Down With Webster @ The Opera House

It was a full house at the Opera House, which is becoming a regular thing for this band who just signed with Motown Records. Definitely the best show of their career. Soon they will be filling arenas, so watch out!!!

Frailfragment

Canon 30D | EFS 17-85

Frailfragment

Canon 30D | EFS 17-85

Magdalena

Canon 30D | EFS 17-85

Monika

Canon 30D | EFS 17-85

Frailfragment@The Horseshoe Tavern

Canon 30D | Canon EF 24L

Frailfragment@The Horseshoe Tavern

Canon 30D | Canon EF 24L

Window Reader

Canon 30D | Canon EF 24L

Starbucks Stuff

Canon 30D | Canon EF 24L

So I rented the Canon EF 24L 1.4 lens yesterday and I truly fell in love with it. A great walk-around lens that performs really well in low light situations. Not to mention it's really sharp. It's too bad I have to return it today, but maybe one day when I have $1600 to spend....I'll buy it.

Mmmm..... Hot Dog

Canon 30D | Canon EF 24L

So I finally went out and shot some photos, and once again I realized that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life!!! I honestly can't think of anything else I enjoy as much as photography. It is the most exciting experience I have encountered in my life. It's always different and you never know what you will encounter next. It's a lot like traveling to a country or city you have never been to....without a map.

DWW@The Horseshoe Tavern

Canon 30D | Canon EFS 17-85

This is yet another old one. It is however one of my most favorite live shots. I think it really captures the energy of the band and the connection they have with their fans.

Tomir

Canon 30D | Canon EFS 17-85

Yay, it's a post!!!! Shame on me for not posting in a while, but winter isn't the greatest time for photography. I know the snow can be very photogenic, but it doesn't help that the days are short. I'm also working on some animation at the moment, so photography had to take a back seat for a while. But I gotta say that I can't wait to go out and shoot again. I have a lot of new ideas and projects that I want to undertake. I also want to continue my Street Musicians series, but only when I get a new lens. You can send your donations to the Poor Man Swiegot Fund.

Here is another old one, from when I was Poland last summer.

Ola & Monika

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@67| 1/80s | f/3.2 | ISO 400

Project "Out Back" - Part 3

Canon 30D | EF50 1.8 | 1/80s | f/1.8 | ISO 400

Canon 30D | EF50 1.8 | 1/200s | f/1.8 | ISO 640

Canon 30D | EF50 1.8 | 1/640s | f/1.8 | ISO 640

Alright...

I know it's been a while since I posted any new photos, but I've been sort of side tracked by work. I'm in the process of creating a really professional looking website for my photography business and it's taking longer than I thought. I'm trying to learn some advanced scripting in Flash so I can make my site easily updateable (is that even a real word?). For the record...I HATE SCRIPTING!!! It makes me curse out loud and gives me headaches. As I'm doing this, all I can think of is going out, shooting some photos and building my portfolio. I know that I can probably get someone to do this for me....if I pay them of course, but that would mean that I won't have complete control over the creative process. I just don't like the idea of playing the telephone game with my personal vision on the line (no pun intended)........plus I can't afford it financially :P

Anyways....since I don't have any new material, here are some more photos from Project Out Back.

Toronto - Bay & Adelaide

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@150 | 1/250s | f/2.8 | ISO400

Caught Shooting

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@95 | 1/100s | f/4.0 | ISO400

Untitled

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@95 | 1/250s | f/2.8 | ISO200

Commuter Chaos

Canon 30D | EFS 17-85@17 | 1/250s | f/4.0| ISO 800

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@50 | 1/160s | f/2.8 | ISO400

Canon 30D | EFS 17-85@17 | 1/640s | f/4.0| ISO 800

Everyone going home from work on a Friday afternoon.

Project "Out Back" - Part 2

Canon 30D | EF50 1.8 | 1/250s | f/1.8 | ISO 1000

Canon 30D | EF50 1.8 | 1/400s | f/1.8 | ISO 640

Canon 30D | EF50 1.8 | 1/400s | f/1.8 | ISO 400

Here are some more samples from project Out Back.

Toronto - Kensington Market

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@50 | 1/320s | f/4.0 | ISO100

By far the best way to get around downtown, just make sure you lock it up. Toronto does have a high ratio of stolen bikes.

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@95 | 1/125s | f/4.0 | ISO100

Everyone is shooting today.

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@150 | 1/160s | f/4.0 | ISO100

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@102| 1/200s | f/4.0 | ISO400

Enjoying a nice cup of coffee. And no, it's not Starbucks!!!!

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@77 | 1/200s | f/4.0 | ISO400

Even dogs travel on bikes.

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@50 | 1/320s | f/4.0 | ISO400

More bikes!!!

Canon 30D | Sigma 50-150@89 | 1/320s | f/4.0 | ISO400

On behalf of the amazing weather we had today (20 C), I decided to go to one of my favorite places in Toronto.....the Kensington Market. I figured it would be quite busy, so I decided to take my camera with me. I was debating on making these photos black & white, but decided against it due to the colourful nature of Kensington Market. Soon these streets will be covered with snow.........winter is coming!!!!