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Charles Dickens, Lake Ontario, nature, photography, polka dots, sky, snow, snowstorm, sun, Sunnyside Pavillion, sunrise, toronto, water's edge
It was the best of times………
A pinkish-blue haze — the early morning of December 30, 2012 — on the shore of Lake Ontario just west of Sunnyside Pavillion.
Birds nestle at the water’s edge; an ice-blue tinge casting a quiet spell over the snow and sky.
The sun peeks over the horizon, bathing the lake in warm, liquid gold.
Enough poetry. This peaceful scene belies the mayhem that rained down upon this exact spot just 24 hours earlier when….
It was the worst of times….
Hurricane snow…. the early morning of December 29, 2012 — pitch dark on the shore of Lake Ontario just west of Sunnyside Pavillion.
I trudge to the water’s edge; a black-and-white-and-sepia-tone tinge casting a surreal abstract over the snow and sky.
The snow falls furiously, bathing the lake in giant polka dots. The End.
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(Note: Snowstorm photos were taken in near darkness with my 35 mm f/1.8 prime lens).
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Brrrrrrr……
You got that right!
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The combination of your visual writing and the visuals always take me on some sort of escape into the world you are describing. I know that place well that you described and saw breathtaking sunrises and sunsets as I parked in the front of Liberty Grand by the lake. Debbie who worked with me shared the same appreciation & LOVE of beauty. these moments shared with her are in my “treasures” memory vault forever.T
hanks for bringing me there today…
As a designer, you’re a very visual person. You see and appreciate beauty very deeply. What a happy surprise that my post triggered some treasured memories for you. Makes me smile.
I haven’t had any sunrises go as badly as those last three, but there have definitely been more than a few where I would have been better off staying in bed. But that’s the price I pay for gambling on the weather in hopes of a really dramatic sky.
Thanks for visiting Jeff! Your photos are beautiful and moody. Love your waterfall shots. I should have gone back to bed the day of the storm, but would have missed the happy surprise of those weird pictures!