“It’s Kind of a Big Deal” – The Big K

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“On Fire” – Red leaves against blue skies

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“Impressive” – Fuselage of a Purolator cargo plane, Hamilton

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“Criss Cross” – Blue sky and long, sharp shadows in a Toronto parking lot

“Going Up?” – Crane lifts concrete stairway at construction site, Toronto

“Tossin’ Out the Turf” – Discarded AstroTurf at Lamport Stadium, Liberty Village, Toronto

“In the Clouds” – Toronto’s iconic tower obscured by fog, Toronto

“Lighting the Way” – Streetlight in rest-stop parking lot at dusk, Highway 401

“Driving to the Moon” – 401 to Montreal (homage to Christopher Pratt)

Inspired by the amazing Newfoundland/Canadian artist Christopher Pratt’s painting “Driving to Venus”

“Ain’t Nuthin’ But a Number” – Reclaimed billboard, Leslieville, Toronto

“Cypress Lot”

“Calm Again” – Lake Ontario at its glassiest

“The Ultimate Backlight”

I am not a morning guy; I can sleep-in with the best of them.

But I do love the rare occassions when I have to be up extremely early. You get to see the world in a whole new light – literally.

This was the case with the photoshoot I was on yesterday morning. Call time at the Scarborough Bluffs was 5:30am.

It was dark, cold and – except for the two guys who had clearly been out clubbing and had talked their high-heels and mini-dress clad ‘dates’ into the romance of driving out to watch the sunrise – quiet.

Then the arc of that orange-pink sphere begins to peek above the horizon and the flat grey light begins to separate into highlight and shadows.

“Into the Ether” – CTV TV truck broadcast antenna

“Sky High” – Clouds…I couldn’t resist, Toronto

Be it on my iPhone or my hard drives, I have way too many photos of clouds. I can never resist the urge to shoot the sky. It’s always there; but it’s always different.

 

“Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.” – Friendly graffiti, Milky Way Alleyway, Parkdale, Toronto

“Early Call” – Toronto sunrise as seen from FUEL Studios

“Untitled” – Sunset from Highway 8, Kitchener

“Chillin’ On The Flip-Side” – Roof-top patio overlooking the Atlantic at the Madada Mogador Hotel, Essaouira, Morocco

After an 8 hours drive across the Moroccan desert – through
road-construction dust-storms in a car without air conditioning, my girlfriend and I finally arrived in Essaouira (ESSA-we’re-ah) to the cooling breeze of the Atlantic. We were welcomed by the friendly staff of the Madada Mogador with a pot of mint tea and a seat on their rooftop patio.

“Office View” – Charter fishing boat on Lake Ontario

Here’s another Daily Mobile first, the first post with an image taken on a Blackberry.

While between phones last year (see previous post) I was in a photoshoot on a charter fishing boat out of Port Credit on Lake Ontario. My friend Jessica graciously lent me her beloved BB so I could take this shot of my office view to share with my girlfriend.

 

“Reach For The Sky” – Diseased-looking trees on Commissioners Street, Toronto

“Wasp PhotoBomb”

“Give ‘Er” – Young cyclist attempts to keep up with the cars, Queen’s Quay, Toronto

“More Power” – Wind turbine at Exhibition Place, Toronto

“Staring Contest” – A couple entranced by the defunct grain silos at the bottom of Bathurst Street, Toronto

“Angel Wing” – Random act of art in The Junction, Toronto

“That’s Not Fair” – Tempting Slush Puppy machine driving down Highway 401

“Untitled” – Parking lot sunset, Toronto

“Perspective (Shine a Light)” – Highway 401 light pole at Yonge Street, Toronto