On a recent Toronto Film Shooters walk, this decaying bicycle seat caught my eye, and the brilliant sunshine of the day made for dramatic lighting.
Nikon F3, 75-150 Series E Nikon lens
JCH Streetpan 400 film, stand developed in Rodinal
Back to the Hasselblad
On Sunday morning I picked up my Hasselblad from the shop and shot a quick test roll in High Park. This was my favourite shot of the day.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film, stand developed in Rodinal
Toned in post
A Larger World
The world must seem huge, through the eyes of a child.
Nikon F3, 75-150mm/3.5 Nikon “E” lens
JCH StreetPan 400 film
Stand developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour
Merging
I like how the light in the trees sort of merges with the graffiti in the background.
Nikon F3, 75-150 Series E Nikon Lens
JCH StreetPan 400 film
1 hour stand development in Rodinal 1+100
Postcard From the Dystopia
I love the Beaches District in Toronto; I love Bluffers Park. Then there is Sugar Beach: a sad little boxed in spot, with a great view of a factory, and no shortage of “No Swimming signs.” I’ve shot there a few times as I find it fascinating, at the same time it repulses me.
Both images shot using Nikon F 35mm SLR, 24mm/2.8 Nikkor lens.
Rollei Retro 80S film, developed in Rodinal
Toned in post
Last In the Series
This is the last image from my series of images taken at the Beaches in Toronto with my Mamiya RZ67 and red/polarizing filters. The film used for this image was Rollei Retro 80s.
The Rocks
The Beaches / Red Filter theme continues, with this image of rocks at the Beaches.
Mamiya RZ67, 127mm Mamiya lens, with red filter
Rollei RPX25 film
Smokestacks
.. and the CN tower creeping in on the right.
Mamiya RZ67, 127mm Mamiya lens with red and polarizing filters
Rollei RPX 25 film
Two More Chairs At The Beaches
There are a number of pairs of these chairs at The Beaches in Toronto. I recently posted an image of a pair of chairs in colour; today it’s black and white, taken Sunday morning with my Mamiya RZ67, Rollei RPX25 film and the combination of red and polarizing filters to darken the sky.
Ghost Water
I was down at the Beaches again this morning; my Hasselblad is in the shop, so out came the Mamiya RZ67 (Medium format, 6cm x 7cm negative size). I was shooting Rollei RPX25, with a combination of red and polarizing filters to darken the sky, so I was shooting at an effective speed of EI 1, meaning that even on a bright sunny day the exposures were in the range of half a second to one second in length. I love the blurring effect on water, especially crashing water in this morning’s lively breeze. It seems ghostly to me.
My Third Eye 