The Longest Night 2019
Aircraft streak over the Toronto skyline on the longest night of the year, winter solstice 2019. 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.
Bollard No More
PortsToronto (née the Toronto Port Authority) has begun removal of the northern portion of the eastern gap breakwall. Here the upper surface has been reduced to rubble, which will get moved to the south side of Tommy Thompson park. You can view it prior to demolition here and here.
Hogtown
A long exposure turns the wind-whipped inner harbour to mist while April snow clouds scud overhead.
The Longest Night 2018
Aircraft streak over the Toronto skyline in a multi-hour exposure. Click image to view larger.
Edge of Forever
The southern end of the eastern gap is completely underwater. East winds and boat wake now drive waves inland, with almost no protection from what used to be a high concrete barrier.
Good Morning 2017
A melanistic garter snake emerges into the sunshine for the first time in 2017, after hibernating the winter away.
Catch of the Day
A coyote crosses the old Doughnut bridge in the early morning hours, tripping the remote Coyote Cam for the first time.
Business End
Water temperatures in the lagoons have hit around 6°C, and the northern pike are again cruising the spawning grounds.
Final Voyage (timelapse)
The Jadran, aka Captain Johns, sails out the Eastern Gap and into history after anchoring the foot of Yonge St. for nearly 40 years. 112MB MP4 video assembled from footage from five cameras.
Ongiara Drydock
Ongiara finally makes her way into drydock, almost a month behind schedule. Pumpout of the drydock was estimated at 1-2 hours, but ended up lasting over four hours, finishing up long after dark.
The New Style
Twilight settles over the 2012 Toronto skyline as seen from the front lawn of 31 Seneca Ave.
Toronto Luminosity
Careful processing of Earth Hour 2012 photography yields a direct luminosity comparison of the Toronto skyline. Taken at the same place at 8:45pm, the top image was photographed on March 29 and the bottom image during Earth Hour on March 31. Conspicuously absent are the Dome and CN Tower lights, and almost all corporate logos. […]
Pikeflections
A mature northern pike swims in the shallows, reflected in the surface of water less than 6″ deep.
A Face A Mother Could Love
A garter snake emerges into the sunshine of an early spring day after a winter spent slumbering below ground.
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.
A Day in the Life
A day in the life of an underwater camera as a young northern pike, muskrat, and painted turtle cruise past in the lagoon’s murky depths.
Well Blow Me Down
Strong winds turn normally placid Lake Ontario into pounding surf, completely inundating Ward’s beach. 3 minutes 35 seconds. 24.1MB MP4.
The Coyote Times
A fleeting glimpse into the mysterious world of Toronto Island coyotoes: a remote camera catches a coyote pair hunting on the ice near Doughnut Island. Note: this is a compilation of several frames, showing them as the camera sees them. It is not a pack, it’s only one pair of coyotes imaged several times. Click […]
Ice Dancing (timelapse)
Ice dances in the eastern gap in this roughly 1 hour timelapse, as the wind can’t make up its mind which way to blow.
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.