Richmond Street West, Toronto, 2010

Nice way to use the streetcar tracks to lead the eye from the fairly sterile wall at left to the more animated set of buildings on the right side of the street.

Thanks, Bob. This is a type of composition I learned from William Eggleston's Guide. Certainly he wasn't the first to use it -- even Henry Fox Talbot used it -- but the Guide has example after example of it. Strong perspectives in two dimensions and a few people or objects framed by the planes defining the perspectives.

Well captured streetscape John.

Thanks, Jaap.

good job!

Thanks, Trudy.

Excellent capture! Love all the wires too! Stay well!

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Thanks, William.

A nicely composed street scene with strong leading lines from the tram tracks. I like the way the overhead lines connect the two side of the street together and the people add some foreground interest.

Thanks, Keith. Many people in Toronto hate all the overhead wires but I've always found them attractive, perhaps for the reasons you mentioned.

A general street scene enhanced by the lines and wires which conjure up spiders webs - in my mind anyway!!

I have long thought walking along a Toronto street with streetcars is like walking through sculpture, Denis, but a spider's web may be a more apt comparison. These streets also remind me for some reason of the Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo, although I might be a bit overenthusiastic there.

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A beautiful view of the city centre. Wiring electricity like this would not be allowed in Germany!
Have a nice weekend, John!

Thanks, Rainer. I always assumed we had wires above ground here so you can restore service quicker in winter (the water main broke in front of my building once during winter and I was woken up at 3 am by jackhammers). But I see Finland puts them underground, too, and Germany isn't exactly balmy in winter. What is the the reason they're underground?

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