Who knew there was such a cool castle in Toronto? Certainly not me! But, in our research, we found this place called Casa Loma. You may remember it as the castle Patrick Stewart lived inside in the X-Men movies. It’s pretty during the day, but I decided to go at night because of all the crazy lighting. Besides, castles are always a bit more romantic to me in the night.
Daily Photo – Toronto in the morning from Humber Bay Park
Early one morning, I had a new friend take us over to Humber Bay Park East to get a view of the sunrise. There is a lovely little walk there along the lakefront. We got up at about 4:30 AM and headed out there… I didn’t expect to see many other people, but we saw about a dozen or so around the track. It’s also cool that this place, as remote as it is, is actually connected to the main city of Toronto through a running and biking track.
Here are a few photos from Caribana so you can see what it’s like! What a wild party… I want to go back! 🙂
Daily Photo – Wild Night in Toronto at Caribana
I didn’t know what I was getting us into when I recommended we head down to this pier in Toronto to take sunset photos. It turns out there was a MASSIVE party going on called Caribana. We were arriving just as the party was ending… and, let me tell you, we were absolutely the only white people there. But that’s totally cool. They seemed to really accept me into their community. Probably because they were all drunk and high. But hey, I’ll take it. I talked my way into the pool area after everyone had left to get this photo.
Trey’s 360 Podcast – Kevin Kelly on the Mirrorworld and the Currency of Experiences
In this podcast I’m wandering through a remote area of Yosemite with Kevin Kelly. There is barely any evidence of human habitation here so what better place to whip out a 360 camera and discuss the future of AR and technology.
If this is your first time seeing a 360 Video, note you can grab the screen and look anywhere!
And here is the audio version…
Daily Photo – Niagara Falls
Wow! I was quite impressed at Niagara Falls. I try not to be jaded and stuff like that… I’m always full of gratitude and thanks for places that I go. Although, sometimes, I’m not “blown away” by what I see. Well, with Niagara, I had low expectations. I don’t know why. Maybe because I’ve seen 10,000 photos of it. Anyway, I was quite wrong – it was amazing! The amount of water flow is absolutely unbelievable… and it was so cool to have these little boats for context. There are American and Canadian boats that head out into the spray. You can tell the difference because the American boats have people in blue ponchos and the Canadian ones have people in red ponchos.
I thought I would share three fun photos from Canada. They’re all quite different, but I hope you enjoy!
And now on with the show…
My Workflow in Toronto!
At a recent art talk, I got many questions about my workflow. This is a fairly “boring” but important thing, so I decided to make a video for you that shows how I do this! Hopefully I keep it upbeat enough so that it is not too boring!
Today, if you’re a Passport Member, you get to see the edit of one of my newest photos of Toronto that I took a few weeks ago. Remember, every Sunday, a new Passport Video for you! 🙂
Toronto Skyline Processing
This is a really cool editing video where you get to see my process for editing this photo of the stunning Toronto skyline. I decided to edit one where the plane was taking off to add a bit of flair to the final shot.
I took this one all the way back in 2013 when I went to Toronto to speak at a travel blogger convention. It was a really fun event, and after the talk, we all went over to Centre Island to take photos of the city. It was a stormy night, as you can see, but I managed to get in a pretty decent photo!
Last week, Passport Members got to see the 360 video that I took up here while preparing to take the photo. Today, the actual processing in Aurora HDR has been unlocked! I hope you enjoy!
Montreal Downtown Processing
Today, you get to see my process one of the final photos that I shot during my 360 video session from last week’s Passport Sunday. I really like the way this photo turned out and I hope you enjoy watching the process! 🙂
This spot reminded me a lot of The Peak in Hong Kong, except with about 10,000 less people! If you saw last week’s video, then you can see how easy it was to belly up to the bar to get a clean shot. Unlike China, you’re not constantly getting elbowed in the ribs by rather rude people. In Canada, it’s the total opposite. If someone even gets remotely close to you, they immediately utter a heartfelt apology!
Today, if you’re a Passport Member then you get to see my final edit of this photo. Last week, I shared the 360 video of when I actually took the photo (and I was scared about getting into trouble for my tripod!). Enjoy!
Editing the photo from Notre Dame in Montreal
This is one of my favorite new photos from the tour! I absolutely love this cathedral. If you saw last weeks Passport Sunday post then you got to see the 360 video of me taking the photo. And now here is the final edit!
If you’re a Passport Member then you get to see a cool new 360 video I shot while in Notre Dame here in Montreal… some behind-the-scenes of the making of today’s photo!
360 Video of Notre Dame in Montreal!
Well, this started out very sketchy. I was SURE I was gonna get caught for using a tripod in this holy sanctuary… But, there is a good surprise ending, as you’ll see in this video! Don’t forget you can spin around the camera and look in any direction you want! 🙂
In an upcoming video, I’ll show you how I edited the final shot.
What an amazing cathedral! I’ve been to A LOT of these sorts of places, and this probably has the most beautiful backdrop of any I’ve seen. I hope you find it just as beautiful as I did!
I’m hardly a cruise expert, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on various cruise line
Daily Photo – Approaching Vancouver at the End of the Cruise
This Disney cruise was one of the best things I’ve ever done. I was dreading it because I thought the hundreds of kids would drive me nuts, but it wasn’t even a bother. Really! It was just a wonderful all around trip, and we all felt very happy here on the last day as we pulled into Vancouver Port at the end.
