A Wander Around Cabbagetown With Toronto Photo Walks Part One.

 

We've been getting a lot of grey Saturdays of late, and counter intuitive, I shot colour film, in this case two rolls (more next post) from my Fuji Superia 400 stash, sadly Fujifilm discontinued that film and buying and relabling film made at Eastman Kodak who also make for Lomography. Of course the Superia 400 had to go through my F4, I traded in my chrome Nikon FM for a MB-23 Battery which took 6 AA batteries and turned my F4 into an F4E. Sadly the autofocus point was still a bit flaky. No bother, I use my F4(E) as a manual focus camera, now with a really fast built in motor drive. 

Toronto Photo Walks has some great programming for those who are keen to get out there to photograph Toronto and surrounding area and are a friendly bunch. Haven't been to Cabbagetown, the Toronto Film Shooters did serveral walks through the neighbourhood usually starting across the Don Valley in Riverdale and wind up at the Stout Pub. 



Camera: Nikon F4E, Nikkor Ai lenses. 

Film: Fuji Superia 400 (Sadly discontinued now). 



Gerrard and Parliment and the Westbound 506 Wrapped Eastbound 506 Jenny's Convenience On the Corner Mr. Stewart April 2024 Row Houses on Gerrard_ Former Ben Wicks Location April 2024 Crrossing Parliment April 2024 Chandelier in the Front Yard April 2024 Grey Cabbagetown Semi April 2024 Paul and Friend in Cabbagetown April 2024 Charles B. MacKay House April 2024 Townhouses Behind the Charles B. MacKay House April 2024 Red Maserati Coupe Porsche 911 Targa in the Driveway April 2024 Cabbagetown Lavender Semis Minivan in a Cabbagetown Laneway Blue Front Porch for Cabbagetown Semi 287 and 289 Cabbagetown Victorian with Sun Room Cabbagetown Victorian April 2024 Daffodil Between the Ironwork Former Corner Grocery in Cabbagetown Victorian Story and a Half and a Shrubery 294 and 29 Something April 2024 Alleyway Row Houses April 2024 Cottage on the Corner Sackville and Bowman St. White Row House_ Sackville and Bowman St._ Bowman St. April 2024_ Bowman St. Sidewalk April 2024_

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