You're Cold as Ice....

No idea what these things are, but I thought they were really neat.

I took these pictures a few weeks ago, then kind of forgot about them. Toronto definitely doesn't look like this today, but I really liked the pictures, so here they are finally! These are again taken along a path not far from where I live.

Graffiti

I was out for a walk last week shooting some nature photos, and came across a couple of interesting sections of graffiti. They intrigued me because they were so different than the branches and water I was snapping pictures of. It's just a couple of photos, but I like them.

 

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow...

I know I said it was a pretty dull day, but while I was out with my camera earlier, the sun played a little peek-a-boo with the clouds. I managed to snap a couple solar flare-type shots that I really enjoy. Let me know what you think!

I really loved the detail of catching the spider web on this one.

 

Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head....

It was a dull, dreary, rainy day here in Toronto (in January? I'll take it!), which oddly enough left me feeling inspired. I grabbed my camera and went for a walk through a path not far where I live, and came up with some images I actually really enjoy. I just downloaded a trial version of Adobe Lightroom. So far I'm not too crazy over it, but I'm hoping it will grow on me. On that note, I'll leave you with some of the pictures I thought were pretty.

Casa Loma

I'm absolutely in love with this building. I know it doesn't even begin to rival a real castle, but for Toronto it's pretty fantastic!

Here's a few (again unedited) pictures of Casa Loma from a few days ago.

 

New lens!

My wonderful husband knew how badly I wanted another lens for my camera (I must admit, the lens addiction struck pretty quickly). So for Christmas he gave me a portrait lens - a 50mm 1.8 for my Canon Rebel t3i. Here's just a few photos I took out on a walk. None of them have been edited - unfortunately my trial version of Photoshop expired!

Confession: This one wasn't with the new lens. I just enjoyed it too much to not post, even though it's a little blurry

This one didn't turn out quite the way I hoped, but I loved the bokeh effect in the background.

There's still a little colour to be found.

Christmas tree bokeh.

A Stroll Through Downtown Toronto

I had a bit of time in between shifts a couple of days ago, and decided to go for a walk with my camera. Here's a few of what I came up with. Only a couple are edited - can you guess which ones?