Almost seven months in, I noticed that there are weeks where the picture presents itself, the choice is obvious. And there are other weeks when the choice is not so obvious, mainly because most pictures are equally mediocre...This is one such week, and the above pic is the most interesting one of the bunch. There's always next week (sigh).
Summer festival season has official kicked in Toronto, where there's roughly 17,000 events happening all over the city ever weekend. A did a lot of walking outdoors, a lot of picture-taking, and the picture of the week was one taken indoors at the Eaton Center. Irony...
In case it's not obvious, what caught my eye was the enormous print-out of the Zara model in comparison to the tiny people. Almost like giant's walking among us (shopping?)...
Summer festivals and events are just heating up in Toronto, and the Bubble Battle 2015 must have been one of the quirkiest ones yet. More like a picnic than a "battle", the highlight of the day was the guy making giant bubbles for the children to pop.
funny enough, the Naked Bike Ride was happening just meters away at the same time. Not one conservative parent made a fuss about it, or covered their wee ones eyes. A testament of Toronto's inclusiveness and liberal mindset maybe, but I know this wouldn't happen in many cities around the world, and one of the reasons why I choose to live here.
Summer in Toronto wouldn't be the same without its many, many street festival. They are not only an excuse to stuff your face with more than food and drinks than you should be consmuing - they are also a great opportunity for street photography.
At the Dundas Street Featival (where this week's pic was taken), I saw many photographers lugging they're massive Canon and Nikon DSLR's, with equally massive lenses, surely costing upwards several thousand dollars. I'm more and more impressed on how small and unobtrusive my little cheap-o Olympus E-Pm1 setup is, and how it never lets me miss a shot, all for less than 200 bucks. So much, that it's been my main shooter the whole weekend, and it would still be even if I wasn't doing this project.
Simplicity is the key in street photography, and a camera so simple that doesn't even give you the option to waste time in zooming in or out, select aperture, focus, etc is the best camera to have. Just compose, point, and shoot.