General Photography Competition #175

[cmcpokey]

(Got lost going to this smoke shop with my friend)

purchasing a 'water pipe' for your 'tobacco'?

[f6fhellcat13]

Though I am quite glad I don't live in one, I think that city centers have much more character than the surrounding area. Parts of downtown LA have a very peculiar and distinctive smell; hotdogs and hobo's piss.
It seems like the heart of LA. I agree with zep, the city center might not necessarily be a nice place to be all the time but it is still slightly special somehow.

[zeppelin]

We're straying off topic, but I mean I think it's not just Toronto's downtown but most downtowns (barring a few Northern European Cities) that I would dislike. Yesterday, I was down on QSE near Much Music and I went to the Eaton's Centre. The sidewalk was covered with black spots form old dirty gum. There was a run down abandon building. The snow was grey and nasty and the road pockmarked and cracked. The people frankly, stranger looking than out here in suburbia. There is not much space to drive (streetcar tracks are a pain to drive on) red lights are rampant, one way streets, no left or right turns, expensive parking, general dirtiness and chaos and hustle and bustle of being downtown and the freaking grimeyness everywhere pisses me off. Here there's open spaces, ample parking, easy driving cleanliness, nature, less crampedness and it's just friendlier I see and there's no hobos.

That is my beef with downtown. Perhaps Stuttgart or Stockholm or Oslo would be a more enjoyable city centres as I hear Stuttgart is very clean along with some Scandinavian cities.

It's funny, what bugs you is what fascinates me. The grit, the character and history, the human scaled sidewalks and neighbourhoods. Meanwhile what you like about out there is what I loathe. Surface parking, car-centric pedestrian-hating roadways and development, poor land use, and a general emptiness. Though winter is a pretty dreary time, they are actually very diligent when it comes to street cleaning. I love the nature too, but between the Islands, Don Valley, Queens Park, High Park and numerous green spaces there's actually a fair bit right downtown.

And Rocke, you should really come back and experience Toronto a bit more. Also, I love NYC myself and would love to have lived there for some time as well. It's got some big city problems sure, but it's too damn fascinating to dislike.

[Rockefella]

And Rocke, you should really come back and experience Toronto a bit more. Also, I love NYC myself and would love to have lived there for some time as well. It's got some big city problems sure, but it's too damn fascinating to dislike.

I want to head up to Canada for a trip. Cash is the problem right now, need some disposable income. Hopefully I could plan something with a few friends in the near future to the likes of Montreal/Ontario/Niagara areas. When I went years ago it was with family so not much room for personal adventure.

If I go I'll know who to contact.

[Rockefella]

purchasing a 'water pipe' for your 'tobacco'?

More just out of boredom. Myself and my 2 friends drove into Greenwich Village and checked out the place then went to the bar and got a couple drinks before leaving. It was a fun thing to do on a Tuesday night.

But yeah, a purchase may be in line in the near future, but probably not for me personally. I smoke occasionally, maybe once every other week or so.

[baddabang]

purchasing a 'water pipe' for your 'tobacco'?

Thats what Phelps said.

[Piacki_117]

Piacki117
Feb. 6, 2009
Rennes, France
Sony DSC-R1

[scottie300z]

Scottie300z
Moon for the Trees
Fort Worth, Tx
Jan 10
Canon S5IS

[NSXType-R]

Scott, tripod shot?

[scottie300z]

Scott, tripod shot?

Nope, I don't have one. But I may have used a chair and just held it at an angle, I don't remember.

Damn, I'm really cheap.

[NSXType-R]

Nope, I don't have one. But I may have used a chair and just held it at an angle, I don't remember.

Damn, I'm really cheap.

I've done that with my really old Nikon compact. I find it harder with the D40 actually, since I can't really prop it up against anything except the left side. Plus I need to look through the viewfinder to see what I'm taking a picture of.

[G_13191]

i know this is a late reply, but just wanted to share....

its rather easy to prop the d40/d60... i do mine all the time, take a pack of cigarette, or my card holder, and just put it bellow the lens.. the camera angle pops up and its stable..
but yes, its not always perfect..

[NSXType-R]

i know this is a late reply, but just wanted to share....

its rather easy to prop the d40/d60... i do mine all the time, take a pack of cigarette, or my card holder, and just put it bellow the lens.. the camera angle pops up and its stable..
but yes, its not always perfect..

Yeah, that's if you have it on a table. But on a chair with a thin back, it's a lot harder to position it the way you want. A small compact camera is way easier to work with in that way.

[G_13191]

^^agree...

[SlickHolden]

SlickHolden
Victorian Red Sky's
Victoria Melbourne.
23/02/2009
Nokia N95 8..