A Friday Afternoon Downtown Wander Part Two

 Haven't shot with the F2AS in a while, Nikon hit it out of the ballpark with this camera. Think of it the pinnacle of the F2 line in the late 1970s before the F3 came out. I've filled out my Ai mount lens collection and plan to shoot with the F2AS and F2A often this Summer. 

Walking up the centre of Toronto still yields interesting photographic opportunities even if Condos are taking over the landscape. North of College John and I went west over to Bay St. which is even more of a concrete canyon than Yonge with both condos and Ontario Government office buildings. It's St. Nicholas St. between Bay and Yonge St. that's interesting, something forgotten, filled with row houses. 




Camera: Nikon F2AS, Nikkor Ai 35 F2 lens. 

Film: Kodak Gold 200. 



Zanziibar Yonge St. Redevelopment Yonge St. Mural in the Shade Yonge St. At College Yonge St. At Carlton Fire Station 314 End of St. Basil Lane Fallen Traffic Cone Alley Off St. Nicholas St Irwin Ave Townhouses St Nicholas Ave Rowhouses St Nicholas Ave Multi Coloured Row Houses St Nicholas Ave Multi Coloured Row Houses Looking South St Nicholas Ave Entrance St Mary St St Nicholas Ave Looking Over to Yonge_ Luxury Townhouses on Charles St University Apartments in the Shade_ Windsor Arms Entrace and Lampost_ Yorkville Side Street Former Movie Theatre Two April 2022 Orange Bird Red Bird Not Bay Bay April 2022

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