Category Archives: activities-other

The Virtual Reference Library

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. I heard on the television news last night that one victim of the Wynne government’s success in “balancing the budget” was the Toronto Public Library (TPL). Funding was arbitrarily cut and the TPL seems unable to accommodate such a … Continue reading →

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Really, really fast camera

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. My friend and fellow PHSC member Russ Forfar enjoys scientific articles. Yesterday, Sunday morning, he sent me a link to Science Daily. In the Science Daily article the experiments of Sweden’s Lund University are described. Scientists there are using … Continue reading →

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Photography Show – Arts & Letters Club Sunday

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Les Jones sent me an email on Thursday offering an invitation to view the Photography Show at the Arts & Letters Club this Sunday, April 30th from 1 – 4 pm. The show will run from April 30th through … Continue reading →

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The AGO’s very first photgraph

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. We seldom think of the AGO as a source of photographic information and yet this fine arts institution has over 60,000 photographs in its eclectic collection. In the AGO’s AGOinside newsletter there is an announcement of a new AGO Gallery  … Continue reading →

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What to do with your old 35mm slides

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. With the growth of digital, we all must  have boxes and boxes of old slides and a slide projector or two kicking around the house. In this Kodachome slide, I snapped my youngest daughter  at a quilt show her … Continue reading →

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Old Book and Paper Show Today.

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Les Jones, our Programme Chair just sent me a note reminding me that the latest old book and paper show will be held March 26. Click here for full details. I visited the show some years ago when I was … Continue reading →

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Laura Jones at the A&L Club

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Member Laura Jones sent me a note recently that she was hosting an exhibition in the Lounge of the Arts and Letters Club on Elm Street from March 5 – 31 of this year. I visited Laura’s Baldwin Street … Continue reading →

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2017 Photo NYC Fair

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Friday, March 31, 2017 is the NYC Photo Fair being held in The Watson Hotel on 57th Street in the Big Apple. This show is coordinated by Mary L Martin Ltd and finedags.com. Drop by to add to your … Continue reading →

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NSA Summer Convention

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Bob Wilson, our resident authority on stereo, Sent me a note a few days ago regarding the National Stereographic Association (NSA). Its convention will be held this coming August in Irvine California on August 8 – 17, 2017. … Continue reading →

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Camerama Show March 26, 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. My friend and PHSC member Gary Perry sent me a note Thursday reminding everyone that his latest Camerama Show will take place on the last Sunday of March (March 26th) at the Edward Village Hotel in Toronto. Click the … Continue reading →

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