To get closer to the cars in the pits, I bought a pit pass, a couple of races ago. I think this was Marco Andretti, but there is nothing to confirm it in the image. Only my memory.

Shot with Provia 100f in my TL120.

At a sales office, for a new condominium near my house, they had a display of antique cars for over a year. They have been prepared for display using a new technique (to me) where they sand down the layers of paint  to deliberately show them. It makes for an interesting photographic experience. I chose a sunny Saturday morning to take a few shots of them.

After handing the folio to Steven Lederman, at a Tim Hortons in Scarborough, I saw the same cars, now parked to promote a different condo building.

Velvia 100 in my TL120.

The Toronto Police always have a display at the Toronto Indy, and most years, they have this 1957 Chevy Police car. They had this yellow colour until some time in the 80’s. I seem to remember this particular car dressed with eyebrows and blinking eyes, made from fiberglass, over the windshield, as Blinky the Police car. It was taken to schools and to community events.

Anyhow, the title “Big Yellow Taxi” is from the Joni Mitchel song, of the same name, which she wrote when she lived in Toronto (stop me if you have heard this before). The idea of the police car, which looks like a taxi cab, leaves the song making more sense, than if you didn’t know it was supposed to be a police car, taking away her “old man”.

Shot on Provia 100f in my TL120.

Charles Bridge Hyper

This is the famous Charles Bridge(Karluv Most) in Prague. I have photographed this bridge from many angles, finally in hyper.

This was shot with my Lubitel rig, although this one was done cha-cha style. It is on Provia f100 film, but shutter speed, aperture and stereo base are long forgotten. This slide was a challenge to mount, but had I cropped it a bit more, I probably could have saved some serious frustration.

Charles Bridge Prague

Another hyper shot of Charles Bridge (Karluv Most), probably on the same day, from my Lubitel rig. My bar maxes out at about 18″ which this could be.

Stag Bridge in Pisek, South Bohemia.

This bridge is older (late 13th century) than Charles Bridge in Prague (early 15th century), but built in the same style. The river Otava, which it spans, flows into the Vltava river, so a riverboat traveling downstream will arrive quickly in Prague to pass under the younger cousin Charles Bridge.

TL120 on Provia f100 film

Rural Scarborough Suspension Bridge

Keeping with the bridge theme I decided to include this image from last fall. It was intended as a fall colour shot but I decided to also include this rural bridge in suburban Scarborough (a suburb of Toronto). This area is difficult to develop, so while it is only a short distance from the ever expanding subdivisions, I hope this quaint bridge carries on for a long time. There are two other, similar bridges nearby, one of which is 15 seconds drive up the road.

Shot with my TL120 on Provia f100

One of the traction engine owners was having a rest. He was gracious enough to let me get this shot. This was at the Milton Steam Era show, held every Labour Day weekend. Shot with my TL120 on Provia 100f. I can’t recall the aperture, but it must have been large on this overcast day.

On the way to a shoot at this interesting, Czech, rock-top castle (chateaux perhaps) I spied this nice shot. The way to the building is through some winding roads and small villages. I thought I would sneak in a travel shot with all the vehicles. Travel is nice.

TL120, Provia 100f film.

John Deere collectors had a great spot to display their babies at this summer’s Milton Steam Era show. Nothing else special about this shot.

Provia 100f, TL120 camera.

I think this is a 1939 Chevrolet Coupe police car through the reflection in the window of a 1957 Chevrolet Deluxe Sedan police car. These cars were on display by the police at the 2017 Toronto Indy. The yellow colour of the 57 was the colour of all Metropolitan Toronto Police cars into the 70s. It is also the hidden meaning behind the lyrics of the Joni Mitchel song “Big Yellow Taxi”. Police car, not a taxi.

After focusing and setting my aperture (don’t remember what it was, but I usually shoot at 1/125 on sunny days) I waited some time for interesting people to come into the shot.

A tough choice for mounting, so this is the best I could get under the circumstances.

I took this image in 2016 at the Toronto Indy. This is obviously from a supporting race, not the Indy car race. I shot this, tracking the truck at 1/500th on Provia 100f, but I can’t remember the aperture. There is a small exposure difference between the left and right images due to a sticky shutter on my TL120. This TL120 went to China for a new shutter circuit board (back when you could still do that), but it obviously did not solve my problem. A few shutter cycles between rolls gives me a better chance of matching exposures, which leads me to believe that there is mechanical sticking going on. I would appreciate it if anybody could tell me how to fix this