Digital, 2020.
My third visit to Rouge River, a week after the last one. This time it was super sunny which allowed me to get some bright shots of the autumn leaves.
Category: Landscapes
Scarborough Bluffs on October 10th, 2020.
Digital, 2020.
The Scarborough Bluffs are one of my favourite places to be. It’s sometimes hard to believe that a place like this exists in Toronto. It’s like a little pocket of paradise within a busy, bustling city.
I have never been to the bluffs during sunset so I was really excited to capture some photos during this time.
Rouge River on October 10th, 2020.
Digital, 2020.
This was my second time visiting Rouge River. It’s hard to believe that the first was back in 2014 for my university thesis. To me, this is one of those places that I feel like I have visited multiple times. I had always wanted to come back but never found the time. For many of us, all we have right now is time so we made an afternoon of it.
Rouge River in autumn is stunning. If you’re lucky to be here during golden hour, you’re in for a treat! For the majority of our stay, the sky was cloudy and it even started to rain at one point. This didn’t bother me as I love shooting under overcast lighting and the rain made for some lovely gloomy shots of the lake. Cue everyone running for shelter and me with the biggest smile, camera aimed at the lake.
Not too long after, the sun came out and bathed everything in a warm, orange glow. You can see which photos were taken during this short lived golden hour and which were not. The foliage glows yellow and orange and the whole scene transforms into something more ethereal.
When we visited again a week later, the leaves didn’t look much different. I’d like to visit one more time to get the leaves at their peak but as I write this, it is late October, and it just might be a tad too late. I would love to go back during winter or right after a snow storm to capture winter shots for the first time. Fingers crossed!
Lake Ontario and Toronto’s Skyline on October 3rd, 2020.
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Photos of a beach house by Toronto’s Cherry Beach and Toronto’s skyline in the afternoon.
Sunset on September 16th, 2020.
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A pink, hazy sunset. I wanted to catch a glimpse of the sun but I didn’t make it in time. I believe the sky was hazy due to the smoke from the California wildfires making its way up to us.
Sunset on September 6th, 2020.
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This was my first time visiting Woodbine Park. Born and raised in Toronto, I can’t believe I haven’t visited here before. The skyline was in full view and even though the sky didn’t light up the way I thought it would, I still really love the way the shots came out. I can’t wait to come back and visit when a more promising sunset is on the horizon.
Sunset on August 17th, 2020.
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One of my favourite sunsets to date! We had rainy weather and crazy storm clouds in the afternoon and a gorgeous, vivid sunset in the evening. Couldn’t have asked for more!
Sunset on July 20th, 2020.
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One of the best feelings as a self proclaimed nature photographer is when you look at the sky just before sunset and you just know that it’s going to light up in brilliant reds and oranges. And the cherry on top? When it actually does!
Sunset on July 11th, 2020.
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An almost hazy, purple sunset lighting up the Toronto skyline.
Sunset on July 8th, 2020.
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Out of all the sunset shots, I only kept this one to be edited. I almost didn’t but I thought that cloud was too cute. It reminds me of two things: a helicopter and Flounder from The Little Mermaid.
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