Ghost Water

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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.

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A Child’s Excitement

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I took this image at the recent Buskerfest in Toronto. Originally shot in colour, I like it better as black and white, so the image is more about the child’s expression of excitement, as opposed to the vivid yellow of the character’s dress in the original colour version.

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Nikon F4S, 75-150 Nikon Series E lens
Fujicolor 200 converted to black and white

Exaggerating Angles

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The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal expansion of the Royal Ontario Museum was always controversial: a lot of people absolutely hated the look of this addition to a more traditional structure. From a photographic point of view though it offers a lot of possibilities. In this image (from the Open Streets event last weekend) I used my Voigtlander 15mm/4.5 SuperWide Heliar lens. This lens is among the wider in the 35mm format, and I like what it does with the already dramatic angles of this structure.

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Canon P Rangefinder, Voigtlander 15mm/4.5 SuperWide-Heliar
JCH StreetPan 400 film, developed in Legacy Pro EcoPro developer

Water Colour

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On a clear evening at the Beaches, the waters of Lake Ontario  take on a lovely intense blue shade, quite unlike the colour in the morning or during the rest of the day. The only changes to this image in post were contrast and an exposure level adjustment

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar lens
Kodak Portra 400 film

Published!

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I am thrilled to announce I have been included in the latest issue of Jim Austin‘s online Photography eZine Shizen, released today.

Jim is also an extremely accomplished photographer in his own right, as well as being a positive and supportive presence in the photography community online.

This issue’s theme is trees, and I am honoured to have my work featured along with some truly great photographers!

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Download the issue here for free (but feel free to give Jim a donation 🙂 )

End of Season

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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.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar
Rollei RPX 400 film

Hamilton Supercrawl 1: Portrait of a Stranger

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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.

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Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Legacy Pro EcoPro 1+1 for 14:15