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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm not a fan of this building in #Toronto, but I caught it on a good day where the it was reflecting the sky well. I refer to it as the #DonMillsDiscoBox. It is interesting how its picking up the reflections of the buildings to the side and behind me across the street. #photography #CityScapes

A mirrored building with diamond facets in a diagonal grid reflects the partly cloudy sky and nearby buildings.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The "Basketball Tree" in #BiidaasigePark, #Toronto at dawn this morning. Officially it is named "Orange Functional" and is one of the art pieces in the area along the #LassondeArtTrail. #photography #landscapephotography?

A tree of basketball hoops against a dawn sky.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two monarch butterflies perched on an orange zinnia flower in #RosettaMcClainGardens in #Scarborough (#Toronto) today. #butterfly #nature #photography

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Seagull with an attitude on #WoodbineBeach #Toronto today. I imagine the thought bubble would read "You looking at me?" or "WTF is wrong with you?". #birds #nature #naturephotography

A closeup of a Seagull on a beach with its head cocked and one eye looking directly at the camera.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Caught this rollover on #WoodbineBeach #Toronto. No worries - it rolled back on its wheels and continued on. And nobody was hurt since this is just a scale model (about 45cm or 1.5' long). I still enjoyed how I caught the motion. #photography #weirdcarbs

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This #HouseFinch has been hanging around in a crabapple tree outside my windows recently. #photography #birds #birding #birdsofbluesky

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I've been exploring the just opened West side of the #BiidaasigePark in #Toronto. Its a serious plus for the Toronto waterfront. Hats off to the architect (Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates). If you live in the GTA, the park is definitely worth a visit. #LandscapePhotography #skyline

In the foreground is water and ducks. In the mid-ground are some small islands and the greenery of the park. Behind it all is the Toronto Skyline against a cloudy evening sky.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The latest in green technology for #weirdcarbs in Amsterdam. ;-)

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Check out this ride in Amsterdam. It's a Chinese EV made by Jiayuan. #weirdcarbs

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Had to share this Pontiac ambulance that was in St. Patrick's Day Parade in #Toronto yesterday #weirdcarbs

A white 60's Pontiac ambulance on Yonge Street

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Alignment of an airliner with the #Supermoon over #Toronto today. Taken 20-25 km from the plane, likely on the East side of Toronto. Apparent size of the moon will have been in the 200-250 meters. 500mm ISO 200 1/1000th f/11 #astrophotograpy #photography #landscapephotography

Picture of the moon with an airliner flying in front of it. Apparent size of the moon is 200+ meters.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

#Supermoon over #Toronto today Picture is take about 21 km (13 miles) from the CN Tower. The atmospherics were terrible but it does show you how big the moon was (apparent size 200+ meters). #astrophotograpy #photography #landscapephotography

Skyline of Toronto with clouds behind it. A giant moon hovers in blue sky over the clouds in the upper right of the image.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Fall colors Rorschach test... I took this beautiful shot of trees reflected onto a lake, but it was boring. Cropping and rotating it 90 degrees made it far more interesting and a bit disturbing. #photography #landscapephotography

Trees almost perfectly reflected onto a lake but the image has been rotated so that the pattern of the trees reject a Rorschach test.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Another shot of the #SuperMoon over #Toronto tonight taken 21km (13 miles) from the CN Tower, so the apparent Moon size was about 200m (650 ft)! I love the way the shadow of the building looks from the light of the Moon. #astrophotography #landscapePhotography #photography #nightsky

Moon rising behind the Toronto skyline. The moonlight is reflected on Lake Ontario, but the shadow of a build blocks the middle of it (to some extent).

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

#SuperMoon over #Toronto tonight. Shot was taken 21km (13 miles) from the CN Tower, so the apparent Moon size was about 200m (650 ft)! Unfortunately, the clouds were low enough that I couldn't get an alignment shot with the CN Tower. #astrophotography #landscapePhotography

Extremely large Moon over the Toronto nightscape. Moon is obstructed by clouds and is sandwiched between the CN Tower on the right and a tall building on the left. The light from the Moon is reflected on the waters of Lake Ontario.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

You don't see that everyday! These are two of the goblins from #Goblins:Oedipus in #Stratford, Ontario today. And the play was fun and excellent. If you saw Goblins:MacBeth, this one is slightly better! I added the pixelation to make it less graphic....

Two goblins, each wearing a toga. One is carrying at very large phallus.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A composite #Moonrise over #Toronto last Wednesday. The Moon is shown over about a 15 minute span with almost 3 minutes between each copy of the Moon. I found it interesting for the color shifted during the rise. #photography #landscapephotography

Nightscape of Toronto and the CN Tower. It's a composite image showing the Moon at 6 different elevations, including one aligned with the CN Tower. The buildings were photographed blue hour and still have the golden glow of the Sun reflecting of them.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Came by this connection of the T-birds from the early 60's. This guy clearly has a theme... #weirdcarbs

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

#Sunrise over #CedarPoint Amusement Park from Sandusky Bay (Ohio). Unfortunately it was very humid and it was difficult to get a clearer shot. This was also shot with a wider angle lens than I had planned. I expected no Sun so I put my long lens away... #landscapephotography #photography

A sunrise where only two thirds of the sun is up. It's behind a peninsula with an amusement park on it with many roller coasters in silhouette. The Sun is also reflected into the waters of the bay.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

While in Barcelona I saw some paintings by Guillermo Lorca at the Moco that were both fascinating and disturbing as in this image from a postcard I bought. This picture wasn't shown, but I did go back to the exhibit several times in my stay. The tension there.... #Caturday #cats ? #MuseumArt

The image is of a large leopard sitting above a girl in bed and licking the top of her head. While this would be completely innocent if it were a house cat, and it looks like the leopard is being friendly, there's serious tension in the scene.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The #MilkyWay from the northern coast of #LakeErie from the backyard of a friend. The light pollution on the left is from Duncan, NY. The lighting of the foreground is from his neighbors yard lights which they always leave on. #astrophotography #landscapephotography

The Milky Way framed by two trees and a lot. There are some large rocks on the shoreline as well. A flag is also visible near the MW core.

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

A picture of the #Toronto #Skyline just past sunset from inside the Snowy Owl at the new #BiidaasigePark in the Donlands. In the near field is a play area. #photography

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Jay Blackwood @jayblkwd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

#Sunset at #TorranceBarrensDark-SkyPreserve (north of #Toronto). I love how the reflection came out and the duplicated flares. #photography #landscapephotography