Going back to Bluffer’s Park Beach on January 1st. I was drawn by the reflections on the water further ashore, left by larger waves.
Nikon N90s, 28mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Rollei RPX25 film
Developed in Rodinal (Semi-stand)
Author: johnmeadowsphotography
An amateur photographer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Low Sun
Another image from my January 1st outing to Bluffer’s Park Beach. The sun was low in the sky at this moment.
Nikon N90s, 28m/2.8 Nikkor lens
Rollei RPX25 film, semi-stand developed in Rodinal
A New Year
For a few years now I have made it my own little ritual to go out for a shoot on the morning of January 1st. That way, no matter what else happens, I can say the new year is another year in which I have some at least some photography. 🙂 This morning I went to Bluffer’s Park Beach in Toronto. A shore symbolizes time to me: the waves and water are eternal, and the shore is always changing.
Nikon N90s, 28mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Rollei RPX25 film developed in Rodinal
Night Visions
One of my goals for 2017 is to do more night photography so last night I went with my good friend Bill Smith down to the Beaches to try shooting a test roll of Rollei RPX100, to determine the best exposure. My favourite image is this one, shot with my Hasselblad 500C/M and 50mm/4 Distagon lens. The exposure time was 15 seconds @ f8.
Another View of My Favourite Trees
Another attempt at hand-tinting, this time of an image of my favourite trees in High Park, Toronto. I ended up with a more muted effect here.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei RPX 100 film
Scanned, printed on matte photo paper
Hand tinted with pencil crayons
First Post With P600
This is the first post with my new (to me) Nikon P600. It was a very dark dull morning by the water in the Toronto Beaches. I got it specifically for the super zoom capability for the total solar eclipse in the midwest US in August 2017, although this images is more medium-wide.
Nikon P600 Digital
Musical Lines
I had been planning to post this image of the Edward Johnson building (Faculty of Music, University of Toronto), and while I was getting it ready this morning it struck me that the lines of shadow cast by the railings looked like a musical staff turned on its side.
Rolleiflex 3.5 E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+ film,Â
developed in LegacyPro EcoPro Ascorbic Acid Developer
On Christmas Eve
This past Thursday I went early before choir practice to St. Thomas’s Anglican Church in Toronto. The sanctuary was silent, decorated for Christmas to come. A feeling of expectancy was in the air. Tonight at 11 pm the sanctuary will be full, the candles will be lit, the music sung. Merry Christmas to all.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens with 80A filter
Kodak Portra 400 film.Â
8 second exposure @ f8
Bicycle Posts in Winter
I have always found rows of these bicycle posts interesting, and I like how they looked in the snow.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens)
llford HP5+ film, developed in
Legacy Pro EcoPro Ascorbic Acid developerÂ
Into the Sun
Another image from my first roll shot in the Voigtlander Bessa 66 medium format folder. On Sunday morning the best views of Philosopher’s Walk on the U of T campus seemed to be straight into the sun, which usually results in a lot of flare. I placed the sun behind a tree branch to try to minimize it, and I do like the results.
Voigtlander Bessa 66, Rollei RPX400 film
stand-developed in Rodinal
My Third Eye 