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The Trillium

by Timo

The Trillium

 This is an older shot of mine and it says a lot about the Sputnik, since I can’t remember If I took this with it, or my  TL120. It is shot on Provia 100f and clearly a small aperture, likely f11 at 1/125 hand held.

I remember waiting an agonizing time for the sun to come out before opening the shutter.

I have taken other shots of ferrys from this location, but it is rare to see the older, paddle wheel Trillium at the Centre Island dock at the same time as another ferry, in this case the Thomas Rennie.

The Trillium was built in 1910 and restored in 1976 after spending some time resting on the bottom of an island lagoon.

Greek Theatre – Guild Inn, Scarborough, ON

by Timo

The Greek Theatre.

This image was taken at the Guild Inn, on the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto using my Sputnik camera. I can’t remember the camera settings used but it was shot on Fuji Provia 100f. I remember putting my tripod as low as I could, since there were many people on the stage that would have created a distraction. My son Preston features in many of my shots, since we usually go on shoots together.

The Guild Inn is a property which is rich in Toronto history. The previous owner, Spencer Clark, was actively collecting stone fragments of Toronto architecture, which was being demolished to make way for the glass and steel towers that now dominate the Toronto skyline. The eight columns and Corinthian capitals of the Greek Theatre, with arches joining the columns, were saved in 1966 from the demolition of the Bank of Toronto formerly located on the corner of Bay Street and King Street. The bank had been built in 1912. They were reassembled in 1982. The blossoming trees have now been trimmed back quite a bit.

Timo Puhakka