I enjoyed the Open Streets Toronto festival last Sunday; nice to walk in the middle of the streets. All images taken with Nikon F, F3 and F4 cameras, on either Fomapan 100 or ORWO UN54 film.
Author: johnmeadowsphotography
An amateur photographer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roots
I loved the look of these roots in High Park. Almost like steps going up a slight incline.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Tri-X @ E.I. 320, developed in LegacyPro Mic-X developer
Back to the Railway Bridge
A couple of weeks ago, the Toronto Film shooters group had a meet-up in the lower Don Valley, and one of the stops was the old railway bridge. It was the most humid day I could recall for sometime, and compared to my last visit, there was a lot more vegetation: combined with the heavy air, it felt like a tropical rain forest.
Nikon F4, 50mm/1.8 Nikkor D lens
Rollei RPX 25 film, developed in Rodinal
Summer in the City
Every feel trapped by all the construction in the city during the summer?
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Rollei RPX400 film
White Water Walk in Colour
A few last images from the White Water Walk near Niagara Falls. In its own way, the path was as interesting as the water. All taken with Hasselblad 500C/M and 50mm/4 Distagon lens on Lomography 400 C-41 colour film
Trees Are Like People
Trees are like people: with characters and complications.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film, stand developed in Rodinal 1+100, 1 hr
Toning and Vignette added in post
Looking for the Story #2
Back to Niagara On-the-Lake for another street shot; I don’t know what distracted the two kids from looking away from the window into a ice cream parlour …
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
HP5+ film @ E.I. 320, developed in Perceptol 1+1
Fading
I’ve lived long enough in Toronto to remember brighter days, when the city was described as “New York run by the Swiss”. Before decades of infrastructure neglect, enshrined through the selfish parsimony of the electorate, and the cowardice of elected officials. In today’s images, even though the park and the bridge are still in use, there is still to my eyes an atmosphere of neglect. All images created with Nikon F3, 28mm/2.8 Nikkor lens. Rollei Retro 80s film developed in Rodinal and toned in post.
Looking for the Story
I did a bit of street photography during our recent weekend in Niagara On the Lake, using my Rolleiflex. The best street photography at least hints at an underlying story, and that was my goal with this couple outside one of the theatres. Shot on Ilford HP5 + film.
Power Station
Last Sunday morning I drove a few minutes from Niagara-On-the-Lake towards Niagara Falls to take a few images of the Sir Adam Beck power station with my Hasselblad 500C/M and Distagon 50mm/4 lens. The film was Kodak Portra 800, exposed at E.I. 400.
My Third Eye 