Slow speed films such as Rollei RPX 25 are contrasty by nature and don’t take kindly to overexposure, and in today’s image I totally blew it. After some work on the scan in post though I can up with this result and I find the effect interesting, although I suppose it could just be considered a post-hoc rationalization.
There are certain spots I am drawn to repeatedly, and this location in High Park is one of them, especially off-season before plants have really started growing again.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm Distagon
Rollei Retro 80S film
It was a beautiful spring day at High Park in Toronto yesterday, and there is one spot where the combination of the species of tree and the angle of the morning sun made for some great light.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80S film, developed in Rodinal
Toning added in post
On Saturday morning this past weekend I back in the Beaches, “playing cat and mouse with the light” as I described it in a Facebook post. The light changed moment by moment, from mundane to magical and back again. This was one of the better moments 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80s film, developed in Rodinal
Toned in post
Taken yesterday beside the Creek in the Rosedale Ravine trail in Toronto. Looking forward to going back later in the spring/summer for some colour!
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX 400 film developed in Ilfosol 3
Toning and Vignette added in post
I had this roll of film sitting in my Rolleiflex for a few weeks and finally finished it yesterday, and developed it last night. This row of trees is one of the more photographed spots in High Park; easy to see why!
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Xenotar lens
TMax 400 film @ E.I. 200, slight pull in development
I finally broke down and got a Hasselblad. Because I am on a self-imposed new gear diet for 2016, the only way to make this happen was to sell some gear. It was a difficult decision, but I think the Hassy and I will get along just fine 🙂
Toronto Beaches, Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Acros 100 film developed in Rodinal
This image from an early winter morning at the shores of Lake Ontario in February 2014 is from a roll I scanned with my older scanner; I was not happy with how they looked, but recently I rescanned with my new scanner. Much happier now 🙂
Pentax 67, 105mm/2.4 lens
Tri-X film
I like this bench (at a Park near the Beaches). At some point I will need to go back with a view camera and stop right down to get it all sharp.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar)
Rollei RPX 25 film, developed in Rodinal (Adonal) 1+50
There is something about winter sun in Toronto (other than the fact we don’t get a lot of it). I love its brightness and clarity. I also love the way Rollei RXP 25 film picks it up. This image is from a couple of weeks ago, taken near the Beaches with my Rolleiflex 3.5E3.
My Third Eye 