(Nikon D60, 18-55 VR @ 24mm, f/4.2, 1/100, ISO 400, 5 Photo Pano)
Okay, so I'm later than usual. That is largely because of the fact that I actually have something useful.
Headed down to Humber Woods Park today with a couple of my old Comp Sci buddies, Matt and Dylan. Dylan had asked me if I wanted to go a few weeks earlier if I had wanted to go, since he was looking for someone to take photos - enter me! More after the break.
(Nikon D90, 35mm DX, f/4, 1/4000, ISO 200)
The day though started off pretty fairly late and not without it's fair share of misdirections. Getting to the nearby Humber (North) Campus wasn't too troublesome. It was when we got off the bus that the fiascos started. For one thing, we got off several stops prior to where we wanted to stop. Figuring that, we walked northwest a bit until we entered the parking lot... which we ended up traversing to get around some of the building. Along the way, we noticed the oddity at which some of the building's entrances were lettered. It started off normal, B... C.... D... E... (apparently A was somewhere else), then we got to funky combos like FX and JF. Seriously.
What the 'FX'?
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 200mm, f/4, 1/3200, ISO 200)
We then entered the Arboritum (pictured, top), thinking we had gone in the right direction; sort of... but not quite. This was after we had done a 'U-shape' walk around the building (and ironically, walked almost the same distance opposite of which we came from the bus stop). Eventually though, we made it to the river, albeit what was eventually the opposite end of the park from where Dylan intended. We started off walking the 'right way', taking the 'off-road' route which was, essentially stomping around dead twigs and other dry, dead foliage that was only a few metres away from the main path. However, apprehension struck, which led us to turn around and proceed the other way - the 'wrong way'. We only realized it when we noticed we had hit a road overpass that Dylan did not recognize.
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 200mm, f/4, 1/1000, ISO 200)
As we walked along the same stretch, I began to notice an odd trend with all the birds we had encountered so far: most of them were feeding on top of sewage covers that had something that looked like bread sprinked over top of them. Every cover we passed we saw something perched on top, be it a duck or bird.
What the duck?
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 200mm, f/4, 1/640, ISO 200)
We also came across some rather peculiar writing, pictured below that someone had left behind. It had little influence on us, however.
"ATTENTION! GET NAKED!"
(Nikon D60, 18-55 VR @ 18mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 250)
Eventually knew we were going the right way when we came across the graffiti under the bridge pictured up top (The bridge in particular was the Highway 27 bridge between Finch Ave. West and Rexdale Blvd). It was a good sign, for we had been walking for a couple of hours at least. Along the way, Matt literally did a one-man banzai charge up a steep incline, on the casual suggestion. He conquered it quite effortlessly. We also came across some rather peculiar writing, pictured below that someone had left behind. It had little influence on us, however.
Not quite Stonehenge, but no one knows who built it, or for what purpose.
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 200mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 200)
Eventually we came across the 'off-road' path that Dylan had mentioned. It was a still a path, but it was not paved and it followed very closely to the river. As we walked along, we came across the first of sights that Dylan had wanted to show us - wooden benches - large ones on the other side of the river. We pondered what it was used for or who made it. Perhaps one day we'll return.
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 120mm (heavily cropped), f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 200)
Along the way, a goose decided to take flight, and I scrambled to fire off a burst hoping I would get anything out of the seven or eight shots. Not the cleanest result, but I'll take what I got shown above. Eventually, we came across Dylan's second revelation - a park, tucked away and seemingly unused at the moment, but well maintained. It was a nice sight. We relaxed a bit, tossed a frisbee around and I took a few more photos. All in all, a good day to be had, in spite of all the wrong turns and misadventures.
Dylan
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 200mm, f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 200)
Matt
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 130mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 200)
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