I was putting together a printed collection that focused on our travels through Ontario – some of these have been up on the blog before, but I thought I’d save some of my faves :)
We’ve had freezing rain in Toronto all weekend. To Tito and I, that means it’s time to get out the cameras and head to Leslie Street. I apologize for the image-heavy post… but I hope you’ll agree that it was worth it :)
I wanted to create a series of jewellery pieces themed around Ontario wildflowers. It’s that time of year where even the scrubby stuff on the side of the highway is a riot of colour; goldenrod, chicory, loosestrife, new England astor and the unromantically named cow…
I’ve been dying to take the Lee Filter Big Stopper to the Leslie Street Spit since I got it – finally managed it last weekend! Here are some of my favourites :)
Recently I purchased a Lee Filter system for my camera. I was dubious as to the worth of an on-camera filter system – after all, Lightroom has a graduated filter built in where I can adjust exposure, white balance etc. However, having taken it for…
If, on the other hand, you adore bugs, then enjoy! All these photos are from our weekend walk at the Leslie Street Spit. Shot with the Canon 7D and Canon’s 100mm prime f2.8 macro lens. The last one is my favourite :)
Today it’s snowing outside. It’s practically March, but it’s as good a day as any for snow to finally show up. With any luck it will cool down and become proper snow – currently it would be more accurate if I said it was slushing…
I was so inspired by some of the sea glass jewellery I’ve seen that I decided to make my own, but I had to do things a little differently! For a start, Toronto is nowhere near the sea, so I had to make do with…
The Leslie Street Spit in Toronto is one of my favourite places – it was originally the dumping ground for the construction refuse during a period of rapid growth in the 60’s. The land created was colonized over time by over 400 species of plant…
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