Brickworks 2013

A return trip to the Brickworks, which Evergreen has taken from an easy destination for beginning urban exploration photographers and turned it into a community and environmental showcase. Opened up and with electric lights replacing holes in the ceiling, not to mention legal access, photography has become a very different experience. I did use my little keychain flashlight once, just for old times' sake, but there was a time when I'd carry a minimum of three good flashlights before venturing inside. During the day.

All of these were taken with my GRDIV point-and-shoot. I was also carrying my V1 set, but never took it out of the bag.

Red on White

I've photographed my share of 'Danger' signs, but this is the first time I've seen anyone colour-coordinate the marker.

That's pretty awesome.

76 Grenville

The old building is being taken down before phase two of Women's College Hospital's redevelopment can be built. I was born here, so I was pleased to see that one of the companies involved in the project is my age.

I'm still trying to come to terms with the Ricoh GRD-IV. There's a whisper of hope that I might have The New GR in time for NYC6 later this month, but that won't help much if I'm not able to learn how to compose with a wide-angle lens and LCD screen. But at least the GR is already supported by DxO Optics, so that's one less thing to worry about when mine finally arrives.

Smokers

While only the middle two are doing something blatantly and objectively offensive – smoking next to a no-smoking sign while blocking a busy set of doors in the second, and blocking an emergency exit in the third – it's also true that cigarettes smoked on the street almost invariably end up as toxic litter.

Hook

The working end of this crane.

Palace

The ceiling of the R.C. Harris pump house. If this was built today – not that we're building major civic infrastructure these days – it would be poured concrete and cinder blocks. It's certainly not something that would have its architecture draw hundreds of admirers eighty years later.

Fans

At the pump house of the R.C. Harris water treatment plant with the Nikon V1.