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Photo Of The Day: Toronto Skyline

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Justin • Leave a comment

Taken in early 2011… Continue reading →

Photo Of The Day: Chinese Water Dragon
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Photo Of The Day: Chinese Water Dragon

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Justin • 1 Comment

Taken in 2011 in Toronto… Continue reading →

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The Moods of Lake Ontario

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Justin • 2 Comments

Believe it or not, these photos (and the video) were all shot in the span of one afternoon. Conditions change quickly on Lake Ontario… The morning was stormy. Howling winds whipped the water up and drove flurries of snow in all directions: * * But, just two hours after the above were taken, Lake Ontario … Continue reading →

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The Passenger Pigeon

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Justin • Leave a comment

Once numbering in the billions, this was one of the last of the now extinct Passenger Pigeons… I took this picture at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto: In 1857, a bill was brought forth to the Ohio State Legislature seeking protection for the Passenger Pigeon. A Select Committee of the Senate filed a report … Continue reading →

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