We did not see a lot of the sun in Vancouver when we were out there, but when it did sort of peek out from time to time it was lovely.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Portra 400 film
Category: Medium Format
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
Chinese Garden in Colour
Another image of the Chinese Garden in Vancouver. It was getting dark very quickly by this time of the day.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Kodak Portra 400 film
Vancouver In Colour
For various reasons I am behind in posting recently, and it likely won’t get consistently better for a couple of weeks, but at least I can post something today. This image is from our recent trip to Vancouver, from Granville Island.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Kodak Portra 400 film
Tour Guide
Today’s image is of our tour guide in the Chinese Garden in Vancouver last week. It was late afternoon on a very dull day, so I had to shoot wide open at a low (for a Hasselblad) shutter speed. I’m surprised it turned out at all! Given the poor treatment of Asian Canadians in British Columbia (indeed all of Canada) in recent years, it was hard not to feel some shame, in the face of this man’s quiet dignity. He was old enough that he certainly would have experienced some of this first hand.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film
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
The Light Shining Through
On my recent walk through High Park, I was struck in this one spot by the amount of light coming through, silhouetting the trees.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Kodak Portra 400 film
On the Road Again
I thought this image was well suited for today, as I fly back to Calgary for work for a week, then on to Vancouver for a break. It’s two weeks away from the darkroom and the scanner, so except for a couple of images in the queue the blog will slow down for a bit, or perhaps there will be a few smartphone images. 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX100 film developed in LegacyPro MicX
A Different Kind of Colour
The day after brilliant sunshine in High Park, I returned to find a different kind of light: it was mainly overcast, leading to more subtle, pastel colours.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Kodak Portra 400 film
Fall Colours …. in Black and White
Fall was made for colour film, but there is still a hidden world waiting in black and white. These two images to my eyes show a different view of autumn.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX100 film developed in LegacyPro MicX developer
My Third Eye 