I decided to do an impromptu photo walk leaving the office at Dundas and University and heading to my wife’s office at Bathurst and Queen. On Queen, I met another photographer, Nick, and we joined together to enjoy shooting along Queen W in the late afternoon. After the Yellow Hand Chairs, I switched from my [...]

An intrepid group of 4 club members recently enjoyed a great photo walk to the Toronto Island. Despite chilly winds, the walk from the Wards Island docks along the canal adjacent to Algonquin Island was quite pleasant. A few other people were encountered, but far more birds of several varieties were seen and photographed. Of [...]

The most recent photo walk was also the most satisfying from my perspective. This time out, 8 club members assembled to enjoy the West Toronto Railpath. Starting at the most southerly point on the Railpath, the entrance at Dundas and Sterling, the group was treated to some very promising opportunities. The sky was simply awesome. The [...]

I know this wasn’t in the poll, but we’ve talked about it on previous photo walks, and I think it’s perfect timing to venture along the West Toronto Railpath Park. This is a fascinating part of Toronto that is more than worthy of our attention. It is a project of Evergreen, a national non-profit organization with [...]

Well, our luck is really holding; we had another gorgeous spring afternoon on Monday, April 26. And this time, the Toronto Shooters Club gang took advantage of the excellent weather to explore Yorkville. This famous Toronto neighbourhood was full of inspiration, featuring subjects including urban landscape scenes, architecture, sculpture, people and even pets. The group, consisting of [...]

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The third spring photo walk of the Toronto Shooters Club was an extremely pleasant outing. Unseasonably warm weather continues to make our photo walks comfortable adventures in Toronto. This time out, Roman, Neil, Patricia and I enjoyed exploring Riverdale Farm from the outside (sad that it closes at 5pm every day) and the Toronto Necropolis from [...]

Monday, April 19th, the group will be heading out for the third photo walk this spring to explore the Toronto Necropolis. The Necropolis is located between Bayview Ave to the east and Cabbagetown to the west and between Rosedale Valley Road to the north and Carlton Street to the south. Winchester Street separates the Necropolis [...]

The Toronto Shooters Club’s second photo walk was held on Monday, April 12th from 5:45pm until about sunset. The group of four; Meghan, Ted, Kristen and Roman, set out from Castle Frank to head for Craigleigh Park and the Milkman’s Lane. We had a great map, courtesy of the Evergreen Brick Works website, but still weren’t [...]

On Monday, April 12th , the intrepid photographers of the Toronto Shooters Club tackle the Don Valley Brick Works. Don Valley Brick Works According to the Wikipedia; ” The Don Valley Brick Works is a former quarry and industrial site located in the Don River valley in Toronto, Ontario. Currently the buildings sit mostly unused while the quarry has [...]

The club enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather on March 30th and ventured out into the urban wilds of Chinatown and Kensington Market. Chinatown and Kensington Five of us, Patricia, Kristen, Ivan, Roman and I, gathered and set out from Dundas and University. Upon arriving just beyond the AGO, across from the Hong Kong bank, we started [...]

Hi, Well, we’re getting closer to our inaugural photo walk taking place on March 22. We’ll be exploring Chinatown (and Kensington Market if time permits). It’s a great location with lots of colour and activity. It’s the kind of street location that is representative of many busy urban areas that would be common in most [...]

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Patricia and Kristen have suggested some locations for photo walks. Here are the suggestions so far: Yorkville Music Garden/Harbourfront Distillery District Wychwood Barns U of T campus Bay Street, starting south from Old City Hall Antiques: Antique Market at St. Lawrence Market, Queen Street East, Queen Street West Riverdale Farm/Necropolis Mount Pleasant Cemetery St. James Cemetery/Chapel Don Valley – north from Pottery Road (or south) Edwards Gardens [...]