Testing an old Zenit 3M 35mm SLR last week. Nearly 60 years old and very primitive, but surprised to see it still works!
Orwo UN54 film developed in D-76 1+1
Old But Still Working
Orwo UN54 film developed in D-76 1+1
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Orwo UN54 film developed in D-76 1+1
The Bridge From Both Sides
A pedestrian bridge in the lower Don Valley, from both sides. Both images taken with the Sony A7ii.
Tulips in May
I live close to the East York Civic Centre here in Toronto, and it was nice to see flowers (mainly tulips) in bloom in the garden out front yesterday. Sony A7ii, 55mm/f3.5 Micro-Nikkor lens
Testing Derev Pan 100 film
My good friend and fellow podcasting host Alex Luyckx recently gave me a roll of Derev Pan 100 film to try out. It is a surveillance film, and has an interesting look! I shot it at The Beaches earlier this summer.
Voigtander Bessa R2M camera
Derev Pan 100 film
Derev Pan 100 film
My New Novel!
Not a photography post, but still an announcement that means a lot to me:
I have decided to do a “soft launch” of my first novel, The Game of Muddy York, by making it freely available as a PDF for download here.
I will be starting on the sequel in November, but for the time being if you like Urban Fantasy, feel free to download and have a read!
Thanks to Janice Kerrkamp, Jo-Anne Wurster and Susan Murphy, my beta test readers!
And of course a special thanks to Janice Kerkkamp for her help and support over this 10 month project!
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
Sunday, April 28th was Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. It was a brilliantly sunny (if cold) day, and to celebrate some of the local film community met up in Burlington for a photowalk. Using the same 120 format pinhole camera I got recently I got the same unpredictable results. Pinhole photography in my opinion is a state of mind as much as it is a specific kind of gear.
All images shot using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film
Still Alive
March 15th was Expired Film Day (a day to celebrate film that is long past its best before date!). It was a workday for me so I went out one day later this morning, which I think was sort of appropriate :-). I like going for the gusto so I got out a roll of AgfaPan 100 that expired in 1987 (32 years ago!). It’s box speed is 100, but I added 2 stops of exposure and then developed normally. There was a fair amount of base fog, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed in post. Rather surprised at what I got!
All images shot with a Canon Rebel TI and a Helios 44/2 58mm/f2 lens, mounted via an adapter
My First Attempt at Capturing Lightning
Up in Muskoka recently. I did not have a tripod so I put the camera on a chair and held the shutter open for about a minute.
Nikon FM, 35mm/f2.8 Nikkor lens
Kodak Ultramax 400 film
Closed Umbrellas
Since I am away from my darkroom until September, even though I am shooting a lot of film it will be smartphone images for a few days. These closed umbrellas at the Musee National des beaux-arts in Quebec City caught my eye yesterday.
At the Game
Last Saturday my wife and I were guests of a good friend and his girlfriend at a Jays game at the Dome. (I still prefer the old name!). We had amazing seats!
Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 50mm/f2 Heliar lens
Eastman Double-X film @ EI 400, developed in TMax developer
My Third Eye 