Christmas time is near

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Well, it’s almost upon us again … my most favourite time of the year: Christmas time!

Every year, we have a tradition. We decorate our Christmas tree during the annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade. However, we switched things up this time around; we put our tree up to coincide with our local parade.

For our tree trimming “party,” my cousin stopped by with some very tasty holiday cookies – that she baked, I might add – and we ate a traditional Swiss Chalet Canadian lunch. We also drew names for our cousin Secret Santa gift exchange.

Only 39 days left. Just saying!

… this post is dedicated to Jennifer.

HitRECord on the road in DC

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I had a pretty cool opportunity to see HitRECord on the Road in DC with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper, Inception, Dark Knight Rises) in Washington, DC this week.

The Washington show featured audience interaction, shorts from his collaborative company, dance-offs and music – high energy throughout. I was pleasantly surprised to see a community of artists, all supporting Joseph and vice versa.

Below are some of the stills and a video I shot at the theatre, which I’ve already shared on HitRECord. I wish I had brought my tripod – a number of my photos came out a bit soft. But I did manage to capture a couple of pretty nice ones.

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This is the finale song JGL sang:

Daddy’s little girl

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“He tightened my bike chain from 7 to 13. Taught me to drive when I was a wild thing. Reached and he prayed while I made some mistakes that I wouldn’t have made if I’d have done it his way … you can make a tear go a long, long way when you’re daddy’s little girl.”

Thank you for always taking care of us. I wish I could repay you for everything you’ve done, given and taught me over the years. I love you; we all love you. Happy Birthday, Dad.


Dad

Weekly Challenge: Insects

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Despite how much I hate bugs, I decided to choose insects as this week’s photo challenge theme with ExP (Exposed Planet).

I shot this image with a Sigma macro zoom lens 70-300mm. It didn’t allow me to get super close to the butterfly, but I still think it came out quite cute and colourful.

Weekly Challenge: Skyscrapers

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In an attempt to improve our photography, ExP (Exposed Planet) has proposed a weekly photo challenge. This week’s theme: skyscrapers. For this image, I’ve chosen to post a photo of the Toronto skyline. These photos were taken near the Sound Academy on Polson Street, right near Lakeshore Blvd.

Want to participate in our photo challenge? Tweet me at @Emilyjsantos! Hopefully, we can expand this and improve on our techniques together! =)