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Opened in 1894 and restored with new fire escapes after the Great Fire of 1904, the 2,765 seat Massey Hall at No 178 Victoria St in Toronto Ontario has played host to concerts, lectures, weddings, movies, boxing matches, beauty contests, religious and political rallies, typing contests and chess tournaments. The building was designated an Ontario Heritage Property in 1973 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. On a personal note... A very partial list of some of my fave live performances I was lucky enough to see over the years at MH: REM Van Morrison Tom Waits Robert Cray Gentle Giant Toronto Symphony Orchestra Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens....

Built in 1808 and decommissioned in 1958, The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on the Toronto Islands is the oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Local legend tells of John Paul Radelmuller, the first of Gibraltar Points keepers and beer bootlegger. Radelmuller was murdered by soldiers from nearby Fort York during a drunken dispute over his bootlegged beer. His body was chopped up and hidden by the soldiers. It is said that Mr. Radelmuller can still sometimes be seen walking the grounds of the lighthouse. Original photography from ! 2012 ! using a Canon EOS T1i body with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM lens. Reprocessed using Lightroom. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter....

Opened in 1894 and restored with new fire escapes after the Great Fire of 1904, the 2,765 seat Massey Hall at No 178 Victoria St in Toronto Ontario has played host to concerts, lectures, weddings, movies, boxing matches, beauty contests, religious and political rallies, typing contests and chess tournaments. The building was designated an Ontario Heritage Property in 1973 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. On a personal note... A very partial list of some of my fave live performances I was lucky enough to see over the years at MH: REM Van Morrison Tom Waits Robert Cray Gentle Giant Toronto Symphony Orchestra Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens....

Toronto skyline in early evening from across the marshlands of Tommy Thompson Park. Original photography from ! 2012 ! using a Canon EOS T1i body with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM lens. Reprocessed in Lightroom. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Continuation of an ongoing series of photographs of flowers grown in our backyard and in the gardens of our neighborhood here in Toronto Canada. Digitally enhanced 'Flow' version using Photoshop layers and various filtering techniques. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The Allan Gardens Conservatory Palm House at 19 Horticultural Ave in Toronto Canada. The conservatory was built in 1879. In 1902, a fire destroyed the Horticultural Pavilion and parts of the conservatory. It's replacement, the cast iron and glass domed Palm House opened in 1910 and stands on the site today. It hosts a permanent collection of exotic plants and presents seasonal flower shows. Original photography from 2016 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Opened in 1894 and restored with new fire escapes after the Great Fire of 1904, the 2,765 seat Massey Hall at No 178 Victoria St in Toronto Ontario has played host to concerts, lectures, weddings, movies, boxing matches, beauty contests, religious and political rallies, typing contests and chess tournaments. The building was designated an Ontario Heritage Property in 1973 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. On a personal note... A very partial list of some of my fave live performances I was lucky enough to see over the years at MH: REM Van Morrison Tom Waits Robert Cray Gentle Giant Toronto Symphony Orchestra Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed usin...

Gullwing Lake is a freshwater lake near Torrance in the Muskoka region of southern Ontario. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Gullwing Lake is a freshwater lake near Torrance in the Muskoka region of southern Ontario. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The pipe system outside of a downtown mall. Original photography from 2016 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Built in 1832, Osgoode Hall at No 130 Queen St W in Toronto Canada sits on six acre of land at what was once the northwest edge of the city. Today it houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Justice and is the headquarters for the Law Society of Upper Canada. The building was designated an Ontario Heritage Property in 1990 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1979. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/r...

Reprocessed from the archives: Racing from the Womens 19.5 km Individual Time Trial in Milton Ontario. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM lens. Reprocessed using Lightroom. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

In a building that was constructed in 1861 and was the former home of the local blacksmith, The Horseshoe Tavern at No 370 Queen Street W has been an important venue for Toronto and Canadian musicians since 1947. Original photography from 2016 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Lightroom. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Constructed in 1931, one of the original 'Cathedrals Of Hockey' at No 60 Carlton Street was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1931 to 1999 (and to Elvis Presley in 1957, to The Beatles in 1964, 1965, and 1966, to Muhammad Ali and George Chuvalo in 1966, to The Summit Series in 1972 and to numerous other concerts, shows and events over 68 years). Maple Leaf Gardens was designated an Ontario Heritage Property in 1985 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbub...

No 90 Eglinton Ave E is a 9 floor mixed use low rise glass building on the north side of Eglinton Ave just east of Yonge St in Toronto Canada. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

No 150 King St W is a 28 storey office tower in the heart of the Toronto Canada financial district. Original photography from 2013 using a Canon EOS T1i body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

An ongoing series of Black and White photos exploring the shapes and patterns of urban architecture in Toronto Canada. The south wall of No 131 Bloor St W. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

A very surreal early morning fog that covered the downtown Toronto Canada financial district and surrounding area. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The Banner of the King of Scots or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland rendered in a smooth, dark, weathered stone texture with lighting from top center. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Flag of Japan rendered in a smooth, dark, weathered stone texture with lighting from top center. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The elaborate entrance to the Bradgate Arms at No 54 Foxbar Road in Toronto Canada. Original photography from 2017 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The main entrance to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Canada. The Crystal first opened in 2007. It is composed of five interlocking, self supporting structures that are not attached to the original ROM heritage building but wrap around and over it. Approximately 3500 tons of steel and 38 tons of bolts were used to create the skeleton and roughly 9,000 cubic metres of concrete were poured as support. Original photography from !! 2012 !! using a Canon EOS T1i body with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens. Reprocessed using Lightroom & Photoshop. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

It Was A Rainy Day........When we all had big umbrellas and walked along Bloor St W. Original photography from 2016 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The local coffee shop at 411 Richmond St W in Toronto Canada. Original photography from 2018 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

The Boy. One of our 2 cats. He is always coming home dirty, scratched up & missing chunks of fur (notice the 5 or 6 claw marks on his nose). I like this pic of him. He does have a very dark side and I think I got a bit of it in this image. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Toronto Canada subway system. Looking out the back window of the subway train as it's leaving the station. Zoom :) Original photography from 2013 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed in 2017. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble

Toronto Canada subway system. Looking out the back window of the subway train as it's leaving the station. Zoom :) Original photography from 2013 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed in 2016. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.instagram.com/thelearningcurvephotography Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble

The Hockey Hall of Fame was created in 1943 and its first inductees were selected in 1945. The first HHOF building was opened in 1961 on the Canadian National Exposition grounds and moved to its present location in 1993. Built in 1885, The Hall is located in the former Bank of Montreal which was the only building on the block to survive The Great Fire of Toronto in 1904. It was designated a Heritage Property by The City of Toronto in 1976. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Reflection effect added in Photoshop using various masking and filtering techniques. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www....

A very surreal early morning fog that covered the downtown Toronto Canada financial district and surrounding area. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Opened in 1907, the Yorkville Branch of the Toronto Public Library was the first of four libraries constructed with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1903. Toronto Public Library's oldest building, it was designated a Heritage Property by The City Of Toronto in 1973. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Flag of the Soviet Union rendered in a smooth, dark, weathered stone texture with lighting from top center. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Racing from the Womens 19.5 km Individual Time Trial in Milton Ontario. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM lens. Reprocessed in 2017. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Redbubble RSS via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelearningcurvephotography/redbubble

Gullwing Lake is a freshwater lake near Torrance in the Muskoka region of southern Ontario. Original photography from 2015 using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 DC Macro OS lens. Reprocessed using Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

From an ongoing series of Black and White photos exploring the architecture of various schools in and around the Toronto Canada area. The Upper School Clock Tower of Upper Canada College at No 220 Lonsdale Road. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography

Flag of Great Britain rendered in a smooth, dark, weathered stone texture with lighting from top center. Brian Carson The Learning Curve Photography www.twitter.com/learningcurveca Wanna Buy Me A Coffee? www.ko-fi.com/thelearningcurvephotography