Category: Medium Format

Hiding In Plain Sight

I have to admit the symbolism in this image (taken in High Park this past weekend) came to me after the fact. The solitary figure, head in hands, is easy to miss. How many people suffering from depression or other challenges do we overlook?

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX 100 film

Tree Light

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.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80S film, developed in Rodinal
Toning added in post

Stories and Memories

I had the pleasure of hanging out with my good friend Ken Bole last weekend, in his “basement bar” which contains his extensive and eclectic collection of objects, souvenirs and books. What I found fascinating about the collection was that each object represented a story and a memory, and to me at least the stories and memories are what are truly memorable. The objects themselves are receipts in a sense; evidence of a life richly led.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon
Tri-X film developed in Ilfosol 3
Toned in post 

Detail

One more railway themed image: a detail of graffiti on the derelict track.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX 100 film, developed in Rodinal.
Toning/Vignette in post

Around the Bend

One more on the theme of unused rail; this one is about a kilometre from the the railway bridge featured in a couple of recent posts.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX 100 film developed in Rodinal
Toning/Vignetting added in post

Another View of the Railway Bridge

Here is another view of the railway bridge on the old CP line in the lower Don Valley, taken yesterday. I will definitely have to go back with colour film in the near future!

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon
Rollei RPX 100 film developed Rodinal
Toning and vignette added in post

A Hole in the Fence

A hole in a fence made it easy to check out this disused railway bridge in the lower Don Valley yesterday.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX 100 film, developed in Ilfosol 3
Toning and vignette added in post

Last of the Water Treatment Plant Series

One more of the water plant in the Beaches. I am really happy with how even without a filter, using Rollei Retro 80s film I can get contrast between sky and clouds.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80S film, semi-stand developed in Rodinal
Tone in post

 

Shrine?

Another image from the water treatment plant in the Beaches. To me it looked like a shrine.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80s, developed Rodinal
Toned in post