Digital, 2021.
Close up photos of pine needles during spring. I debated on what colour scheme I should go for for this set and ultimately decided on a cool aqua tone instead of a warm green one (what they actually looked like). I wanted to experiment with colour a bit and I really like the way these turned out!
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Digital, 2021.
Some sweet forget-me-nots taken while visiting the cemetery. I’m so glad that I had my camera on me and that I took a few photos when I did. When we visited a week later, they were all gone! I feel like that has been a common theme with my flower photography this year. I’ve been seeing more and more hydrangeas this year and haven’t photographed any yet. I should get to that before history repeats itself!
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Digital, 2021.
Some Forget-Me-Nots at the end of spring. These flowers looked so delicate and almost looked like they were floating in the spring breeze.
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Digital, 2021.
I brought my camera with me during an evening walk and snapped some photos of these blossoms. I usually prefer warm tones to go along with my flower photography but in this case, I loved how the cooler purple and blue colouring makes these images seem magical and ethereal.
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Digital, 2021.
A soft spring sunset paired with the Toronto skyline through tree branches during blue hour.
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Digital, 2021.
Just some simple pine needles with snow on top. I wanted these to feel cold so I edited them with a bit of a bluer palette.
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Digital, 2021.
Born and raised in Toronto and somehow, I’ve never seen the lake frozen over. Granted it’s only frozen near the harbour and the ice is nowhere near thick enough to skate on (despite what some people are doing on Instagram…), but it’s still such a beautiful sight. I don’t even know what I was expecting to see when I went to visit Polson Pier in person but I was still blown away. When we visited, it was only my mom and I. It was such a nice day, and we were able to enjoy some sunlight and nature while enjoying the views of the city. She also enjoyed throwing some chunks of ice overboard. I almost wish I could visit every day just to soak in the sights before it inevitably all melts.
We visited Cherry Beach after and the whole beach was frozen over! Instead of sand, we were met with very slippery ice and huge chunks of it. Honestly, us Torontonians are so lucky to have places like these in our own backyard.
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Digital, 2021.
Some houses around the neighbourhood have taken to decorating their trees out front with Christmas ornaments. Christmas is long gone by now but the ornaments look so pretty against any kind of lighting that it would be a shame taking them down. I always love photos of ornaments so I was happy I was able to capture this one.
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Digital, 2021.
The combination of blue skies at twilight and the tops of bare trees have always fascinated me. Summer, winter, any season, it always feels so dreamy going for a walk and looking up seeing the branches against the clear sky. This attachment also stems from the fact that this is a common occurrence in my actual dreams so seeing it in real life often feels otherworldly to me. These are simpler photos than what I usually capture but I’m still happy I had my camera with me on this walk. Sometimes it’s the simple moments that help pull us through.
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Digital, 2021.
My first photos of 2021! They’re just a little bit gloomy but I couldn’t resist capturing the pretty raindrops hanging on for dear life on some of those tree branches.
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