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Art Gallery of Ontario
I love the look and feel of the new addition designed by Canadian Architect Frank Gehry. The Grand Staircase is breath taking, with it’s organic flowing wood and sleek lines. Well worth a visit if you are in Toronto.
Tugs
A pretty dismal gray, cold, snowy morning, that has now turned into a beautiful winter day!
Winter Trees
Had some fun up at Horseshoe Valley Resort this past weekend. I loved the way this copse of trees looked in the foggy winter air, kind of ethereal and spooky…
Dundas Square: Street Photography
This past Saturday the instructor and a couple of us from my photojournalism/street photography course headed down to Dundas Square to see if we could capture some of the action going on. Dundas Square is Toronto’s attempt to try to capture some of the craziness of Times Square in New York City. Let’s say that it works and it doesn’t work. There was a bunch of stuff going on though, the omnipresent religious zealots preaching to the damned, the crush of shoppers navigating the “scramble” intersection, sidewalk Santa making balloon animals for the kids and of course Spiderman! This Saturday also held another Occupy Toronto/Occupy Earth gathering. All in all, lots to look at and take shots of!
Here are a few of my favourites from the day:
Occupy Earth
Free Hugs!
Plutocracy Man!
Checking In
Sidewalk Santa
Chalk Message (Tarsands Wasteland)
Getting The Shot
Face In The Crowd
Life Is A Tune
The Polite Police
Photo Series: Niagara Falls Roadtrip
I recently took a drive down to Niagara Falls to take some shots for a photo essay that I wanted to do for the photojournalism/street photography class that I am taking. Unfortunately, the day I was able to go it poured rain and I wasn’t able to do the walking around that I really wanted to do. After driving around Niagara I also I realized that the idea that I had for the photo essay sounded a lot better in my brain than it turned out to be on location.
The day wasn’t a total waste though. I did manage to get a few shots that I liked and these are what I would like to share with you now.
Little Foot Long Foot
““Little Foot Long Foot’s full-length debut is a confident and polished effort, and it shouldn’t stay off the radar much longer.” – exclaim.ca
Toronto’s Little Foot Long Foot was born out of necessity and practicality. Following the release of their EP Just About Broke (recording by The Arkells Tim Oxford), Joan Smith (vocals, guitar) and Isaac Klein (drums) gained success through college radio, multiple best of lists, and built up a reputation as ‘the next awesome Toronto two-piece’ -twowaymonologues.com.
LFLF then released their full length album, ‘Harsh Words’ – to scads of rave reviews. With this momentum they crisscrossed Canada, killing it all over with their huge sound and love of cute animals. After lots more charting on the college charts and even a guest appearance on Degrassi, LFLF added to their hugeness with the addition of organist and vocalist Caitlin Dacey to deepen and expand their cacophonous brand of swampy cave rock. They recently completed recording their next full-length with Can-Rock Indie legend Sir Ian Blurton. Look for the record’s release in June 2011.
“Joan Smith plays the guitar like it’s a weapon of mass destruction, and Isaac Klein plays the drums with such controlled precision that it makes his tongue stick out. Joan’s voice commands attention; you have to hear it to believe it. Their country-tinged, bluesy rock-with-bite starts toes tapping, feet stamping, and a dance party in front of the stage.” – Backstage Vancouver
The above was taken from their Facebok page: https://www.facebook.com/littlefootlongfootband?sk=info Should you become a fan? Yes you should!
I have the privilege of attending a closed set video shoot for an APTN music show hosted by Stevie Salas featuring Little Foot Long Foot. LFLF was supposed to play 3 songs, but they did such an amazing job, Stevie asked them to play a forth as well. Not sure when the show airs, but it’ll be great to see the finished product when it’s done…
Here are some photos from the evening.
