Sunday 13 November 2011

Rocket Man

My good friend Michael Mitchener, a self-proclaimed transit geek, is showing his photographs and paintings of Toronto's streetcars in his exhibit Love & Rockets at Voulez-Vous Café, 1560 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The opening last Thursday night was very well attended by a multitude of friends, neighbours and art lovers. Mike did his best to chat with all of the guests.


Mike and Marley


Voulez-Vous Café is fairly dark, or at least too dark for my "not so fast" Fujifilm lens and my middle-aged body. Shutter speeds of 1/15, 1/9 and 1/3 of a second are a little slow for handheld photography.

Lit by Five Bulbs


The band Sang Bleu performed French jazz at the opening. The lead singer entertained the guests with her emotional singing.

Chanteuse


The trumpet player for Sang Bleu was excellent. She managed to keep moving, and provided lots of opportunity for motion blur. I hope you enjoy the blurriness as much as I did making it.

Trompette Bleue


If you get the chance to make a trip to the Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue area during the month of November (2011), drop in to see Love & Rockets.

Love & Rockets

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for a great blog on the Opening Jeff. I really enjoyed the evening. Thanks for the memories (and the scones).

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