![Yellow Thunderbird [Explored Sept 5, 2010!] on Flickr.Figured I should get this shot on my own tumblr seeing as it’s taken on a life of it’s own on other people’s. From the 2010 (and last) Concours d’Elegance in Gastown.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d46a7dabe6ed1d2c93e59d775c0a5b7/tumblr_mgdmjswZWI1qafynio1_1280.jpg)
Yellow Thunderbird [Explored Sept 5, 2010!] on Flickr.
Figured I should get this shot on my own tumblr seeing as it’s taken on a life of it’s own on other people’s. From the 2010 (and last) Concours d’Elegance in Gastown.
Holdup at the Seven Eleven on Flickr.
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Thurlow and Alberni. They got everything but the big gulp machine.
“Are you stealing from me?” on Flickr.
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Yes, sir, I did indeed take a photo of you and your paintings on public property. Now, I own your soul and shall toy with it at my leisure.
Made Real by Photographs on Flickr.
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Susan Sontag knew that of which she spoke. Way back in 1973, she wrote in ‘On Photography’ that ‘…people in industrialiazed countries seek to have their photographs taken—feel that they are images, and are made real by photographs.’
Have been re-reading On Photography for the last month or so. It’s taking a while because I keep going off on tangents, dipping into my library or the internet to reference photographers she mentions. It’s shocking to me just how applicable a book written 40 years ago is to photography today. I’d suggest even more so now than when I first read it 20+ years ago but, I might be wrong on that.
When I first read it, I was a worldly, jaded youth. Now, I’m just a starry eyed man approaching middle age. If you have an interest in photography and haven’t read it, I suggest doing so ASAP.
On Photography
Skeletal on Flickr.
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A long time ago, this building had a whole lot of passion.
Modern Mistake on Flickr.
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On October 7, Sears Canada will close it’s downtown Vancouver location in the old Eaton’s building. Sadly, there will be almost a 3 year renovation on the building before something new (rumoured to be Nordstrom’s) opens up. The sad part of course is that this monstrousity is being renovated at all.
‘The Toilet’ as it’s known gives modern architecture a bad name and should’ve been knocked down in the 90’s when Eaton’s went bankrupt. It sucks the life right out of the Robson, Howe and especially Granville Street where it’s porcelain-esque cladding repels all life.
I love modern architecture, this picture was taken from Robson Square just beside Arthur Ericksen’s masterful courthouse but, the old Eaton’s building is just wrong on all levels and needs to be put out of it’s misery pronto!
My understanding is that this was built by Eatons as a knock off of their flagship Toronto store. Yet another example of Toronto screwing up Vancouver! If the goal of architecture is to cause a reaction though, I guess you’d have to call this one of the most successful buildings ever. I’ve never heard of anyone who’s soul doesn’t die a little when they first see it!
On a brighter note, make sure you get to the Vancouver Art Gallery before Labour Day Weekend to take in Yang Fudong’s ‘Fifth Night’. As a rule, I hate video installations but, this one is just mesmerizingly beautiful. 7 different movies, beautifully shot all synchronized on 7 screens. I’ve spent many an hour sitting in it’s darkened gallery and plan on spending some more before the show closes.
Words were Exchanged. on Flickr.
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And the nice lady with the walker sent the guys in the lowrider off bouncing down Howe Street.
Lights Out! on Flickr.
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Downtown disappears into a mid-day fog a couple weeks ago behind a new exhibit of Canadian Painting from the 60’s at the Vancouver Art Gallery. We’ve got to remember to renew our membership so that we can go check it out soon.
Every time I shoot with the Canonet, I think I’ve got to get myself a Leica M again. When I scan the negs, I wonder why anyone would spend the money on one! ;-)
Urban Scarecrow on Flickr.
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This scarecrow on Mole Hill, right at the heart of the downtown penninsula, struck me as rather a incongruous thing to find in downtown Vancouver but, then I heard that they caught a bear at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre this afternoon…
Vancouver as Japanese Horror Movie on Flickr.
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Yes, for only 1/2 billion dollars, your city can be subsumed by a giant spider too! I kinda hope that Trajan ends up being a football or soccer fan as then he won’t feel quite as bad to be still paying for this monstrosity when he enters the workforce in 20 years or so.
Zuiderdam at Dawn on Flickr.
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The Zuiderdam arrives in Burrard Inlet just after sunrise on Sept 10, 2011 returning from Alaska with Stanley Park and the Vancouver Skyline in the background.
