Our incredible 2023 Holiday sale is here…
The holidays are coming soon and we want to celebrate them with you! We choose six of our favourite fine art photos from Season of Bewildered, and we are selling them at a heavily discounted holiday price!!!
Our fine art photos are a compilation of moments, feelings, dreams, all captured in an instant and carefully curated so you can enjoy it for many years to come. Our fine art photos are carefully printed with top quality inks and fine arts paper ensuring you receive a wonderful piece of art that will last a long time.
These pieces will not be available at this incredible price again, so take advantage and join in the adventure and bring them home for your loved ones and yourself. And as always, a percentage of our sales will be donated to SickKids Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Look for our special art sale page on our website to order. If you have any questions please fill the form and contact us.
Happy Remembrance Day & Happy Veterans Day!
Today we honour those who gave their lives to serve and protect our country.
Lest we forget.
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
Avro Lancaster Mk. X flying over Burlington, ON
Photo Raul Tellez RIos
Camera Lumix G95
Lens Lumix 100-300
#remembranceday #remembrancedar2023 #veteransday #Lestweforget #halton #burlington #ontario #AvroLancaster #lumix #panasoniccanada @lumix
Something very special is coming soon…
Hey, it’s us, Ofelia and Raul, we just wanted to let you know that we’ve been working hard behind the scenes with our trusty Lumix cameras and we have something very special to share with you very soon…
Please stay tuned!! We can’t wait to share it with you!!!
Love,
Ofelia and Raul
#lumix @panasoniccanada @lumix #panasoniclumix #staytuned #photo #art #artphotography #ontario #ontariophotographer #lumixphotography
Happy Day of the Dead!
It is a Mexican tradition (celebrated also in other countries in Latin America) where we remember those loved ones that departed to the afterlife and feel closer to them.
We believe their souls visit us after midnight in November 2nd and families prepare an offering to guide them, feed their hunger and quench their thirst after the long trip!!!
In the morning we eat the leftovers to share a moment with them before they depart to the afterlife.
Photo
Lumix G95
Sigma 30mm Contemporary
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
#dayofthedead #offering #lumix @panasoniccanada @lumix #panasoniclumix
Happy Halloween!!!
We hope you have a fun a safe Halloween!!!
Photo
Lumix G95
Sigma 30mm Contemporary
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
#halloween @waterdownvillage #waterdownontario #waterdown #haltonregion #ontario #ontario_adventures #ontariocanada #fall #lumix @panasoniccanada @lumix #panasoniclumix
The Wanderer
Wandering into darkness, in a cold and quiet night
A broken soul slowly moves through the long chasm, .
Between shadows and sea, the tired soul finally sits near water.
The soul is confused and stares at an old vessel, filled with grief.
There’s no light or warmth in this vessel, time seems to have stopped…
Submerged deep in the shadows, the last few memories of this vessel will slowly vanish…
The Soul observes and thinks…
Will the Sun shine as bright as before? Was this vessel happy? Was I loved?
The soul touches the vessel and quickly devours the last few memories…
An empty meal filled with sadness, the empty vessel… was it a part of me?
I can feel it painfully drifting through the sea of life, full of hope.
The tale of this sad broken ship, now stranded, and forgotten to all.
I still can feel pain… this vessel was yearning for a touch of love.
Anchored into nothingness, unable to sail… the vessel can’t dream now.
Lost in a lifetime of darkness, chained to regrets and failures.
It was built on dreams that will never be, just like me…
Am I a lost hope?
No one will touch this crippled vessel again; will someone love me?
The soul stares at the empty vessel one last time, weeping crystal shards
Her eyes close slowly and prays, pain is mixed with disappointment and fear
Frozen in an eternal night and hopeless, the vessel is lost into nothingness
The soul wonders around and reflects for a moment, then sings a broken song…
Finally, a silent farewell, no more tears, breaths into the light and remembers…
#burlington #haltonregion #mythical #halton #ontario #photo #canada #lumix @lumix #imagesofcanada #landscape #landscapes #nature #hike #himing #visitontario @parks.canada @lumixusa #lumixusa @panasoniccanada #panasoniccanada @nationalparkscanada #ontarioparks #ontariophotographer
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
On this special day, may you find countless reasons to give thanks for the blessings in your life, and may your day be filled with love, laughter, and gratitude.
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
#thanksgiving #lynden #hamiltom #mythical #pumpkin #ontario #photo #canada #lumix #fall #autumn @lumix #imagesofcanada #greenbelt #farms #visitontario @parks.canada @lumixusa #lumixusa @panasoniccanada #panasoniccanada @merryfarms #merryfarms
Lake Crawford
Deep in a forest blessed by the Iroquoians there’s Lake Crawford, a mystical lake that tells us many stories…
Located in Ontario, Canada, the mystical Lake Crawford is a very special lake, a time capsule that has captured instants, stories, and dreams for hundreds of years…
Discovered deep in a forest blessed by the Iroquoians, you can reach the lake by following a beautiful trail that will immerse you in the lake’s magic. As you approach it, you can feel the presence of the same water sprites that observed our ancestors… today they are granting us visitors safe passage and a moment of peace and hope.
Ofelia and I visit the lake often and like to sit next to the shore and just dream about that song, sweet notes that someone used to sing in that same spot, long time ago… I wonder, is this another memory engraved on the immense layer of our time? Will the water sprites remember the moments we shared with them? Will they sing a song about our visit to new explorers, hundreds of years later?
Time seems to stop as I listen to Ofelia, singing that beautiful song, I shed some tears and close my eyes… The wind, shy and fast, disperses her sweet notes throughout the lake… We know it is time, Ofelia and I hold our trusty Lumix cameras tightly, and feel the lake spirits smile, as they allow us to capture this instant, a moment in the life of the amazing lake.
About Lake Crawford:
Lake Crawford is a meromictic lake, which means the layers of water on the lake do not mix, making it the perfect time capsule as it is gives us a full picture of what happened in the past, for example researchers were able to determine the location of an Iroquoian settlement as corn pollen was found in a layer about 600 years old by researchers.
Here’s an incredible article of Lake Crawford by the Washington Post, highly recommended: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/anthropocene-geologic-time-crawford-lake/
#milton #lakecrawford#haltonregion #mythical #halton #moon #ontario #photo #astro #canada #lumix #fall #autumn @lumix #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography #universetoday #visitontario @parks.canada @lumixusa #lumixusa @panasoniccanada #panasoniccanada @nationalparkscanada
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This weekend Ofelia and I commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We took this opportunity to reflect on the history and legacy of the Residential School system, remember the victims and survivors, and honour the strength and resilience demonstrated by Indigenous Peoples and Communities across Canada.
We acknowledge the land in which we are grateful to live, on the traditional land of the Mississaugas of the Credit, which is part of the Anishinaabe Nation that extends from the Niagara Peninsula across Hamilton to Rouge River Valley.
The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy, the Ojibway, and other allied Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We are deeply grateful to be able to work on this land, and we recognize that its original inhabitants are First Nation and Metis people.
Thank you Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation for sharing your traditional territory with us.
Love,
Ofelia and Raul
#landofacknowledgement #truthandreconciliation #halton #burlington #ontario #moon
Harvest Moon
Have you ever heard the legend of a Moon of milk and honey, the magical Harvest Moon?
On a beautiful autumn night, I took a walk downtown Burlington Ontario to search for her…
The sweet scent of pumpkin spice lattes and warm apple pie enfolded my senses.
An unusually busy Friday night, moon watchers were drinking spiced apple cider.
Lovers holding hearts and hands, friends engaging in meaningless conversations.
Silly seagulls surveying the ancient waters of Lake Ontario for one last tasty meal.
As I approached the Burlington Pier, a cool damp breeze ached my hearth.
The western skies heralded the crepuscular light with an orange glow.
To the east, a splash of darkness was quickly encroaching the urban sky.
A veil of clouds was covering the horizon, I looked for her and couldn’t find her...
As time went by, some moon watchers lost hope and got engulfed into darkness.
I started to worry… will I lose my dreams again? will I dissolve into nothingness?
My broken body was tired and asked me to run, disappear into the night,
My soul thirsty for redemption, convinced me setup my gear and stay.
My trusty Lumix G95 camera was ready, I stood there, in peaceful tranquillity.
The prolonged silence was unexpectedly broken by the sound of gospel.
A sweet family of singers filled the air with their pious allegory chants.
Hope for a miracle sojourn grow; the unbroken faith was contagious…
And then it happened, suddenly, the harvest Goddess graced us with her presence…
Breaking the cloudy chains that held her captive, she sat there, illuminating the night sky.
A moon that sings a song of forgiveness… I smiled and gazed at her eternal beauty.
My soul was ecstatic and basked on the warmth possibilities of her healing light…
And what else is for me to do? I held my trusty Lumix G95 and captured the moment…
Lovers continued holding hearts and hands, friends kept engaging in meaningless conversations.
It felt like time stood still, I thanked here one more time and quietly disappeared into the night.
#Burlington #LakeOntario #HaltonRegion #Mythical #HarvestMoon #Ontario #photo #astro #Canada #Lumix #startrails @lumix #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography #universetoday #visitontario #explorethebruce #lakehuron @parks.canada @lumixusa #lumixusa @panasoniccanada #panasoniccanada @nationalparkscanada #cityofBurlington
Have you ever heard the legend of a Moon of milk and honey, the magical Harvest Moon?
On a beautiful autumn night, I took a walk downtown Burlington Ontario to search for her…
Look for the photo in the next post
PHOTO:
Raul Tellez Rios
Lumix G95
LUMIX 100MM-300mm
Story:
Raul Tellez Rios
I hope you liked this story, see you in our next adventure!!!
Love,
Raul
Silver Linings
On a cold September night, I thought I heard whispers from Aurora Borealis, the majestic queen of the northern skies, luring me away from my deep slumber. I took my gear and traveled north, on what looked like a wonderful night adventure. Fall had arrived; a warm colour permeated the road ahead, another instant woven in my life-long tapestry of “happy little accidents”.
After what felt like an eternity I arrived at my destination of Port Elgin, Ontario, located on the southeast shores of Lake Huron; a small, beautiful port embraced by the arms of Mother Nature.
Parking next to the lake and dismounting from my ride, I could feel the soft yet stinging caress of an icy breeze; I had to be quick setting up my trusty Lumix G95 camera, warm cookies, and tea and of course, my comfy chair. I looked around and pondered “was she finally here?”
As I heard the soft and melodical sounds of friendship, I was hopeful - was my audience granted? Gazing up at the north star Polaris, a piercing darkness surrounded me, so I stood there for some time, watching - and waiting. My senses continued to heighten; a wild coyote sang a gloomy song, a fish was dancing on the water ever so slowly, a pair of old grey socks rested on the sandy shore with its own memories of another moment.
As time continued to pass, I came to the realization that it was not meant to be; the splendour of the regal lady of the north was not going to show herself to me that night; frustrated, I looked down and whispered “maybe another time, maybe another place”.
My soul finally got to a resolution as light needles carved the midnight sky, I decided to just enjoy a kind instant with warm friendships. I pointed my trusty Lumix north and let her paint the starry night, witness the decisive moment.
I stood there in silence, grateful. The night had given me the silver linings I desperately needed, disguised as a dream. A dream of light and darkness, I embraced this cosmic instant…
At the end, there was only a faint smile, dried tears on my cheeks and the smell of mint and cocoa, not so distant…
PHOTO:
Raul Tellez Rios
Lumix G95
Leica 9mm
Story:
Raul Tellez Rios
Jay Frederick
I hope you enjoy this photo taken with my trusty #Lumix G95 and the story; see you in our next adventure!!!
Love,
Raul
#MiramichiBay #LakeHuron #PortElgin #Mythical #BruceCounty #Ontario #photo #astro #Canada #Lumix #startrails @lumix #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography #universetoday #visitontario #explorethebruce #lakehuron @parks.canada @lumixusa #lumixusa @panasoniccanada #panasoniccanada @nationalparkscanada
Season of Bewildered
Welcome to the Season of Bewildered.
It is our first season, and so far it has been a wild one…and it’s just getting started.
We hope to amaze you with some beautiful Astro photos, landscapes, nature and even some street photos, abstract photos, all takes with our trusty Lumix cameras, so please stay tuned….
We look forward to see your bewilderment with our Fine Art Photography…
Love
Ofelia and Raul
#Burlington #Ontario #photo #nature #Canada #Lumix #plant #flower @lumix @lumixusa #imagesofcanada #dandelion #photography @panasoniccanada #universetoday #visitontario
Aluminum Birds…
Ever wonder what flies over your head when you sleep? No? Am I the only one?
Well. I do. I sometimes dream of flying on top of a majestic bird in the middle of the night and be amazed by the sight of electric torches that burn bright next to our homes, almost guarding us.
That curiosity kept me awake that night, observing the beautiful Milton Skyline…. Milton is a vibrant city located in the Halton Region, Ontario Canada…
I noticed my feathery friends were all asleep, but something else was spreading its wings in the dark blue skies… aluminum birds enroute to their nest, Pearson Airport, all flying in curious patterns, guided by the same torches who showed them the way home… what a beautiful sight…
I smiled and captured this instant with my trusty @Lumix G95 camera, an instant in the life of thousands of souls that fly on aluminum birds….
Was I awake or dreaming again?
#Milton #PearsonAirport #Airplane #Mythical #Halton #Ontario #photo #astro #Canada #Lumix #night @lumix @lumixusa #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography
Seven Souls
Across the northern shores of Tobermory Ontario
You can find Flowerpot Island; a mythical place on Lake Huron,
An island that tells a story of the hope and a long-lost love
It is the home of a mystical warrior who protects us from afar.
Seven souls traveled to adventure on the island, dreaming to go far
After what felt like a long dream, our souls woke up on the island
Midnight loomed, a ritual began, light and shadows prepared to duel,
Fearless adversaries focused in a battle that made animals fear and hide
The same anger and trepidation of the lost warriors returned to the island
Looking for justice, an everlasting skirmish started; will anyone win this war?
Suddenly, liquid arrows pierced through the sky, and we hid under the trees
As the battle progressed a mantle of doom and agony covered the land
Our crimson sky was drenched by the blood of those brave warriors
Light pierced the darkness with a continuous whip of fury
The darkness screeched with a loud voice, boom, boom, boom…
After the battle was over, all was lost again… only silence remained,
A calm wind announced the end of another fight in an endless war,
Most warrior spirits vanished in a pink fog; freezing dew hugged our souls
One fearless warrior stood up, covered in the blood of friends and foes
He observed quietly, another battle ended; was peace achieved this time?
For centuries he has guarded the island and protected us, his children
As we stood next to him, we could feel his bravery, agony and strength
Centuries old tears softly ran through his scarred soul, caressing us
We shared the overwhelming feeling of his eternal duty and reverently thanked him.
He smiled; for an instant, our seven souls shared a bond with him and became one…
On this mythical island under the stars, we swore an eternal bond of friendship…
#Flowerpot #Island #Tobermory #Mythical #BrucePeninsula #Ontario #photo #astro #Canada #Lumix #moon @lumix #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography #astro_photography_ #universetoday #visitontario #explorethebruce #lakehuron @discovertobermory @parks.canada @nationalparkscanada #lumixusa #panasoniccanada
Pardon our dust
Today is an exciting day, Version 2.0 of our website is in construction:
Some V2.0 Highlights:
1)Simplified interface that allows for easier navigation
2)Fine Art Display and Store are coming live, love our prints, you can make them the focal point of your room
3)Portfolios have been upgraded, categories added
4)New Logo integration
5)New layout for menus and pages
6)Updated merch store
7)Updated the design on most pages
8)Pages with no use at the moment have been archived,
9)Many other improvements
Can’t wait to show you the completed copy, in the meantime, there may be some links that don’t work properly, some design elements may be wonky.
Hope once is ready you enjoy v2.0 as much as we did designing it.
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
Happy International Women's Day!!!
“I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.”
– Malala Yousafzai
Happy International Women's Day!!!
Embrace Equity!!!
Love
Ofelia & Raul
Canada Goose
It's been cloudy for the majority of the last 2 months here but last weekend, the weather was amazing, and we saw these beautiful geese in downtown Brulington having fun in the icy water....
Hope you like them too...
Love
Raul
#photo #nature #canadagoose #burlington #Ontario #Canada #Lumix @lumix #imagesofcanada #visitontario #naturephotography #goose
New logo!!!
We are proud to announce our new logo!!!! thank you @artlogo_co for helping us design this amazing logo.
You can learn more about Artlogo and get your own logo in artlogo.co
Stay tuned, we are sharing more amazing photos from our adventures soon....
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
The first Milky Way
Tonight I'd like to share my first Milky Way photo!!!
Taken with my trusty Lumix G2 and the reliable Lumix 25mm 1.7 lens in Long Point, Ontario.
Hello! Hope July starts with success and happiness for all of us. Tonight I'd like to share my first Milky Way photo!!!
Taken with my trusty Lumix G2 and the reliable Lumix 25mm 1.7 lens in Long Point, Ontario.
It was a quiet and cool night, Ofelia was telling us a funny story while we enjoyed the best Poutine in Norfolk, courtesy on @the_chip_ship of course...
Darkness engulfed us and the stars started to brighten our night. It was peaceful, ethereal and magical.... I was in my happy place, surrounded by love, delicious food and bathed in light created billions of years ago...
I was able that night to capture a memory, an instant that intertwines today and before telling stories that happened long before us...
I always feel warmth watching this image, I hope you enjoy it too...
Love,
Raul
#photo #astro #Ontario #Canada #Lumix #Norfolk #moon @lumix #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography #astro_photography_ #universetoday #visitontario #longpoint
Long before us
Hello World!!! oh wow, this is the first post that we are publishing in social media. Why? Because we think it’s time. Ofelia and I have been crafting this space for some time and maybe, just maybe, we are ready to share it with the world.
It is nerve racking, but I think every first step on a journey is, and I hope you come along with us on this journey and enjoy the work we do. Thank you for coming along.
The image that I’m sharing with this post is one of the first night photos I took 10 years ago with my trusty Lumix G2 camera. I was on the Richmond Hill David Dunlap observatory watching a planetary alignment between the Moon, Mars and Saturn if I remember well. The photo is not technically great but tells a story that was written long before us. Ten years later and I am grateful of what I saw that night, it allowed me to spend the night connected with the stars, something I always loved and something I get now to share with my daughter Ofelia. We've had many adventures together after this one.
Expect many photos of all kind (astro, nature, street, portrait, etc), updates on our adventures and us having fun while doing our best. We will continue to learn and improve as we go along. Hopefully we will share with you something that is meaningful, entertaining and maybe something that makes your day a special one.
Want to see more amazing photos?
Check our website:
www.longbeforeus.com
We will try to provide blog posts like these ones to as many photos as we can, we hope you enjoy them too.
Love,
Ofelia & Raul
#photo #astro #Ontario #Canada #Lumix #Toronto #moon @lumix #imagesofcanada #ig_nightphotography #nightscapes #astrophoto #astrophotography #astro_photography #astro_photography_ #universetoday #visitontario #richmondhill #daviddunlapobservatory #bluehour