Category: Available Light

Window Light

In the Starbucks on Front Street in Toronto last Saturday. Great window light made for a scene I had to capture.

Nikon N90s 345mm SLR,
Helios 44/2 58mm f2 lens (M42 adapted for Nikon)

Kodak TMax 400 film

 

Bumping Into a Friend

Last Saturday while out as part of one Photowalk, while a couple of us were in a Starbucks another film photographer friend Sean Patenaude walked in. The light coming in through the window was perfect.

Nikon N90s, Helios 44/2 58mm/f2 lens, adapted for Nikon
Kodak TMax 400 film

Improvise

When I was in Whistler last week I did not bring a tripod, so when I saw the night scene from my hotel window I had to improvise. A side table, and a couple of books were pressed into service as a makeshift tripod, and luckily I did have my cable release with me, so I was able to complete the 45 second exposure with little or no camera shake. Shooting through the window did make for some weird reflections though.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar lens
Rollei Retro 400 film

Bridge At Night

I had a few minutes to spare before my first piano lesson last evening, and this bridge was in the neighbourhood. so I took a few quick shots with my iPhone and the Hipstamatic app. I’ll need to come back another evening with a film camera.

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Where You Find It

Another working trip to Calgary this week; I had my DSLR with me to do a portrait for a co-worker, but no real time for photography otherwise. I did notice an interesting light pattern in my hotel room though. You shoot it where you find it.

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Nikon D7100 DSLR, 18-105mm lens