Mud Creek Bridge #2, Ontario 1998 (D) This picture isnotout of focus.  Click on the picture to see a larger version (which shows what the imagereallylooks like), then read about theGaussian Blurtechnique that I used to create it. This photographwas taken right in downtown Toronto, just about 1 km from where I live.  There is a small bridge in a … [Read more...]

This page contains photographs taken in rural Ontario and Quebec provinces during 2000.  Sandbanks Provincial ParkSandbanks 1, Ontario 2000 Located on the shore of Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County, about 2 hours drive east of Toronto,Sandbanks Provincial Parkcontains the largest freshwater sand dune system in the world. Though I've lived in Toronto much of my … [Read more...]

We all love to go, or dream of going to exotic and distant locations to do landscape and wildlife photography. But, there are always photographic opportunities in ones own backyard. Just 2 hours north of Toronto lies a lovely summer cottage area calledMuskoka. I usually spend most of my summer there. Here is a portfolio taken there in the summer of 2000. Muskoka Heron #1 … [Read more...]

Though the summer of 2000 in northern Ontario has been mostly wet and cool, in late August there were 4 days in a row where early morning conditions were wonderful. Each one found me out in my boat onLake Muskokashooting at sunrise.  Below are photographs from those four mornings. (All images may be seen at a larger size by clicking on them.) Sunrise Flock — … [Read more...]

Rural Ontario 1999 Geese & Tree Row— Ontario 1999 (D) The migration of Canada geese every October produces some wonderful picture opportunities. The challenge is to find the right combination of light and background. I was particularly taken with the simplicity and symmetry of the trees, and the ordered randomness of the birds. The sunrise glow in the sky is … [Read more...]