Category Archives: activities-other

Paris… in the fall

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, October 25, 2013. Editor Bob Lansdale is back from the Daguerreian convention in France, home of the beginnings of photography. Bob shot many images of the Gallic city and his fellow members of the Daguerreian Society. You can see … Continue reading →

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Running on Mavericks

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Robert

Toronto October 25, 2013. That was simple. On Tuesday of this week Apple announced the release of Mavericks, its latest version of OS X – and it is free. The last couple of releases have been downloads that overwrite the … Continue reading →

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Looking at the New Sony

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, October 14, 2013. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. One of the blogs I frequently visit is “SonyAlphaRumours“. This site had been predicting a full frame digital from Sony in the NEX E-mount format for many months and expects to see the … Continue reading →

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Heritage Toronto Awards October 15, 2013.

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Robert

Toronto October 5, 2013. The Heritage Toronto Awards and Wm. Kilbourn Memorial Lecture will take place this month. For details and tickets call or visit the Royal Conservatory of Music Box Office at 416 408-0208. For information use these services: … Continue reading →

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layar – making newspapers interactive

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, September 20, 2013. On Friday, Carol looked up from the Toronto Star and said, “What’s this mean”?  pointing to a funny little cell phone icon next to a photo.  “It must let you see more,” I said. Turning to the … Continue reading →

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Back from the brink – Way Back

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, September 12, 2003. Have you ever done something dumb – and instantly regretted it? Some months back I pulled John Krug’s “Photographers of Ontario” link because I thought his site was closed. Not so. The other day John emailed … Continue reading →

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Toronto International Camera Show, Sunday, Sep. 22, 2013

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO September 6, 2013. Gary Perry is hosting his latest show on  Sunday  September 22, 2013 at a new location: Days Hotel and Conference Centre in Toronto. The Days  Hotel is at 185 Yorkland Bl. (near Highway 404 and Sheppard) – good parking … Continue reading →

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Sunday October 27, 2013 MiPHS Show in Michigan

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO, ON, September 2, 2013. Bob Lansdale sent me this note regarding the MiPHS show next month. The folks in Michigan have long been exchange members and contact for our editor on stories and leads. In the summer of 1986, … Continue reading →

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W. J Moore Panorama Photographs

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, August 12, 2013. I am a fan of BC’s public television. Occasionally the Vancouver station (Knowledge Network) shows a brief story featuring a Vancouver area panorama by W J Moore. If your TV able etc company doesn’t carry Knowledge … Continue reading →

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Timothy O’Sullivan, 19th century photographer

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Robert

Kitchener, August 4, 2013. My oldest daughter, Suzy, reminded me today about this famous Irish-American wet-plate photographer. I was first introduced to O’Sullivan’s beautiful photographs decades ago in the 1970s series of Time-Life books on Photography.  O’Sullivan practiced his art at … Continue reading →

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