Tag: nature

I always look forward to the arrival of the cherry blossoms at High Park. I don't make it ever year, but each time go I try to think of a different way to capture their fleeting beauty. In 2011, I arrived with a photographer's meetup at sunrise, in 2012, I focused on the people, and [...]

I've always had an interest in astro-photography, having previously taken star trail photos and of course, the moon. One subject I hadn't yet tackled yet was the milky way, or at least the slim, tiny portion that's visible from Earth. The most important thing you need for successful astro-photography is a clear, dark sky. Knowing [...]

For the first time in over two years, my wife and I headed up to Algonquin Provincial Park for camping. Now when I say camping, I mean, with the car about ten feet away, a large cooler, a tent made for six people that I can actually stand up in, an air mattress, and all my [...]

My wife and I missed camping in the summer, since we hadn't gone since 2013. To get back into the swing of it, we opted for a park close to Toronto, and one where an urban centre was close by, since we were sure we'd have to stock up on something or other. We chose [...]

Every spring in Algonquin Provincial Park, the moose emerge. They like to drink the water on the side of the highway, as the snow melts and salt from the road puddles in the ditches. Of course, this provides photographers with a great opportunity for some up close portraits of Canada's wanna-be national animal.

This summer, I wrote a little progression on the piano which was intended to be a gently flowing chord progression and melody. I repeated it twice in the recording.  Having nothing more to do with it, I sent it to my friend Sonja to see if she would be willing to put a lyric and [...]

While on a family weekend getaway in Collingwood to celebrate the beginning of the summer, I awoke at 4:30 am to capture the sunrise over Georgian Bay. From seven people, only my wife and nephew joined me for the early shoot. Not sure about them, but for me, it was totally worth it.

For my third time experiencing the short-lived beauty of the Cherry Blossoms, I had camera in toe once again. The first time was a dawn-time photoshoot, and the second time I decided to focus on the people. This time, I used a neutral density filter to increase shutter times dramatically. This gave some of the [...]

It looks like you're in Alberta, but the Cheltenham Badlands are actually very close to Toronto. Not much bigger than a city block, it's a little gem of undulating red shale hills. The distinctive colour is produced by iron oxide. Due to a lot of people climbing over the rocks, the site was closed to human [...]