tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42362370252964490042024-03-12T20:29:56.903-04:00SVPhotography.ca - Toronto PhotographerPhoto adventures of a Toronto based image creator (AKA Salsavaders)SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-24015391236599279892018-08-02T15:59:00.003-04:002018-08-02T16:12:55.580-04:00Some of my work that got published by the National Ballet of Canada.<br />
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From Cacti, which premiered with the National Ballet in 2016.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The piece is a co-production between The National Ballet of
Canada, Boston Ballet and Atlanta Ballet. Cacti is from the mind of the Swedish
choreographer Alexander Ekman. It is “a quick-paced, wickedly ironic and
multiform work that satirizes the ponderousness and silliness of some
contemporary dance and the often fatuous critical response to it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkVTdd_g2y1/?tagged=cactinbc" target="_blank">Cacti 1</a><br />
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Diego Armand spinning the tunes<o:p></o:p><br />
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This year’s event marked the 14th year of Opernation with 100% of proceeds going towards the COC’s Ensemble Studio, the nation’s premier training program for young Canadian opera artists. The Ensemble Studio artists tours the cities, neighbourhoods, and towns with performances at schools, community centres, and other public spaces in the course of their training, making Operanation a truly effective way of generating positive artistic experiences with significant social and cultural benefits.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Entertainment on the main stage was provided by the Electro-pop duo <a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1484796811753548&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/BraveShores/?fref=mentions" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Brave Shores</span></a> headlines in a genre-bending collab with <a data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cocensemble?source=feed_text" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" style="unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span style="unicode-bidi: isolate;">#COCEnsemble</span></span></span></a> artists <a aria-describedby="js_1c5" aria-owns="" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=564465599&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/DanikaLoren?fref=mentions" id="js_1c6" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Danika Lorèn</span></a> & @brunobeloinroy!<o:p></o:p><br />
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The title race at the Honda Indy is the Verizon IndyCar
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Photo equipment for these photos were from the X-T2 and the
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Toronto’s own Downtown Porsche at the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3
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1st place winner of the Verizon IndyCar serie - <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Josef
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3rd place winner - Oakville's own James Hinchcliffe in the number 5 car with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports</div>
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada43.6459053 -79.38146443.644468800000006 -79.3839855 43.6473418 -79.3789425tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-43371715693427943702016-12-24T17:22:00.002-05:002016-12-28T11:49:04.443-05:002016 Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress Competitions Part IIThe competition continued all day on Friday at the 8th Annual Canadian Pro-Am & Am-Am Competition with heated divisions in Salsa, Bachata, West coast swing, Cha Cha and Hustle.<br />
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The setting for this competition was Royal York, Ballroom restored to its 1929 decor.<br />
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The finals moved to the Concert Hall in the evening.<br />
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<br />SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada43.6459053 -79.38146443.6459053 -79.381464 43.6459053 -79.381464tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-91570056162792697912016-12-24T14:48:00.000-05:002016-12-24T20:27:04.837-05:002016 Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress CompetitionsThis was the 14th annual Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress, the 10th Annual Canadian Salsa & Bachata Championships and the 8th Annual Canadian Pro-Am & Am-Am Competition at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. <br />
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The action started off with the 10th Annual Canadian Salsa & Bachata Championships on Thursday evening with the Professional Salsa Showcase, Bachata Showcase & Hustle Showcase, Professional Heated Divisions in Just Salsa, Just Bachata, Just Cha Cha & Just Hustle<br />
Amateur Salsa Showcase, Bachata Showcase & Hustle Showcase, Team Bachata Showcase & Team Salsa Showcase and the Same Gender Shines Showcase.<br />
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Harold & Regan, Victor & Corinne, Patrick & Scarlet and Darius & Sarah <br />
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Bennett & Jose, Jacques & Isabelle, Michael & Ashely and Julie-Anne & Luc <br />
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Jeremy & Iris, Jacques & Isabelle and Josianne & Maxime<br />
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This was the return of an Airshow back to the London, Ontario Canada area in 8 or 12 years depending if you count flyins as airshows. For an airshow in Ontario - this one has the most military aircraft I have ever seen. Four CF-18s, Three F-15s, Four F-16s, Two F-22s, Two E-2s, One B-1 Lancer, One Hercules, Nine Snowbirds, One P-8, One KC-135, One RC-135 plus all the private warbirds. Not a show to be missed!<br />
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The RCAF CC-130J Hercules getting ready to take the Skyhawks up for their jump.<br />
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Not sure the F-22 team were happy with streamers being dropped onto them<br />
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The E-2 Hawkeye with a hawk<br />
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Major Dan (Rock) Dickenson gets ready for flight in the F-22 Raptor<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e3f63fb4a" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s4/v64/p1063517002-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e15161613" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s1/v57/p353768979-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e3ef4113" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v153/p66011411-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e284c057f" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v158/p676070783-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
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The B1 Lancer<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/ebdc2f8" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v50/p12436216-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
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The Snowbirds get ready to take off<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e1406835c" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s1/v22/p335971164-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e4d6ef49" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v177/p81194825-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
On the double cross<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e20e6ed4f" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v88/p552004943-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e210abf71" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v4/p554352497-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
The X sign<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e2e881c60" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v3/p780672096-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
The Snowbirds on top of the F-22<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/edd3ad94" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s3/v7/p231976340-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_london_airshow/e2f05c423" title="London Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v60/p788907043-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016 London Airshow &emdash; London Airshow" /></a><br />
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An amazing airshow.<br />
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I have to thank Fujifilm Canada for providing me with their latest flagship camera along with their longest zoom lens - XF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR for an assignment at Airshow London this past weekend.SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0Airport, London, ON, Canada43.0354971 -81.1526976000000142.9890686 -81.233378600000009 43.0819256 -81.072016600000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-7391203847958910822016-08-23T10:57:00.001-04:002016-08-23T11:09:25.577-04:00X-Pro2 goes to the Pillow Fight dayThis was one of my last assignments with the X-Pro2.<br />
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I wanted to try a little action photography with the Fuji X-Pro2. Not exactly what it was made for but I wanted to test it out.<br />
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The annual Pillow Fight Day is put on by the folks at Newmindspace but I am not really sure if they are really the organizers as its more like a call to assemble at a certain location with your pillows vs. an organized event with city permits, security and insurance coverage...<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p229557878/e785dcb01" title="International Pillow Fight Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p2019412737-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-04-02 Pillow Fight &emdash; International Pillow Fight Day" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p229557878/e722f85bd" title="International Pillow Fight Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1915717053-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-04-02 Pillow Fight &emdash; International Pillow Fight Day" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p229557878/e71bcd0d4" title="International Pillow Fight Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1908199636-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-04-02 Pillow Fight &emdash; International Pillow Fight Day" /></a><br />
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Thank you for reading this far and for anyone interested and got this far, a couple more images over at my site: http://www.svphotography.ca/p229557878SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5G 1P5, Canada43.6534922 -79.383972943.652056200000004 -79.3864944 43.6549282 -79.3814514tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-3101821825802667662016-07-25T16:00:00.002-04:002016-08-23T11:07:07.300-04:00The Fujifilm X system on the bonus assignmentSo now we get to the bonus event. I had another chance to capture the wonderful dancers from Ballet Jörgen Canada once again. This time, the lighting conditions would be more challenging - under stage lights instead of nature light coming in from floor to ceiling west facing windows. <br />
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Once again, I was shooting at a live performance with a full house instead of the dress rehearsal so I had to be in Ninja mode again. So the Nikons had to sit this one out. Lucky, I still had the X-Pro2 so I took all of my X-cameras with me and set them for stealth operation. <br />
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Shooting with three different body styles in the dark is NOT recommended. On this assignment, I had the X-Pro2, X-T1 and the X-E2 with me. <br />
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Here is a sample of what I captured:<br />
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Saniya Abilmajinova as Aurora and Adrian Ramirez Juarez as Carabosse<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p459694971/e734b4557" title="Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1934312791-4.jpg" width="788" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-27 Sleeping Beauty &emdash; Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada" /></a><br />
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Emily Bart awaits in the wings for her entrance<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p459694971/e7e586650" title="Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s4/v11/p2119722576-4.jpg" width="420" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-27 Sleeping Beauty &emdash; Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada" /></a><br />
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Daniel Da Silva as Florimund fights his way through the Hedges.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p459694971/e78a7fde4" title="Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v127/p2024275428-4.jpg" width="788" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-27 Sleeping Beauty &emdash; Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada" /></a><br />
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Adrian Ramirez Juarez as Carabosse<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p459694971/e7761ae68" title="Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p2002890344-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-27 Sleeping Beauty &emdash; Sleeping Beauty | Ballet Jörgen Canada" /></a><br />
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Thank you for reading this far and for anyone interested and got this far, a couple more images over at my <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p459694971">site</a><br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com3404 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6, Canada43.664354 -79.37784110000001243.652887 -79.3980111 43.675821000000006 -79.357671100000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-8319958769289591162016-07-25T16:00:00.001-04:002016-07-25T16:21:52.643-04:00The Fujifilm X-Pro2 on assignment #3So finally, we get to the main event – the real reason that I got the X-Pro2. All the other assignments were just dress rehearsals for this main event.<br />
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I had an assignment to photography Ballet Jorgen in an afternoon performance at the CoC free concert series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre. Usually for dance assignments, I would have the D4 & D4s bodies with me but having those cameras hammering away at 10 fps would just be too noisy. The requirement for this job - total silence, no noise from the cameras as this was a live performance in front of an audience seemed tailor made for a mirrorless camera.<br />
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I needed a camera with an electronic shutter, which all of the X-series cameras seem to have now. However, in the past I had not been too happy with the X-T1’s AF performance for dance and the lag in the EVF when shooting in burst mode. <br />
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The new X-Pro2 has the faster processor, more focus PFAF points than the X-T1 and had RAW compression – all the things I had hoped that the X-T1 would get get via firmware (but because it was a hardware upgrade, not possible) and that was the reason I had the X-Pro2 with me on this assignment.<br />
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Here are some sample photos I captured with the X-Pro2 with the 18-55 kit lens.<br />
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Adrian Ramirez Juarez with Taylor Gill<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen/e77b4bda1" title="Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v156/p2008333729-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-22 COC Lunch Concert &emdash; Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company" /></a><br />
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The men of Ballet Jorgen performing a piece by Allan Kaeja <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen/e7f7ad6f9" title="Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v175/p2138756857-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-22 COC Lunch Concert &emdash; Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company" /></a><br />
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An excerpt from their original production of Sleeping Beauty<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen/e71314c47" title="Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1899056199-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-22 COC Lunch Concert &emdash; Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen/e79a9cfcc" title="Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p2041171916-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-22 COC Lunch Concert &emdash; Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company" /></a><br />
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Taylor Gill & Kealan McLaughlin<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen/e7badbcc6" title="Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v134/p2074983622-4.jpg" width="788" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-22 COC Lunch Concert &emdash; Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen/e7961e1d0" title="Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v154/p2036457936-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-22 COC Lunch Concert &emdash; Free Concert Series - Canadian Opera Company" /></a><br />
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Addition images can be found at my <a href="www.svphotography.ca/2016_coc_lunch_balletjorgen">website</a>: <br />
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Thank you to Ballet Jörgen Canada, Canadian Opera Company & Four Seasons Centre for access to their event. Also thanks to Fujifilm Canada for access to the X-Pro2 camera.<br />
SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0145 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 4G1, Canada43.650666 -79.38549160000002343.64923 -79.388013100000023 43.652102 -79.382970100000023tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-81569444911278928042016-05-09T16:16:00.003-04:002016-05-09T16:24:13.877-04:00The Fujifilm X-Pro2 on assignment #2To continue on from the last post about the X-Pro2. After capturing the Cosplay models at ComiCon – it was off to a 15 hour St. Paddy's Day day party for my next assignment.<br />
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This would be a run and gun shoot – no time for off-camera flashes, just an external flash on manual setting on the camera hotshoe. <br />
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The Amsterdam BrewHouse is located on Pier 4 of an old converted Boat house that has been modified into a 14,000 sq ft pub / micro brewery. <br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e70d6673f" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1893099327-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
The party was put on by ElectriCITY Events and it was a St. Paddy's Day event but no green beer!<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e71090477" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v99/p1896416375-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e700b0089" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v58/p1879769225-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e78d4b4d9" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v29/p2027205849-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e7aff3393" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v51/p2063545235-3.jpg" width="563" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e7f28f812" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s1/v6/p2133391378-4.jpg" width="420" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e7bb5e068" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p2075517032-3.jpg" width="562" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/amsterdam_brewhouse_st_pad_2016/e702ef5b8" title="Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v98/p1882125752-3.jpg" width="562" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 St Paddy's Day &emdash; Amsterdam BrewHouse on St. Paddy's Day" /></a><br />
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Having an external flash on the camera really throws the balance off and makes it really top heavy. Guess a camera designed for street photography isn't supposed to have a big external flash sitting on the top of the camera...<br />
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Coming out of assignment 2 - the 77 PDAF points really came in handy - not much issue with big lit subjects. When shooting with the X-T1 in the past - only the PDAF points could handle back lit subjects and there was only 9 of them in the middle of the frame. <br />
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Not much issues with the X-Pro2 with the 18-55mm kit lens on assignment #2. These images were shot as jpg and minor processing in Lightroom.<br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0245 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J, Canada43.6391336 -79.3852200999999743.6390886 -79.385299099999969 43.6391786 -79.38514109999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-80842374675385566442016-05-04T11:59:00.001-04:002016-05-04T12:09:54.963-04:00The search for the Holy Grail - Part III Its been awhile since I posted anything on this blog as my photographic adventures has taken me in a new direction this past 12 months. So let’s try to restart this little blog.<br />
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Let’s start by going revisiting an old topic. The Search for the Holy Grail Part III. The search for a smaller, faster and cheaper camera than my DSLRs. To see <a href="http://blog.svphotography.ca/2010/01/holy-grail-of-cameras.html">Parts I</a> & <a href="http://blog.svphotography.ca/2014_01_01_archive.html">Part II</a> – please use the links.<br />
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The current search has stopped at the Fuji X system. From Part 2 - the search stopped at the X-T1 and at initial use - I was happy with it but as I used it long term - I wasn't too happy with the AF-C mode or the EVF in high speed shooting modes and those D-pad buttons just drove me crazy and I just used it less and less. <br />
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So when the new X-Pro2 was released and Fujifilm Canada was kind enough to loan me their flagship X camera, I was going to really use it for longer than an hour before fully committing to it. So I took it out with me on some freelance assignments. <br />
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Assignment 1: <br />
Toronto ComiCon <br />
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Some outdoor photography with the X-Pro2 and the 18-55mm kit lens<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e70626368" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1885496168-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
Makenzie Smith "Bubbles" as MJ & Else Laurenne as Venom<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e72e50279" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v141/p1927611001-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
Hannah & Amy<br />
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Indoor natural light with the X-Pro2 and the 18-55mm kit lens<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7f47f523" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v30/p2135422243-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7ae8212a" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v117/p2062033194-5.jpg" width="680" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e788dbf4a" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s4/v9/p2022555466-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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On camera manual flash shots<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e738d25ce" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v3/p1938630094-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7bcde05d" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v175/p2077089885-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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Off-camera flash shots<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e703feab8" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p1883237048-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7ffbc698" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v118/p2147206808-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e789a93bb" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s/v-2/p2023396283-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7ad65673" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v117/p2060867187-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e70bc8141" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s4/v11/p1891402049-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7bc1554b" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v32/p2076267851-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7ea84a26" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v134/p2124958246-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e72188e7d" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v29/p1914211965-5.jpg" width="680" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e79e492ed" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s4/v11/p2045022957-3.jpg" width="562" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7896b38a" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v1/p2023142282-5.jpg" width="580" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e795df3bc" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s1/v47/p2036200380-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7faa7c38" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v27/p2141879352-4.jpg" width="504" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p1073416281/e7aa6775e" title="Toronto ComiCon"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v171/p2057729886-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2016-03-19 ComicCon &emdash; Toronto ComiCon" /></a><br />
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I had carried the DSLR as a backup in case I had any issues with the X-Pro2 but the big and heavy DSLR stayed in the bag all day long. I was very impressed with image quality coming out of the new 24MP sensor. Focus wasn't an issue on this assignment - fairly bright settings - not too much of a challenge for the X-Pro2.<br />
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For this assignment - the X-Pro2 worked great - you can judge the images for yourselves.<br />
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PS: If you know who any of these cos-players are please drop me a note and I will credit them for the images.<br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0Toronto, ON, Canada43.653226 -79.38318429999998243.285985499999995 -80.028631299999986 44.0204665 -78.737737299999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-84252467691926325632015-02-26T12:18:00.001-05:002015-02-26T12:20:39.392-05:002014 Canada Salsa & Bachata CongressThis year it has taken me longer than usual to get through all of the pictures from the Congress. That last batch has just been put to the back burner as other jobs came up and took priority. But I was finally able to complete the last batch a few weeks ago. So now the galleries are completed.<br />
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The 2014 edition marks the 12 anniversary of this event and the 10th year that I have photographed the Congress. This dance congress was the first Canadian Salsa congress that I remembered back in 2003, and if you are interested in see what the past congresses looked like – please check out the galleries on my <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/canada_salsa_congress">website</a>. When I first started, the event was just known as the Canada Salsa Congress - it was basically non-stop Salsa all 3 days and 4 nights long. With the rebrand a couple of years ago – it became the Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress. <br />
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From the latest information on the new website – this was the last year that the event will be held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel – it will be moving to the Royal York Hotel for 2015.<br />
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But back to this year's images:<br />
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Thursday evening started off with the 8th Annual DanceFeet Canadian Salsa & Bachata Championships.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e2671da2c" title="2014 CSBC - Thurs - Bachata Showcase Dance Competition."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v169/p644995628-3.jpg" width="450" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 2014 CSBC - Thurs - Bachata Showcase Dance Competition." /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e3dca32d6" title="2014 CSBC - Thurs - Team Bachata Dance Competition."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v139/p1036661462-3.jpg" width="450" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 2014 CSBC - Thurs - Team Bachata Dance Competition." /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e38048f13" title="2014 CSBC - Thurs - Team Bachata Dance Competition."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v142/p939822867-3.jpg" width="450" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 2014 CSBC - Thurs - Team Bachata Dance Competition." /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e22c85d97" title="2014 CSBC - Thurs - Dance Competition Judges."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v182/p583556503-3.jpg" width="450" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 2014 CSBC - Thurs - Dance Competition Judges." /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e33dc49f3" title="2014 CSBC - Thurs - Team Bachata Dance Competition."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v186/p870074867-3.jpg" width="450" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 2014 CSBC - Thurs - Team Bachata Dance Competition." /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e39ed43c3" title="2014 CSBC - Thurs - Photobooth."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v148/p971850691-3.jpg" width="450" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 2014 CSBC - Thurs - Photobooth." /></a><br />
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Then we move onto more competitions on Saturday afternoon.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e1096d55d"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v174/p278320477-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; " /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e14b1d82c"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v166/p347199532-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; " /></a><br />
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Of course, what's a congress without the evening performances from an International cast of dancers.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e3e5d0573" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v182/p1046283635-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e2fa3c79e" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v87/p799262622-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e34b0c462" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v153/p883999842-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
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And the best part - the after parties<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e229be42f" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v187/p580641839-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e36b37b57" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v145/p917732183-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e2bbf7a47" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v173/p733968967-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p424886256/e2fcafd67" title="12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v136/p801832295-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; 12TH ANNUAL CANADA SALSA & BACHATA CONGRESS - Sat" /></a><br />
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If you want to see the rest of the images or wish to purchase a license for any of the photos from the 4 night and 3 day salsa congress - they can be viewed and purchased <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/csbc-2014">here</a>.<br />
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Thank you for your support.<br />
SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-59151964975552769712014-10-27T11:48:00.001-04:002014-10-27T11:50:38.537-04:00Toronto Zombie ApocalypseThe 12th annual Toronto Zombie Walk concluded another successful run this year. Similar to prior years – the zombies assembled at Nathan Philips Square in front of Toronto city hall – just like the final battle scene at Raccoon city from the very first Resident Evil movie.<br />
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The day started off cloudy with a chance of rain but again similar to last year – the rain held off and the sun even came out.<br />
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This is my second year shooting at the Zombie walk – the debate I had was what to bring. I had a lot of fun last time with the Fuji X100 with a bare flash – it was supposed to be a flash with a beauty dish but because I forgot a part – I could not mount the flash to the dish – hence I went with a bare flash. This year, I used the Godox AD360 external flash which gave me more power to work with and also a simpler small Octa box that mounted straight onto the flash head. Again, I went with the X100 for the build-in ND filter and the leaf shutter for a lighter kit and a moodier look to the images.<br />
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Below is what I got with this kit.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p194384617/e2b31f655" title="Toronto Zombie Walk"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v161/p724694613-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; Toronto Zombie Walk" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p194384617/e2299f118" title="Toronto Zombie Walk"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v144/p580514072-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; Toronto Zombie Walk" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p194384617/e316e7c3a" title="Toronto Zombie Walk"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v147/p829324346-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; Toronto Zombie Walk" /></a><br />
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So this year they got a band and some vehicles so it was more like a parade of zombies.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p194384617/e3c9204d5" title="Toronto Zombie Walk"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v161/p1016202453-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; Toronto Zombie Walk" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p194384617/e3b6f2947" title="Toronto Zombie Walk"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v138/p997140807-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; Toronto Zombie Walk" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p194384617/e35582317" title="Toronto Zombie Walk"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v162/p894968599-4.jpg" width="630" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Blog &emdash; Toronto Zombie Walk" /></a><br />
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To see the rest of the images, they can be viewed at my <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-zombie-walk">site</a>:<br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-13515127385953717082014-10-24T17:18:00.001-04:002014-10-24T17:18:40.951-04:00Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia UnionThe Toronto FC which plays in the Major League Soccer (MLS) is in a race for a playoff spot in the 2014 Eastern Conference. <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e2e52e07c" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v169/p777183356-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
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Sony Canada provided me another opportunity to shoot with their SLT-A77 MkII camera targeted at the semi-pro APS-C sensor market. The A77 is a Single Lens Translucent mirror design which trades a flapping mirror for a fixed translucent mirror. In theory this provides light to the AF system 100% of the time and should provide improved AF tracking ability as there is no black out time when the mirror is in the up position. As such, there is an EVF and no OVF available on this camera.<br />
In the past, there has been two main complaints I had with EVFs:<br />
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1) Low refresh rates – this resulted in a lag in the EVF – too much delay between what is actually happening compare to what you see in the EVF.<br />
2) Black out times when in burst mode – although there are no mirror black outs due to a moving mirror on an EVIL cameras, there is often black outs due to the sensor requiring a reset of the pixels after each shot. This means that in burst mode, you will see a review of the last shot and not what is actually happening live – even when image reviews have been turned off.<br />
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I was surprised to note that the refresh rate on the A77 MkII was very fast and I didn’t see any lag that was noticeable. This was during my experience in day light hours – I have no experience of what it would be like in low light. In the burst mode – I was also surprised to note that the blackout times were comparable to DSLR at least to my eyes – I don’t have the equipment to measure actual blackout times but it didn’t show a review of the last shot image (unlike my experience with the X-T1, which kept showing the last shot image in burst mode - Fujifilm – please implement the Sony way of shooting in burst mode, it makes it much easy to track a moving subject.)<br />
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The camera was paired with the 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II. Here are the images from this pair:<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e36ecf2d8" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v108/p921498328-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e3a0487aa" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v135/p973375402-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e27aa2fdf" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v139/p665464799-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e18c4544a" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v131/p415519818-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e1eba493a" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v139/p515524922-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e55bb429" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v174/p89895977-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-torontofcvsunion/e3aaf90" title="MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v116/p3846032-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union &emdash; MLS match - Toronto vs Philadelphia" /></a>SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0BMO Field, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada43.6328953 -79.41922210000001343.631458800000004 -79.421743600000013 43.6343318 -79.416700600000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-5872723953461507772014-09-07T11:07:00.001-04:002014-09-07T11:23:51.811-04:002014 Waterloo Airshow - 6th Annual EventThe 6th annual airshow took place on June 28 - 29, 2014 - the Canada Day long weekend - officially, it wasn't a long weekend because Monday, June 30 was a regular work day but I think a lot of people had taken Monday off to make it a long weekend. We had a beautiful day all day Saturday and most of the day on Sunday as well. I left early on Sunday and was rained on during the drive home but I think the rains held off under the show was over.<br />
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The show was held at the Region of Waterloo International Airport, 4881 Fountain Street N, Breslau, which isn't in Waterloo but I guess its the region of Waterloo - I always have trouble finding it in my GPS unit, because the city changes depending on the GPS unit you have. I have an older GPS unit so they may have fixed it in the more current models.<br />
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Richard Cooper and David White are the airshow's producers. But are also pilots themselves. Here is Richard Cooper’s L-29 Delfín, the 500+ miles per hour Soviet/Czech-designed jet.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e24ba5d9" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v175/p38512089-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e1041f7a2" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v147/p272758690-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
The airshow was MCed by Indira Thackorie and Humble Howard (AKA: Howard Glassman). <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e1f35faa1" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v147/p523631265-4.jpg" width="788" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
The show kicked off with Michael Wiskus of the Lucas Oil Air Shows and the Lucas Oil Skydivers.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e35db99d9" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v147/p903584217-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e2eb1e76b" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v108/p783411051-4.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/ed931e8c" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v140/p227745420-4.jpg" width="504" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/efb73392" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v139/p263664530-4.jpg" width="800" height="532" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e24771ab" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v171/p38236587-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
Its very hard to miss the bright red Aerobatic Pitts Special Biplane<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e3bf11b15" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v153/p1005656853-4.jpg" width="800" height="532" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e2227176" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v135/p35811702-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
Here is the Pitts returning while the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association's Harvards take off.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e933b29c" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v147/p154383004-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e1d3e69a7" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v144/p490629543-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e10f0c1db" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v146/p284213723-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
The Kent Pietsch Airshows doing his thing with the Jelly Bean comedy routine<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e3276dab3" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v109/p846650035-4.jpg" width="800" height="532" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
Gord Price and his prototype Yakovlev Yak-50 from Owen Sound.<br />
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Wayne Hadath, the Kitchener resident and his F-1 Rocket. The Rocket is a home built racing aircraft.<br />
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The Canadian Forces CF-18 demonstration jet - the US export version of the American McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18A variant.<br />
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The F/A-18 was designed as a Navy aircraft, hence the tail hook even though Canada doesn't have any aircraft carriers.<br />
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The CF-18 on a bombing run - fireworks provided by av8fx of Vancouver<br />
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A topside pass for us to see the 2014 design commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.<br />
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A high speed pass over the heads of the audience<br />
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Leaving from a touch and go.<br />
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Another Navy aircraft feature - the folding wings for compact storage on an aircraft carrier - you can also see Captain Runge in the pilot seat.<br />
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This was a new act for me - the Jet School Bus from the Indy Boys - a 367 mph school bus. Piloted by Paul Stender or his wife Therese - this bus is powered by an F-4 jet engine!<br />
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A raceoff between the Mike and Paul here.<br />
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Here is Therese in the pilot seat - don't know how they decide who gets to drive...<br />
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The Indy boys also have a jet powered outhouse...<br />
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Danny Richer's Strikemaster - rare British made light attack craft.<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/ec124239" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v123/p202523193-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds with their 9 plane formation to close the show.<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e2c403b19" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s2/v71/p742406937-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow/e2f69aca8" title="2014 Waterloo Airshow"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v140/p795454632-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Airshow &emdash; 2014 Waterloo Airshow" /></a><br />
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Overall another great show from the Waterloo airshow folks - hope to be there again next year - thank you. Also a big thanks to Nikon Canada for providing the 600mm lens - it attracted a lot of attention as usual but the images coming of it are worth it. The wide angle shots were provided by the Fuji X system.<br />
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To see more images from the show - please visit the full <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-waterloo-airshow">gallery </a>at my website.<br />
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You can also see other flight related events I have been to at this <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/airshows ">link</a>.SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0Region of Waterloo International Airport, 4881 Fountain Street North #1, Breslau, ON N0B 1M0, Canada43.4557928 -80.38582710000002943.432741299999996 -80.426167600000028 43.4788443 -80.345486600000029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-66636389964338138192014-07-28T17:46:00.002-04:002014-07-28T17:46:34.865-04:00Fuji Tuesday - Island EditionThis was the July edition of the Fuji Tuesday outing. This time around, there was sponsorship provided by Aden Cameras and Fuji film Canada for this event. The free ferry ride and lucky draw of an X-100s brought out the biggest group of Fuji users I have seen for these outings - it also draw out some non-Fuji users as well as I saw a Pentax storm trooper black & white edition and also a photo bomber who didn't even have a camera in our group photo. <br />
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The theme for this walk was the island camera - what one camera would you bring with you on a deserted island. <br />
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I had the X-T1 with me along with the kit lens. <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fuji-tuesday-july-2014/e18e53567" title="FujiTuesday Outing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v86/p417674599-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: July 2014 &emdash; FujiTuesday Outing" /></a><br />
The island was busier than I expected for a Tuesday evening.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fuji-tuesday-july-2014/e166f9051" title="FujiTuesday Outing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v179/p376410193-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: July 2014 &emdash; FujiTuesday Outing" /></a><br />
Lots of green Fuji shirts.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fuji-tuesday-july-2014/e3e9d5bf" title="FujiTuesday Outing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v125/p65656255-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: July 2014 &emdash; FujiTuesday Outing" /></a><br />
Although there was only one X100s up for the draw - there were only free SWAG given out on this outing. Amazing what sponsorship gets you.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fuji-tuesday-july-2014/e160fb205" title="FujiTuesday Outing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v186/p370127365-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: July 2014 &emdash; FujiTuesday Outing" /></a><br />
Beautiful - Golden hour light<br />
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The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse during sunset<br />
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I missed this sunset shot by 30 seconds.<br />
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All the kids had left by this point.<br />
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Missing some clouds in this image but I guess if I had waited around - the storm clouds would have arrived but I was too tired at this point and called it a day.<br />
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Last shot before heading back on the ferry.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fuji-tuesday-july-2014/e10a283c7" title="FujiTuesday Outing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v118/p279086023-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: July 2014 &emdash; FujiTuesday Outing" /></a><br />
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Additional FujiTuesday images can be found at my <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fuji-tuesdays">site</a>.<br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0Toronto Division, ON, Canada43.621988156399709 -79.37656711679687843.576014656399707 -79.457248116796876 43.667961656399712 -79.295886116796879tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-58246192637260980362014-07-28T11:28:00.001-04:002014-07-28T14:51:19.230-04:00Hondy Toronto Indy - Fan Friday - Part IIIThis is Part III of my Honda Indy Fan Friday adventures. To see <a href="http://blog.svphotography.ca/2014/07/honda-indy-toronto-fan-friday.html">Part I</a> and <a href="http://blog.svphotography.ca/2014/07/honda-indy-fan-friday-part-ii.html">Part II</a>, please click on the links. <br />
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The morning shooting opportunities was kindly provided by Sony Canada but in the afternoon, I was a freelancer once again. I had been lugging around a Nikon D800e with the 200-400mm F4 VRI lens all day in my backpack in the hopes that I could get into one of the fence cut-out shooting positions – sadly as I found out in the morning – those were reserved for the Bib photographers. So off I went in search of an alternative vintage point to shoot from. <br />
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The first spot I found was the walking bridge over Lakeshore Blvd. that connects Ontario Place to the Ex. This was an interesting position as the organizations didn’t want people to stand right on top of the track as they were afraid that the fans would drop things onto the fastest portion of the track. This is the fastest portion of the track with cars being able to reach 250 km / h. Any objects hitting the cars or drivers at that speed would be bad news.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-nikon/e355cdf1c" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v118/p895278876-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Nikon View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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However, you were allowed to stand on the portion outside of the track. That was where I positioned myself. I found that the 200-400mm was too much lens for panning shots that close to the action when you were standing right over the track.<br />
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I wanted to practice panning and went in search of a better position. I found that in the stands. Here is what I was able to get with this camera and lens combo.<br />
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Although it was just a practice day - there were still accidents on the track.<br />
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After a long wait - the Indy cars came out.<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-nikon/e30386312" title="Toronto Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v128/p809001746-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Nikon View &emdash; Toronto Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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The home-town favorite - <a href="http://www.hinchtown.com/">James Hinchcliffe</a> driving the 27 car.<br />
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He must have had his car in the Pit as I didn't really see the #27 car go around too many times.<br />
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Additional images can be found at my <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-nikon">site</a>.SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0Exhibition Loop, Toronto, ON M6K, Canada43.635616 -79.41820432.933889 -100.072501 54.337343 -58.763907tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-40260872579463862662014-07-25T15:59:00.001-04:002014-07-25T16:11:43.872-04:00Honda Indy Fan Friday – Part III hope you enjoyed part I of my adventures inside the Pit from Fan Friday at the Toronto Honda Indy in Exhibition Place. If you missed it, you can see my venture with the new Sony SLT-A77 MkII and the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8G SSM II lens – <a href="http://blog.svphotography.ca/2014/07/honda-indy-toronto-fan-friday.html">here</a>.<br />
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I wanted to follow up with that post with some images from my other camera. For events where I am using a long telephoto lens – I like to bring along a second camera with a wide angle lens for a different view. For this event, the second camera was the Fuji X-T1 with the 18-55 kit lens. <br />
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Here are some images from that second camera inside the pit on a practice run with the Acura Sports Car Challenge automobiles.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e3697073d" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v183/p915867453-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/ee991623" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v135/p244913699-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e1a223d2b" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v149/p438451499-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e1d4ae581" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v163/p491447681-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e15370f33" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v159/p355929907-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/ea60b4a5" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v120/p174109861-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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A practice run with the Indy cars.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e18971121" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v177/p412553505-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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After the practice - the cars are towed back to the Paddocks <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e14427063" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v165/p339898467-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/eba696e3" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v124/p195466979-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/ed96dfaf" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v183/p227991471-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
I guess for some teams, they prefer to push rather than tow the car.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e14a5c9b2" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v156/p346409394-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
The work doesn't stop just because the cars are not on the track.<br />
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This is Lakeshore Ave. the fastest portion of the course - people can only dream about driving full speed down this stretch of road - Indy cars can get up to 250 km / hr in this portion of road.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e1e7cf83c" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v127/p511506492-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji/e14f2a2f0" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v124/p351445744-4.jpg" width="800" height="550" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy - Fuji View &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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Additional images can be found at this <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy-fuji">link</a><br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-46838164350228822522014-07-19T02:21:00.001-04:002014-07-25T16:02:04.884-04:00Honda Indy Toronto - Fan FridayThe IndyCar series once again makes a stop in Toronto for a double header this year. Two separate races on Sat & Sun.<br />
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It has become a tradition that Friday's admission is paid for by the sponsor (Honda Ontario Dealers) and fans can enter with a donation to a charity. The Charity for 2014 is Make-A-Wish® Canada.<br />
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I had the opportunity to shoot from Pit Lane with some new Sony gear on Fan Friday. I had Sony's latest 'Single Lens Translucent' SLT-77 MkII camera. This camera has a 24MP sensor and can shoot up to 12 fps. There are no moving mirrors in this camera and no OVF - just a fixed translucent mirror that splits the light to the imaging sensor and to the AF sensor. <br />
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I had never used one of these cameras before but I had heard great things about it so I asked to try one out with the 70-200mm F2.8G lens. No problem, here you go was the answer I received from Sony as Isabelle, the Sony rep handed me the camera and lens. It took me a minute to play around the menus to find the major settings and off to the Pit I went. <br />
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I would normally NOT recommend doing this - getting a brand new camera and running off to an event that you have never shot at before with 2 mins to get familiar with the camera before the action starts. But that was exactly the situation I found myself in, I only had limited time with the camera along with access to Pit Lane plus the practice had already started - so I had no choice but to run on over to the track.<br />
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So from my one experience in Pit lane here is my feelings it - the good and bad about Pit Access for the general public:<br />
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Bad:<br />
1) It is costly - $175 for a 3 day access pass on top of the admission fees.<br />
2) There are other photographers (guys and girls with the Bibs) who have better access than you and will block your shoots - not on purpose but because they will be closer to the action and there are limited sight lines from your allowed positions.<br />
3) Cars only enter pit lane when the practice starts and ends or when there is a caution flag - otherwise, there is very little action in Pit lane.<br />
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Good:<br />
1) Cars have to drive slower when entering Pit lane - easier for you to photograph.<br />
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From the Acura Sports Car Challenge featuring the Pirelli World Challenge.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e451d116" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v97/p72470806-3.jpg" width="580" height="326" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e1ea45c75" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v126/p514088053-3.jpg" width="580" height="326" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e16db8443" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v121/p383484995-3.jpg" width="580" height="326" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e103922b" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v88/p17011243-3.jpg" width="580" height="326" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e12733dcc" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v173/p309542348-3.jpg" width="580" height="326" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e38b6286f" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v175/p951461999-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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2) You can see interesting people in the Pit lane.<br />
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James Hinchcliffe & Kirsten Dee<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e1c4cb92b" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v133/p474790187-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
The UFD Girls & Kirsten Dee<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e9737659" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v173/p158561881-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e21d8108" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v126/p35488008-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e8cec183" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v166/p147767683-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/eefe6a28" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v83/p251554344-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/eb484a69" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v81/p189287017-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e191b2559" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v78/p421209433-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e74dff63" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v140/p122552163-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a> <br />
This gentleman didn't seem too happy about his car after the practice.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e18ec03f9" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v175/p418120697-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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So, if you want to see more automotive action - you have to get out into the stands - unless you have a Bib and can get to the openings they cut into the fence for the Bib photographers. Alas, I didn't have a Bib so I had to go high into the stands to shoot over the fences.<br />
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At the stands - Turn 3 - still not high enough to avoid the fence.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e4f8dea1" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v76/p83418785-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e168ce758" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v176/p378333016-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e14ae12df" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v138/p346952415-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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Of course, there was action off the track as well.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e3b1062dc" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v171/p990929628-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e30d96c68" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v141/p819555432-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e29ec015f" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v79/p703332703-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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I just wanted to thank Sony Canada and especially Pat & Isabelle who took care of me at the event and also Rob who couldn't be there but who helped to make this opportunity possible for me. The new SLT-77 with the 70-200mm is an excellent camera - I had some issues with focusing but I think it was because I didn't know how to change the AF mode from full auto waiter mode to the semi-auto modes that I prefer to use.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy/e1c066e42" title="2014 Honda Indy"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v186/p470183490-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto &emdash; 2014 Honda Indy" /></a><br />
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More photos from the Sony SLT-77 II can be found at my online <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/2014-hondaindy">gallery</a>:<br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com1Exhibition Stadium Corporation, Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada43.631944399999988 -79.4177778000000118.109909899999987 -120.72637180000001 69.153978899999984 -38.109183800000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-21222255095103551752014-06-10T12:18:00.001-04:002014-07-19T08:23:42.965-04:00Angela & Taras at the Ontario Science CentreWhen I asked Angela & Taras what location they wanted their engagement photos to be taken at. I got the reply that they wanted to go to the Science Centre as they are members there and go there often for dates. <br />
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Personally, I haven’t been to the Ontario Science Centre since I was a kid when I was enrolled in their Science camp. Things sure have changed since I was there as a kid. <br />
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Except for getting kicked out of the kids play area because we didn’t have any kids with us – it was a lot of fun. <br />
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Here are some images from our session. <br />
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I cannot wait for the wedding later this year.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/angela-taras/e18a69295" title="Angela & Taras"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v164/p413569685-4.jpg" width="800" height="532" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Angela & Taras &emdash; Angela & Taras" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/angela-taras/e2f769d4c" title="Angela & Taras"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v118/p796302668-4.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Angela & Taras &emdash; Angela & Taras" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/angela-taras/e357c1039" title="Angela & Taras"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s6/v134/p897323065-5.jpg" width="567" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Angela & Taras &emdash; Angela & Taras" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/angela-taras/e37c71120" title="Angela & Taras"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v155/p935792928-3.jpg" width="580" height="326" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Angela & Taras &emdash; Angela & Taras" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/angela-taras/e29bbb754" title="Angela & Taras"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v168/p700168020-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Angela & Taras &emdash; Angela & Taras" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/angela-taras/e15e63460" title="Angela & Taras"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v168/p367408224-4.jpg" width="419" height="630" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Angela & Taras &emdash; Angela & Taras" /></a>SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0The Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON M3C 1T3, Canada43.7164699 -79.33871249999998618.1944354 -120.64730649999998 69.2385044 -38.030118499999986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-59123847480117608732014-04-09T09:42:00.000-04:002014-04-09T09:42:40.695-04:00Tango Tea at El AlmacenI first met Natalia & Dionysius at City Dance Corp when they had performed in a Tango performance piece a few years back. It looks like the Tango bug has stayed with them because they are now organizing Tango socials all over the city. <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p598297088/e5026b39c"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s1/v48/p1344713628-5.jpg" width="566" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea &emdash; " /></a><br />
One of their regular Tango events is the “Tango Tea”, a charity tango social held once a month at the El Almacen Tea house. I call it a Tea house but El Almacen is a South American-style Yerba Maté Café. It is located at 1078 Queen St. W. <br />
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Here are Estela & Silvio:<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/p598297088/e5026da40"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v82/p1344723520-3.jpg" width="580" height="386" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea &emdash; " /></a><br />
One Saturday a month – the Toronto Tango dancers descent on El Almancen and take over the place for a couple of hours to raise money for charity.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/tango_tea_march_2014/e38b7fb75" title="Tango Tea at El Almacen"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s7/v152/p951581557-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea - March 2014 &emdash; Tango Tea at El Almacen" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/tango_tea_march_2014/e2fdc539b" title="Tango Tea at El Almacen"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v120/p802968475-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea - March 2014 &emdash; Tango Tea at El Almacen" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/tango_tea_march_2014/e290103fd" title="Tango Tea at El Almacen"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v180/p687932413-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea - March 2014 &emdash; Tango Tea at El Almacen" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/tango_tea_march_2014/e5b499b9" title="Tango Tea at El Almacen"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s12/v173/p95721913-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea - March 2014 &emdash; Tango Tea at El Almacen" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/tango_tea_march_2014/e27c440ac" title="Tango Tea at El Almacen"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s11/v33/p667173036-3.jpg" width="580" height="387" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Tango Tea - March 2014 &emdash; Tango Tea at El Almacen" /></a><br />
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For additional images from TalDion events - please go to my website <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/taldion">here</a><br />
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For information on future events - please go to TalDion's site <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/119547534826552/">here</a><br />
SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com01078 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1H8, Canada43.6437144 -79.42170999999996218.1216799 -120.73030399999996 69.1657489 -38.113115999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-54666639208915035352014-04-07T11:27:00.001-04:002014-04-07T23:53:26.186-04:002013 Canada Salsa CongressIt was the Thanksgiving weekend long weekend and that only means one thing for me – The 2013 Canada Salsa Congress – the 11th annual edition. This year the venue was the Sheraton Centre Hotel across the street from Nathan Philips Square – Toronto City Hall. <br />
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The pre-congress party started with the DanceFeet Canadian Salsa Championships and the DanceFeet CSC Amateur & Pro-Am Competition. The dance competitions had difference dance styles and difference divisions. The two main divisions were – Showcase & Heated.<br />
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A Showcase division means that the couples choreograph their own 2 minute routine to their choice of music.<br />
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A Heated division means that several couples are dancing on the dancefloor at once to music selected by the DJ. This is social dancing - choreography not necessary.<br />
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The following were all the competition grouping breakdown from the website:<br />
"Professional & Amateur Showcase divisions (ie choreographed showcases) will compete on Thurs. Oct. 10th at 9pm<br />
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1. Professional Salsa division (Official Regional event for the Global Salsa Championship Miami, February 2014 organized by Billy Fajardo)<br />
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2. Professional Bachata division (Official Regional event for the Global Salsa Championships Miami, February 2014 & Official Qualifier for the 2014 Toronto Bachata Competition)<br />
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3. Professional Hustle division<br />
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4. Amateur Salsa division<br />
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5. Amateur Bachata division (Official Qualifier for the 2014 Toronto Bachata Competition)<br />
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6. Open Hustle division (can be Am-Am or Pro-Am)<br />
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7. Pro Just Salsa Heated Division<br />
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8. Pro Just Bachata Heated Division<br />
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9. Pro Just Hustle Heated Division<br />
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10. Team Bachata Showcase Division<br />
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Pro-Am Salsa Showcase division will compete on Fri. Oct. 11th. Semi Final Round at 3:30pm and Finals at 9pm<br />
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This means that a professional/teacher will dance a choreographed routine with an amateur/student. Prizes will be awarded. All competitors will compete in the Semi-Final round on Friday afternoon at 3:30pm. Top 6 female competitors and Top 3 male competitors will be announced at 5:30pm and they will advance to the finals to be held Friday evening at 9pm. The Pro-Am Salsa Showcase will open our Friday night show followed by performances by National & International Artists.<br />
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Pro-Am & Am-Am Heated divisions will compete on Sat. Oct. 12th, 2:30pm - 5:30pm<br />
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For all the heated divisions, no choreographed routine is necessary, multiple couples will be on the floor, music will be selected by the competition DJ. Each school or team will be able to reserve their own table of 10 to watch and cheer on their fellow competitors. This year we are also offering Am-Am heated divisions. The Pro-Am competition will be divided into male and female categories and all categories will be divided by level - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced. Competitors may enter their own level plus one or two levels above. For definitions and rules see rules page.<br />
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1. Pro-Am Salsa Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions. New Silver division added (Amateur is 50 years of age or older)<br />
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2. Pro-Am Bachata Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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3. Pro-Am Hustle Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions. New Silver division added (Amateur is 50 years of age or older)<br />
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4. Pro-Am Cha Cha Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions. New Silver division added (Amateur is 50 years of age or older)<br />
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5. Pro-Am Triple Threat division (Salsa, Bachata & Cha Cha) -Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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6. Am-Am Salsa Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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7. Am-Am Bachata Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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8. Am-Am Hustle Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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9. Am-Am Cha Cha Heated division - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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10. Am-Am Triple Threat division (Salsa, Bachata & Cha Cha) - Novice, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced divisions<br />
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11. Pro-Am Bachata Showcase Division<br />
These competitions will provide an opportunity for dancers to showcase their talent and creativity to Canada and to the rest of the world and will also allow many amateur dancers to get a taste of competing!"<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/csc-2013-social/eff8a3bd" title="CSC-2013 Sunday night Intro"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v93/p267953085-4.jpg" width="800" height="479" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2013 Canada Salsa Congress - Social Dancing &emdash; CSC-2013 Sunday night Intro" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/csc-2013-social/ec119682" title="Salsa Dancing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v124/p202479234-5.jpg" width="566" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2013 Canada Salsa Congress - Social Dancing &emdash; Salsa Dancing" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/csc-2013-social/e3d6a7769" title="CSC-2013 Sunday night Intro"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s9/v96/p1030387561-4.jpg" width="800" height="519" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2013 Canada Salsa Congress - Social Dancing &emdash; CSC-2013 Sunday night Intro" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/csc-2013-social/e1595f5e1" title="Salsa Dancing"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v115/p362149345-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: 2013 Canada Salsa Congress - Social Dancing &emdash; Salsa Dancing" /></a><br />
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For dance images from the congress - they can be viewed and purchased at the following <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/csc-2013">link</a>.<br />
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SVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-31642844768197660052014-04-03T22:22:00.000-04:002014-04-03T22:24:29.004-04:00Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & JulietBallet Jorgen played at Toronto's Betty Oliphant Theatre on Jarvis street at the end of February 2014. <br />
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I had a chance to grab some shots at their tech rehearsal before the show.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet/eb962b52" title="Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v128/p194390866-4.jpg" width="800" height="532" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Romeo & Juliet &emdash; Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet." /></a><br />
Here was Hiroto Saito and Saniya Abilmajineva as Romeo & Juliet.<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet/e2595b1a0" title="Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v13/p630567328-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Romeo & Juliet &emdash; Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet." /></a><br />
Cristina Graziano & Daniel Da Silva share a kiss.<br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet/e27a94c33" title="Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s4/v62/p665406515-4.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Romeo & Juliet &emdash; Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet." /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet/e369ad34" title="Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v81/p57257268-5.jpg" width="566" height="850" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Romeo & Juliet &emdash; Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet." /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet/e231bcfe2" title="Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s8/v80/p589025250-4.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Romeo & Juliet &emdash; Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet." /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet/e183305d2" title="Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet."><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s5/v121/p405997010-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Romeo & Juliet &emdash; Ballet Jörgen's Romeo & Juliet." /></a><br />
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To see more images - please goto my website <a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/romeo_juliet">here </a><br />
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To find out when Ballet Jorgen is playing next - please goto their website: http://www.balletjorgen.caSVPhotography.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150293194143381271noreply@blogger.com0404 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6, Canada43.6643868 -79.37755070000002943.6643418 -79.377629700000028 43.6644318 -79.377471700000029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236237025296449004.post-43137056927609706102014-02-01T00:24:00.000-05:002014-02-01T00:33:25.177-05:00Fujifilm Canada Open House celebrating its 80th 2014 marks the 80th anniversary of Fujifilm holding's original founding. Today they have six main divisions: <br />
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1) Digital Imaging<br />
2) Health Care<br />
3) Highly Functional Materials<br />
4) Graphics Systems<br />
5) Optical Devices<br />
6) Document Solutions<br />
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But of main interest to me is the Digital imaging division, Fujifilm Canada had their open house today which also marked the launch of the X-T1. All of the different Fuji cameras were there for people to try out but the star of the day would be the X-T1s. <br />
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They had about 6 X-T1s set up with various lenses to shoot a studio lit scene of a hockey goalie. <br />
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Food and drinks were also provided as well a mock up of some up-coming F2.8 constant zooms.<br />
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Here is a mock-up of the XF50-140mm F2.8 zoom.<br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fujifilm-canada-openhouse/e1896d3e2" title="Fujifilm Canada Open House"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v112/p412537826-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Fujifilm Canada Open House &emdash; Fujifilm Canada Open House" /></a><br />
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The 50-140mm in comparison to the 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 <br />
<a href="http://www.svphotography.ca/fujifilm-canada-openhouse/e3721f3c" title="Fujifilm Canada Open House"><img src="http://www.svphotography.ca/img/s10/v111/p57810748-4.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="SVPhotography.ca: Fujifilm Canada Open House &emdash; Fujifilm Canada Open House" /></a><br />
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Big things are happening at Fuji for 2014.<br />
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Thank you to Fujifilm Canada for inviting us in for a view.<br />
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