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Toronto Photowalk – September 2023 – The Beaches and R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

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Date: September, 2023

Location: We met on the wooden boardwalk east of the Woodbine Park Fountain (Map Link). From there, we walked east towards the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant and explored the grounds. I pointed out the entrance to the so-called “old beach,” but we decided it wasn’t worth the risk of a fall or tumble to explore it. That beach is accessed through an unlocked gate with a huge sign barring entry, and explaining all the forbidden activities should you enter anyway. Afterwards, we walked back west towards Woodbine Beach West Dock and watched the sunset over the Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club. September’s photowalk didn’t have a theme.

Below are some of the pictures I captured during my first autumn photowalk in Toronto. Most of the photos were taken with my Fujinon 56mm F1.2 R lens, and some with my new Fujinon 23mm F1.4 R LM WR lens.

Muscled man on the beach in Toronto during September.
A fella. One of the photowalk participants was strangely preoccupied with how muscular this man’s back was. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/4000 sec at ƒ/2.0 and ISO 160.
R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in September.
There’s a windsock on the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/2500 sec at ƒ/4.0 and ISO 160.
The interior of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.
A fella inside the central corridor of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, as seen from a window looking in. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/200 sec at ƒ/2.8 and ISO 160.
No bicycle on the boardwalk sign in Beaches Toronto
A completely legitimate, totally real, and not hand-painted by-law sign along the boardwalk in the Beaches. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR lens. 1/800 sec at ƒ/2.8 and ISO 160.
Couple on the rocks in the Beaches by the Leuty Lifeguard Station.
A couple on the rocks by the Leuty Lifeguard Station. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR lens. 1/800 sec at ƒ/2.8 and ISO 160.
Girl in a pink sweater posing for a photo in front of a maple tree.
I’m mostly sharing this for the colours and contrast. I missed the more photogenic moment when she was reaching for the leaves a few seconds before this frame. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/1000 sec at ƒ/1.8 and ISO 160.
Toronto photowalk. Yellow sunset over the Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club.
This photo is confirmation that the photowalk kept to its schedule. We arrived at the location at just the right time. I’ve emphasized the yellow in the sky by increasing the white balance to 7500K. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/2000 sec at ƒ/8.0 and ISO 160.
Flowers in the sunlight
I couldn’t resist a photo of these perfectly formed duet in the golden sunlight. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/180 sec at ƒ/5.6 and ISO 160.
Classic Chevrolet Corvette during blue hour twilight.
We couldn’t resist stopping to take photos of this curvaceous Chevrolet Corvette during twilight. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/40 sec at ƒ/2.8 and ISO 160.
A person reading by the Woodbine Park Fountain.
This is the last photo I took before saying goodbye to the group. Shot using my Fujifilm X‑H2s camera and Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens. 1/50 sec at ƒ/2.8 and ISO 160.

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