03-11T08:58:00.003-05:00

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GO Train and Railmen - Right beside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

2010-03-10T08:33:00.003-05:00

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The Rolling Hills of Switzerland and Some Trees - Shot from a boat outside Lucerne (Luzern), Switzerland.

2010-03-09T08:37:00.002-05:00

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One Fluffy Cloud - Shot while cruising over the SW corner of England (I think) while en route to Paris.

2010-03-08T08:30:00.003-05:00

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Outside the Skywalk - Looking East along the exterior of the Skywalk, back to Union Station, Toronto

2010-03-07T17:58:00.002-05:00

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Boats in Ghent - The title says it all.

2010-03-04T08:57:00.002-05:00

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Looking Out - Looking out the front door of a shop on boulevard Saint-Laurent in Montreal.

2010-03-03T09:44:00.003-05:00

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Graffiti Alley #4 - From the area in Ghent where graffiti is encouraged.

2010-03-02T09:35:00.002-05:00

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Union - The train entrance/exit to Union Station, Toronto, as seen from the Skywalk on the way to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

2010-03-01T14:11:00.004-05:00

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Three Orange Pylons - I've been tied up with the Ontario Library Association Conference. Finally, here's a new post.

2010-02-24T08:29:00.002-05:00

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Abandoned Bicycle by the Tracks - I wish I knew the story here.

2010-02-23T14:07:00.002-05:00

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An Afternoon in Ghent - Just before I fell to a vicious flu.

2010-02-23T08:49:00.003-05:00

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Kyloe - A highland cow at the High Park Zoo, Toronto.

2010-02-22T08:38:00.002-05:00

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How Much is that Horse in the Window - On Crescent Street, Montreal.

2010-02-19T09:22:00.003-05:00

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Supports - The underside of a bridge, Toronto.

2010-02-18T09:32:00.002-05:00

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Windows and Elevators - In Toronto.

2010-02-17T09:03:00.003-05:00

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P.B. - Found while wandering around one day last year in Toronto.

2010-02-16T09:07:00.004-05:00

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Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule - An image a overlooked the first time through. From Brussels.

2010-02-11T08:59:00.002-05:00

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Four - Another CNE airs how photo, found while hard-disk dumpster diving.

2010-02-10T08:30:00.002-05:00

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A Dream in High Park - Some High Park scenery, from October, 2009.

2010-02-09T09:28:00.002-05:00

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Financial District - Shot from a rooftop on Queen near Spadina.

2010-02-08T09:10:00.002-05:00

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Michelle Loves Lara - Some interesting sidewalk scribbles and drawings.

2010-02-06T08:39:00.003-05:00

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"We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand" - A friend, in High Park, Toronto.

2010-02-04T09:25:00.002-05:00

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Framed - In a shop on Blvd St. Laurent, Montreal, during a brief power outage.

2010-02-03T09:55:00.002-05:00

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Hubcap: Self-portrait - Me, reflected in the hubcap of a '38 Hudson.

2010-02-02T09:31:00.009-05:00

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Kill Your Shoes - A funny sign on the door of a strange church in the Junction, Toronto.

2010-02-01T09:04:00.003-05:00

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Hal fax Toronto - A ship docked in Montreal.

2010-01-29T10:00:00.002-05:00

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Cars and Peds - Bloor Street action, from above.

2010-01-28T09:27:00.002-05:00

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Rotisserie - Chickens in Montreal.

2010-01-27T09:50:00.003-05:00

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H&M, etc. - Looking east along Bloor Street, all the way to the Rosedale Ravine.

2010-01-26T09:35:00.003-05:00

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ROM Crystal - Another day, another ROM photo.

2010-01-25T09:08:00.003-05:00

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ROM Detail - Part of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.

2010-01-22T09:46:00.003-05:00

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Autumn in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery - Memories of nicer weather.

2010-01-21T11:01:00.002-05:00

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Scooting - In Kensington Market, Toronto.

2010-01-20T09:23:00.003-05:00

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1911 - A tomb at Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

2010-01-19T09:21:00.003-05:00

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Dead Birds Hanging in a Window - Ducks, chickens? I have no idea. Chinatown, Toronto.

2010-01-18T09:45:00.002-05:00

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Roof Fence - Shot while exploring a run-down lane in Toronto, near Little Italy.

2010-01-15T09:24:00.003-05:00

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Eiffel Tower with Bridge - I am almost done with my Europe '09 photos. I didn't post them all here, but you can see them at Flickr: Paris, Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Geneva, Zurich, Lucerne, and Bern.

2010-01-14T09:04:00.002-05:00

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Heading South - Avenue Road, just north of Bloor Street.

2010-01-13T09:15:00.002-05:00

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From the Lindenhof - One gets a nice view of Zurich from the Lindenhof, where a Roman castle once stood.

2010-01-12T09:24:00.002-05:00

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Avenue Road - Another shot from the Park Hyatt. Looking north.

2010-01-11T09:27:00.002-05:00

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Mother - Or, perhaps, I should have called this Other. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

2010-01-08T09:33:00.002-05:00

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Big Head, Skinny Legs, Small Eyes - Evidently, this is Waxhead. Shot in Kensington Market, Toronto.

2010-01-07T09:02:00.002-05:00

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Bloor and Queen's Park - I realize that I took a lot of shots from the balcony of the Park Hyatt...

2010-01-06T09:42:00.004-05:00

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A Walk with a Million Mosquitoes - Shot in West Deane Park South, Etobicoke, while fleeing from the hoards of mosquitoes.

2010-01-05T13:35:00.002-05:00

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Vibes - In Kensington Market, Toronto.

2010-01-05T09:49:00.002-05:00

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Picnic Tables @ The Brick Works - I guess this will become something else once the redevelopment is completed.

2010-01-04T14:51:00.002-05:00

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Fenced-in Chair - A abandoned chair, behind a fence off Bloor Street, Toronto.

2010-01-04T14:48:00.002-05:00

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Alley Chairs - Two chairs in a lane, Toronto.

2010-01-04T14:46:00.002-05:00

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Eingang Theater - A bridge that caught my eye in Zurich.

2010-01-04T14:43:00.002-05:00

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Hot Dog Vendor - From the Park Hyatt.

2010-01-04T09:38:00.003-05:00

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Right Turn - Yet another shot from the 18th floor of the Park Hyatt. Happy New YEar.

2009-12-30T22:27:00.002-05:00

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Mt. Pleasant Stained Glass #3 - Last shot of stained glass at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

2009-12-30T22:24:00.002-05:00

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Mt. Pleasant Stained Glass #2 - Some more stained glass at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

2009-12-30T22:20:00.003-05:00

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Mt. Pleasant Stained Glass #1 - Some stained glass is a tomb at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

2009-12-29T11:10:00.002-05:00

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Pond - Reflections in a pond at the Don Valley Brick Works, Toronto.

2009-12-23T09:06:00.003-05:00

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The Royal Ontario Museum - Shot from a balcony at the Park Hyatt, Toronto.

2009-12-22T09:22:00.003-05:00

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Twelve Broken Panes - At the Don Valley Brick Works, Toronto.

2009-12-21T08:43:00.002-05:00

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Jazz Bike - In the lane off Bloor Street.

2009-12-20T20:01:00.004-05:00

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Barnacle Stair - The Art Gallery of Ontario, seen from Grange Park.

2009-12-19T08:26:00.003-05:00

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Courage My Love - Kensington Market, Toronto.

2009-12-18T08:18:00.003-05:00

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Looking Down on the ROM - Another shot from the Park Hyatt.

2009-12-17T09:15:00.002-05:00

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Bloor & Avenue - Shot from the 18th floor of the Park Hyatt, Toronto.