Digital, 2021.
A vibrant sunset at the end of summer in Toronto. Nothing like a sweet wispy sunset to close off the summer season.
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Digital, 2021.
A cloudy sky looms over the Toronto skyline in September.
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Digital, 2021.
The Humber River at the end of August. If you want magnificent views of the city’s skyline, this is one of the places to go. Sitting on the beach was so lovely with the calm waters and the CN Tower in the distance. I’m looking forward to what it will look like here during autumn when all the leaves turn red.
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Digital, 2021.
These were the result of me feeling a little burnt out from editing my usual photos. I had a lot to get through and was feeling very unmotivated. So, I ended up looking up some of my favourite photos to play around with in Photoshop and Topaz Labs. Out of all photos chosen and edited, these were the three I ended up liking the best. I experimented with motion blur to add some movement. In the first photo, both skylines have different blur settings and I mirrored them to achieve an otherworldly city atmosphere.
All of them reminded me of some fantasy land in the sky so I decided to name this mini-series City In The Sky.
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Digital, 2021.
A blue waterscape at Rouge River during summer. I couldn’t help myself in taking a photo of the waves rolling in. This scene looks desolate but I can assure you that if photos could talk, one would be able to hear the background chatter and children laughing and splashing around in the background.
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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.
A pastel midsummer sunset. The second image is one of my favourites as I love how soft the colours and clouds looked. It almost looks like a long exposure shot with the way the clouds look like wisps in the sky.
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Digital, 2021.
Some simple shots of two industrial-like scenes. I liked the horizontal lines of the train tracks and the vertical lines of the columns illuminated by the golden sunlight.
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Digital, 2021.
The Toronto skyline during a cloudy day as seen from the CNE grounds.
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Digital, 2021.
An orange hazy summer sunset. The haze in the air is very obvious looking at the last photograph. After the sunset started to fade, I looked over to my right and was captivated by the foggy landscape.
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