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2013-05-29 05:45:45 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

I'm still here, waiting for you - Porteau Cove, BC

Title from Chromatics - The River

This is the first shot to be posted from my new baby, the 6D!

I absolutely love this place. It's the kind of location you can go time and time again, different times of the day, different seasons of the year, and you will always come out with some beautiful shots! You can definitely expect to see more of this place in the future.

#SeaTuesday by the wonderful +Julia Anna Gospodarou
#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola & +Luca Gerardi
#ThirstyThursdayPics by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography 

2013-05-08 17:38:44 (18 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

So wait, wait until you can wait, no more - Tobermory, ON

Title from Deerhunter, Neither Of Us, Uncertainly

Another shot that's long due to be posted. This one's a unique one. There were about ~50 people mulling about the water and by the edges, and it would've been impossible to get this shot....if I didn't have my filters and a tripod :) Long Exposures to the rescue.

I think I took about 3 different images with everyone blurred out in different areas in each image (thank god no one kept still to be persisent in each shot!), some layer stacking, some erasing, some cloning, and ta-da! Nature as intended.

An early submission for #LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola & +Luca Gerardi
as well as #ThirstyThursdayPics by +Mark Esguerra & +Giuseppe Basile
along with #CoastalThursday by +David Polzine and +Jon Kahn... more »

2013-04-29 16:10:45 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Great curves in all the right places - Toronto, ON

This is one of the multiple wavedecks that are lined up along Harbourfront in Toronto downtown. I can't remember exactly which one this was now, but I want to say the Simcoe Wavedeck.

It required a lot of patience to get this shot. It was really hard avoid photobombs, people running up and down the walkway, kids and adults both!

#MonochromeMonday (+Monochrome Monday) curated by +Hans Berendsen , +Jerry Johnson , +Steve Barge, +Dominique Hilbert , +David Orr and +Martin Heller
#LeadingLinesMonday by +Pam Boling +Andreas Levi +David Murphy +Elle Rogers +Michael B. Stuart +Simos Xenakis
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa 

2013-04-29 16:09:59 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

In a little while, I'll be gone. The moment's already passed, yeah it's gone - Toronto, ON

Title from 4. How To Disappear Completely

If 8 months ago, you would've told me that I had made my last post till today, I would've paid you good money to watch your comedy routine. It really is laughable that I've been away for so long! Of course I had good reasons that kept me busy, but still… Here's hoping I can slowly reintegrate myself back into the wonderful world that is the G+ photography community :)

To the people who made sure I was alive during my absence here, thank you!

#LyricallyInspired by +Jason Jakober, +Amanda Recker, and +Tara Romasanta 
#ThirstyThursdayPics by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile 
#CoastalThursday by +David Polzine and +Jon Kahn 
#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola and+Luc... more »

2012-10-06 22:31:56 (34 comments, 2 reshares, 56 +1s)

Should be a dream but I'm not sleepy - Albion Falls, Hamilton, ON

Title from Kate Bush - Misty - 50 Words For Snow - Chronicles of the Snow Globe - Chapter Three

A close-up image of a really beautiful cascade fall I visited over a month ago. I'll post photos of the entire falls soon. 

#WaterfallWednesday  by +Eric Leslie 
#LandscapePhotography  
#BWFineArt  by +Joel Tjintjelaar 
#FineArtPls  by +Marina Chen 
#BreakfastClub  by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez 

2012-09-17 19:54:49 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 43 +1s)

You and I, we're all in this alone - Tobermory, ON

There's quite a few things that struck me about this scene. The dark, and almost geometrically shaped, clouds. The rough, choppy waters. The boat swaying in the wind while the sail is standing firm. This was another example where I felt the 16:9 crop ratio brings out the best in this photo. Oh and btw, I did not do any processing on the tint or temperature. The All-Blue look of this scene is completely natural, monochromatic in its own way.

#MinimalMonday by +Olivier Du Tré
#MonochromeMonday +Jerry Johnson, +Hans Berendsen, +Nurcan Azaz, +Manuel Votta, and +Steve Barge
#LandscapePhotography
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek 

2012-09-14 15:12:42 (24 comments, 2 reshares, 43 +1s)

I get so caught up in my ways, sometimes I overlook the simple plains - Long Point, ON

Lyrics from Menomena - Queen Black Acid

Not much to say here. So I'll leave you with...TGIF!

Edit - Accidently did not make the initial post Public. Apologies to the people I shared it to twice!

Late additions to   #LongExposureThursday  by +Francesco Gola and   #ThirstyThursdayPics  by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile 
#ColorsOnFriday  by +Gilmar Smith, +Christina Lihani, +E.E. Giorgi, and +Erin Henderson
#LandscapePhotography  
#BreakfastClub  by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez 

2012-09-06 15:27:13 (24 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

Balance the serenity by encasing it with ruggedness - Tobermory, ON

Why is this composed the way it is? Because there were numerous people climbing the rocky walls, right below me! To the bottom right is the famous Tobermory Grotto. I wish they would have special "photography time" for it, there were just far too many people to get any nice photos of it. Regardless, I was able to get a nice shot of the lovely water around the coast.

For one of my favourite themes, #LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola 
#ThirstyThursdayPics by +Mark Esguerra & +Giuseppe Basile (welcome back!)
#LandscapePhotography by a whole bunch of people!
#TurquoiseThursday by +Tatiana Parmeeva
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract  

2012-08-30 23:36:54 (25 comments, 6 reshares, 56 +1s)

We were but stones, your light made us stars - Long Point, ON

Lyrics from Pearl Jam- Light Years (with lyrics)

As promised earlier, a light show! This was my first real opportunity at capturing the Milky Way. Not the usual kind of long exposure photography I do, but no less stunning! I was blown away by the amount of stars I could see here, and by the fact that the ring of the Milky Way was visible to the naked eye! The light you see on the horizon is from the cities across the lake (Erie, PA, by my estimation). If you look close enough, even a meteorioid was captured! The boat and the inner coast was nicely lit up by a campfire right behind me :)

Oh and a big thank you to +Darryl Van Gaal for tips on astrophotography!

#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins, +Carra Riley, +paul t beard, +Ke Zeng, and... more »

2012-08-27 12:51:44 (27 comments, 2 reshares, 52 +1s)

Skies ramble on, water angles on - Long Point, ON

This is from a fantastic weekend getaway down at Long Point, Ontario. Cottages lined up along the coast of Lake Erie, simply beautiful! Not to mention the brilliant amount of stars appearing at night (a post on that to follow later).

#MinimalMonday by +Olivier Du Tré 
#MonochromeMonday by +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Manuel Votta, +Nurcan Azaz, and +Steve Barge
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins, +Carra Riley, +paul t beard, +Ke Zeng, and +David Heath Williams
An early submission for #SeaTuesday by the always awesome +Julia Anna Gospodarou
#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez 

2012-08-23 15:55:50 (26 comments, 4 reshares, 51 +1s)

Let fall your shoes, let fall your shirt - Tobermory, ON

Title from "A Girl In Port" Okkervil River

I really hope this begins my return to regular posting. It's been an insane couple of weeks (months?) and it's been hard to stay on top of things here on G+. But on the good side, I've been busy photographing too (just have to get through all the post-processing).

A late addition to #MonochromeMonday by +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Steve Barge, +Manuel Votta, and +Nurcan Azaz
#SeaTuesday by +Julia Anna Gospodarou
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins, +Carra Riley, +paul t beard, +Ke Zeng, and +David Heath Williams
#NatureMonday by +Rolf Hicker and +Jen Baptist
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
... more »

2012-08-03 13:58:53 (51 comments, 18 reshares, 89 +1s)

Just like yesterday, I told you I would stay - Toronto, ON

Title from Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Apologies for the recent lack of activity. It's been hard finding time to go out and shoot, or sift through the good old backlog of photos. Too bad life has to get in the way of photography!

Speaking of backlog, this one's from waaaay back in May when we had that little event called the #TorontoPhotoWalk /+The Great Canadian Photowalk - Toronto. It culminated on Toronto Island, with a big bunch of us perched on the edge of the island waiting for the sun to go down to capture the city skyline.

I spent a lot of time on this photo. Not on the processing, no. Instead, I had a hard time deciding on the crop. In the end, I went with a 16:9 aspect ratio crop. I'm also working on a B&W version of this that I will try to post soon.

A late... more »

2012-07-20 13:01:54 (27 comments, 2 reshares, 61 +1s)

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking - Toronto, ON

Title from Time - Pink Floyd + Lyrics

So a few weeks ago, I posted a shot of one of the most dramatic sunsets I'd ever seen, following an enormous thunderstorm ( http://goo.gl/qGbji ). Of course I wasn't going to miss the opportunity to capture a long exposure of this epic sunset. I knew I was going to have a very small time window to capture those colours quickly, so I hustled and managed to get two shots. One was a happy accident (will post that another time) and the second was this one.

I knew the clouds would mask the blue skies, but I did NOT expect such deep blood reds to emerge due to the long exposure! I think the slight warmth that the B+W filter casts definitely added to the reds. Again, no exaggeration of colours in post, just pulled back the shadows quite a bit to... more »

2012-07-16 15:43:12 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

Time for a song and BBQ - Milton, ON

The Crawford Lake Conservation Area contains a reconstructed 15th century Iroquois Wendat village, built on the original site. It's quite interesting to see the habitat and tools that the natives used here, almost 600 years ago! Quite a lot of work and research by archaeologists went into the recreating this site. This is a shot of one of the structures there.

#MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Manuel Votta, +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Steve Barge, and +Nurcan Azaz
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek 

2012-07-11 14:30:38 (33 comments, 3 reshares, 53 +1s)

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies - Milton, ON

Title from Pearl Jam - Even Flow

Last one from the Hilton Falls series. Technically, this isn't a photo of the falls, but I was standing right on top at the edge of the falls, with a steep drop about 2 feet behind me. The stream itself wasn't too forceful though, so I was able to keep myself and my tripod steady enough ;)

#WaterfallWednesday by +Eric Leslie
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez

2012-07-09 13:35:56 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 40 +1s)

Picking up pieces in the wake of tranquility - Crawford Lake, Milton, ON

After the recent glut of colour photo postings, back I go to posting some B&W goodness. This one is a 50 sec long exposure using a B+W 110 ND Filter.

I've posted to #MinimalMonday before but I feel like I may be missing the boat on what comprises a minimal landscape. I hope this one qualifies then +Olivier Du Tré :)
#MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Manuel Votta, +Steve Barge, and +Nurcan Azaz
#MoodyMonday by +Philip Daly and +Carole Buckwalter
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#NatureMonday by +Rolf Hicker and +Jen Baptist
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen 

2012-07-05 13:25:12 (38 comments, 1 reshares, 49 +1s)

Come any closer and I might just jump you - Crystal Lake, IL

I was mighty tempted to do a B&W version of this, but the green and blue here provide a certain calmness, a soothing effect to the entire scene. So colour it is!

90 sec exposure using a 10 stop ND Filter.

#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola
#ThirstyThursdayPics by +Mark Esguerra & +Giuseppe Basile
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek 

2012-06-29 16:59:02 (32 comments, 3 reshares, 65 +1s)

Colours are where my old makes new, colours are where my brain finds glue - Toronto, ON

Title from Colours: Hot Chip

So this is following the photo I posted yesterday ( http://goo.gl/x1DNp ). The storm didn't last more than 2 hours, and the clouds started parting just as the sun was going down. This led to one of the most dramatic sunsets I have ever witnessed! The photo below does NOT exaggerate the colours of the scene. It was truly this wild :)

#ColorsOnFriday by +Gilmar Smith, +Christina Lihani, +Erin Henderson, and +E.E. Giorgi
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#BreakfastArtClub by +Kate Church 
And a colourful hand of #CloudPoker for +Trisha Standard and +Keith Dixon
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek 

2012-06-29 16:58:41 (25 comments, 3 reshares, 47 +1s)

Rawr - Toronto, ON

I honestly could not think of a better title for this photo. There I was, sitting at home in the evening after a very hot day, when out of nowhere it became dark. I looked outside and saw a MASSIVE cloud moving in. A quick grab of the camera and burst to the balcony, this is what I caught. The cloud really looked like it was going to eat everything in its path!

The storm itself that followed was short and sweet, but the aftermath was tremendous! More on that tomorrow :)

The first contribution for the recently revealed #ThunderstormThursday by +Christina Lawrie
Do giant clouds qualify for #LandscapePhotography , +Margaret Tompkins?
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez 
And a first hand for #CloudPoker with +Trisha Standard and +Keith Dixon
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek 

2012-06-27 14:16:45 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 20 +1s)

Curve by curve, line by line - Pune, India

Some of you may be familiar with Mehndi, which is a form of skin decoration traditionally used for weddings by various cultures in South Asia. This is from one of my best friend's wedding that I attended this past April. I was never able to to close up of the mehndi design during the wedding itself. So a few days later, when my friend and his wife came to see me off as I was leaving for the airport, I took the opportunity to snap this shot.

#WomenWednesday by the fantastic group of +Niki Aguirre, +Athena Carey, +Lee Daniels, +Kerry Murphy, +Christina Lawrie, and +Teresa Stover
#WeddingWednesday by +Laura Johnson
#BreakfastClub   by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez 

2012-06-26 12:47:14 (25 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

Oh hazy lazy days, I could dream of you forever - Pune, India

Title from The Walkmen - Blue As Your Blood

An early morning shot of the city I called home for the first 13 years of my life: Pune! Much, much has changed since I left, but it still remains my home away from home :)

This was taken from the top of a very treacherous tower located on top of a hill. There are hills running all throughout the city so there are plenty of great viewpoints. It was very early in the morning and the fog was just retreating. I tried to maintain that hazy, lazy look in the processing with pretty even, neutral tones.

#MyTownTuesday by +Melanie Kintz and +Jamie Furlong
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez
My first hand for #PanoPoker by +Barry Blanchard, +Mike Spinak & +Tony Payne with... more »

2012-06-25 12:34:45 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

Slow seduction through gradual destruction - Toronto, ON

This is the 3rd image from my Hilton Falls series. Still the only falls I've photographed so far but I'm hoping to visit some new ones over the next little while.

I was pretty much in the water at this point. Any further in and I would've risked soaking my borrowed camera, so this was as close in as I could get.

Hope everyone had a great weekend, and have a great week ahead :)

I know it's a little early for +Eric Leslie's #WaterfallWednesday but I couldn't wait to get it out!
#MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Manuel Votta, +Steve Barge, and +nurcan azaz
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez 

2012-06-20 20:44:35 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

You know what the sun's all about when the lights go out - Toronto, ON

Hello G+! Finally back to posting since I got back from my vacation. Still sorting through all the pics I took in India, that's gonna take a while, especially since a wedding was involved!

I'd been holding on to this image for a while, dunno why, so I finally decided to post it today due guilt from lack of posting anything for so long. It was shot from a window of an airplane as I took off from Toronto to Chicago. I could hardly believe the colours as I scrambled to get a shot off before the plane turned away!

#WindowWednesday curated by +Jules Falk Hunter, +Cheryl Cooper, +Martin OBER, +Jason Kowing, and +Simon Kitcher
+Peter Carroll, would this qualify for #WayWednesday ?
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-06-20 12:40:20 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 34 +1s)

What comes after this, momentary bliss - Hilton Falls, Milton, ON

Title from Myth by Beach House
BEACH HOUSE - "MYTH" (OFFICIAL TRACK)

Another shot from the Hilton Falls series, this time near the edge of the top. I was very tempted to go with a square crop for a tight composition, but I think I prefer the 5x7 crop, adds a little depth to the image. Besides, #RectanglesAreSexy right +Athena Carey? :)

#WaterfallWednesday by +Eric Leslie
#LandscapePhotography by +Margaret Tompkins
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez 

2012-06-18 13:33:58 (19 comments, 3 reshares, 36 +1s)

You paint yourself white, and fill up with noise - Toronto, ON

Title from Nude by Radiohead http://goo.gl/a8UAt

I honestly think +Kerry Murphy, +Jennifer Eden, and +Kelli Seeger Kim run one of the best daily themes around through #MacroMonday ! Every Monday my stream is filled with some astounding macro goodness! Unfortunately I don't have a proper macro lens so this is the best I can come up with that's close to a macro shot from a standard telephoto lens.

#MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen, +Manuel Votta, +Steve Barge, +nurcan azaz, and +Jerry Johnson
#DOFMonday by +Helena Martins, +Mara Acoma, and +Lynda Bowyer
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
Oh and a first for #GrassPoker by +Jules Falk Hunter, +Martin OBER, +Steven Sherwin, and +David Murphy 

2012-06-15 13:46:42 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Pulled together but about to burst apart - Toronto, ON

Title from Rolled Together by The Antlers     http://goo.gl/tdPGp

I purposefully chose a very shallow DOF and focused within a plane that did not fall along the center of any of the flowers. I think it looks more...playful ;)

Usually I go for a high contrast B&W with some extreme black and white tones. I decided to change it up a bit and go with some slightly neutral greys, along with reddish highlights and bluish shadows on the split toning. Very much +Alan Shapiro inspired! Hope you guys like it!

After a long while, I have a contribution for the beautiful +Tamara Pruessner and #FloralFriday :)
#BWFineArt by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-06-13 13:26:23 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 30 +1s)

Feeding the narrows with streams of silence - Hilton Falls, Milton, ON

My first ever waterfall shot! Went hiking again this past weekend, and I was really excited because I've been itching to try and shoot a waterfall ever since I got my first DSLR this past December. The hiking trail offered up this beautiful one :)

Learned quickly though that it's pretty tricky to come up with interesting and original compositions. Had to get my feet a little wet for some good shots but it was totally worth it! I was even able to shoot a few while standing on top at the edge of the falls. I'll post one from that view another time.

This one was shot keeping the main falls, as well as the mossy side wall, within view. It was a tricky exposure as the wall was much darker, but the small water streams down the wall induced an excellent green glow. Used a circular polarizer to... more »

2012-06-10 16:32:10 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

Oh killer killer eyes, surrender pink steam - Toronto, ON

So there I was, camera in hand, minding my own business (as much as a guy with a camera can), walking around downtown Toronto just before sunset, right after some heavy yet very brief showers, when the Sun peaked through the clouds. It cast this tremendous pink glow on the clouds throughout the sky.

Pointed camera at subject. Snap.

Btw other than some cleanup on highlights, shadows and some minor contrast adjustments, no other modification was made. The colours were really this brilliant!

#SkySunday by +Randy Scherkenbach & +Patrick Scherkenbach
#ZenSunday by +Nathan Wirth, +Simon Kitcher, & +Charlotte Therese Björnström
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez 

2012-06-07 15:30:38 (23 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

Still the day is never done, but there's a light on where you're sleeping - Mumbai, India

Title from Troubles Will Be Gone by The Tallest Man On Earth

Finally got around to processing more photos from the recent trip. This one is from one of the most enigmatic areas in all of Mumbai: IIT, Powai. The campus is built on top of a hill, very close to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Outside the campus, it is pure bedlam, with dense construction and insanely heavy traffic.

Cross the gates into the campus and it's as if you've stepped into a completely different world. Untouched by pollution, clean and green everywhere, towering trees providing canopies, and occasional sightings of leopards and crocodiles! It can be hard to believe that you are in one of the biggest and most populated cities in the world!

This one was taken while I was out for a... more »

2012-06-03 21:44:21 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Levity is the soul of wit

It's Sunday! And that means time for the #SelfySundayProject run by the dynamic duo of +Jeff Smith  and +LaDonna Pride!

There was a theme set for this week: Hats!

I decided not to wear mine.

2012-06-02 16:20:11 (19 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Road To Reflection - Toronto, ON

After a lot of debate, I finally decided to go with this image and submitted it for +Ivan Makarov's #PlusOneIssue1 !
Here's the link to the SmugMug gallery where you can vote and comment on it if you like it enough :)
http://plusonemagazine.smugmug.com/Other/issue1/22992178_G2FCZS#!i=1867192195&k=pk67xZc

#ArchitecturalVisions by +Julia Anna Gospodarou & +Joel Tjintjelaar
#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-05-31 19:04:53 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

Take a chance and jump off the lines - Toronto, ON

It's been a busy week so far. My backlog of images to process just keeps on increasing (still have to go through the wedding photos I took last month!). I'd been meaning to work on this for a while though so finally sat down last night and took a go at it. Hope you like the finished product :)

#ArchitecturalVisions by +Julia Anna Gospodarou & +Joel Tjintjelaar
#BWFineArtLE & +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek
Is it true that THE +Nathan Wirth runs #SquaresAreSassy ?

2012-05-30 18:29:16 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

waves in the sky
Bauhaus Museum, Berlin

“The ultimate aim of all creative activity is a building!” --- Walter Gropius – Manifesto
...if you want to read the full text of the “Bauhaus Manifesto” … http://www.dmoma.org/lobby/Bauhaus_manifesto.html

I could say so many things about this building ...about Walter Gropius ...about Bauhaus.. It would be like talking about how we arrived at the point we are now in modern architecture, in modern art, who were our “fathers” in terms of creators and creations. This building is much more than a building. It's a symbol. Together with the old Bauhaus University in Weimar, designed by Henry van de Velde and the new one in Dessau, designed by Walter Gropius himself, the Bauhaus Museum in Berlin, also designed by Gropius, reminds of one of the most daring and creative periods in modern art and architecture. So manyminds of the 20... more »

2012-05-30 03:41:15 (19 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

I give you...toys! - Toronto, ON

Meet landscape and nature photography extraordinaire: +Jim Davis!

Jim has many hobbies. Currently, he is on the lookout for a new profile pic, so this is my submission. I'll leave it to the viewer's imagination as to what his other hobbies might be...

Oh he did mention that his Satori f-stop backpack (as in the one he is wearing in this shot) has plenty of space for storage...

Jim I hope now that you will have more goodies for us during the next photowalk ;)

+The Great Canadian Photowalk - Toronto
#TorontoPhotoWalk

2012-05-28 13:34:37 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Shoaling into the open sun - Milton, ON

This was taken during a trail hike in the Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area. This was the first time I lugged around all my gear (tripod and everything) on a hike, which was about 16 kms. Fun times! It was well worth it though, the main trail ran along side a cliff and offered plenty of lookout points with excellent views.

#MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Manuel Votta, +Steve Barge
#MinimalMonday by +Olivier Du Tré
#BWFineArt , +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-05-25 14:43:07 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 30 +1s)

Road To Reflection - Toronto, ON

After a lot of debate, I finally decided to go with this image and submitted it for +Ivan Makarov's #PlusOneIssue1 !
Here's the link to the SmugMug gallery where you can vote and comment on it if you like it enough :)
http://plusonemagazine.smugmug.com/Other/issue1/22992178_G2FCZS#!i=1867192195&k=pk67xZc

#ArchitecturalVisions by +Julia Anna Gospodarou & +Joel Tjintjelaar
#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-05-24 17:42:07 (21 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Forget about your house of cards - Toronto, ON

I'm having a hard time nailing the photo I want to submit for the Plus One Magazine. I decided to step away from it for a while and come back to it later. Fresh eyes and all that. In the meantime, I worked on this one.

Edit - Please excuse all the noise that was introduced into this image. I have no idea why that's there. Looks fine in Lightroom and even the exported image had no issues. Only after uploading it here do I see all this terrible noise creeping into the corners. Anyone else ever have this issue? Any fix?

#ArchitecturalVisions by +Julia Anna Gospodarou & +Joel Tjintjelaar
#BWFineArtLE , +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez... more »

2012-05-22 03:41:58 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Giveaways, Portfolio Critiques, and a Lil' Something For Your Sweet Tooth

The cookies have been baked and our SmugMug swag's been packed. Now, we're just counting down the hours til the first annual +Google+ Photographer's Conference kick offs. What do you guys say -- time to have some fun?

GIVEAWAY!
Whether or not you can make it to the conference, toss your name into the hat to win a Portfolio Review and a free year of SmugMug Pro (www.smugmugpro.com) from +Denise Gamboa (aka Smuggy's Director of Marketing) and +Ivan Makarov (Finance - we don't mess with him) of +SmugMug . Our team works with millions of passionate customers and billions of happy photographs, so we know a thing or two about how to sell your photos online.

TO ENTER:
First, write up a post about what you want to do with your photography this year --build up your... more »

2012-05-21 14:09:40 (21 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

All out of escapes - Toronto, ON

I still cannot believe I could not be in Berlin for the +GPlus Euro Photowalk. The amount of talent, all the masters of LE and Architectural photography...sigh...but there's word of a North American one happening sometime next year, so here's hoping :)

This one goes for #ArchitecturalVisions curated by the awesome twosome of +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou, who inspired me to attempt this kind of photography in the first place!

Also goes for #MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, +Steve Barge, and +Manuel Votta
#BWFineArtLE & +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#BreakfastArtClub by +Kate Church
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-05-20 23:43:38 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

2012-05-20 19:03:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Rewind to the green leaves

Been a while since I did a selfy. What better reason than for the #SelfySundayProject !

2012-05-17 14:16:29 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

See what you dream - Toronto, ON

After I took this shot, I was highly tempted to do a B&W conversion, but the colours presented were far too vivid to pass up. We've been getting such consistently colourful sunsets here! I still might do it a B&W version...what do you guys think?

This photo is a combination of 2 long exposures using a B+W 10 stop ND Filter, 30 seconds for the background and 90 seconds for the foreground, blended manually in PS, with some contrast/brightness adjustments in LR.

P.S: Yes I know, the asymmetry of the bench is a little distracting...

#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola
#ThirstyThursdayPics by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez
#BreakfastArtClub by +Kate Church
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-05-14 13:50:28 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

Lonely and thirsty, always wanting more - Toronto, ON

Good Monday morning everyone! I was finally able to go out for a shoot since coming back from my trip. Which means a chance to do more LE work :)

This one is a 60 sec exposure, using a 10 stop B+W ND Filter.

#MonochromeMonday by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen, +Jerry Johnson, and +Manuel Votta
#MinimalMonday by +Olivier Du Tré
#BWFineArtLE by +Joel Tjintjelaar , +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery
#FineArtPls by +Marina Chen
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

Hmm...that's a lotta tags...

2012-05-08 14:34:26 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Bullets guiding in the light - Pune, India

I'd been wanting to try the "zoom while exposing" trick for a while now but never found a decent enough use for it until this. Early morning, sun barely up, light streaming in through the trees...perfect! 2.5 seconds exposure, just enough to not blow out the photo.

I think this is my first ever contribution to #TreeTuesday by +Christina Lawrie and +Shannon S. Myers!
#BWFineArt by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-05-04 21:39:38 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 24 +1s)

Incandescence floating by in a verdant pond - Pune, India

This one is goes for one of the Rock Stars of G+, +Chrysta Rae! Happy Birthday! #HappyBirthdayChrysta

#FloralFriday by +Tamara Pruessner
#ColorsOnFriday by +E.E. Giorgi, +Gilmar Smith, +Erin Henderson, and +Christina Lihani
#BreakfastClub by +Gemma Costa

2012-05-02 16:33:15 (13 comments, 3 reshares, 19 +1s)

You know what the sun's all about when the lights go out - Toronto, ON

Hello G+! Finally back to posting since I got back from my vacation. Still sorting through all the pics I took in India, that's gonna take a while, especially since a wedding was involved!

I'd been holding on to this image for a while, dunno why, so I finally decided to post it today due guilt from lack of posting anything for so long. It was shot from a window of an airplane as I took off from Toronto to Chicago. I could hardly believe the colours as I scrambled to get a shot off before the plane turned away!

#WindowWednesday curated by +Jules Falk Hunter, +Cheryl Cooper, +Martin OBER, +Jason Kowing, and +Simon Kitcher
+Peter Carroll, would this qualify for #WayWednesday ?
#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

2012-04-12 13:39:03 (24 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Company's OK, Solitude is Bliss - Crystal Lake, IL

Good Thursday morning! This might be my last post for the next 2-3 weeks, I'm off to India for one of my best friend's wedding! Hopefully I'll come back with lots of photos to post :)

I spent some time doing a B&W version of this photo but somehow simply could not make it work. Plus I feel the the rocks at the edge of the water offer some interesting colour variations. So eventually went with this version.

#LongExposureThursday by +Francesco Gola and +Le Quoc
#ThirstyThursdayPics by +Giuseppe Basile and +Mark Esguerra
#BreakfastClub by +Stuart Williams

2012-04-10 16:21:55 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

They looked on through the cages as the runners took their marks - New York, NY

#RepetitiveTuesday by +Frank Schillinger
#BokehTuesday by +Bob Baxley
#BreakfastClub by +Stuart Williams

2012-04-15 00:33:54 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Into the jaws of sky wide - Toronto, ON

Good morning, hope everyone's enjoying the long weekend! This photo was one of those "fortunate" shots I was able to get off. Early morning, sun not completely up yet, extremely foggy, and I was gearing up to do a long exposure to the right of frame. Just as I was about to screw on the ND filter, this boat cut right through the fog in front of me and sped ahead. Filter in one hand, I fumbled with the camera on the tripod with the other hand and managed to aim it at the boat and shoot...just as the sun came up over the fog! Worked out better than I thought...what do you think?

#SilhouetteSaturday by +Naila Ziani
#SpeedySaturday by +Patricia dos Santos Paton
#SunriseSaturday by +TJ Kelly
#BreakfastClub by +Stuart Williams

2012-04-02 14:18:21 (27 comments, 5 reshares, 58 +1s)

Forever fades black and comes up cold - Toronto, ON

Good Monday morning everyone! This is another one from an early foggy morning session I did a while back. It had not rained at all but the fog added moisture to the pier floor boards giving them a gorgeous glistening, reflective look.

It was very early in the morning and I thought I was alone at the harbour (save some joggers). I had my earphones on and was lost in my own world. Since I was doing long exposures, there was a lot of waiting time between shots. During the exposure of this shot, I felt a movement behind me. I turned around to see another photographer sneaking crouching and taking shots of me! We ended up having a chat (he said he was trying to capture my concentration while shooting). It was good to see someone else with the passion and dedication to come out so early to hone their craft :)

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