Digital, 2021.
Some pretty cherry blossoms at Toronto’s Edwards Gardens. Yet another place I wasn’t aware had cherry blossoms! Cherry blossoms are my favourite flower and I’m so glad there are many places to find them in Toronto.
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Digital, 2021.
Some pink magnolias against a bright blue spring sky.
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Digital, 2021.
More cherry blossoms! When visiting the day before, there were some spots I wanted to photograph but it was a little crowded. So instead, we came back the very next morning. I’m super happy we did as there were little to no people there and the sunlight added some vibrancy to the scene. The blossoms were so pink!
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Digital, 2021.
Cherry blossoms are finally blooming! While visiting grandparents at the cemetery, my family noticed that there were several cherry blossom trees littered throughout the area. Strange how I’d never noticed them all these years. Granted, I feel like most Torontonians only see High Park as their cherry blossom central. With things being the way they are this year and last, many of us had to look to other places to get our Sakura fix. I know that personally, I had never looked into other areas in the city with cherry blossoms as I’d always head over to High Park in the past. While it is open to visitors this year (albeit being fenced off), I personally wasn’t about to brave the more than likely huge crowds vying for a chance to take a peek through the fences.
It had just rained a little, and the sky was still cloudy, so the lighting couldn’t have been better! I always love overcast lighting when shooting flowers or trees outdoors as it is effortless and beautiful diffused lighting. This was a really good photography day for me! It was also nice to just stand underneath the trees, breathe deep, and to relax for a small moment.
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Digital, 2021.
Spring has sprung! While visiting grandparents at the cemetery, I couldn’t help but notice these beautiful white magnolias. It had just rained a little, and the sky was still cloudy, so the lighting couldn’t have been better! I always love overcast lighting when shooting flowers or trees outdoors as it is effortless and beautiful diffused lighting. This was a really good photography day for me!
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Digital, 2021.
A vivid hazy sunset leads to the sun’s shape being fully visible in the sky. The cloud formations that came next were super pretty and I couldn’t resist taking a shot of the tree branches against the pretty sky!
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Digital, 2021.
A hazy Toronto sunset accentuates the sun in the sky, followed by a purple-pink aftermath.
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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.
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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