Tag: Toronto
I’d previously called this photo “Not In Use”. Then my partner, Diana Carreiro, suggested this much better title.
I just missed catching him in full leaned-back two-handed texting mode. He was approaching a traffic light so I guess he figured he should have at least ONE hand on the bars!
What do you think: Kinda Impressive or Downright Dangerous?
I have never understood the urge that overcomes punk fans to throw their shoes on stage.
NoFX themselves commented on this phenomenon (and arguable cemented the practice) by titling one of their albums “So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes”. So, perhaps, the amount of shoe carnage is exacerbated at a NoFX concert. I know many soles are lost to crowd surfing, but in the relatively steady barrage of object launched at the stage during a NoFX set (you always hurt the ones you love) shoes figure prominently from quarters far beyond the surf. I am the first to admit that I am a punk fan who is probably less punk than every other punk fan, so this is not a guantlet I am throwing down. I’d just love hear some good reasons for turning ones shoes into projectiles when there is a very good chance you won’t get them back and you’ll be left to walk the Koolhaus and Lower Jarvis without protection.
On a technical note, getting proper exposure in extremely high contrast lighting situations such as a concert is very difficult with camera phone.
I managed to achieve this one by letting the stage light on the far- left shine directy into the lens. It caused only a bit of flare and closed-down the exposure enough to prevent the band members from being blown-out.
Looks quiet doesn’t it; almost too quiet. (Oh, wasn’t that the truth.)
Cute or questionable? Comment below.
This guy and his wife are a stable in Leslieville. They have matching personal mobility scooters fully decked out with canopies, cup-holders and HUGE mirrors. Unfortunately I couldn't catch both in the same frame. Someday though, someday.