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Old Posted Apr 2, 2024, 2:47 AM
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Super photos as always Giallo! I was going to share all my favourites, but I had to stop otherwise I might as well just repost them all, lol. But before I stopped these really stood out:

I can’t figure out what building this is, perhaps due to the tight crop?

van in march-1 by Andrew Rochfort, on Flickr

Love the geometry and the darkness:

van in march-37 by Andrew Rochfort, on Flickr

van in march-2 by Andrew Rochfort, on Flickr

Beautiful, not a composition I’ve noticed before, but I guess when I’ve been in Vancouver I haven’t been shooting with a long lens:

van in march-64 by Andrew Rochfort, on Flickr

One thing we can say about Victoria’s Chinatown is that it has a beautiful gate - so many larger North American cities have these mundane, too tall pillar type of gates:

van in march -48 by Andrew Rochfort, on Flickr

March is wrapped up, so I’ll post a few from Victoria tomorrow, but for now here’s the one of Victoria’s Chinatown.

VIctoria Chinatown - Sunday, March 31, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Anyways, your photos are inspiring as always. I tend to prefer taking photos of buildings and then let people walk in it, so they are minor characters - whereas you often do the reverse, but one still gets a great sense of the city in your photos. Doesn’t hurt either than you’re an excellent photographer, lol. I’m going to try and take a few more people focused shots, use aperture more although my old camera isn’t that great compared to the modern people tracking technology as found in the new Sony cameras. No excuse though, time to practice and try new things. Any tips or advice?
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Old Posted Apr 4, 2024, 2:24 AM
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A handful of pics from the last couple of weeks:



Fairfield Home - March 21, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Yates Street, Victoria BC. March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Laurel Point - Victoria. March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Laurel Point - Victoria. March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Dockside Green - March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Johnson Street Bridge - March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



L - R The Pearl, Hudson Place One, The Janion. March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Downtown Victoria - March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Royal McPherson Theatre - March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Cook Street - March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Habit Coffee - March 24, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Habit Coffee - March 31, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Market Square- March 31, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Market Square - Victoria BC. March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Chinese Public School - Victoria BC. March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Chinatown - Victoria BC. March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Chinatown - Victoria BC. March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Chinatown - Victoria BC. March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Johnson Street - Victoria BC. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Johnson Street - Victoria BC. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Victoria Transmission - March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Victoria Transmission - March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Victoria Masonic Temple - Built 1878. John Teague - Architect. March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Government at Belleville Intersection - March 31, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Belmont Building - March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Government Street, Victoria. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Government Street - Victoria BC. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Government Street - Victoria BC. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Government Street - Victoria BC. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Government Street - Victoria BC. Sunday, March 31, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr
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Cheers Metro-One and Echoes!

Would love to see some recent pics from other cities underrepresented in this thread - Nanaimo, Kamloops, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon and Halifax stand out as cities we haven’t seen for a while.
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Great photo set, Zoomer. You make Victoria look even more appealing than it already is.

To answer your question, that's the CIBC building downtown.

I think you're on the right path. You have a great style that easily identifiable. As for people photography, a zoom lens helps. It keeps you from disturbing your subject, and ruining the natural and spontaneous element of street photography. I don't have tracking either, but my auto focus is on point, so I'm able to capture the person or people in focus without too much issue.

Another thing is to stay put for a bit, and let everything kinda happen around you. Like bird watching, patience is a virtue.
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That was delicious. The reds were so creamy. I need a cold shower.
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Man - I love that set Wpg-Guy, another one of the great photographers here that inspires. I need to remember to check out the Photography section and the Weather thread more often here. So I’ll try to take more people pics and play with aperture, but I was out today and defaulted to my usual style, lol. Thanks for the tips Giallo - patience.. let it come to me. Wpg-Guy reminds me to include more food shots, window displays and indoor shots - helps to give a rounded picture of the city.

Creamy reds and showers SHH!! Lol, I had to check back to see if you were referring to Giallo’s photos, but his set had a lot of blue’s and greys. I guess I wasn’t really conscious how much red is part of the Victoria palette.

Some of you have no doubt seen this series on street photography - this woman left it all out there, what a force! A bit of swearing thus you have to click through to Youtube, but TRUST ME, you won’t regret it.

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This one gets good photos, but what I’m surprised she isn’t strangled a dozen times a day for her rude picture at all cost approach.

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First three pics from the BC Government Flickr account - the 109 year old Vic High reopened this week after four years and $100 million in seismic upgrades. The lawns around the two sides still need to be seeded. Vic High is the oldest public high school in western Canada, first opened as a log cabin in 1876 on another nearby site.



Safer, larger Victoria High opens by Province of British Columbia, on Flickr



Safer, larger Victoria High opens by Province of British Columbia, on Flickr



Safer, larger Victoria High opens by Province of British Columbia, on Flickr

Now a few of my own:



Douglas Street - Victoria BC - Sunday, April 7, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Douglas Street - Victoria BC - Sunday, April 7, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Victoria Chinatown - Sunday, April 7, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Victoria Chinatown - Sunday, April 7, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Victoria Chinatown - Sunday, April 7, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr
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Established in 1665 during the French regime, Trait-Carré is the oldest part of the Charlesbourg district of Québec City



























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1965 Buick Lesabre!

Bill Mitchell at his near-peak.

Confident, clean styling. America at its zenith. Don Draper half-lit behind the wheel.
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1965 Buick Lesabre!

Bill Mitchell at his near-peak.

Confident, clean styling. America at its zenith. Don Draper half-lit behind the wheel.
I also love old cars but I wondered what was that. It looks so spacious!
Thanks for the infos!
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Nice photos FrAnKs - I like the Quebec blue and white colour theme you have going on here!

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Nice photos FrAnKs - I like the Quebec blue and white colour theme you have going on here!
It wasn't really my goal to come with this color palette, but now that you say it, I think it matches well with our National flag!
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Despite me being a Tête Carrée, I really enjoy Trait-Carré. I love La Belle Province.
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Despite me being a Tête Carrée, I really enjoy Trait-Carré. I love La Belle Province.
Thanks!

Têtes Carrées are officially allowed to love La Belle Province!

I bet you also like the chain restaurant aswell ?
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Glad you liked the image Molson and Zoomer!

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Thanks!

Têtes Carrées are officially allowed to love La Belle Province!

I bet you also like the chain restaurant aswell ?
Speaking of, i'd love to have a La Belle Province or a Ashton here..
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Speaking of, i'd love to have a La Belle Province or a Ashton here..
I always thought of Ashton as an Eastern Québec thing, like Irving gas stations.

I went to Ashton in Q city and I wasn't impressed. Give me the roadside independent guys anyday.
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I always thought of Ashton as an Eastern Québec thing, like Irving gas stations.

I went to Ashton in Q city and I wasn't impressed. Give me the roadside independent guys anyday.
When I moved to Québec City in 2011, everybody told me Ashton was THE place to go for Poutines but I had never really loved them.

Firstly, they use frozen instead of fresh potatoes, which is not good. Secondly, their restaurants seems to be ''aging'' which is not as welcoming for me.

I much prefer Fromagerie Victoria, which seems to slowly take Ashton's market in this area.
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