Bill Smith's Photography

University of Toronto is a special place for me and I'm very fortunate to my Digital Strategy and Communications Management Certificate there. A quarter century ago I did my bachelors degree here too so it was coming home sort of, I was at what is now University of Toronto Mississauga campus, then Erindale College. A nice place and I had great time during my undergrad years but it lacks the history of the St. George Campus. The centre piece is University College which begs to be photographed, especially the inner courtyard which is an oasis of tranquility in the middle of a downtown campus. Camera: Canon F-1N with FD 28 f2.8 and 50 f1.4 lens. Film: Ilford HP5 400, HC110 B. Location University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Toronto On.

A very big dump of photos on this post but then walking King St. from Liberty Village to York St. is a study in a big change from a creative district to the financial district. Now I have to walk Queen St., I don't know which one has seen the bigger changes over the past 20 years. This was also an opportunity to test drive a recently overhauled Canon F-1N with the AE prism. It sort of looks like Canon's answer to the Nikon F3HP, I don't think one body is better than the other, same thing goes for the optics each company has strengths in different focal lengths, this from an avid Nikon user. Camera: Canon F-1N with AE prism, FD 50 f1.4 and 28 f2.8 lens.

A continuation of the last post with my Beach photowalk last Saturday. I really like the below shot, the woman looks like she is confounded by choice with the Kew Beach Park Xmas tree lot. They do sell some of the nicest trees in the city and if I did not have an allergy to whatever rides along with fir, pine or spruce I would have a real tree from here in my living room.