Sunday, July 24, 2011

A Week of Toronto: Day 1 - Distillery District

Just in case you don't know what I'm doing, click [THIS] to be updated on my 2011 summer photoshoot!


Day 2 at Chinatown and Kensington Market is here - [Here]
Day 3 at Toronto Islands is here - [Here]
Day 4 at Allan Garden's Conservatory - [Here]
Day 5 at the St. Lawrence Marketplace is here - [Here]

The Distillery District was probably the best part of Toronto I've seen so far. Everything was beautiful, the stores there were so nice, it was like walking into an entirely different mini-city. People have even been known to want to take wedding photos in this area because the area is so nice


My only complaint of the whole trip was the new buildings that were being built around this place. I absolutely hate them, not only because they ruined a lot of my shots, they ruin the natural beauty that this area has.



I also fell in love with the areas of this district that were dedicated to art studios, studios, and galleries. If you want a 'nuit blanche' feel all year around, this is definitely the place to go. They had a whole building filled with studios, me and a friend even took a peek inside and all we saw were clothings and fabrics. It was as if we walked into a young, budding fashion designer's studio.


This place is definitely worth the visit, it was also free. Before I even walked in there was music playing, and from that point on I knew I'd love it. And the coolest part was there was beer...EVERYWHERE. patios and bistros set up with people in them all holding some sort of unique looking glass with beer inside it. We opted out of the beer and just decided to get some gelato, and even that was amazing.



Just a added note, these pictures looked a lot better on my computer than they do on flickr, and I have no idea why their colours aren't as strong on Flickr. I'll give it a day or 2, maybe they have to fully develop them for web but until then, look at these photos and imagine a bit more colour...if that's even possible.

Until next time

-Canon Ma

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