Street photography

The Dinkelsbühler Knabenkapelle is apparently doing a tour of Canadian chip wagons (this one is in front of Nathan Phillips Square on Queen Street). Note the traditional attitude to touring musicians etched in the faces of the locals. The PiP at top left may show some more Dinkelsbühlers. And here's some more about Dinkelsbühl: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinkelsb%C3%BChl For Sight and Sound, what better accompaniment than a perfomance by the Dinkelsbühler Knabenkapelle itself? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wzAGClrl-8 Some of those Knaben in the video look a bit long in the tooth, eh? But she's quite the spectacle.

Travel tip: Spadina rhymes with Dinah, not Deena. Unless you're talking about Spadina House, where it rhymes with Deena.

Looking down Simcoe St. I avoid monochrome, but in colour this looked like a 50s monochrome photo so I converted it. It looks better mono. Or so it seems to me. I say "monochrome" because "black and white" takes longer to type.

Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. OK, I butchered this one -- cut buddy's head off right at the neck. didn't get the subject centred properly, etc. But I was shooting quickly and the opportunity vanished the second after I took this, so I couldn't improve on it. That's one of the poignant commentaries on the human condition.

In the big view you can see how cool buddy's shirt is. Click the pic or type Z.

Try it large. I dare ya.

Toronto.

An old photo that I have never posted before. Equal Pay Day is observed internationally on the day on which women's wages since January 1 of the year before equal men's wages for the previous year alone. This was taken in Toronto on April 19, 2016. This year the day was observed on April 9 (as someone trained in statistics I must point out that trends cannot be inferred from two observations). This demonstration was taking place across the street from Queen's Park, the seat of the provincial parliament. I assume that's because provincial public servants were taking part as union members while their contracts banned union activity on company property.

She blows up real good (type Z or click the pic to see if you agree).

"From down here those guys look like ants!"

The building in back was opened in 1929 as the headquarters of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, later part of the London Underground. The architect was Charles Holden, and the building features sculptures by several important sculptors. One of the sculptures, by Jacob Epstein, outraged many when the building opened, until Epstein agreed to chop off its penis. Transport for London announced plans several years ago to move out of the building by 2015, but according to TripAdvisor it ran an open house there three weeks ago, so still seems to be using the building.

I prefer the large size myself. The raccoon is by Jeff Blackburn: www.framesonthefridge.com

Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.

Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.

The PiP at upper left shows another photo of this cluster.

Three other views of the park are in PiPs in the upper left corner. By 2015 there were so many trees in the park that they were robbing each other of water, so from 2015 to 2017 the park was renovated to a design by Claude Cormier + Associés.