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I'd written a travel photography story for The Star which ran on a page with an ad for the Canon SL1, promoting it as a travel camera. I had a trip to Cancun in the works (also for The Star) and thought I might like to...
This is a long read. It's a detailed, personal and idiosyncratic report of my stay at the Paradisus Playa del Carmen while researching a story for The Toronto Star on Cancun. Bright and modern rooms which can be opened...
Cycling is likely not the first thing that comes to mind when you're leaving for Mexico. With the help of Cancun's Visitor's Bureau, I was able to arrange a trip with Ellen Knuvers of Elite Cyclery to the Punta Venado...
First assignment: Cancun This is a long read. It’s a detailed, personal and idiosyncratic report of a trip to Cancun to write a story for The Toronto Star. If you just want the good stuff, read the Star article. After...
A cautionary tale. I hope this helps you, if not, please comment. This afternoon I borrowed an NEX-6 from Sony to take on a trip next week. You can see my video review here. The NEX-6 is a “smart” camera. It has...
I've always liked Toronto's subway system. On the day the Bloor-Danforth line opened (February 26, 1966) I made my way to Toronto with some friends and rode the entire system collecting transfers at every stop. There...
Update: I've produced a video review of the Play:1 Attending a Sonos demo is an interesting experience. Several times during the Play:1 demo both Craig (Sonos’ director of product management) and I seemed to enter an...
I've recently joined meetup.com, and signed up for some photography workshops. I attended one at a studio in Etobicoke, which was interesting, as I know nothing about studio lighting and flash. I've been watching the...
I purchased a GF1 several years ago, I was on my way to dinner at a fancy restaurant and wanted to be able to take food photos. I decided that my DSLR was too big and bulky and I remembered from when I'd reviewed the...
because tomorrow I plan to be leaving on a jet plane (AF 351 to be specific) to Paris. France. Calla and I have entered an Air France contest that required us to enter by last Friday and then to show up tomorrow...
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