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Posted by erly at July 23, 2005 01:09 AM

Nice one! His shirt fits in the background.The red with the car and the house, the yellow with the yellow walls inside and the green with the trees.

Posted by Iannick at July 23, 2005 01:10 AM

nice rich colors. and what a unique site to see. it's almost ironic to see such an old school camera being used in an image taken by such a new school camera. i don't see many elderly ladies in the middle of the street, but to see one snapping a shot with such an antique is very rare and shows a love of the art. did you happen to get a shot from her perspective?

Posted by rich at July 23, 2005 01:28 AM

What, and you didn't direct traffic?

Posted by Phillip Chee at July 23, 2005 01:45 AM

Nice shot, Sam. I really love how you captured the huge urban surroundings around her.

Posted by Zishaan at July 23, 2005 02:30 AM

amazing! like the play of colorful cars to go with the dress. and then, pinhole cameras rule!

Posted by aashish at July 23, 2005 02:40 AM

Just discovered your excellent site via the BBC News website link, Superb stuff a joy to browse, will add to favs to view everday from now on.

Posted by Ian, Wales at July 23, 2005 05:09 AM

fortunately she has a wellseeing dress !

Posted by rob at July 23, 2005 05:50 AM

You gotta pay for art... good for her!

Posted by Houser at July 23, 2005 06:35 AM

thats ashame, but it's also not the brightest idea to take pictures in the middle of the road =D

Posted by Tony at July 23, 2005 07:20 AM

Canada is so unusual, in that she has confidence that the drivers won't hit her. In my town she would make this mistake only once.

Posted by Iis at July 23, 2005 07:24 AM

that photographer kicks a$$.

Posted by faraari at July 23, 2005 08:45 AM

It doesn't stop to amaze me how colourful the streets of Toronto are.
I wonder what sort of image the lady was taking a photo of... did you snap a picture of that thing/ view as well?
And that chimney swallowed up by the green plant looks interesting too.

Posted by Susie at July 23, 2005 09:10 AM

The speed limit is 40k on that street, plus all the cops around that area, I think she is pretty safe.
We all gonna die anyways. At least, she will make headlines and be remembered if a car does hit her.

Posted by Boreo at July 23, 2005 10:23 AM

She is nuts! I have been a 4*5 viw camera user for over a decade, and there are certain things you just do not do. High among these is set up your tripod in the middle of traffic. If you cannot frame the shot from a safe place, you use a hand held and run out during a traffic lull, or you go on Sunday morning, or you just forget the shot. There is not a photograph ever taken or yet to be taken that is worth a stay in the local ICU.

Posted by hugho at July 23, 2005 10:48 AM

What is she looking at? Is she trying to take a picture of that building?

Posted by Me at July 23, 2005 11:37 AM

Wonderful colors, especially the yellows and oranges inside the building. Did you help her with traffic?

Posted by Paul at July 23, 2005 11:40 AM

A gutsy woman for sure. I've done this but on a median between two roads.

Very nice colors, and definitely a good capture.

Posted by Abe at July 23, 2005 12:31 PM

Wow. Excellent photography. Very inspiring. Good to see a rebel shooter :-D.

Posted by chris at July 23, 2005 05:52 PM

sam! pleeease tell me u got a shoot from her perspective!

Posted by Andy at July 23, 2005 06:02 PM

She's a bloody idiot. What's with the covering? I'm no great fan of car drivers, but she's standing in the middle of the road with a shroud over her head, how arrogant is that? What's she going to do next, stand on the railroad tracks with her head covered and expect trains to stop for her? Will she stand on an airport runway too? There's taking risks for your art and there's rank stupidity.

I'm assuming that's a 'she' because of the dress...

Posted by Aegir at July 23, 2005 07:21 PM

Aha, so photography runs in the family! :^)

Posted by Kevin at July 23, 2005 07:28 PM

Wow! This lady has nerve. Glad you didn't get her being hit by a car. She could have worn a flourescent vest to boost the obvious, but the dress is not bad.

Did you find out what her purpose of doing this was? I know view cameras will not be gone, possibly ever, since the large format has it's value, but there are digital backs for these babies now as I understand it. There's nothing like big film for pin sharp images - just take a look at Karsh or Kavoukian in Toronto. Good catch, Sam.

Posted by Hugh at July 23, 2005 08:22 PM

Hey I pass by this place a lot during the academic yr, my friend lives close to here too.
Nice and familiar pic!

Posted by Peggy at July 23, 2005 09:57 PM

thanks for the update with the different pov!

Posted by rich at July 24, 2005 05:44 AM

Wow, I definitely would not call this lady an idiot.

I give her my applause. I know how it is when you see that shot and you need to get it, all else falls away. I admire her for going to the lengths she needed to go to. Good for her and I'm glad she didn't get hurt.

Posted by Jen at July 24, 2005 01:53 PM

Nice pov. This lady really wants a photo... Hats off to her.

Posted by Abe at July 24, 2005 02:15 PM

what a refreshing site, in the age of digital pix, using a large format is a site to see. thanks

Posted by mehdi at July 24, 2005 05:56 PM

Ah ha, another clue! Here's my guess: she got a parking ticket she thought was unfair, so she's determined to photograph the street sign. She grabbed the only camera in the house, the one that belonged to her long-dead husband, rest his soul... :)

Maybe some things are better left a mystery. This photo is wonderfully engaging.

Posted by TL at July 24, 2005 08:06 PM

Extreme photography... coming soon to the X-Games.

Posted by Sean Galbraith at July 25, 2005 12:21 AM

While I have taken *some* risks as a news photographer, I would not stand in the middle of the street, unless the photo could NOT be taken from any other perspective. I'm certain the photo would be able to be cropped or enlarged to get the extra few meters/yards she gains by taking 15 steps into traffic.

(I wonder if her work is for a contest. A quick browse online reveals that photography contests often have disclaimers releasing those running the contests liability of any risk entailed in capturing images.)

All of this is forgiven, though, if she's taking pictures for a "Then and Now" book, in which photos are taken NOW in the exact same location photos were taken decades or 100+ years ago, for comparison sake. Many of the sites have been lost to history but some, amazingly, are EXACTLY the same. Obviously, the photos are incredible either way.

Posted by Stephen A. at July 25, 2005 12:30 AM

Hey everyone, why haven't we applauded Sam for capturing a fun image of another brave photographer?! Instead of mocking the lady for taking a risk...sometimes a risk needs to be taken to get a good shot. Five minutes on a side street really won't affect anybody. And most drivers in Toronto are always on the lookout for pedestrians and bikes anyways. I applaud Sam for a neat shot of a shot, adn the person who took the time to help the traffic, and allowed a few minutes for an artist. BTW, from what I see, the lady is shooting the 8 cars lined up in a row with the three lights projecting on the wall. Kind of a neat perspective. I wonder if she has a photoblog?? he he

Posted by JasOn at July 25, 2005 09:07 AM

Viewers should understand that this street is in the middle of the University of Toronto. It is constantly crisscrossed with pedestrians at any point along the road. Pedestrians rule St. George.

Posted by Michael at July 25, 2005 10:12 AM

wheeeeeeeeeeee, briljant! great shot!

Posted by Rapp at July 25, 2005 03:32 PM

I'm pretty sure she is taking a picture of the building feature in the first shot. I think what people are assuming is the side of her head (behind her hand, under the cover) is really the back of her head as she looks sideways into her camera.

Posted by Ian at July 26, 2005 02:50 AM

Stop being such pus#$ies! everyone.. it's not as if she's inconspicuous in that dress anyway... and she has someone helping her out with trafic.... do you people wear helmates in the shower...?

live a little.. you're art will reflect it.

Posted by ian at July 26, 2005 04:02 PM

One of my cousins got married in a wedding chapel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee -- a tourist town in the mountains. The road in front of the chapel is two lanes wide, constantly full of slow-moving traffic. The chapel photographer routinely steps into the middle of the street to take big family photos. To my surprise, no drivers smacked her on the butt as they went by.

Posted by Phil at July 27, 2005 12:08 AM

interesting photos... awesome color and quality.

Posted by laura gary at July 29, 2005 06:40 PM
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