Daybreak Toronto Waterfront 多倫多湖濱初曉

【Photo Inspiration】《Daybreak Toronto Waterfront》
Adapted the melody of the verse《Memory for Jiangnan in Two Tunes》 Text / Photography by Peter Bok

Sky is like a satin in purple-red 
Warbling birds fly off their nest 
In colorful ripples 
White swan gently moves with the web 
Spinning through gentle waves 
Kayaks practice race for the best 
Let's strive with no rest 

CN Tower is afar and lofty 
Morning sun in sphere rises slowly 
The lake is serene with reflections 
Through the sparse willows 
Dawn ray is rouged and shiny 
I capture the scene for thee 

When I arrived at the beach in downtown Toronto at 5:30 am, the lake was tranquil. The lofty CN Tower was amidst in the city silhouette. The sky was tinted in purple-reds. I was attracted by this lakescape. A kayak glided in on the serene lake water and disappeared in the beautiful reflections of the high-rises afar. An elegant swam moved in and was a grace to this picturesque. Tranquility and rhythmic movement urged me to snap this precious moment with my smart phone. All of a sudden, a glimmer of light from behind the distant building told me the coming of the sunrise. The first ray of dawn displaying the glamour of the colorful red, orange and yellow beams created a beautiful fabric and layers of silks in the morning sky. In this moment, warbling birds were dancing and spinning to welcome the beginning of the day.

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Photo equipment:
Nikon D300s with GP-1 GPS
Nikkor DX AF 17-55 mm f/2.8
Nikkor DX AF 12-24 mm f/4
Nikon Coolpix P7800
iPhone 6s with 645 PRO App
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【畫意書情】
《多倫多湖濱初曉》
調寄《憶江南雙調》
圖/文：卜利泉

天莎絳
離窩鳥初啾
白鵝翩翩綺浪溜
扁舟片片泛波兜
奮力莫停留

都塔矗
旭日見金輪
湖水悠悠呈碧影
柳枝疏疏透胭容
我採景為儂

清晨五時半，我抵達多倫多市中心的海灘，寧靜的湖濱、城市的剪影、遠方矗高的加拿大國家廣播塔、漫天泛起紫紅色，我被這湖景吸引了。一艘皮艇從平靜的湖面滑過來，最後消失在遠處高廈的美麗倒影中。這時，一隻優雅的天鵝進入眼簾，為靜謐湖景添雅興。寧靜與韻律催使我用智能手機捕捉這珍貴的時刻。突然，一㸃亮光從遠方的建築背後出現，告訴我日出的來臨。這一縷晨光在天空展現了一幅層次秀麗的絲綢，紅橙黃色的彩光為晨曦增添魅力。

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【 Early Morning ● 清晨】

#1. The lake was tranquil. The lofty CN Tower was amidst in the city silhouette.
寧靜的湖濱、城市的剪影、遠方矗高的加拿大國家廣播塔。

#2. A tranquil beach in an early morning
清晨靜謐的沙灘

#3. The sky was tinted in purple-reds.  I was attracted by this lakescape.

漫天泛起紫紅色，我被這湖景吸引了。

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【Striving Hard ● 奮力】

#4. Composition in simplicity
簡約構圖

#5. A kayak glided in on the serene lake water.
一艘皮艇從平靜的湖面滑過來

#6. Kayaks practice race for the best

扁舟片片泛波兜

#7. Let's strive with no rest
奮力莫停留

#8. Heading into the reflections
邁向光影裡

#9. Beautiful reflections
美麗的倒影

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【 Added Grace ● 添雅】

#10. An elegant swam moved in
一隻優雅的天鵝進入眼簾

#11. It was a grace to this picturesque
為靜謐湖景添雅興

#12. Another view in high contrast
高光的另一番景象

#13. Leap to fly
起飛

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【 Daybreak ● 初曉】

#14. A glimmer of light behind the silhouette
一㸃亮光從遠方的剪影出現

#15. The glamour of the colourful red, orange and yellow beams.
紅橙黃的彩光為晨曦增添魅力

#16. Through the sparse willows, dawn ray is rouged and shiny.  I capture the scene for thee.
柳枝疏疏透胭容  我採景為儂