A laundryman hard at work, as seen from the graffiti-decorated alley running north of Danforth Ave. in east Toronto, ON.
Best viewed on BLACK

3-shot handheld HDR bw conversion; PS 3 and Photomatix Pro 4.1

Tags:   graffiti Toronto Danforth b/w street photography HDR

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A bassist playing at the Southside Shuffle in Port Credit, ON, pays tribute to Bob Babbitt.

Bob Babbitt (born Robert Kreinar; November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012) was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966–1972. Also in 1968–1970, with Mike Campbell, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith he formed the band Scorpion. Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist James Jamerson.
Babbitt's most notable bass performances include "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder, "War" by Edwin Starr, "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and "Inner City Blues" by Marvin Gaye, "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne, "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", and "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" by The Temptations.

He participated in hundreds of other hits, including "Little Town Flirt" by Del Shannon, "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce, "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & the Pips, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band, and "The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners. He played on the Jimi Hendrix album Crash Landing. He accepted an offer from Phil Collins to perform on his album of Motown and 1960s soul classics "Going Back" and also appears in Phil's Going Back live concert DVD. He appeared onstage in an episode of American Idol, backing up Jacob Lusk's performance of "You're All I Need To Get By" for AI's Motown Week in March 2011. (Wikipedia)

From 1 RAW exposure; CS5

As always, best seen in Black

Tags:   Southside Shuffle Port Credit blues jazz bass bass guitar Bob Babbitt music HDR

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Trying to achieve that long-lost-and-finally-found-in-the-back-of-a-dusty-closet look; thanks to WD and Skeletal Mess for the idea and textures.

Tags:   bus antique decay skeletal mess

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From the boardwalk on Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, looking out into Lake Ontario.
HDR, 3 exp., b/w conversion; Photomatix.

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One of Toronto's Graffiti Alleys runs along Rush Lane, south of Queen St. W., from Spadina Ave. to Portland.

This lady, in the alley, was in this exact position for some time, without movement.

I've processed in b/w because I think it gives a better "grit" feel, which is how the Alley often feels. The only real colour in the original is the graffiti on the garage door.

As always, interesting in Black.

3-shot handheld HDR; Photomatix Pro 4.2 and PS CS5

Tags:   Toronto street Graffiti Alley b/w street life HDR Photomatix

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