Club Monaco

 

This is the last photo of the fancy storefront series, which never came to its full potential due to a poor choice of film. This is a former Club Monaco location in Toronto downtown on Bloor Street West. They are no longer in business and the former area of lush nature and life has been replaced with gray, empty walls and loneliness. What a great end for this project?

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 Vericolor II Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Mont Blanc

 

While editing these photos I am not happy I happened to choose this film for this project. The after effect would have been cool for something else. These strict architectural shots of storefronts are not the best selection. Anyway, I guess I have one last photo to post next time. But that doesn't mark the end of the red-hued photos.

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 Vericolor II Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Corner

 

For once I have no idea, where this photo was taken in Toronto during this session. 

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 Vericolor II Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Boss

 

Another roll reveals more of the fancy shop facades and more red. This is what you may get when using an old roll of film.

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 Vericolor II Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Pottery Barn in Toronto

 

One of the few building in Toronto I truly admire - just gorgeous. Pottery Barn on Bloor Street West. 

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 VericolorII Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Cartier

 

Imagine that such simple everyday items as clothes have to be hidden and treasured behind steel bars. Like national sacred items!

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 VericolorII Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Burberry

 

Some of these stores look like twins of the others. No character, though Burberry due to its beige-white-black-red design is quite memorable and has some history. Though that doesn't justify all the unnecessary exhaust that goes into producing clothing.

Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 VericolorII Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Tiffany & Co.

I had always admired the architecture of these high-end stores in downtown Toronto, and was looking for a way how to connect this to a deeper meaning.

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 VericolorII Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Louis Vuitton

 

A project of the high-end boutiques, which never came to be, because the film I used had expired and I didn't exposure enough. Great red shade. Let's see what else is there.

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Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6010 VericolorII Professional Type S negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A

Black underwear

 

I guess this is what you call the end of the roll shot.

Original colours. No edit done, except removing some dust spots due to scanning.

Shot on Kodak Safety 6043 Tri-X pan negative film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A. 

Sorry, we're closed

 

This cute, but very messy bookshop. I wanted to work there, but never heard back from them.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

No Frills parking lot

Won't be beat? 

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

In shape

 

Everything has its own place.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Garbage

The beauty of a snowy winter in spring.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A. 

Gerrard East and Pape Avenue

 

A bit too much of the handrail on the photo, but at least the streetcar is present.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Downtown Toronto

 

Seen from an East York railway crossing.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Welcome to my toyland!

 

Every city has its quirks. This is one of Toronto's.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Cranes

 

A little bit of colour.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

Take two of a stump

 

So which is better?

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.

First take of a stump

 

Can a mistake be a better than an original? You can decide in the next post.

Shot on Agfa Optima 400 Y negative colour film at 120 format, ISO 400, using camera Yashica-A.