On Sunday I went to High Park to do some shooting that required a bright sunny sky. I didn’t get the sky I wanted, so I switched gears and went into one of the forest trails, where the light was deep and moody.
Hasseblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80s film, developed in Rodinal
On the night of the Nice attacks, Janice and I went for a walk on the Boardwalk on the Beaches. I had left my phone at home by mistake and since I use it for a meter the exposure was an estimate but I got it. With so much darkness these days, it was nice to capture some of the brighter side of humanity.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Rollei RPX400 film
Near the Dundas West subway station in Toronto there is an elevated walkway over railway tracks, and some interesting buildings. A gritty part of town.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar), HP5+ film developed in Ilfosol
I have seen this busker on the Boardwalk before.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film
Like I said in a previous post, street photography is outside of my comfort zone, but I am working on it. One observation that I and others have made is that if you are shooting with a film camera you get treated with less suspicion by passersby than if you are shooting with a digital camera / smartphone. These images were created with my Rolleiflex and my Hasselblad.
There of are photographer friends of mine who are absolutely fearless when it comes to asking strangers if they can take their photograph. I find that very difficult and have to force myself to do it. When I saw this gentlemen near the boardwalk in the Beaches I had to ask if I could take his picture, and the answer was yes. 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar lens
Rollei RPX400 film
I have always liked images with inner framing, and this view near Roy Thomson Hall caught my eye recently.
Olympus XA 35mm rangefinder camera
Bergger BRF 400+ film developed in Ilfosol 3
A bright day on Saturday made for a lot of interesting reflections and distortions on the plexiglass at the entrance to the Dupont subway station in Toronto.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar
Rollei RPX400 film
Here are three more images from last week’s Street photography workshop. To me, each expression either tells a story, hints at a story, or leaves you wondering what the story is. All shot with my Rolleiflex 3.5E3, on Rollei RPX400 film.
Today i got some E6 (slide) film back that I had shot a few weeks ago at the large Beach Volleyball area at Ashbridges Bay here in Toronto. The scene looked a bit surrealistic to me.
Mamiya RZ67, 65mm/3.8 Mamiya RB lens
Fujichrome Velvia 100 E6 slide film
My Third Eye 