Okay, everyone, that's a little preview of inside the buildings. I'll repost those photos with explanations and MANY MORE tomorrow or maybe even later today. If you enjoyed them, let me know, and if not, we'll be back to my regular. . .whatever. . .later. If this is the top post on the page, that means I haven't posted more yet. I recommend scrolling down to the first message posted today, and reading up. The photos are in vaguely chronological order, and it will all make more sense. As always, feedback is welcome and encouraged. Enjoy.

A humongous machine.

More explanation of these photos tomorrow.

That is the Open Door.

Now normally the doors into the actual abandoned factory buildings are all locked. But for some reason, the big gate around them was unlocked and all the way open today. I think you know what that means. Here's a little preview of what's to come. (I took over 160 photos inside that place, so I'll post the best few dozen over the next couple of days and the first EVER Visual Dichotomy VIDEO.)

And of course, I have to take a photo looking up the tower. I'm glad my flash is pretty strong. Neat, hmm? You can barely see the light of day at the top. I suspect it's covered with something, or has some sort of cap on.

Looking out from inside the tower.

Of course, I have to go inside. It's pretty cramped.

It's the base of that Valley tower. And it seems to have a door. . .

Here is a panoramic view. It's 13035 x 1267 pixels, if you are wondering. Sorry for the mediocre merging.

They have some pretty strange things in there, like a poster to some museum. Interesting.

They are in the process of turning this into a whole park, and some chefs are going to open restaurants, and there's going to be a skating rink, and a native plant nursery, etc. It sounds great. Here is their store room.

They have all sorts of cool machinery here, but the bits that are easily viewable by the public have been. . .tamed, and had safety barriers put around them. I'm not sure how this thing is dangerous, unless you fell on it, maybe.

This is the Don Valley Brick Works. It used to be a brick factory, obviously. Now it's sort of a park/conservation area. I believe that there used to be a "Don" and a "Brick" and a "Works" chimney beside the "Valley" one, but they are long gone. This, by the way, is the view from Chorley Park.

I love this thing.

He's looking at YOU!

A closer shot.

I think now would be a good time to release photos of The Skeleton. This is out near Port Hope. What you see here is the beginning of a GIGANTIC driveway. The person who lives there seems rather keen that people don't go visit him. (Rumour has it that he is the local grower of a certain herbal remedy.) We see his "No Exit" sign, and also, what's that hanging over his mailbox? Why yes it is a skeleton made out of plumbing bits!

This carpet is rather unnattractive. I like that you can see the tripod in the bottom right there. I'm very professional.

This one is just. . .interesting.

This is the best one.

Victoria Day fireworks in Moore Park. 9:30 at night. This is what happens when you try to take photos of fireworks with your exposure time too long!

Welcome to Toronto, dear.

Okay, how about that game "guess what this is from a strange camera angle". It's an easy one. For spoiler, click here.

I cannot believe how many people I've fooled with this, especially after showing them some transparent screen stuff. Look! A transparent iPod nano! If you realize that this is just the case, then either a) you've read back a few posts, and seen the photo of my desk with the iPod case on it or b) you are smarter than my friends. ~_~

Sorrrrrrrrry. Summatives call. I'll try to get a few shots in the next few days, and then in next next Friday (not this Friday but the next one) I'm going to the Toronto islands and I should have loads of photos. I'm regretting not saving those first big photosets and dividing them up into smaller groups with more frequent posts. I might try that. We'll see. I'm new to this game, what can I say?

From the inside back cover of June's Popular Science magazine. (http://www.popsci.com) How clever!

More transparency fun! See-through iPod. Not photoshopped, I swear!

That's what a little bit of my desk looks like. Contents: iPod nano, watch, chocolate wrappers, laptop, base of my lamp, tape, auction card, camera wire, iPod case, eraser, battery and pen. Oh, and parachute man. I love those things. I found it!

And a plain transparent screen without the hand reaching in.

A bit of a closeup, with really bad lighting.

I found this idea at www.hollowscreen.com and these are three of the best that I did. Pretty cool, I think. (I'm not very creative.)

I don't think this needs a caption.

This is looking down a nice street here in Toronto. I do not advocate standing in the middle of the road to take photos. Don't worry, I only took this one, and it was as I was walking, and I looked both ways carefully. Calm down.

As is evident, it's a mechanical pencil. I found it. If this is yours, e-mail me. :-P