at the marina by summerfield

at the marina

"love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there's plenty of room at both ends." - anonymous

this was taken at marine parade drive, near the humber bay park, about 10 kilometres west of downtown toronto. you can see the sailboats moored on the other side of the water. wonderful place to sit and watch the world go by, daydream and relax. those i would do when i retire, lug my laptop along and just write.

another beautiful weather, albeit windy and cold. i would've gone to the billy bishop city centre airport but i didn't have a jacket and the wind was quite fierce during lunch.

ten days more to go on this project/challenge. this early and i'm wondering what i'd do next. perhaps skydive? nyet!
Nice composition on this one! Great natural framing. Nice quote.
June 21st, 2011  
@pamfromcalgary - thank you, pam. i suppose there's no love in this photograph, the benches are empty! which i actually preferred as i would only want to photogrpah someone i know rather than complete strangers.
June 21st, 2011  
I love the benches in front and the branches running across the top. Great eye! This is a fav for me.
June 21st, 2011  
@slang - thanks, sean; for the fav, too.
June 21st, 2011  
Might be my favorite of your theme- Love the benches (with or without people) and the city in the background. Wonderful framing.
June 21st, 2011  
@jannkc - finally! thank you, jann.
June 21st, 2011  
love the feel of this one -- with the park benches and the wonderful quote -- really pulls me in!! Very heartwarming! Your creativity continues to amaze me -- you have such a wonderful eye! And you make it look so easy!
June 21st, 2011  
I think you're doing an excellent job with your project. It is inspiring! Uhm, how far do you actually get to take these photos? Where's the farthest you've been where you can still see the tower (or needle at that point). I love your adventures, so please keep at it.
June 21st, 2011  
yes, I agree with @slang, perfect natural framing. And I just want to sit on those benches with someone and have a good old chat...lovely!
June 21st, 2011  
Now this would have been a great oppertunity to get a selfie of you on the bench.Anothe great shot
June 21st, 2011  
@cscecil - CS, thank you so much. i am humbled.
@reanne - the farthest was roughly 20 km (i think) on june 7. thank you, reanne. i'd like to go to niagara on a clear day, but i'd have to use my old camera with the telefoto lens.
@danig - thank you so much, DG. i can sit with you on the bench; let's put sean in the middle and then we chat hehehe.
@steeler - i agree with you, but had to forego that opportunity because i didn't bring my tripod. thank you. howard.

thanks, my friends, i am humbled by your comments and so will try to do better again.
June 21st, 2011  
@summerfield oh yeh sounds great! the king the queen and the empress! lol
June 21st, 2011  
@danig - we'll glue him on the seat so he can't escape when we're chattering.
June 21st, 2011  
Another great perspective and love the natural framing ... this is quite a challenge for yourself ... skydiving would be fun
June 21st, 2011  
@jobesekama - thank you, beth. mulling over skydiving, seriously. :-)
June 21st, 2011  
I'm enjoying your theme shots too .... I haven't been really close to the tower in a few years. This one has a lovely skyline and great framing, natural and otherwise. Say yes to skydiving ... ;-)
June 21st, 2011  
great image, I really liked the quote too :)
June 22nd, 2011  
@sunnygreenwood - anne, thanks for the "follow"; much appreciated, and flattered! re skydiving - the more i think about it, the more i get to like the idea.
@gailreese - thanks, gail. god bless whoever invented the internet; i am lazy opening the heavy tomes these days.
June 22nd, 2011  
funny part is that I thought I was already following you ... lol
June 22nd, 2011  
I love this. I look forward to your series every day!
June 22nd, 2011  
@sunnygreenwood - lol!
@meggageg - thanks, kiddo.
June 22nd, 2011  
I don't know how I missed this. I LOVE the framing from the tree.
June 22nd, 2011  
another picture postcard...have you thought of speaking to the local tourist board to see if they are interested???
June 22nd, 2011  
@silverdraggin - thank you, meiska. if i'm permitted to comment on my photo, i'd say, this is a beautiful one!

@patticake - thank you so much, patti. no, and i won't because i'm sure they have photographers on staff to do this kind of thing. i'm hoping i'd get noticed though!
June 23rd, 2011  
Postcard perfect, so I'd say you're free to comment on your photo haha.
June 23rd, 2011  
Great photo!
June 24th, 2011  
Sue
I really like this one. FAV!!
June 26th, 2011  
@silverdraggin - thank you, meiska.
@magr - thank you, matthew. so kind.
@roth - wow, thank you, sue.
June 26th, 2011  
Beautiful skyline shot
June 26th, 2011  
very cool, loving the wind turbine, liking what it adds to the skyline!
June 26th, 2011  
@bkbinthecity - thank you. thanks also for the follow. i'm very flattered.
@gingagma - i had a few shots of this but the positioning of the wind turbine was the one factor that this photo was posted. thank you for noticing.
June 26th, 2011  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.