portrait of my city, take 2 by summerfield

portrait of my city, take 2

rode the ferry to ward islands at lunch to take photos. @fanined (an ex-365-er) came along; she also found out where we go to take the ferry, times, price - yes, i got me my "wingman" for the day :-) thanks, kiddo (she's my original kiddo).

i took this shot half-way through the ferry ride to the island, which is roughly 4 kilometres southeast of the CN tower, just to show a different perspective of our little tower. the white dome you see on the left is the stadium formerly known as "skydome" now rogers centre - home of the toronto blue jays. and because we have a small airport on the western part of the islands, i got to catch an airplane as it traversed the lake waters towards the airport. and on the lower left, there's a sailboat. too bad the train station's a bit inland so none of the trains were visible.

the lower boxy whitish building on the right with two white ferries is the building in my june 9 photo (next to that though not visible in this pic is the boardwalk). the two buildings behind this boxy building are the buildings on either side of my june 10 photo - just to give you some perspective of the other shots i've posted.

and yes, it was a beautiful day, although the winds are a little bit coolish. late in the afternoon, the lake was teeming with sailboats. ah, to be rich and owning a sailboat. SOOC but for the frame done in picnik.
What a magnificent photograph! That airplane was a great catch. I love it so very much!
June 16th, 2011  
@silverdraggin - thank you, meiska. i'm so glad you like it.
June 16th, 2011  
Sue
nice timing on the aircraft catch! kinda 911ish! Love the framework
June 16th, 2011  
@roth - thanks, sue.
June 16th, 2011  
looks like a postcard! The city should have you on their payroll for PR!
June 16th, 2011  
@gailreese - thanks, gail. flattered!
June 16th, 2011  
Great shot! You make me so proud living in this city. Agree with Gail's comment - the city should be giving you a PR fee. :-)
June 16th, 2011  
lovely! great blue sky. nice framing too!
June 16th, 2011  
agree with Reanne you are a great ambassador to Toronto and your pics a window into your city , Another great shot.
June 16th, 2011  
@reanne - thanks, reanne. i think everyone should spend a little money to ride the ferry and just admire the beauty of this wonderful city.
@danig - thanks, DG.
@steeler - you are so sweet. thank you.

folks, thank you so much for your wonderful comments. i am so flattered.
June 16th, 2011  
Beautiful city shot- you present a very clean, interesting city. Great promo.
June 16th, 2011  
@jannkc - thank, jann. it's an interesting city and clean for the most part. so come and visit already!
June 16th, 2011  
You are killing this challenge! Great idea, again! I'll be under the Tower today (Thursday) in the Dome for the Jays game with the kids' school. I'll keep my eye out for you :) Excellent photo and love the little plane in there.
June 16th, 2011  
Great skyline!
June 16th, 2011  
Perfect skyline, wonderfully done
June 16th, 2011  
this is stunning capture!
June 16th, 2011  
All this needs is "Wish You Were Here" printed across it... AWESOME shot. Does the ferry run at night?? That view at night must be spectacular! Okay now I'm really juiced up for a personal challenge...
June 16th, 2011  
Lovely shot, sharp and clear. so much detail but not to cluttered.
June 16th, 2011  
The skydome as I still call it really stand out. in this photo. great shot .
June 16th, 2011  
Really nice capture. Great composition.
June 16th, 2011  
Really nice shot
June 17th, 2011  
@slang - thanks, my friend. suddenly my brain's full of ideas. like there's a nudist beach on the west side of the islands behind the airport. hmmmmm......i found that out yesterday. hahahaha.
@callalilla - kimberly, thank you. your albums are awesome, too!
@jobesekama - beth, thank you. @rynce - thanks, kid.
June 17th, 2011  
@celticmystyc - thank you, you are so kind and sweet. and yes, i found out a lot yesterday, i'm just trying to find me a wingman to go there. and as i wrote to @slang above, there's a nudist beach somewhere on the islands. wink! wink! but not to worry, if i do that it will be in really good taste. lol!
@samdan - wow, lesley, thank you.
@bruni - yes, the skydome can be seen across the lake on a clear day, as far away as the U.S. if you can believe it.
@pamfromcalgary - pam, thank you.
@lacedxxoo - lacy, thank you and thanks for coming by.
June 17th, 2011  
@silverdraggin - thanks for the fav. quite flattering, indeed.
June 17th, 2011  
how did I miss this one? This one is postcard perfect! I love the water!
June 17th, 2011  
@cscecil - and here i thought you didn't like it...joke! i know you're a busy lady. but i'm so glad you like it. the problem with 365, i notice, and i've read it in some of the discussions, that the colours change when photos are uploaded here. and this is the first time that this happened to my photo. in my original, the blue colours are more like the real sky blue.
June 17th, 2011  
I need to go to the island again. Wish I had 5 more hours in the day to do the things I want. Great postcard pic of Toronto!:)
June 18th, 2011  
@russianblue - thanks, kass. let's go already!
June 18th, 2011  
wow...this one ls just like a picture postcard! good job :-)
June 22nd, 2011  
@patticake - why thank you!
June 23rd, 2011  
Great shot!
September 9th, 2011  
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