Eye of the Beholder

Still reflection behind dynamic snowfall

Gimme comments about this one! :D

posted by Arezou @ 8:50 AM 2 comments

Winter is here!

Winter From Behind the window:



and here is the other side of the window:

posted by Arezou @ 8:48 AM 0 comments

Depth and breadth

Shot behind Gerstein Library at one of the last days of fall. Golden leaves are beautiful, but what makes this shot interesting is the pattern on the tree trunk, and its intrinsic strength. It's just standing up with such sense of pride and confidence, don't you think?

Also, you see all the branches on the top, each swaying to one side. See how broad-minded it is? It's not just a tall tree standing there like a stick! It's tall and broad. It's imprtant not to be narrow-minded, you gotta know the world around you, and the tree is definitely getting a good taste of it by peeking around all the different angles around it.

posted by Arezou @ 10:56 PM 0 comments

Last days of the golden fall

I took this photo at friday noon, while I was already late for my fields & waves class. I had a class at 1, and had to ask a few questions from the TA beforehand in my lunch time; but I thought to myself: "hey come on! The TA is not gonna disappear! but if you don't take the photos now, then maybe the leaves will fall and you will lose the moment!". So I went to the back of Gerstein library, looking towards Queens park, the same spot I have always wanted to photograph millions of times and never'd done. I started taking photos, but it was very windy so a lot of them didn't turn out to be well focused. This one is pretty focused though, hoof! But it was such a great feeling. I lied down on the ground, looking at the trees that hindered my view of the blue sky, but not fully, coz you could still see the shiny blue spots between the golden leaves. It was soooo beautiful. Of course I was late for class a few minutes, but it was well worth it! :D

Alas, I think today was the last day of the golden fall. Yesterday (saturday) it was so nice. I was very busy, had to drive from uptown to downtown to uptown thousand times during the day, but what soothed me all along was the beautiful scenery around me. As I was driving down Mount Pleasant, all the trees were covered with golden or crimson leaves. Like that was not beautiful enough, there was a capeted layer of the same glorious color, composed of crushing leaves, right underneath each tree. It was truly breath-taking. Wherever I went, the beauty surrounded me. It was all over the city.

But today, it all ended. The speed of the wind was about 50-60 km/h! In a glance, all of the trees were ripped naked, and the texture beneath them lost its pattern. Of course, beauty never dies. It just changes its form and re-emerges in a different style.

But I can't help favoring the Fall over all the other seasons! It's the most beautiful one! Don't you agree?!! At least here it's the most beautiful one! :P

posted by Arezou @ 6:47 PM 0 comments