Timeless winter - a photo on Flickriver

Timeless winter

Photo taken December 11, 2013
Re-edited February 2, 2023

Children doing what they've done in the snow probably for as long as there have been children and winter.

Lithuania Park (aka Oakmount Park), Toronto.

Olympus Pen E-PL2 & VF4 viewfinder
Olympus M.14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II

Processing notes: I was originally planning to post this in color but out of curiosity, I thought I'd see what it would look like in B&W. It was then that I noticed that, minus the color, there's not much in the shot that gives away what time period it was taken.

A bit of research reveals that the hill shown has been a popular tobogganing spot for generation after generation since 1911. With a little soft-focus, sepia tone and an antiquish texture, I think the scene could easily pass for a hundred years ago.

In the age of TV, the Internet and computer gaming, it seems some things remain timeless.

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Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Toronto (show map)

Taken on: December 11, 2014

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