Digital, 2022.
Beautiful flowers taken against a golden-green background during summer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
As dark clouds rolled in and the air felt heavy with upcoming rain, I couldn’t help but laugh at this mallard duck that seemed to take shelter under this chair.
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Digital, 2022.
Various treescapes from a sunny spring day at the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
A frog hiding in green grass during a sunny afternoon during spring in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
A collection of various treescapes taken at the Toronto Islands on a cloudy spring day in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
A calm view of a blue Lake Ontario during the first day of spring. Taken on a sunny day in Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park, I was drawn to the way the rocks underwater were a deep shade of green, and the way that colour contrasted with the colours of the lake.
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Digital, 2021.
Rouge River has quickly become one of my favourite places for photography. This was my first visit during summer and I was interested to see what I would be able to photograph. All my previous visits have been during the fall to capture the leaves changing colour so I was glad to be getting a different perspective to the area.
Right from the get-go, what captivated me were all the lily pads! It was so surreal seeing that many all at once. When I first saw them at a distance, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. I thought maybe they were overgrown plants that had somehow managed to grow above the water. Judging by the reactions of other people there, I wasn’t alone in my captivation and wonder.
These were also taken when the skies were particularly hazy. In my opinion, this contributed to the landscape looking even more ethereal. The lighting was so soft and there was light layer of fog by the horizon in the distance. Even with a cloudy sky, the sunlight still shone through and bathed everything in a beautiful golden light at times.
I’m very pleased I got to experience a scene like this with my own two eyes and I’m thankful I was able to take photos of it as well. I hope to eventually visit during winter, too.
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Digital, 2021.
I really liked how sunlight was bouncing off the green grass and leaves in this scene. It was such a quintessential summer landscape that I had to take a photo. I framed the two empty chairs in the distance between the two trees as I thought it was visually appealing. I love using scenes in nature to frame my subject whenever I have the opportunity to do so.
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Digital, 2021.
First official day of summer, here we are! After what felt like forever, it has arrived! I’m not quite sure what kind of flowers these are, but they are so pretty! The tree pictured in the first two photos was a lot bigger than it looks. I felt so calm and at peace standing underneath it. It almost felt like a whole different world where sound was muted and the sunlight peeking through the leaves was warm and bright.
And like most floral related things this year, when we came back a week later, most of the flowers had sadly already dried up.
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Digital, 2021.
Dandelions in sunlight. Yes, they’re weeds but they’re so gorgeous when the sun shines down on them. There were so many and their tops were illuminated so nicely and looked like tiny little halos.
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