According to the calendar, we have a few more days of summer left, but the end of the season is near. I was at the Beaches last night, and the weather was lovely, the atmosphere peaceful, but to me tinged with a wistfulness, an awareness of the passing of time.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar
Rollei RPX 400 film
Another street shot from the Hamilton SuperCrawl. Despite the suboptimal weather people were having fun and enjoying the vibe!
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Legacy Pro EcoPro 1+1 for 14:15
This past Saturday evening I went with photography friend Leon to the Hamilton Supercrawl Street festival to do some street photography. It was a rainy evening, but people were still having fun. The streets were filled with artists selling their creations, and the artisan below saw my Rolleiflex TLR camera and started asking questions about it, so naturally I took the opportunity to create a portrait of a stranger. The Rolleiflex is the perfect ice-breaker in this situation.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Legacy Pro EcoPro 1+1 for 14:15
While I love my Hasselblad 500C/M, I have had issues with film backs for it: I ended up buying a “new” to me film back which arrived while I was out of town. I went out for a quick test shoot yesterday morning at Todmorden Mills, and happily the back is working OK 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar
Kodak TMax 100 film
Thanks to my friend Bill Smith I tried Cinestill 50D film recently. This film is Kodak Movie stock, but with the black anti-halation backing removed, to make it easy and safe to process using standard C-41 chemistry. Both these images were taken at Harbourfront with my Nikon F2 SLR and 28mm/2.8 Nikkor lens.
The early morning on a sunny day is the best time to see the cliffs at the Scarborough Bluffs; the light colour really picks up the sunlight, and using a red filter darkens the sky to produce a dramatic contrast.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens, red filter
Rollei RPX25 film, developed in Rodinal
Post number three on the Beach at Bluffer’s Park; using a red filter darkened the skies and made the already dramatic light of early morning even more stark. All three images were taken with my Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens on Rollei RPX25 film, developed in Rodinal.
In my second post on the beach at Bluffer’s park I am featuring a number of images of driftwood that caught my in the early morning sun this past Saturday. One piece of driftwood in particular really stood out, and is featured in multiple frames. All images created using my Hasselblad 500C/M, shot on Rollei RPX25 film.
Yesterday morning I went out early to the beach in Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough, Ontario. I was shooting on a low speed film (Rollei RPX 25), so everything was on a tripod with slow shutter speeds. The combination of the slow shutter speed and a decent onshore breeze (making for active waves) made for an interesting effect on the water.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RP 25 film, developed in Rodinal
I tend to not do a lot of night photography, and I really have to change that! It is a real gap in my work. I did do a night shoot the other evening with fellow photographer friend Bill Smith: I love the night time look of the Murphy’s Law pub in Toronto at Queen St / Kingston Road. We set up our cameras on tripods across the street an shot during gaps in the traffic.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Lomography 400 C-41 film
My Third Eye 