On Saturday I took my Mamiya RZ67 down to the Beaches. It was a very still, very grey day, and sometimes it was hard to see where the water ended and the sky began.
Mamiya RZ67, 65mm/4.5 lens
Ilford Delta 400 @ E.I. 200
developed in LegacyPro MicX developer
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.
Two more images from Wreck Beach in Vancouver. Beaches by their nature are arenas of change, a battleground for erosion and climate.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film
developed in Rodinal
Another image from Wreck Beach. There are many sections of the Beach which are covered in large rocks. I felt any any moment I would trip and fall, resulting in a broken ankle and/or smashed camera. Luckily neither happened 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film
developed in Rodinal
This sculpture is on English Bay Beach, Vancouver. I shot the roll with this image the day I found out my friend Bob Goyetche had passed away, but I only developed it this week. I was numbed and in shock that morning (like a lot of people that day). I feel the tragedy of that day imposed a symbolism on everything I saw.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film
From Wreck Beach, Vancouver. The light was furtive and changing. This light did not last long.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film,
developed in Rodinal
This past weekend I created some portraits of my friend John Russell in Taylor Creek Park. He noticed some tree trunks had been carved at one end, and so we worked it into some of the images.
Hasseblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar lens
Ilford HP5+ film, developed in LegacyPro EcoPro Ascorbic Acid developer
I am still working my way through the film from Vancouver. These are three additional images of the starts leading up from / down to Wreck Beach in Vancouver. All taken with my Hasselblad 500C/M, on HP5+ film, developed in LegacyPro EcoPro Ascorbic Acid developer.
As I have said before, I don’t often get to create portraits of children, but this past weekend I had the chance to do so with the daughter of a friend in Calgary. My eight year old subject was engaging and enthusiastic, allowing me into her world, and certainly had an interest in the old camera I was using.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
HP5+ film developed in LegacyPro Mic-X developer
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
My Third Eye 