Our regular schedule is to go out every other Saturday:
Suggestions for future locations are here.
If you’d like to help with the organisation of some photo walks, drop me a line. Send me your email address, cell phone number and a guide to which part(s) of Toronto you know well enough to organise a walk.
What does it take to organise a walk? There’s obviously the route but also arranging the lunch and post-walk stops. There’s usually 3 or 4 days between closing the poll (which determines the area for the next walk) and posting the details. Read the rest of this entry »
In addition to our regular Saturday photo walk (we’re at the Ex on the 4th) we’re going to spend Sunday in Milton at the Steam Era show.
Date: Sunday, 5th September 2010.
Meet: We’ll have to coordinate by phone as I can’t find a detailed map of the show grounds. [Map of how to get there]
There’s no route or lunch/dinner plan because we’ll be wandering around show grounds.Note: Admission is $8.00 at the gate.
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:SE”
Date: Saturday 4th September 2010.
Meet: 11am in the bleachers toward the west end of Lakeshore.
There’s no route or lunch/dinner plan because we’ll be wandering around The Ex.
Note:
- Tickets are $16.00 online
- The air show kicks off at 12:30pm and runs through to about 4:30pm.
- Sunset is about 8pm, so bring your tripods and we’ll get some night shots of the rides.
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:EX”
This ought to be really easy to plan but I just don’t have time to think about it so it’s “crowd sourcing” time!
Meet outside the subway entrance on the north-east corner of King & University at 7pm.
It’s a night shoot, so remember to bring a tripod and dress accordingly – the weather forecast for Saturday night says: “Cloudy. A few showers beginning in the evening. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h after midnight. Low 19.”
If anyone wants to play the word game again, here are the 10 words: Commuting, Habit, Inventory, Jealous, Lightly, Masonry, Sadly, Solidly, Tasteless, and Use.
Tag: TOPW:KS
[Facebook event] [Flickr]
Date: Saturday 7th August 2010.
Meet: 10:00am outside the Starbucks at Richmond and Spadina.
Route: Westbound on Graffiti Alley, then continue west on Queen West.
Lunch: The Dog’s Bollocks.
Post-walk: The Gladstone Hotel.
Hashtag: please use TOPW:GA
If anyone is interested, I’m setting myself a word challenge – I’ve got an iPhone app that gives me list of 10 words and I need to find shots that reflect those words. No reward other than completing a challenge. Let me know if you want to play too.
[route map] [Flickr] [Facebook] [LiveJournal]
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day to submit contest images! If you haven’t already, log in to the Worldwide Photo Walk website, and you’ll see instructions on uploading your best image from the photo walk.
Update: submissions now closed; thanks to those of you who entered a photo.
The 3rd Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk is scheduled for July 24th, which coincides with the TOPW schedule, so I’m leading one of the WWPW groups. I’ve picked the Don Valley brick works as the general area for the walk, but I’ll be adding more details nearer the day.
The WWPW events are capped at 50 people, so please sign up on the official Worldwide Photo Walk site @ http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/toronto-on-canada-don-valley-brickworks-todmorden
I could really use some help planning the route, and also on the day (a couple of additional wranglers) – please let me know if you can help!
Date: Saturday 24th July 2010.
Meet: 10:00am at Castle Frank Station
Route (morning): Castle Frank to the Brickworks via the Milkman’s Run; break into a couple of smaller groups for a guided tour of the farmers’ market; explore the paths and ponds just N of the market.
Lunch: Pick something up at the farmers’ market or bring lunch with you!
Route (afternoon): Regroup at 12:30pm; exit the Brickworks, taking Bayview and Pottery Rd to Todmorden Mills. After exploring Todmorden, back along Pottery Rd briefly then N on the path that runs along by the Don River. At Beechwood Drive, cross the DVP and wend our merry way to Broadview & Mortimer.
Post-walk: Whistler’s at Broadview & Mortimer.
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:WWPW”
[Flickr thread] [Facebook event] [LiveJournal info]
[Official WorldWide PhotoWalk page] [Special WWPW Flickr group]
A huge thank you to *manda for really helping with the organisation of this walk – she really is a star 
Date: Saturday 10th July 2010.
Meet: 10:00am on Bathurst Street, just outside the subway.
Route (morning): Minor detour down Markham St so I can wish I was inside the Victory Cafe
Lunch: John’s Italian Caffe, 27 Baldwin St.
Route (afternoon): N on Henry St, W on Cecil St then S on Huron until we reach Dundas. West to Spadina, then N to St. Andrew Street and wind our way through Kensington Market. Emerging at Baldwin & Augusta, head N to Oxford St then W to Lippincott. Weaving our way W on Nassau then S on Bathurst to reach Dundas. W on Dundas all the way to Ossington; N to College; E to Borden St where Amanda kindly pointed out there’s a fire hall
Post-walk: O’Grady’s, 171 College St.
Hashtag: please use
“TOPW:LI”– sorry, I forgot LI was Little India – let’s use TOPW:KM (for Kensington Market) instead.
[route map] [Flickr] [Facebook] [LiveJournal]
The Old Mill area was the winner of the poll
Date: Saturday 26th June 2010.
Meet: 10:00am at the SW corner of Old Mill subway station, at the junction of Bloor West and Old Mill Trail.
Route (morning): E on Bloor, N on Riverside Dr, W on Catherine St to loop back over the Humber; along Old Mill Road, across Bloor and through Park Lawn cemetery. Exit on the west side of the cemetery; W on Meadowvale Drive, N on Grenview Blvd, then turn E on Bloor to Gabby’s.
Lunch: Gabby’s, 2899 Bloor Street W.
Route (afternoon): E on Bloor; S on Prince Edward Drive; E on Glenaden Ave; through Humber Marshes Park; S on Humber Valley Rd, Riverwood Pkwy then Stephen Drive; through South Humber Park; under the Queensway, Gardiner & Lake Shore, all the way down to the lake. Time permitting, across the bridge and a short wander on the E side of the Humber. Back across the bridge; W along the path beside the lake; cut through to the Queensway by following the streetcar tracks under the Gardiner, and W on Queensway to our post-walk spot.
Post-walk: Rocco’s Plum Tomato, 164 The Queensway.
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:OM”
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