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10 minute exposure of the waterside park built from tearing down old buildings

Golden Gate in San Francisco, 2012

Climbed down a rocky slope to setup shop for 2+ hours. Caught this as the sun went down.

Long Exposure. 10ND and 6ND soft gradient for sky. 3 minutes. Zeiss Distagon T2.8/21mm

Part of my ongoing exploration of the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto.

I was scouting piers and this was one of my scouting shots.

One of the times where I just sat in the sand and forgot I even had a camera with me. Then as the sun was setting, I stood up and took a few shots.

I set my camera up on a tripod and then sat in the sand. A family was gathered at the rocks. The little boy was building a sandcastle and his sister clad all in pink was mesmerized by the ocean and kept picking up a handful of sand and running up to the rocks to throw it at the waves. This went on for quite some time until the parents were ready to leave.

They started yelling for her. She would look at them and then defiantly return to her task at hand. So they resorted to the "we're leaving!! You're going to be here all alone!" And I had to stifle a laugh because she paid no heed even as they disappeared over the horizon. Nor did she appear frightened. She continued to stand in the sand and watch the waves or to run along the rocks throwing sand. The parents finally returned to scoop her up amid loud protestations from her but not before I caught this photo.

I think my first reaction was to want to see her as a spoiled little brat. But she made me smile. It's like she knew what was more important. And for her, standing at the oceans edge alone was what mattered. I can so relate.

The sun setting behind the dunes caught my eye.

This area used to have the highest home ownership of any community in North America - 98%.

Today it is abandoned fields that have been contaminated by oil and waste water. This shot is of a flower from the lowernine.org gardens. Behind the flower you can see the fields. This used to be house on top of house as far as the eye could see.

LowerNine.org is helping to rebuild the homes and they were kind enough to take us in and give us a tour of this region. Please donate and support them in rebuilding the homes and brining this community back.

lowernine.org

Artwork for my new website. A request from the designer. Was way more fun than I expected.

The smokestack from the old brickworks factory in the Don Valley. Originally started as a paper mill in 1830, the Taylor brothers quickly found a great source of clay and the factory would launch in 1889. Most of Toronto was built with bricks from this location.

A cold morning painting with clouds, only there weren't any. Playing around with my Lee 10ND filter.

Ashbridges Bay, Toronto, Sunset

Scarborough Bluffs. Processed.

Robot on the embarcadero in San Fran, California

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