A digital pic I took tonight, while I wait to develop the roll of film I shot today. The photojunkie button courtesy of Photojunkie (aka Rannie Turingan) — he handed some out at the Green Room gathering a couple of weeks ago and it happened to match what I was wearing today. See more of them here.
I went to Rannie’s opening at Le Petit Déjeuner this evening, but discovered enroute that I left the memory card in my card reader which of course is sitting beside my computer!! Argh!! What saved me was that I’d brought along the Pentax SLR and just purchased film for it by the metro station. THIS is why I lug TWO cameras around at once. If something happens to one, I always have a backup. The main disadvantage is that the Pentax is heavy, and if I bring the 70-200mm zoom the shoulder bag isn’t enough, I have to resort to a backpack. Needless to say, I don’t normally take the zoom along unless I plan to use it.
I nearly finished a roll of film, but I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to get it developed and see what turns out. I shot off at least five pictures between the King Street subway and Le Petit Déjeuner (east of George Street); the brilliant spring sunlight and historic brick buildings along King ground me to a halt at least every half block towards the bistro/pub.
Le Petit Déjeuner was packed to the gills downstairs, but Rannie’s photos were displayed on both floors. I spotted Allen, and he sent me upstairs to show me which one was his favourite — a fantastic Holga streetcar shot. It isn’t in Rannie’s Flickr photostream, but if you happen to be in Toronto, pop into Le Petit Déjeuner (191 King Street East) and have a look at it before the show closes on June 6. My favourites in the exhibit are the ones he shot with a Lubitel 2, one of them shown here.
I also ran into Himy and others, and in the middle of all this my phone rang to set up an appointment for an estimate, and I managed to arrange that over the din for 9pm. I thought that was plenty of time as it wasn’t even 7 o’clock yet, but then staff at Le Petit Déjeuner moved the crowd upstairs to prepare for another function on the main floor. Allan wanted to get a coffee, so I suggested all six of us find a place to nosh.
A kid-friendly place on a Saturday night with four adults in downtown Toronto? We started off on foot but we were getting too far away from the van and the meter was nearly expired, so we piled into it and drove… the parking lot behind Hummingbird Centre was too dear, so we parked behind St. Lawrence market for a fraction of the price and walked over to The Old Spaghetti Factory (which the boys had never been to), but there was a 40 minute wait. By this time the kids were famished, so we headed to our original spot, Richtree Markets at BCE Place (Yonge, between Front and Wellington).
I’d never been to Richtree (formerly Le Marché) or BCE Place, but I’m definitely going back. It’s a food EMPORIUM, just the kind of place that would slay indecisive people. They’d never make it to the meal, they’d just circle ’round and ’round, sniffing, comparing, weighing options. Even if I didn’t go to eat, I’d return to BCE for the photo ops. Check out the BCE Place – most interesting tag, and you’ll see what I mean.
There was a bit of a wait — nothing compared to the Factory’s, but the clock was ticking for me as I had to get back home by 9 o’clock. I had to forego my yen for the rösti dishes — the likes of which I haven’t sampled since Switzerland ’02 — and opt for the quick and easy chicken fajitas. They were delish, though, and with sides were surprisingly cheap. But then I had to make a mad sprint for the subway at Union Station, so a gutful of rösti would’ve probably slowed me down! Ah well, next time I’ll make sure I reserve my appetite and a lot more time for the rösti.
Hopefully the pics from today will turn out — the immediacy of digital makes me a little impatient for film developing. Labs should be open 24 hours a day!!
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