A photographic journal by Brian Mazur

Limerick Forest

I have the good fortune to have a friend who's connected to the Friends of Limerick Forest, and thus I tend to hear about events that the Friends organize. In October 2015, the Friends organized a large celebration of the 75th anniversary of the formal designation of the forest by the Government. Naturally, I wanted to attend since I've photographed various parts of the forest with friends over the years. Limerick Forest is actually a collection of several parcels of land near Oxford Station, Ontario. The celebration took place at the Interpretive Centre on Limerick Road and the adjoining forest. They expected and received, a large turnout since it was a beautiful day, and they had many family-friendly activities available, including a horse-drawn ride around the Chalet Loop trail, a demonstration by the Canadian Raptor Conservancy, and a free lunch. I spent the morning photographing along several of the trails and made it back to the Interpretive Centre to join some friends for lunch. Then a group of us did some more photography along the trails, before heading back to see the raptor presentation. It was a very enjoyable day!

I love backlighting and rich, saturated colours. These little guys were only a few inches tall and lit by the soft morning light.
I love backlighting and rich, saturated colours. These little guys were only a few inches tall and lit by the soft morning light.
This composition combines red, green and blue elements balanced with the trunk of a birch tree
This composition combines red, green and blue elements balanced with the trunk of a birch tree
A lone tree is a favourite subject of mine. Here I've found one separated from the rest of the forest with an interesting sky to provide balance to the frame
A lone tree is a favourite subject of mine. Here I've found one separated from the rest of the forest with an interesting sky to provide balance to the frame
The bare tree and its reflection are the main subject here, although the clouds in the sky are also interesting and somewhat tree-like in shape.
The bare tree and its reflection are the main subject here, although the clouds in the sky are also interesting and somewhat tree-like in shape.
In this shot I was going for an abstract composition and deliberately maintained high contrast to emphasize the pattern
In this shot I was going for an abstract composition and deliberately maintained high contrast to emphasize the pattern
Red is the colour that most draws our eye. Here I found a touch of red on a S-curved pair of branches
Red is the colour that most draws our eye. Here I found a touch of red on a S-curved pair of branches
Several events were organized for visitors to the forest, including horse-drawn rides
Several events were organized for visitors to the forest, including horse-drawn rides
The Canadian Raptor Conservancy provided a display of several raptors and here an owl awaits the signal from its handler to take flight
The Canadian Raptor Conservancy provided a display of several raptors and here an owl awaits the signal from its handler to take flight
Its very impressive to see raptors fly and demonstrate their hunting skills. Here you see a turkey vulture a moment before it captures a tasty treat
Its very impressive to see raptors fly and demonstrate their hunting skills. Here you see a turkey vulture a moment before it captures a tasty treat
Eagles are truly magnificent birds and surprizing large to those of us used to small song birds. Here an eagle is giving me "the eye"
Eagles are truly magnificent birds and surprizing large to those of us used to small song birds. Here an eagle is giving me "the eye"
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