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Downtown Dan's photostream
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I've been a fairly keen amateur photographer for quite a few years. I've had a few of my photos published (typically accompanying articles I've written -- I'm a journalist), but for the most part I'm involved in photography for the love of the hobby.
It's always a bit tricky defining one's "style" -- but I do especially enjoy the challenge of evening and night-time photography, including astrophotography. I am also inclined toward "urban landscapes" -- though i realize this is a broad term, perhaps with no clear definition! I also love to travel, so "travel photography" (hopefully more than mere snapshots!) makes up a significant part of my collection.
I primarily shoot 35 mm slide film, using an old manual-focus Minolta SLR and a variety of lenses.
I also have a few point 'n shoot cameras, including the Canon PowerShot S-70, as backup. Because it's so easy to post digital photos here, I will post some of them "just for fun." As for my scanned slides, however, I will make a concerted effort only to post the best ones.
Please note, these images -- like all photographs -- are protected by copyright. If you'd like to use them, please ask me. All of these images are compressed from much higher-resolution originals. If you'd like a high-resolution print of one of these images, just give me a shout; I'm sure we can work something out.
(I am new to flickr, so this site is just in the "beginning phase" of construction.)
Cheers!
Photos of Downtown Dan (15)
Downtown Dan's favorite photos from other Flickr members (18)
Contacts (169)
Groups (44)
- Cambridge, Massachusetts 10,421 photos, 689 members
- Postcards from Earth 75 photos, 55 members
- Globe and Mail Reader Submissions 34,272 photos, 3,348 members
- Easter Island / Rapa Nui / Isla de Pascua 4,763 photos, 509 members
- [Star Trails] 8,992 photos, 2,795 members
- The Shadow Collective 24 photos, 10 members
- flickr@paris 3,773 photos, 3,081 members
- Rainbows.....PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION BEFORE POSTING 10,317 photos, 4,850 members
- Oxford 34,656 photos, 2,646 members
- London 581,809 photos, 28,794 members
- Prague 60,742 photos, 4,783 members
- Film-friendly folks. 166,233 photos, 3,482 members
- TUEAM Calendar Submission Group 2008 53 photos, 32 members
- Urban Toronto 20,878 photos, 771 members
- LabRats 331 photos, 48 members
- BEAUTIFUL CANADA 13,193 photos, 534 members
- Wandering At Night 6,089 photos, 529 members
- Head Lake, Ontario, Canada 90 photos, 15 members
- Toronto Pub and Patio Tour 264 photos, 44 members
- The Standard Pose 2 photos, 13 members
- World from a Streetcar Window 603 photos, 115 members
- Toronto Exposure 10,581 photos, 472 members
- Toronto Squared 117 photos, 78 members
- Of and By Engineers 2,424 photos, 174 members
- Analog + Digital (pairs) 249 photos, 101 members
- Toronto Photography Meet-up Group 8,185 photos, 1,601 members
- Flickr Parisian International Meeting - June 2006 418 photos, 599 members
- Haunted Places 4,397 photos, 650 members
- Which celebrity do you look like? 55 photos, 89 members
- New York City 482,256 photos, 30,356 members
- Toronto Transit 12,879 photos, 1,450 members
- Picture The Cure 501 photos, 317 members
- Stuck in an Elevator 142 photos, 27 members
- Landscape Exploration 89,344 photos, 5,747 members
- U&I Magazine 127,238 photos, 10,795 members
- fourONEsixSTYLE 15,289 photos, 353 members
- moon 5,873 photos, 1,550 members
- FlickrFotoForum 30,551 photos, 1,834 members
- Sunrise, Sunset -- Anything Sun! 518,539 photos, 45,525 members
- Astrophotography 46,662 photos, 7,992 members
- GREECE! 93,872 photos, 6,716 members
- Sunsets & Sunrises around the world (121 Countries!) 569,994 photos, 86,566 members
- I Shoot Film 1,782,448 photos, 70,364 members
- Toronto 115,160 photos, 7,956 members
Testimonials (3)
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Chris Luckhardt says:
"Dan's astrophotography is amazing and inspirational. I've always had a keen interest in night photography, but I didn't have very much success until watching and learning from Dan. Those moments photographing the sky at the VLA are in my lifetime Top 10 list. Now, if only he would realize that Led Zeppelin was far superior to The Who. ;)"
27th March, 2008
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basslinegfx says:
"Dan is an exceptional photographer with a keen eye for details. His dedication to slide film and consistent quality of his photographs are a marvel in itself. TPMG has always welcomed his leadership and this group has continued to grow through his constant efforts. As a fellow Simpsons fanatic, Dan is simply the man."
15th April, 2006
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re-Verse says:
"Downtown Dan is a veteran photographer, who always takes the time to help bring more people in to the photography culture. He is one of the most dedicated, and most interesting, photographers that I have met."
4th October, 2005
- Name:
- Dan Falk
- Joined:
- September 2005
- Hometown:
- Halifax
- Currently:
- Toronto, Canada
- Occupation:
- Science Journalist -- freelance