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Flickr Forum: August 3rd, 2007

Posted by Jerrold Litwinenko / August 3, 2007

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The blogTO Flickr Forum is a weekly dialogue for Torontonians and is based on their photographs and the stories behind them.

These intriguing images were recently submitted to the blogTO Flickr pool. The people that took the photographs have been invited to share their stories about them here.

Here are some general starter questions for all nine photographers:

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Where/when was your photograph taken?
Is there a story within or about your photograph?

1. footsies by gingerbugjones
2. sad teddy by mdintoronto
3. The Big Finish by karlofun

4. Artist on Yonge St. by Pixel3 Photography | Aubrey Arenas
5. txt msg cop by explosive laughter
6. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto. by stillsinflux

7. The Big Reach by ariehsinger
8. bicycle acrobatics by Reza Vaziri
9. Summer Fruit by CurlyCam

Discussion

7 Comments

stillsinflux / August 3, 2007 at 09:07 am
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I took this shot of the new hindu temple the day after the opening ceremony where it's  located at 427 and Finch. It is made of limestone and has NO steel or wood in its construction. Most of it was made in India and sent over in pieces to be put together mostly by volunteers. You can't help to look and marvel at this beautifully complex piece of architecture.
Jerrold / August 3, 2007 at 09:17 am
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I've yet to go and see the new temple.  It's like a local, modern day version of  Angkor Wat (well, not quite, but it reminds me of it).  Nicely photographed, stillsinflux!
explosive laughter / August 3, 2007 at 09:59 am
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<p>i took &quot;txt msg cop&quot; during the beaches jazz festival last week. i saw him sending a very long txt on his phone, and i actually snapped 5 or 6 photos of him, and he totally was oblivious to me shooting him. he was all about leaning on his bike, chillin&#39;. hilarious. </p><p>thanks for the feature! </p>
Michael D'Amico / August 3, 2007 at 04:23 pm
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Sad teddy was taken on August St in Kensington Market where there has been some construction going on. I&#39;ve seen Teddy bears before on trucks&nbsp;- (perhaps to judge distances in rear view mirrors?)...This one looked a bit tired and needed my attention it seemed. I can always find inspiration&nbsp;I the market. Creative potential is everywhere but so too&nbsp;are many&nbsp;folks living close to the edge, merely scraping by it seems.
Pixel3 Photography | Aubrey Arenas / August 3, 2007 at 05:51 pm
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<p>&quot;Artist on Yonge St.&quot;<br /><br />I walk almost everywhere everyday in the downtown core.&nbsp; We take everything for granted as we go about our daily lives and fail to see what makes life worth living.&nbsp; I try and take photographs at the little things that we simply dismiss (because it&#39;s simply not important to us).&nbsp; <br /><br />This artist has talent; as with every artist on Yonge St.&nbsp; They try and make a living by doing the things they love and have passion for, in which this case, is drawing.&nbsp; They may not make a substantial amount of money, but what&#39;s important is the passion.&nbsp; The passion to continue to do what they love doing.&nbsp; Which is why they do what they do.</p><p>Camera: Nikon D40<br />ISO: 200<br />Exposure: 1/1250 (0.001sec)<br />Focal Length:&nbsp; 50mm<br />Aperture:&nbsp; F1.8 </p>
karlofun / August 3, 2007 at 10:51 pm
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<p>Thanks for featuring my pic!</p><p>My shot (#3) was taken on the first night of the Just for Laughs street festival.&nbsp; The two in the photo were initially fully clothed, wreaking havoc on Yonge St. as part of their pyrotechnic show.&nbsp; In the final segment, they lit the canister in front of them with the torch, which was followed by a huge downpour of soapy water from the firetruck behind them.&nbsp; It was quite a scene! </p>
CurlyCam / August 6, 2007 at 10:15 pm
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My photo was taken after a shopping trip at St. Lawrence Market.? I was so tempted by all the fruit that when I got home I washed a bunch to share with friends.? It looked so colourful and tasty that I figured I better take a picture before it was all gone!<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for posting my photo :)?</div>

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