winter’s night in early 2014
Toronto. For many decades after the invention of photography, it was a daylight – bright daylight – pursuit unless one resorted to bright artificial lighting – flash powder, flood lights, flash bulbs, electronic flash, etc.
Sensitive media of the day was painfully slow. Initially even street scenes demanded a tripod while studio subjects also needed a means of subject support – hidden (sort of) or obvious.
When film began to die out and digital took over, the sensors slowly increased in both sensitivity and resolution. In this example, a winter scene was taken in early February, 2014 around 11 pm as graders fought a snow storm softly trying to fill the streets.
Early night scenes on film demanded the use of a tripod or other means to steady the camera. Long exposure times meant only stationary objects were recorded (or streams of head/tail lights) moving people and vehicles were not recorded. Night shots were usually street scenes or sky scenes (moon, stars) when glass-plates and film were king.
Our 2025 events offered many photographs, not necessarily night scenes. Come out to our 2025 events and augment your collection! The next event is our fabulous fall fair on October 19th at the Trident Hall (Evans/Islington) in the west end of the city. Details appear in the issue 25-7 of PHSC News. The details will be posted here closer to the event.
