RC's Photology

Toronto Islands in the Summer

2010-09-05T12:52:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

...just not THIS summer.

Mountain Named ??

2010-08-07T15:06:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

Flight back from Vancouver and these were popping up everywhere. No idea what they were.

Red-Tailed Hawk over Riverdale Park [P3271819]

2010-04-10T17:58:00.001-07:00

Red-Tailed Hawk over Riverdale Park [P3271819]
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

Had to lean out a window about 250ft up. Worth it.

Monumento General Maceo

2010-03-20T07:42:00.001-07:00

Monumento General Maceo
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

No 2nd Floor

2010-03-14T09:40:00.001-07:00

No 2nd Floor
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

Habana, 2010.

Upper stories in the old town have suffered the most impact from weather. Lacking funds to preserve them, the roofs have failed in places and the apartment becomes untenable.

Self Portrait [PB060208]

2009-11-09T19:09:00.001-08:00

Self Portrait [PB060208]
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

My daily 'Pass/Fail' mirror, with a new, taller tripod, self-timer, some grunge texture layers, some text...

I Am A Camera.

Siberian Tiger, Toronto Zoo [P1050233-2]

2009-07-21T19:53:00.001-07:00

Tiger [P1050233-2]
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

This species is the largest of all cats. It is a massively built animal with a rounded head, muscular body, powerful limbs, especially the forearm and shoulder which enables it to overpower a prey larger than itself. The tail is usually slightly shorter than half the head and body length. Ears small and rounded.

Old males have massive forequarters and huge heads. The muzzle is relatively broader than in other tiger species. Large canine teeth. The heart of a Siberian tiger weights approximately 2kgs and has a heart rate of 70 - 80 beats/min. Length of head and body: 1.8 - 2.8 m Length of tail: 0.9 m Weight: 180 - 306 kg males; 100 - 167 kg females

The Farm - Toronto Islands

2009-07-07T23:24:00.001-07:00

The Farm - Toronto Islands
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

On the Toronto Islands is the Centerville Farm - some of the buildings are original when the Islands had working farms and community [although it still has homes in one corner, the rest is all park and concessions].

Beyond this farm and some land, the harbor, then the mainland and the ubiquitous CN Tower.

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2009-07-07T23:21:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

My niece [left] and two of her friends, grad, prom and birthday [all on the same weekend]

These are the first serious shots I've ever got out of her - usually she's a goof in front of the lens.

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2008-09-30T07:47:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

The service entrance to the maintenance shed in Boboli Gardens.

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2008-09-05T09:25:00.001-07:00

02302181
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos will be back in October!

Frisbee!

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2008-09-04T07:33:00.001-07:00

P8030909
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

Lamborghini in Yorkville on a sunny day.

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2008-09-04T07:31:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

a feast for the eyes....

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2008-09-01T10:39:00.001-07:00

02302314
Originally uploaded by RC_Fotos

The R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is both a crucial piece of infrastructure and an architecturally acclaimed historic building. It is located in the east of the city at the eastern end of Queen Street and at the foot of Victoria Park Avenue along the shore of Lake Ontario. It is located in the Beaches neighbourhood.

The plant was built between 1932 and 1941 and is named after the long time commissioner of Toronto's public works Rowland Caldwell Harris. The building, unlike most modern engineering structures, was also created to make an architectural statement. Fashioned in the Art Deco style, the cathedral-like structure remains one of Toronto's most admired buildings. It is, however, little known to outsiders. The interiors are just as opulent with marble entryways and vast halls filled with pools of water and filtration equipment. The plant has thus earned the nickname The Palace of Purification.

Despite its age, the plant is still fully functional, providing approximately 45% of the water supply for Toronto and the Region of York. The intakes are located over 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) from shore in 15 metres (49 ft) of water, running through two pipes under the bed of the lake. Water is also chlorinated in the plant and then pumped to various reservoirs throughout the City of Toronto and the Region of York. In 1992, the plant was named a national historic civil engineering site by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.

The facility grounds have been made available to the public. Despite some concerns of vulnerability to an attack on the water supply since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the grounds have remained open to the public, but security has been increased.

In the summer of 2007, construction began on the installation of an underground Residual Management Facility allowing process waste to be removed before discharging into the lake. As a result of this project, the grounds are under heavy construction and are only partially publicly accessible.