Toronto Meetup - 24/02/2007

[GoM]

Alright guys, I'm heading out for the night...just thought I'd get this puppy started!

#1 - The Latter-Day Crew
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6848/saluteye0.jpg

[AIRIC]

Hey Stu et al, my wife and I had a great time. It was fun meeting you and I hope we can all do it again sometime soon.

The Yorkville crew taken by Berni

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244983.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244984.jpg

Eric & Berni

[AIRIC]

It was unfortunate the ice sculptures were in a shaded area but it was fun to watch.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244934.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244945.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244937.jpg

A little Polar Ice
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244949.jpg

The Fireman
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244957.jpg

Eric

[GoM]

mmm...vodka ice....almost wanted to drink that sculpture on the spot...and i love the TPF salute. Officially better than 'The Travelling Crew' one of Sky, Joe, Corry, etc :D

anyway, here's a couple more contributions

#2 - Carving
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6060/carveyx1.jpg

#3 - Cold much?
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6371/coldbk8.jpg

#4 - "Who's that curious looking fellow in alll the black?"
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1648/checkoutuh0.jpg

#5 - One might call it the 'cutting edge' of technology...a half century ago
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8426/cuttingedgewz7.jpg

More to come as I edit...let's get the others in here, dammit!

[JohnMF]

nice surprise to find these. i had no idea there was a TPF meet up on the go

great shots

[AIRIC]

Hey man, warmed up yet from today? Great POV in #5. Looking forward to seeing more.

Eric

[AIRIC]

Some Yorkville scenes

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244895.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244899.jpg

The Botox sculpture
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244900.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244904.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244914.jpg

GoM & Antartican
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244916.jpg

Cheers,

Eric

[AIRIC]

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GoM & Chiller looking at the action
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244980.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072244981.jpg

Eric

[GoM]

Haha I dunno, I just had a shower now and I finally feel well enough to take off my sweater and stick it out with a t-shirt :P

Loving #4 from that set (the one two posts above mine...you posted the one other one as I typed this...), btw...we had almost identical shots of that :D

*side note - it's pretty 'cool' and/or 'sweet' to have someone else's images to see from the same time/place as I was at....not to mention the company of having someone else to shoot with*

[GoM]

Alright, time for a second installment before I head to bed...

#6 - Optimus Carve/Robocarver, whichever generation you are
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9695/robocopko2.jpgphttp://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9427/robocophb3.jpg

#7 - Dude! It's plastic! Settle down!
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7175/closeupln0.jpg

#8 - Them, doing their thing...
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9665/thinghx7.jpg

#9 - Goofin off in a mirrow
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/413/mejeannehy6.jpg

#10 - Jenn, lining it up
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2417/jenntr4.jpg

#11 - Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2294/hearye4.jpg

Anyway...that's it for most of my 'group' shots. Got some 'artsy fartsy' ones (a term me and anty were having a good giggle over) I'll get up tommorrow, once me and Eric stop hoggin the limelight...;)

[Antarctican]

Here are a few snaps from the Ice sculpture portion of the day:

I liked how the buildings were reflected upside down in this part of one of the sculptures
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1488/img3007prnl4.jpg

The popular 'fireman' sculpture (this one's for you, OldFireGuy!)
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6421/img3059proy6.jpg


http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8218/dscn1545prlq8.jpg


http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/3943/dscn1554przv7.jpg


Eskimo carving
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6608/img3057prsd6.jpg

We watched this guy for quite a while, fascinated by the way his face and glasses were getting totally covered with the flying ice chips
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8862/img3062prmx1.jpg

[lostprophet]

I would post mine but no-one bothered to pick me up from the Airport :greenpbl::lol:

great shot so far everyone, looks like a nice warm day

[LaFoto]

Wow-ie!
You had a meet-up yet again!?!?!?
More envy flowing from here to there.
You can only make it up by all coming to "my" meet-up in Germany in May 2008, you know!??!?

And then I want to see ever so many, many different photos of my boring place.

Not to say that ANY OF THESE is boring in any way !!!!!!!!!!!!
No!

Not one's boring.
They are all super-interesting.
So good to see you all in them, too, and the ice carving action and the ice sculptures and colourful photos of sunny (!) Toronto (by AIRIC, man you did find the colours, didn't you?!?!?) which look even quite warm. Whereas I do admit that many of the others show quite a bit of winter coldness... something we don't know much about any more in my part of the world :roll:

Ah, I wish I could for once be part of your meet-ups with all of you!!!

[Antarctican]

Yorkville is a somewhat snooty area of the city. Here's their version of a chia pet :D
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7434/img2998prhw0.jpg


Silhouetted worker on the under-construction addition to the Museum
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1928/img3115prtx7.jpg


CN Tower view
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5994/img3121prrg1.jpg


Like a funhouse mirror, we all looked thin in this window reflection. So I am posting this picture, no matter how bad it is :lol:
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6650/thinnr7.jpg


I think this is the decoy Airic and Raymond use when getting all those great bird pictures
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/148/pigeonld6.jpg


Catching some air in the late afternoon sunshine
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1717/img3188prca2.jpg

[Antarctican]

Jenn and Carl
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5609/img3190pruz6.jpg


Stu
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3900/gomfrontnu3.jpg


Carl, doing his 'seriously bad dude' imitation
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3240/carluq7.jpg……….http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5408/img3158prrq7.jpg


Another TPF salute
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4705/img3240prjc3.jpg

[doenoe]

nice pics every one :D
I just love ice carvings.

[AIRIC]

GoM, OMG 7 and 8 are to funny.

Anty, very cool photos of the fireman and upside down city.

[AIRIC]

I would post mine but no-one bothered to pick me up from the Airport :greenpbl::lol:

great shot so far everyone, looks like a nice warm day\

Darn, I knew we forgot someone.

Eric

[AIRIC]

After Berni and I left we had lunch down at the Docks. It was surprisingly nice and not to cold. We both got out for a few shots.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072245007.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072245057.jpg

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/tpfto20072245062.jpg

Cheers,

Eric

[Chiller]

:thumbup: Wow..excellent shots everyone. I will have some up later. Seems after a day of walkin, and having some buddies over to watch the game, I got no editing done last night.

Stu.....it was absolutely awesome to meet you. We gotta do this again when you get back to the big schmoke next time. Maybe the temps will actually be on the plus side. :lmao:

Really an amazing day to get together. The company was great:thumbup: :thumbup:

Im off to do some editing.

[Antarctican]

The colours of Kensington Market….

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http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9053/img3226prkg1.jpg


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http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6273/img3205prja3.jpg

[Corry]

Great shots everyone! I stickied the thread, and I'll comment more specifically later when I have more time.

[GoM]

Let the more artsy pics commence!

#1 - Same 'boarders as the Anty pic...I dunno, I was going for the sun 'glare', and I kinda like it...
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4758/boardermt0.jpg

#2 - The old Ford truck
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4988/ford1cw0.jpg

#3 - The old Ford truck, redux
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/43/ford2lt0.jpg

#4 - The old Ford truck, redux...redux...
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3489/fordcc8.jpg

#5 - It's slightly blurry and out of focus, but for someone reason I like it
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4835/runningab1.jpg

More to come, of course!

[Chiller]

Thanks for the Schtickem Corry.

Finally got some editing done. sooo sorry for the delay.

Since we did not have to meet till 1pm(2pm Anty time) Jenn and I headed out early to explore some spots along the lake. Our first stop being Bluffers Park. It was nice seeing the swans out enjoying the sun.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3043-01a.jpg

After Bluffers we ventured over to the Docks, to catch a few shots of the city. A shot of Jenn getting her view of Toronna.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3058-01a.jpg

Megapaws suggested a really cool place to park, which was free. :thumbup: :thumbup: , and we hiked from there. One of my first ever architectural abstracts
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3066-01a.jpg

It sure has been cold here lately. Seems this photographer froze
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3064-01a.jpg

........more to come.

[Chiller]

Once Anty showed up we were off to the ice fest.

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We had to bid farewell to Airic and Bernie, and ventured over to Kensington Market.
Abstrakt Tpfers
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3107-01a.jpg

I have always loved the architecture in this city. They have the old right beside the new. This church is from the early 1900's, with a brand new condo right beside it. The contrasts in the two can be really striking with the right light.....hey...who is that in my picture. :lmao:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3105-01a.jpg

"here... photograph this" .....was the comment from this homeless guy. So I did. :lmao:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3108-01a.jpg

Another homeless man, hoping for a handout from oncoming people
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3113-01a.jpg

GoMer being stalked by the masked wheelchair riding dude.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3123-01a.jpg

[Antarctican]

Love the shots, Airic, GoM and Chiller!! There's a little of everything...people shots, architecture, abstrakt, 'street' captures, humorous pics etc. Some really nice lighting and compositions there! I know you've got more....!

[Chiller]

........she really did ask for my phone number:hug::
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3103-01a.jpg

It still freaks me out that somebody calls this place home. Taken from one of the back laneways in Kensington market.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3135-01a.jpg

......go ahead and jump..........
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3121-01a.jpg

I really dont know what is going on here.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3118-01a.jpg

.........more to come.

[megapaws]

The colours of Kensington Market….

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/914/img3220prxw0.jpg

Hey Jeanne, this is a great shot! I love the reflections that you got in the window here! :thumbup: :thumbup: I'm really sorry that I missed you guys, but I'm enjoying your posts.

Carl, I'm happy that you were able to find the parking spot... at least I was able to contribute in some manner. Can you imagine if I had been there? That homelss guy and the stalker on the motorized wheelchair probably would have done me some real harm... but at least you and GoM would have been spared the problems that you had :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[AIRIC]

Now this one made me laugh

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3123-01a.jpg

What a blast.He Stu et al, lets plan another meetup when it is warmer.

Cheers,

Eric

[Carroll1]

Awesome shots you guys!! I had a great time, but was soooooo tired when I got home. I was ASLEEP at 9.30pm :er:

Haven't had a chance to get through my shots yet, will try and post after I get things unpacked here.

It was great seeing everyone!! :D

[Antarctican]

Can you imagine if I had been there? That homelss guy and the stalker on the motorized wheelchair probably would have done me some real harm...
Heehee, we were joking about all the threats you'd had last time...everything from the guy waving the meat cleaver, to the guy sticking his hand in front of your camera. And you did nothing to provoke them!

Hope you can make the next meetup...we need you to run interference.

[terri]

Looks like you guys had a great time - everyone looks cold, but happy! :lol:

Wonderful stuff, all. Each of you made some terrific shots - and I must say, Toronto sure looks fun. The ice sculptures alone are incredible.

Great stuff!! Keep 'em coming. :)

[GoM]

Some more randoms...

#1 - Graffiti Face
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6969/graffiti2pm7.jpg

#2 - Graffiti #2
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7425/graffiti1aq3.jpg

#3 - Graffiti #3
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3614/graffiti3ix5.jpg

#4 - The man...he had a dream...in bricks and mortar
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7481/dreamno3.jpg

#5 - Carl's phone
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/358/phoneik2.jpg

#6 - Second Cup coffee
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5288/secondcupez0.jpg

#7 - Finish it up with a flag at sunset from University Ave (if anyone remembers my fountain shot at nighttime from the summer...this is about 50 feet from it)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2016/flagsv5.jpg

[Chiller]

Managed to get a few more edits done.

The Rolling Stones were here. What is left to the door handle at the El Mocambo, where the Rolling Stones once played.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3115-01a.jpg

This guy must play some crappy music. :lmao: :lmao:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3112-01a.jpg
oops...can ya tell Anty and I were in the same spot.

Another manniquin babe. :lovey:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3104-01a.jpg

Blue and Pink
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3139-01a.jpg

THis chick sure wore these glasses....:lmao:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3141-01a.jpg

The Kensington Market sign
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3129-01a.jpg

Send me the bill.... One of the birds we caught at the lake on the way down. Kinda felt sorry for this dude.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3050-01a.jpg

[250Gimp]

Awesome pics everyone!! Looks like you had a good time, and a nice day.

Chiller, I think your "Chick with Sunglasses" may have an adams apple ;)

Cheers

[Antarctican]

Yayyyy! More pics! Nice additions, everyone.

Another manniquin babe. :lovey:
Pssst, Chiller, you've heard the expression "those aren't real"? Well, hers really aren't! :lol:

[Chiller]

Awesome pics everyone!! Looks like you had a good time, and a nice day.

Chiller, I think your "Chick with Sunglasses" may have an adams apple ;)

Cheers


Holy Sheeit gimp. Now thats a little freaky.:lmao: It sure looked like two chicks from behind,and when he/she turned, I just snapped this, to see what I could get. YIKES>>>:lol: :er: :lol: :lmao: :er: :lmao:

[Antarctican]

Ohhhhhh Jennnnnnn!!! We're still waiting for your posts.........

http://www.ls1.com/forums/images/smilies/toetap.gif

[Corry]

Nice shots everyone! Keep em comin!!!!!

[Olympus8MP]

Is there something I'm missing with the cameras on top of your heads? :lmao:
Goofy photo antics? I'm confused...


Nice pics

[Carroll1]

Sorry!! Still moving, unpacking, editing ..blah blah blah :lol:

Here are a few I have edited so far

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/cityscape1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/canadianranger.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/unileverbuilding.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/w1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/b2.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/el1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/mona1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/carroll1_2006/Toronto%20meet%20up/windowfront.jpg

[Chiller]

Is there something I'm missing with the cameras on top of your heads? :lmao:
Goofy photo antics? I'm confused...


Nice pics

The pigeon population in Toronto is bad. We were under a tree. :lol: :lmao: :lol:

I think this is the official TPF salute.

[Corry]

The pigeon population in Toronto is bad. We were under a tree. :lol: :lmao: :lol:

I think this is the official TPF salute.

It is!!! It originated at one of the UK meetups, I believe. :P

[AIRIC]

Hey Jen, nice work. It was good seeing you again. What I want to know is where did you get the photo of the Pan American Airlines and British Airways bag? They would look good in my aviation memorabilia collection.

Eric

[Antarctican]

Hey Jenn, I really like your pics! You have a good eye for shots. And it sounds like there could be more, once things calm down and you have unpacked. I look forward to seeing them.

[Carroll1]

Hey Eric! Yes, it was great seeing you guys too.

I think the store was called Flash Back located in the Kensignton Market area where we shot in Sept.

Glad you guys like what I have so far :)

[Olympus8MP]

It is!!! It originated at one of the UK meetups, I believe. :P

Ahh. I see now. I'll have to remember that

[OttawaPhotog]

[quote=AIRIC;756713]Now this one made me laugh

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/564918/CRW_3123-01a.jpg

It looks like your being chased by the michellin tire man !!

But excellent photos everyone! Another successful meet once again! Hopefully I will make it to one of these in the summer!

Tim

[megapaws]

Nice stuff Jenn. As usual, I love the way that you see things. I see those buildings in 3, 4 & 5 on a daily basis, but unfortunately, I never see them like that. Wish I did though.