Museum Subway Station, Toronto.
Nikon F2, 50mm/1.4 Nikkor lens
JCH StreetPan 400 film @ E.I. 320
developed in HC-110 Dilution B
Category: architecture
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,
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.
8 second exposure @ f8
A Final Frame
I have decided to post one last image from the Chinese Garden in Vancouver, exploring the frame within the frame.
Also a, promo for my podcast MPP (My Photography Podcast). It has morphed from a personal diary show to more of a photography show, but personal elements will always remain.
Hasselblad 500 C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film
Developed in Rodinal
The Stark Sun
This post is a series of images taken in Toronto a couple of weeks back in the mid-late afternoon. I love the sun when it is at a low angle; it imposes a sense of drama on downtown buildings. All images taken with my Rolleiflex 3.5E3 on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in LegacyPro MicX developer.
Different Light
The last time I had the chance to shoot the Peace Bridge in Calgary it was a grey, drizzly day. Last Sunday morning I lucked out and the low-angled late fall sun made for some great lighting.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+ @ E.I. 320, developed in Legacy Pro MicX developer
Framed
I love images that have interior frames. This image is from the Chinese Garden in Vancouver. It was not a bright afternoon and I did not have a tripod with me to get the smaller aperture/slower shutter speed and larger depth of field I would have preferred for the colour film shot. I took the black and white retro-styled image with my iPhone and the Hipstamatic app.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Kodak Portra 400 film
iPhone 6 Plus, Hipstamatic App
Weather and Architecture
I liked this structure in Vancouver; it seemed to go with the cloudy/drizzly day.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film developed in Rodinal
Chinese Garden in Black and White
Another image of the Chinese Garden in Vancouver, this time in black and white. As mentioned in yesterday’s post it was getting dark quickly, and the Hasselblad is not known for being hand-holdable at slow speeds.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei RPX400 film, developed in Rodinal
Skyline
Today’s post is the first in a series of film images taken during my time in Vancouver, B.C. last week. Although it did not rain the entire time, there was not a lot of sun, and for the most part the light was measured in degrees of overcast. This image is from Stanley Park.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Ilford HP5+ film @ E.I. 320, developed in LegacyPro Mic-X developer
My Third Eye 