I have been in a funk photographically for a few days. Too busy to do much in the way of photography and not all that happy with the images I was taking. I did go out yesterday morning to Taylor Creek Park and finished off a roll languishing in a film back for my Hasselblad and got a few I liked.
Hasselblad 500 CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Ilford Fp4 Plus film, developed in Rodinal
I like the combination of Ilford HP5 Plus and Microdol-X Developer (I am using vintage packets of the latter; once it’s gone it’s gone so I will need to switch to the equivalent from other suppliers). It was a very dull day light-wise in the Beaches recently when I shot this but film/developer combination managed to pick out enough contrast.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Ilford HP5+ film, developed in stock Microdol-X
Another fine grain film I tried recently is Agfa Copex Rapid. It is similar to Adox CMS 20 II.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/f2.8 Planar lens
Agfa Copex Rapid film , developed in Rodinal 1+100, 20 minutes
This image is from a shuttered building in Elora. My eyes were drawn to the lines and the various textures.
Hasselblad 500CM, 80mm/f2.8 Planar lens
RPX 400 film developed in Microdol-X, 1+1
One more image from the Solitaire Trail, this time in colour.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/F4 Distagon lens
Kodak Ektar 100 film
A different angle by the water in Muskoka recently.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 400S film
On the way to Muskoka recently my friend Bill and I stopped by the side of the road to photograph this scene. I was a challenge to work around a sagging power line in the middle of the frame. I shot this with my Hasseblad (square format), and in post decided to crop it as shown, and I quite like the way it turned out in the end.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Kodak Ektar 100 film
From the Thursday we arrived at the lodge. It was a dull afternoon from a skies and lights point of view, until this happened (for about 10-12 minutes). It was liking a switch got flipped.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Kodak Ektar 100 film
A cold morning by the water.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 400S Film (EI 200)
Check out episode 59 of MPP (My Photography Podcast)! My guest is James Lee and the subject is portraits!
Last weekend up in Muskoka: a true fall weekend, with a sense of the end of the season hanging in the air, along with a beautiful quiet.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 400S (EI 200)
My Third Eye 