Waterworld
Floodwaters reflect trees and the skyline after sunset. This is the scene from the middle of Olympic Island, where the water was deep enough to kayak clear across the island. Click image to view larger.
Balance of the Seasons
A mini glacier melts atop a groyne by the Centre Island pier. Click image to view larger.
Boardwalk Fury
A giant wave explodes against the boardwalk breakwall during an April ice storm, sending spray high into the air. It was like walking the base of Niagara falls – I’m still drying out.
Epic Sunset
An April storm system rolls through Toronto, leaving an epic sunset in its wake (click image to view larger).
The Log Ness Monster
Tyler’s Log Ness Monster lies entombed in ice at the end of Ward’s Beach, after a week of cold temperatures and high wind.
The Forming
Waves break against the navigation light at the end of Ward’s beach in -20°C weather, building up layers of ice to form a new version of this previous ice sculpture.
A Modern Classic
Venus and Jupiter swing together in conjunction past the Gibraltar Point lighthouse. Together with star and aircraft trails, they form a unique ceiling of light over the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes.
Staredown on Brown
A coyote, blending in perfectly with the browns of early Spring, stares down the camera by the filtration plant.
Crossings
Ice sailing under winter clouds on the frozen inner harbour, as the Ongiara sails past. Click image to view larger.
Porter Painting
Aircraft streak through Toronto’s night sky in a three-hour combined exposure. It certainly looks like there’s been a marked increase in air traffic since this similar image taken back in March.
No Access
Signs and trees lie entombed in ice at the end of the boardwalk after a wicked winter storm in 2004.
Distant City
Zeke and a friend light up the fabled black ice of 2005, seen here at sunset about half a kilometer off of the boardwalk. Click image to view larger.
Quadruplets
The nest of a red-winged blackbird reveals four unhatched eggs, suspended among the reeds in the Trout Pond.
Painterly Cruising
A signature photograph for the FishEYE II: a northern pike cruises its spawning grounds, waiting for the water to warm up to about 9°C to start the main event. The lagoons are still frigid, hovering around the 5-6°C mark.
Pike Poise
The rule of beginner’s luck seems to be a photographic constant: deploy new gear to the field, and invariably something interesting will happen. At least the first time, after that you might get nothing for weeks. This marks the first deployment of the FishEYE II, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Floaty’, an update to the original FishEYE I […]
Beaver Teeth
A beaver displays bad manners chewing with its mouth open and covered in food, tasty branches pulled into the waters off Ward’s Beach.
Old Faithful
Another Ward’s beach geyser erupts into strong sidelight. After each session of shooting in -18°C weather, the cameras would be coated in ice and require careful defrosting for several hours near a constant heat source.
