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  • I wonder why nature has these trees always growing together in a cluster. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a solitary paper birch tree. Perhaps it’s because they have shallow roots. If they’re all close together, their roots intertwine, just as their branches do as they reach for the sky. There’s strength in that.
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  • The cold has left the trees no choice but to continue displaying bare branches. In particular, the white birch, of which there are many. With the sky as a backdrop their long, slender branches sway in the wind as they reach out in search of light.
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  • Hiking along Thunder Bay's Centennial Park. This part of the winding trail features bare, tall-standing birch trees. Captured early May, the trail is often isolated long enough to  enjoy a serene and still scene.
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  • I love how the geological rock formations rise to the occasion and display a singular birch tree amidst a collection of poplar tress.
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  • Spring is finally in the air with new life bursting at the seams. The Paper White Birch Tree sprouted its greenery in only two weeks. Thunder Bay experienced an unusually long winter this year. In fact, the first five months of 2022 were the coldest on record since 1952. Once it departed, spring arrived with what could be described as a beautiful vengeance, claiming its rightful place for this time of year.
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  • With this series of images I wanted to present, with the bare branches of winter’s birch tree, the mystery and certainty that comes with connectedness.
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  • Perhaps, if we use Mother Nature as the example, it’s simply her way of reminding us the life of anything is cyclical. Things come to an end. Sometimes they sprout up again fresh and renewed; more beautiful than ever. Sometimes they reappear in a different form, stronger or weaker than before. Point being, the potential for growth and change is unlimited.<br />
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In this final image of the series, tree branches fill the frame. They’re the same branches viewed in the first image, but they’re closer; their intertwining and connectedness has taken different shape. How the viewer will see them will change because of this evolution. Perhaps one will see beauty or mystery. Another may see strength or aggression. What do you see?
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  • Shot in high resolution to capture an abundance of detail, each photograph in this series is framed as captured in camera. With a bit of post-production magic the series came together.
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  • I chose to replace nature’s winter-grey sky with red. The colour red is associated with passion of all kinds. From love to anger, for example. Where there is passion, there is potential for change.
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  • Thunder Bay, Mother Nature and relationships were the catalyst for this new series of conceptual photography. An unusual mix!<br />
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Winter has been long this year. It’s April 7th, and Thunder Bay had another big snowfall yesterday. I’m longing for warmer weather.
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  • While walking back to my car after wrapping this shoot, the top of the poplar trees were dancing in the wind. With just the right amount of wind the sound closely resembled that of the rushing rapids I had just left behind. This type of symbiotic synchronicity is something I often see around me. <br />
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There is much colour, reflection and movement in this image that I love. Produced as a single capture (i.e., no photo stacking etc), the challenge in creating this type of image is ensuring what is important is in focus while still allowing for movement. Sunlight was popping in and out of the clouds, and bouncing off the water’s slowly swirling surface. Captured with a shutter of 1.3s allowed for just a bit of blur where I felt it worked best.<br />
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Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
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