Patience, patience

Taking photos from the deck of a sailboat in choppy water is like balancing on a teeter-totter. You have to learn to anticipate the wave movement (remember that every 7th wave or so tends to be bigger than the rest) and let your body sway in tandem with the swells while trying to keep your arms, hands and camera steady.

That’s why I was so pleased with these photos.

Sailing into Toronto in stormy water ~ jw designs

My Toronto postcard photo ~ jw designs

Activity at Billy Bishop Airport ~ jw designs

Mind you, to get the close-to-perfect shot, you have to take at least a dozen that are anything but!

Country Mouse or City Mouse?

I recently spent time on Toronto Island. My camera was always handy, of course!

I love to take photos of contrasts. Here’s an example..

City versus Country ~ jw designs

Sitting in the shade of the old trees on the island, looking at the concrete jungle of the city beyond the soft garden colours, reminded me of the story of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse.

I’m definitely a Country Mouse. Which one are you?