First Glimmer of Life 人生的曙光

【Photo Inspiration】《First Glimmer of Life》
Adapted the melody of the verse《Song in the Midnight》
Text / Photography by Peter Bok

Morning clouds resemble a thick black yarn in the sky 
Onto the beach waves come after the retreating tide 
Above the serene lake 
Hundred of Birds are flying high 
Following a small boat 
A goose is doing her lonely glide 

Maternal Love 春暉

【Photo Inspiration】《Maternal Love》
Adapted the melody of the verse《Moonlight in the Deep Courtyard》 Text / Photography by Peter Bok

Up on the sunny ridge 
I climb to the peak 
All the black white good and bad 
Are on my feet 
Without forgetting maternal love and her brilliant deed 
To get me a poetry book for my learning need* 

Glimmer on the Cliff 懸崖晨曦

【Photo Inspiration】《Glimmer on the Cliff》
Adapted the melody of the verse《Southern Spring》
Text / Photography by Peter Bok

At six in the morning sky 
The moon is still hanging high 
To the steep cliff is surging tide 
Willows on the dike have flourishing twigs 
On the lake the morning sun rises 
Let bright red and gold threads 
Make this an embroidery skyline 

Scenic photography with iPhone 6s 風景攝影的愛瘋6s

【Ontario Yours to Discover】
《Scenic photography with iPhone 6s》: It is too bad that I lost my iPhone 5 yesterday. I made up for my loss with the purchase of a new iPhone 6s.

Dawn of Seagulls 海鷗飛處見朝陽

【Ontario Yours to Discover】《Dawn of Seagulls》: I got up at 5 this morning just for the third attempt to go to the Scarborough Bluffs for sunrise photography in the past two weeks. The red sun finally came and rose from the lake and seagulls flied to the rising sun.

Colors of Daybreak 晨曦色彩

【Ontario Yours to Discover】
《Colors of Daybreak》:
At 7am this morning, I went to Scarborough Bluffs Park for sunrise photography. However, thick clouds covered the rising sun.

Sunrise Scarborough Bluffs 日出崖畔

【Ontario Yours to Discover】
《Sunrise Scarborough Bluffs》: These sunrise photos were taken at Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto this morning at 7:45 am.

Afterglow Before Full Moon 中秋晚霞

【Behind the Image】《Afterglow Before Full Moon》: This year's Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was on September 27, 2015 which coincided with the super full moon and lunar eclipse. A Chinese full moon denotes perfection, unity and harmony. In Scarborough Bluffs Park, thousands of crowd gathered and waited for the coming of the full moon.

Dancing Swan 舞鵝

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《Dancing Swan》 by Peter Bok
Red beak is lustful and tenderly
Her turning glance is elegant and lovely
Feathers with heavy makeup appear graceful
Flying dew condense around her waddling body

Splash and droplet 濺水珠

【Photo Inspiration】

《Splash and droplet》 by Peter Bok
Red lip seeps out the jade dewdrop, 
Black beak spills out of exquisite syrup, 
Rocking webs make splashing like raindrop, 
Shaking wings create warbling fight loud and higher up. 

The mystery of beauty in landscape photography 風光攝影美之玄

【Ontario Yours to Discover】《The mystery of beauty in landscape photography》：

《The Mystery of Beauty》 by Peter Bok
The colors of the perilous cliffs are dazzles, 
Beautiful scene is created with squares, circles and angles like jigsaw puzzle, 
Dots, lines and spaces have the hidden truth, 
Watching carefully reveals the lasting bond in a drizzle.

My feeling of "Jonathan Livingstone Seagull" in poetry and photography 感自「天地一沙鷗」之詩與圖

【Photo Inspiration】
《My feeling of "Jonathan Livingstone Seagull" in poetry and photography》:

《Letter of Sentiment in a Night Journey》
 by TU Fu, Tang Dynasty /
Translated by Peter Bok

Riverside grass swing in breeze so light,
A lonely mast dashes high in a lonely night.
The wide field shines with stars dangling low,
The river reflects the moon on the gorgeous flow.
Will literary works bring a man with fame
Being old and ill makes retirement an official game?
What am I like, drifting on so free?
A seagull roaming nowhere on the earth and sea.

Be With You 爾同在

【Photo Inspiration】
《爾同在 Be With You》by Peter  圖文: 卜利泉

倆相遇 we met
非偶然 not by chance
是緣份 but fate
爾同行 go with you
攀高山 climbing hills

The frozen Buffers Park 冰封懸崖公園

【Ontario Yours to Discover】《The frozen Bluffers Park》: The warm weather at 5°C made the frozen Bluffers Park Toronto lively. Swans and geese gathered on the smelting ice. People spent their leisure strolling at the park and feeding geese.

Duck knows first when spring arrives 春到鴨先知

【Ontario Yours to Discover】《Duck knows first when spring arrives》: My photo buddy John and I went to Scarborough Bluffs Park for landscape photography. Flock of geese were seen gathering around the shore and on the floating ice. The scene of these swimming ducks reminds me a Chinese poetry "The duck knows first when the river becomes warm in spring".

Coming of Spring 春來

【Photo Inspiration】
《Coming of Spring》by Peter Bok
Returning geese fly with three different warbling
Three white patches enter into a colourful painting
In sunny spring homeward birds form hundred of flight in relay
In March they fly like flowers floating all over the mountain on display

A Sunny Scarborough Bluffs 晴朗的士嘉堡懸崖

This was a sunny Thursday with cloudy blue sky, a good time for outdoor photography. I went to Scarborough Bluffs again with my two photo buddies. This is my 3rd years taking photograph of the cliff scenes. Now the cliff top is securely fenced to prevent visitors from going too close to the cliff. But there is still an opening where people can walk closely to the cliff edge to appreciate the beauty of the lake.

Hiking the Scarborough Bluffs trail 漫遊士嘉堡峭崖小徑

Recently I strolled around the Scarborough Bluffs cliff and looking down from there, I found a beautiful trail by the shore and on the skirt of the cliff. I have a desire at that very moment: to take a walk and sight-seeing along the trail. On 28 September, I visited the cliff again and followed a sign board which led me to the entrance of the trail.

Strolling at Scarborough Bluffs 閑遊士嘉堡懸崖

Last year, I went to the famous Scarborough Bluffs cliff many times to take landscape photographs. I preferred taking photos of the snowy cliff in winter. This afternoon, I visited Scarborough Bluffs for a walk again. I went to the cliff edge and took a panoramic view of the islands of the Scarborough Bluffs Park. As accidents of people falling from the cliff increased tremendously, government eventually built a stronger fence to prevent people from getting too close to the cliff edge.

情人節快樂: 愛的真貌 Happy Valentine: The Look of Love

Love scenes captured in Scarborough Bluffs Park, Canada.
這輯照片均在多倫多士嘉堡懸崖公園拍攝。

Nikon D200, D40X, AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6

Album: 愛的真貌 The Look of Love