A few weeks ago a friend and I took my kids and went across to Ward’s Island. Despite the ongoing Toronto strike, it was not at all difficult to get across to the Island as there is a smaller ferry (water taxi) that makes regular trips to and from the Islands. Public washrooms are also open on the Island.

I decided to bring along my Lensbaby lens for a change.

Caught this one of Noah as we were in the ferry about to depart to the Island:

Noah braved the cold of the water right away:

Equipment Used: The following were taken with the Canon 70–200 f2.8L IS lens.

It was an absolutely PERFECT day! It was breezy coming across on the ferry, but once we got to the beach there was no wind to speak of, a beautiful summer day, which have been in very short supply here in Toronto this summer!

Rebecca decided the water was way too cold, she enjoyed the beach:

Noah brought toys from home to play with:

Then he and his sister enjoyed the beach together:

The long zoom of a 200 mm lens is perfect for shots like this! Well away from the splashing of the water!

Rebecca returns from a washroom break:

Noah really braved the water at this point! Right in there swimming:

He was freezing when he came out, I think he was glad I insisted that he bring a warm jacket!

For the trip back I changed back to the Lensbaby lens again, caught these two sunset skyline shots on the way across to the mainland:

The Lensbaby lens is especially fun for evening/nighttime shots as the lights in the background create such cool bokeh.

Ward’s Island is a wonderful way to spend a beautiful summer day! Let’s hope we have more beautiful sunny weekends like this one, rather then what we’ve had this current weekend which is lots of rain and thunder!

And just for fun I thought I’d upload a photo I took today, before we took down all the Christmas lights.

Well! Three blog posts in one day! I feel like I’ve accomplished something today now!

I have to admit I actually took a break this holiday season, staying away from the computer as much as possible. But now that my holiday is coming to a close I thought I should post some shots from the holiday season.

Here’s a shot of the holiday baking I did this season:

A shot of the presents and filled stockings under the tree:

Noah waits patiently for his sister to wake up, while keeping an eye on the presents:

Rebecca checks out the contents of her stocking:

Rebecca LOVES her new winter hat, wears it while trying out a new game for the wii:

Noah plays with a new gift while keeping an eye on the wii action:

Hope all my clients and those who follow my blog had a wonderful holiday season!

All of the following images are from a recent PhotoWalk I participated in.

My son hung out at a friend’s, which was a good thing as it took (of course!) much longer then we thought it would!

With her beloved new hat on, I kept stopping her to take shots when there was a something colourful in the background to create cool bokeh with, here are the results:

I can’t believe that my son actually engaged with the camera! (usually he completely ignores me and won’t co-operate! lol)

Rebecca striking a pose:

It sure is nice to be shooting outside again!

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Just a few of Rebecca and Noah…all shot with the Lensbaby G3.

I noticed some HUGE icicles hanging from the roof on the back deck today, the melting has begun, but I know spring is not just around the corner. (Unfortunately, hopefully it won’t be too much longer now though…)