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ThirdFloorPhotos

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Sharing one #Picaday of some of my favourite photos from my 30+ years of picture making.

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ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · 6d

2025-10-08 #Saint-Irénée #Quebec

Still recovering from a #roadtrip up north, but to celebrate the fall colour wonders, enjoy this #monochrome of the #StLawrence

#picaday #photography #landscape #canada

2025-10-08 Saint-Irénée, Quebec: Black and White photo of a jetty going into the St Lawrence seaway. Large rolling clouds fill the sky with the northern shore line darting into the water.

Canon R6 42mm f7.1 1/320sec iso100

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Sep 18

2022-06-16 #Halifax #NovaScotia

Just a Song #Sparrow sitting on a fence

#picaday #photography #wildlife

2022-06-16 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Colour photo of a Song Sparrow staring directly into the camera sitting between barbs on a security fence with a soft focus background, looking particularly hard

Canon R6 600mm f11 1/640s iso800

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Sep 16

2025-08-27 #Toronto #Ont -

There's been so many hateful things lately,

but there is usually a #hiddensmile somewhere to brighten the day.

#photography #picaday #BnW #monochrome #architecture

2025-08-27 Toronto Ontario - Black and white photo looking up in 'The Atrium on Bay' at the skylight ceiling of glass as it reflects off the varied interior office windows. A small hidden smiling face can be found in features on the ceiling.

Canon R6 50mm f4 1/400s iso50

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Aug 28

2025-08-23 #Toronto #Ontario

Was hoping for a bit more #scale in the background... but it just felt so comedic... the slow grinding sound as it dragged... and now such a #dramaticpose like a bored teenager.

#picaday #animatorthoughts #streetphotography #photography

2025-08-23 Toronto Ontario: Colour photo of a bright yellow crane in from frame right. The hook of the crane is dragging along the road leaving a superficial scratch has come to a rest position revealing the extreme weight of the comically oversized pully attachement.

Canon R6 50mm f3.2 1/640sec iso640

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Aug 22

2021-10-01 #VictoriaIsland #BritishColumbia

I too like to #livedangerously...

#picaday #travelphotography #photography #landscape

2021-10-01 Victoria Island, British Colombia, Canada:

Color photo of a couple sitting a balancing log in front of the pacific ocean with large rolling foamy white waves crashing into nearby rocky outcrops.

Canon R6 105mm f9 1/500sec iso100

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Aug 20

2024-10-22 #Uji #Kyoto #Japan

when that local #Trainstation just happens to be a #brutalist #architectural #masterpiece...

#picaday #travel #photography #street

2024-10-22 Uji Kyoto Japan: black and white photo detailing the surface of a brutalist architecture of the local train station. Large curved archways punctuated by blocky support structure with deep dark groove accents.

Canon R6 70mm f4.5 1/50 iso250

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Aug 14

2025-08-01 #macrophotography

Getting the hang of #stackedfocus shooting, and just automating the merging of 13 shots.

There are still issues, but overall a great results for the effort required.

#picaday #photography #botany #flower

2025-08-01 Toronto Ontario: Color macro photo of a thistly orange flower.

Canon R6 100mm F2.8 1/200sec iso125 (13 stacked photos)

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Aug 13

2025-07-31 #Toronto #Ontario

First #ikebana arrangement I made... also first #ceramic vase I've made...

#picaday #photography #flowers

2025-07-31 Toronto Ontario - colour photo of an beginner ikebana flower arrangement in a unique curved vase, feature wire berries, small grass stalk and a bundle of flowers.

Canon R6 100mm F5 1/100sec iso640

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Jul 30

2019-09-28 #Toronto #Ontario

This was a weekend of 3 #protests... this one I dubbed the #bigotbrigade. Fortunately it was shutdown properly by the community, and weather... and police...

#picaday #photography #streetphotography

2019-09-28 Toronto Ontario: Colour photo of 'Front, Church, and Wellington' intersection red brick flat iron building. Crowd control police line the intersection in an even spaced pattern.

Canon R 24mm f4 1/640sec iso200

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Jul 24

2024-05-09 #Ceramics #Sculpture

The fun of #photography and #pottery hobbies combining,

Form of #ForbiddenDonut

#PicaDay

2024-05-09 Toronto Ontario: Colour photo of a ceramic donut. A bright orange glazed icing lays atop a bright white bare clay 'donut' sitting on a red wooden surface.

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Jul 22

2022-09-12 #Toronto #Ontario

#AnonStreetPhotography should be a stronger tag.

Been working on a Scanner Darkly style algorithm, but finding that creative ways are always more fun.

#picaday #street #photography #bnwphotography

2022-09-12 Toronto, Ontario: Black and white photo of short haired lady crossing King st in the mid afternoon. She is exhaling a large cottony cloud from a vape obscures her face.

Canon R6 24mm f1.8 1/800sec iso125

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Jul 18

2022-10-30 #Toronto #Ontario

Views always change,

#picaday #streetphotography #photography

2022-10-30 Toronto, Ontario: Colour photo of a man standing at the edge of younge street blocked by a metal fence with a sign reading 'Road Closed, Pedestrian Detour Map' with a large chaotic construction site with multiple cranes and a concrete structure slowly blocking the view of the CN tower.

Canon R6 50mm f5 1/400sec iso100

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Jul 11

2025-06-29 #Ontario :
FOLLOW LOCAL REGULATIONS
FOR DISTANCE FROM BUILDING

#picaday #photography #streetphotography

2025-06-29 Ontario: Large white diesel fuel tank nestled next to red metal building with small red text reading;
"follow local regulations
for distance from building"

Canon R6 28mm f3.5 1/250sec iso 160

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Jul 9

2025-07-08 #Simcoe #Ontario
The security guard said "you cannot take photos"

"No, I check, the camera works"

#liminalspace #photography #picaday

2025-07-08: Simcoe, Ontario - old wooden bench sitting in a Grey square lit by a skylight in a empty mall. Strong liminal space feel.
Canon R6 28mm 1/80sec f4.0 iso400

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 30

2019-09-22 #Montreal #Quebec - Always jump at a chance for a #longexposure shot, even #handheldshot can sometimes impress.

#picaday #streetphotography #photography #travel #transit #STM

2019-09-22 Montreal, Quebec - A long exposure color photo taken in the Montreal subway system. Looking down the platform a shaft of light illuminates a relatively empty red brick platform lined with vibrant yellow safety strip. A fast moving train is blurred along the far track mirroring the long yellow strip with equally vibrant blue.

Canon R 35mm f4 1/5sec iso125

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 28

2020-05-26 #Toronto #Ontario - Going back through the #photovault and entertaining a #photobook idea...

then I found the sign

#picaday #streetphotography #photography

2020-05-26 Toronto, Ontario, Picture taken outside of 'Scientology' center, angled to show a constructions sign stating:
"A development is coming ----
LAME
Development co--"

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 21

2018-02-22 #Vik #Iceland #Reynisdrangar #BlackSandsBeach

Our reward for braving a blizzard, 2 minutes of brilliant sunlight at each of stops. Winds were still crazy so had to get a #longexposure shot, and somebody had the same idea.

#picaday #travelphotography #landscape #photography

2018-02-22 Vik Iceland - Color Photo taken at the Black Sands beach, the exposure is extremely long showing many people darting along the beach as clouds smere in the background. A large arch of basalt columns raise out of the black sands in the background. Several figures stand idle amount the moving lines.

Canon 6D 40mm f13 25sec iso50

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 12

2022-10-28 #Valencia #Spain

#GrapeDay for it.

#picaday #AnonStreetPhotography #photography #noapologies #sorry

2022-10-28 Valencia Spain - Color photo in the Central Market of Valencia an elderly couple is buying grapes from a produce vender that is displaying a large number of green and red grapes.

Canon R6 35mm f3.2 1/320 iso320

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 10

2021-04-08 #Toronto #Ontario - #1bloorwest has been a cursed construction since pre-pandemic... Think they finally got the go-fund-me to finish it done.

#picaday #construction #photography #streetphotography

2021-04-08 Toronto Canada - Color Photo taken at the intersection of Bloor and Yonge Street looking south west at the under construction lobby of 1 Bloor West. A large yellow temporary support pillar is flanked by to massive rusting beams in the cavernous lobby. Orange tarps and blue concrete support forms line the top of the image.

Canon R 50mm f2.8 1/640sec iso100

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 7

2023-04-13 #Kitakata #Japan - Bewilderments of #cherryblossoms are well worth the trains to the mountain city.

#photography #travelphotography #picaday #puppy #cute #kawaii

2023-04-13 Kitakata Japan - Color photo of a cute well groomed small dog standing in a blue quilted push cart, full bloom cherry blossom willows hang over his head in the background in soft focus.

Canon R6 16mm f6.3 1/800sec iso250

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 3

2024-10-13 #LakeBiwa #Japan - The incredible luck of a clear #goldenhour atop the terraces, worth braving the crowds.

#picaday #travel #photography #canonr6 #meditation #zen

2024-10-13 Lake Biwa Japan - Color photo of a lady standing next to a shallow reflection pool lined with brilliant blue tiles, mountain ranges line the backgound.

Canon R6 70mm f7.1 1/640sec iso200

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · May 1

2021-09-18 #VancouverIsland #Canada The #deafening beauty found on the ferry ride alone makes the trip worth while.

#picaday #streetphotography #travel #nature #photography

2021-09-18 Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada - Color photo taken in transit to Vancouver Island looking out over the water of a narrow passage. Large rock cliff line the shores with big green coniferous tree forest covering the top. On the ship, a man in purple hoodie and blue cap stand cupping his ear with hands tightly as though to block an immense sound.

Canon R 24mm f4 1/1250sec iso100

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Apr 30

2022-11-04 #Toronto #Canada - I've incidentally been doing a #photoseries of the vanishing view of #CNTower from my street. Early in the project all the #cranes felt like a prison for the tower.

#picaday #photography #streetphotography #monochrome #bnw #canonr6

2022-11-04 Toronto Ontario Canada - Black and White portrait street photo looking down the esplanade street towards the CN Tower. The view being blocked by 5 construction cranes and a growing concrete pillar of a new building. Several 'road closed' signs line the street towards the construction with a single person crossing in mid-stride.

Canon R6 35mm f7.1 1/100sec iso160

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Apr 25

2022-10-13 #Madrid #Spain - #busker seen in an aggressive stance, defending their territory from the encroaching inflated koala. #circleoflife

#picaday #photography #travel #park

2022-10-13 Madrid Spain - Color photo of a busker in an inflatable gorilla suit with their back to the camera. Unable to lower his arms due to air pressure, it appears he is challenging another inflated Koala busker in a territorial display. Kids walk casual between the buskers uninterested in engaging or recognizing the territorial conflict.

Canon R6 105mm f4.5 1/800sec iso160

ThirdFloorPhotos @thirdfloordraft.bsky.social · Apr 23

2018-09-28 #Sydney #Australia A look down at the diners in the Queen Victoria Building, and one of the most beautiful #artdeco #tiledfloors I've walked on.

#picaday #travel #photography #timeless

2018-09-28 Sydney Australia - Color photo looking down from the top floor of the Queen Victoria Building, now converted to a shopping arcade. Multiple floors of intricately art deco tiled floors are visible with the main floor containing a busy dining area.

Canon 6D 50mm f4.5 1/50sec iso500