TSC Photo Walk – Grange Park Area & Queen West

May 292011

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 EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 to my Diana+ 38mm plastic lomography lens. That lens loves bright sunlight and the colour red, so it is great for street shooting on a sunny afternoon. It puts a soft glow around brightly lit things, like a normal lens smeared with vaseline – it’s really fun! Since I know my shots aren’t going to be super sharp, I stop worrying about it and shoot for colour and composition without worrying about too much precision. Also good for social, street photography, since you don’t have to concentrate quite as much.

We met Iven in Trinity Bellwoods park after being attracted by the beautiful music he was creating on his Hang.

You can visit Iven at his own website and find out more about his fascinating musical instrument, the Hang.

It was a beautiful day and a great photo walk and super fun to meet Nick!