Posts Tagged ‘Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5’

Launch of STS-133, LC-39A, Kennedy Space Centre

One More Time

Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from the launch pad for the final time.  Within twenty seconds of missing her launch window and being forced to abort, she had a flawless ascent to orbit.

Mute swan, Outer harbour, Toronto Islands

Approaching Storm

A wounded mute swan sits on the ice pack of the outer harbour, waiting as a winter storm approaches.

Ward's beach in winter, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

The Village

Like an arctic Smurf village, Ward’s beach assumes improbable shapes amidst a February cold snap.


Ward's beach ice cave, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Icefields

A dormant geyser leaves behind a cave large enough to crawl into, here framing early clouds ushering in a low pressure system that should see temperatures rise by almost 15°C.

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Gibraltar Point, Toronto Islands

Red White and Blue

Amidst a fresh and still undisturbed snowfall, the Gibraltar Point lighthouse stands tall against a cloudless -18°C sky.

Shipsands, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Shipsands

Islanders line up to catch the 7:45am boat, temporarily replaced with the valiant Shipsands and crew during the Toronto civic strike of 2009.


Miss Kim Simpson, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Miss Kim Simpson

The lovely panoramic glass windows of the Miss Kim Simpson, our temporary transportation during the Strike of ’09.

'57 Chevy panorama, Bouchier Islands, Georgian Bay

Road to Nowhere

A rare and endangered and totally natural ’57 Chevy rusts slowly into the Canadian Shield. Tagged as related, this panorama was photographed in the Bouchier Islands, Georgian Bay.

Bonfire, Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

Christmas Nuke

A 180° panorama of a well-aged Christmas tree going up in 30-foot flames during the annual Spring Equinox bonfire on Ward’s Beach.  It’s astounding how much potential energy is stored in a small tree after drying out for three months.


15 Third St., Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

15 Third St.

15 Third St. lies covered in snow after a heavy winter storm.

7 Channel Ave., Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

7 Channel Ave.

The walk to 7 Channel Ave. lies buried after a heavy snowfall.

12 Second St., Ward's Island, Toronto Islands

12 Second St.

12 Second St. lies under heavy snow before recent renovations.


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