Sharp Shadows

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This past Sunday was a glorious winter day: bright and clear, with a dazzling crystal light: like being inside the diamond.  The sharp lines and shadows that would have made an outdoor portrait session very difficult made other kinds of images possible.

This was the first time I had shot on the Voigtlander Bessa 66 120 format folding camera, given to me by my friend David Kent. This model has the amazing Color Skopar lens, and I am very impressed with its sharpness.

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Voigtlander Bessa 66 camera, Rollei RPX 400 film

Experiment in Colour

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It has been  a while since I last tried hand colouring. I took a different approach this time: rather than using Marshall photo oils on a darkroom print, I tried a matte photo paper inkjet print,  and pencil crayons. Some further work will be needed to see what works and what doesn’t.

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Original image shot on Rollei RPX 400 film, using Hasselblad 500C/M camera

A Spot of Life

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Back to the Wreck Beach in Vancouver for this one. When I posted this image in a Facebook group, I got a comment back that the bird in the middle seemed like a “spot of life.” Seems like a good title to me 🙂

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Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film
developed in Rodinal

Same Chairs, Different Season

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There are a number of these sets of chairs at the Toronto Beaches, and I have featured them a couple of times in the past. This is how they caught my eye in the winter.

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Mamiya RZ67, 65mm/4.5 lens
Ilford Delta 400 film @ E.I. 200
developed in LegacyPro MicX developer

Winter Dock

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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.

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Mamiya RZ67, 65mm/4.5 lens
Ilford Delta 400 @ E.I. 200
developed in LegacyPro MicX developer

The Stark Sun

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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.

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Stones

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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 🙂

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Hasselblad 500C/M, Rollei Retro 400S film
developed in Rodinal