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Taken at Transit Camp, where over 100 Torontonians gathered to discuss what they would do to improve the way the TTC (our transit system) market's itself. If you don't have an opinion of what's wrong with the TTC then ya probably ain't from here. Just check out their website for one example [www.toronto.ca/ttc/].

It was held in what seemed like an unheated room in the Gladstone Hotel on Queen St W on what was probably the coldest day of the winter so far. Many participants, including the soundman looking curiously at some guy with a camera, kept bundled up.

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"An ad-hoc gathering at the Gladstone Hotel of designers, transit geeks, bloggers, visual artists, tech geeks and cultural creators passionate about transit in Toronto and the TTC. It is a platform for Toronto's talented design community and enthusiastic transit users and fans to demonstrate their creativity and contribute to a better way for Toronto's transit system. The content and ideas generated in this open unconference will be delivered to the TTC for their consideration in their work.
Date: Sunday, February 4th
Time: 9:30am to 5:00pm
Location: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto
Attendance: Maximum attendance -100
Cost: FREE for participants!"

* above from the website: http://toronto.transitcamp.org/ttc/

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I thought of cropping out the door to the left and the white string above him, but decided that I liked the balance other elements provide.


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This image was taken with a Nikon D70 (a loaner). My 20D is a mess after shooting for 6 hours during a cold night in and out of a van (shooting a story on the street help outreach vans that feed and cloth homeless). It turns on, but I can't change the ISO, Metering, or activate the display--so can't access the menu.

Needless to say, I am not pleased.