The chandelier at Balzac's at the Distillery in Toronto. This is an indoor capture with a Holga and Tmax 3200 film. The streaks are likely from the film being wound too tight.
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This photo was taken on May 26, 2007 in The Distillery District, Toronto, ON, CA.
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Decrepit Telephone, endswith_y, Karva Javi, minαs, and 156 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Decrepit Telephone (61 months ago | reply)
But the streaks work. Love the atmosphere here. Brings to mind warm evenings in large, echoey columned halls - with piano recitals... attended by women in empire-waisted dresses and men in standing collars and tails...
Telzey (60 months ago | reply)
Absolute love this piece! The streaks are perfect and add to the otherworldliness of it. Bravo!!
M W Pinsent (60 months ago | reply)
Film? What's that then? Digital is perfect, which is probably why there are now so few photos as beautiful as this!
CaroVorona (60 months ago | reply)
Stunning... such atmosphere... make sme wanna have a seance there!
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J.T.R. (60 months ago | reply)
Thanks for making this my 4th photo scooped up into Explore!
Minaluche (60 months ago | reply)
Very cool efect.
aoifejohanna (59 months ago | reply)
im just wandering through your interesting set favouring everything.......
J.T.R. (59 months ago | reply)
Be my guest! Thank you!
Bill_Cross (59 months ago | reply)
I would probably have spent half the night getting rid of the streaks, and lost the magic. And M W Pinsent above has the right take on this: even without the streaks, this is clearly film shooting. And very sweet.
J.T.R. (58 months ago | reply)
Whilst enjoying my lemonade at Balzac's this midday, I noticed that they have a sign restricting spontaneous photography. Hopefully, just the weddings and spontaneous cover shoots that break out there regularly. It is like it's own little nation, or Manhattan, take your pick.
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Telzey (58 months ago | reply)
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I, Timmy (58 months ago | reply)
The streaking effect is really amazing. Lovely dark atmosphere to this photo
Jen_Mo (57 months ago | reply)
I love this one on black and I love the streaks.
Mute* (57 months ago | reply)
This photo has been featured in Torontoist Weekly Photo Roundup, Issue #63.
Cheers!
brightmodernthing (57 months ago | reply)
We featured your photo at Bright Modern Thing as well in a link to Torontoist!
DS/Kelly (54 months ago | reply)
i love, love, love this picture. thanks for posting it!
{meghan} (54 months ago | reply)
The streaks really add to this image. A gothis look almost, very evocative. Great work, love it!
mariemontage (52 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture. The "mistake" really makes the photo.
Merkur* (50 months ago | reply)
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.violaine. (49 months ago | reply)
Beautiful... and the streaks are a vital part of the beauty.
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bunchadogs & susan (49 months ago | reply)
Zowie! I love this, streaks included.
It looks like lights in a witch's coven during a ceremony. not the chandelier and Balzac's.
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ZeroOtto [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)
interessante molto interessante
amy higgins (49 months ago | reply)
Beautifully done!
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Local Minimum (49 months ago | reply)
great streaks! A stella r example of the magic that can occsionally come out a Holga! Looks like an album cover for a heavy metal band.
Fay D. Al Ghunaim (FayKW) (46 months ago | reply)
woooow! thats pretty intense! amazing pc!
Kerry Kate (46 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Haunted Decor, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
holgagirl70 (40 months ago | reply)
I heard the opening organ from Phantom of the Opera when I saw this. I think the streaks are what made this photo.
Zilar~ (39 months ago | reply)
Nice shot.
Ilaria ♠ (37 months ago | reply)
Wow!!
canadiantourism (36 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Locals Know, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Charlyn W (36 months ago | reply)
Love! The darkness and the streaks are beautiful. :)
Mackeson (36 months ago | reply)
... either that, or my girls are taking a bubble bath on the second floor.
neckr'Ophelia' (26 months ago | reply)
i love it, and the streaks too!
scrapping61 (26 months ago | reply)
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ojoblanco (25 months ago | reply)
it's the flaws and "mistakes" that so often make something special, like the streaks in this image. they're almost like a magic conjuring of confetti.