In a little pocket of downtown Toronto. I don’t mind advertising when it is cleverly integrated into a space.
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 50mm/f2 Heliar Classic lens
Kodak TMax 400 film
Category: Analog Film
Where the Tree Elf Lives
In Kew Gardens in the Toronto Beaches at the base of one tree is the home of a tree elf. Year after year the home survives.
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 50mm/f2 Heliar Classic lens
Svema Foto 100 film
More (Less?) Minimalism
Another image where I am experimenting with minimalism and empty space.
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 50mm/2 Heliar lens
Kodak TMax 400 film
Horizontal Lines
The recent high water at the Beaches has really caught my eye in terms of lines, especially horizontal. These four images were taken yesterday with my Voigtlander Bessa R2M and 50mm/f2 Heliar lens on Kodak TMax 400 film.
Cursing in the Dark
This image from High Park, Toronto last weekend was taken on Svema Foto 100 film; this film has a great look but its very thing and flexible polyester base makes it among the most challenging to get loaded onto a film reel for developing. Much cursing in the dark resulted.
Voigtlander R2M rangefinder camera, 35mm/2.5 Color-Skopar lens
Svema Foto 100 film, stand-developed in Rodinal 1+100, 1 hour
Experimenting With Minimalism
Back to the flooded chairs at the Beaches in Toronto. I was experimenting with minimalism; to me this photograph is about what isn’t in the image, just as much as what is in the image.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/f4 Zeiss Sonnar lens
Fuji Reala 100 film
Tree Torsos
To me, these trees that had to be cut down (I think perhaps because of beetles?) look like pieces of old statues one would find among ruins.
Voigtlander R2M, 50mm/2 Heliar Classic lens
TMax 400 film
Outside the Cathedral
Not yet replaced by new growth, this plant in the park beside St. James Cathedral in Toronto had some interesting textures.
Nikon N90s, 28mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Ilford FP4+ film developed as positive by DR5
Getting the Expression
Every now and then a candid portrait clicks. 🙂 Taken at a recent meet-up of Toronto film shooters.
Nikon N90s, Helios 44/2 58mm/2 lens, adapted for Nikon
Ilford FP4 film, developed as positive by DR5
Busker in the Blossoms
The Sakura Cherry Blossom event in Toronto tends to be hit or miss, based on the weather. In 2016 for example it was pretty much a bust. This year however the blossoms were in full view. In a sea of smartphones, DSLR’s and selfie sticks it was fun shooting black and white with a rangefinder.
Voigtlander R2M rangefinder, Leitz Elmar 90mm/4 lens
Kodak TMax 400 film
My Third Eye 