I have always been a weekend explorer. In recent years, it is almost never without a camera in hand. These images represent a brief look at how I see the beautiful world around me.
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![Oxenden Sunset © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/62026798-8eb6-4b6a-829a-0bd8735ca88b_rw_1920.jpg?h=f114437ba9c76e334d0f120c0a142d0d)
Oxenden Sunset
Sunset over Copley's Bay at Oxenden (Ontario, Canada)
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Spring Mist
Spring mist in the afternoon on Lake Huron at Oliphant (Ontario)
![Weavers Creek Falls © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/d3b1d9ee-b76c-4adc-85af-1e6b6771b75d_rw_1920.jpg?h=f9483cad95725e6043b657982097e592)
Weavers Creek Falls
A late autumn walk along the path to Weavers Creek Falls in Harrison Park (Owen Sound ON)
![Inglis Falls © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/dc240966-d203-439e-a3b5-984963854b60_rw_1200.jpg?h=5463b644b7121ef529fbd3c20dc42f17)
Inglis Falls
Located just south of Owen Sound (Ontario), Inglis Falls is an 18 metre high cascade, created by the Sydenham River meeting the edge of the Niagara Escarpment
![Harbour Reflections © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/975f93a5-fe99-407c-9007-a389b08418bd_rw_1200.jpg?h=ea2779339690ee66f8da5c5b04dd515a)
Harbour Reflections
Double-crested cormorant flying past the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in Owen Sound
![Winter in Grey County © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/7395b25e-45c0-4db9-b17f-5c0963ed26fa_rw_1200.jpg?h=bd93cd458372c7737f6b2f5008db88a4)
Winter in Grey County
Red barn and frozen landscape
![Lion's Head © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/c1a018ae-3bce-4504-b91b-39c4727ea5a8_rw_1920.jpg?h=245f3828a90d0e2e778f23c389b13c5f)
Lion's Head
The Niagara Escarpment at Lion's Head on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
![Little Dunk's Bay © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/8ab5b7ee-d764-4d4e-8c7b-a4faad24868d_rw_1920.jpg?h=686a62da682d5e6117109aba5e9b0e80)
Little Dunk's Bay
Looking out from Little Dunk's Bay on the mainland at Fathom Five National Marine Park near Tobermory, Ontario, Canada
![On Little Dunk's Bay © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/444164d6-5521-469b-85d0-902aba562624_rw_1920.jpg?h=3426ff7a98e32aeab35c812191705882)
On Little Dunk's Bay
Watching the sail boat in Little Dunk's Bay (Fathom Five National Marine Park on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada)
![Early Morning Sentinels II © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/1e155e87-cb36-47e3-9223-a7d7e5b544a3_rw_1200.jpg?h=cca6ce51d5ed7e54d8dee2ff56982352)
Early Morning Sentinels II
The Great Lakes Elevator Company silos at dawn in the Port of Owen Sound
![Scubby's Point © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/84f1f5a0-b32d-4125-b9a7-4f3b58f49040_rw_1200.jpg?h=f6725f1f2a62c6f6762a989d4520acde)
Scubby's Point
Scubby’s Point Lighthouse, located at the mouth of the Saugeen River (Lake Huron) in Southampton, Ontario, Canada
![Big Canoe © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/3465ec74-e1ca-43bb-9608-e159ab551bfe_rw_1200.jpg?h=405e39e7440da24f5e2822d160490949)
Big Canoe
MS Chi Cheemaun sailing past Dunk’s Bay on her way into port at Tobermory Ontario
![Weavers Creek Falls © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/2b653b4a-241d-47e9-a1be-b99a17d67a75_rw_1200.jpg?h=27e2386dfd0138f025630bc06ac25f49)
Weavers Creek
Weavers Creek & falls in Harrison Park, Owen Sound, Ontario
![Indian Falls © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/f31a3e7f-d980-44f0-9801-e6967349ae80_rw_1200.jpg?h=a5c985bdc2a78d7a24826d16668dc755)
Indian Falls
15 metre water fall at the Indian River gorge just north of Owen Sound, Ontario
![Lighthouse at Lion's Head © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/042075e5-99dd-46f6-bde3-e3a6c26192e1_rw_1200.jpg?h=44638c75337eafd07bbbf9747b70ef67)
Lighthouse at Lion's Head
Active lighthouse on Georgian Bay at Lion's Head, Ontario
![Rowing © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/57c263fe-3696-403f-9b0f-707e247f85a9_rw_1200.jpg?h=f01447282b4e614ed9c95a3927722d47)
Rowing
Rowing in Geirgian Bay at the northern tip of Owen Sound
![Distant Beacon © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/592512bd-3377-477c-ace7-3bf4421192fc_rw_1200.jpg?h=e2e5a3d0e33c2cf0b1369e247dda1a24)
Distant Beacon
Chantry Island Lighthouse Station from the North Shore Trail between Port Elgin and Southampton, Ontario
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Dunk's Bay Trail
Bruce Peninsula National Park: Trail between Visitor's Centre and Dunk's Bay Lookout
![Wye Marsh © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/d9c84941-32ba-4071-b91f-0db4e8f7a3ca_rw_1200.jpg?h=e026afde8b5e7a295816d2b6334cb4f5)
Wye Marsh
Canoeing on the Wye River at Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, Midland
![Big Tub Lighthouse © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/787f9590-1b24-4ff8-ab36-843bab9cc9ff_rw_1200.jpg?h=991fb817e4e62a3612e86712b05c8aac)
Big Tub Lighthouse
Tobermory, Ontario
![Weavers Creek Falls © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/83e1cb89-82f0-4c8b-9760-d5e2ee878175_rw_1200.jpg?h=79399a0d51fc4826242b083455d8df72)
Weavers Creek Falls
Weavers Creek in Harrison Park, Owen Sound, Ontario
![Safe Harbour © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/c8ff5da8-afbc-4838-8e3a-a20ec52dc6b6_rw_1200.jpg?h=e90af69cc2e939c55631f8a3ebd5041a)
Safe Harbour
Pictorialist style photograph of Chantry Island Station located on Lake Huron near Southampton, Ontario
![Little Cove © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/f641e9b2-9330-47e5-879d-f0b868dfee82_rw_1200.jpg?h=6a939d4fac7e1bfdc0706be941b54575)
Little Cove
The beautiful waters of Little Cove in Bruce Peninsula National Park
![After the Ice Storm © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/4a014ffd-d171-43c2-b4cb-72f3d5933c2c_rw_1200.jpg?h=8dfe2a7b9cbda37e7c13122e4d78a1fc)
After the Ice Storm
Clear blue skies over farm after an ice storm
![Frozen Fenceline © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/9cdf64ab-82c4-43f8-9acc-c341480f1a07_rw_1920.jpg?h=1c0b674c22d52a4ac5e0a86426434b8d)
Frozen Fence Line
| Rural Grey County (Ontario) after an ice storm
![Southampton Lighthouse © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/2f106bbd-d7a1-4b91-921a-3788452dd6c2_rw_1200.jpg?h=815ffa77ade2222178abd83666b0c5e1)
Southampton Lighthouse
Harbour beacon at Southampton, Ontario
![Stormy Skies over Sarawak © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/8345f125-f97c-426d-9e67-d1e93daa8f71_rw_1200.jpg?h=b8501e019e9d1887a29258333d95f9e0)
Stormy Skies over Sarawak
Gloomy day over Georgian Bay at Sarawak Beach near Owen Sound
![From Across the Bay © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/1ef8acbd-4446-44af-be3f-4e8a188defe9_rw_1920.jpg?h=fad521512c848c3d5c5ffa022b95cac2)
From Across The Bay
The harbour beacon at the Owen Sound marina on Georgian Bay
![Tobermory Harbour © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/f7c1b224-3fae-4fb7-b2b5-34edc5fbd9ea_rw_1200.jpg?h=74d8eea09c7e3f97c4e235aee9ada25d)
Tobermory Harbour
Pleasure craft fill the harbour at Tobermory, Ontario
![Spring Thaw © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d7f493779852c0449569870ff645a89b/a04b4b5a-7ef4-43a6-8d6e-a10397660942_rw_1200.jpg?h=64da120d62cea6dddb3eaee20a303e3f)
Spring Thaw
Snow recedes to reveal old farm property