It was a very bright day in downtown Toronto today, and the low midwinter sun made for start,dramatic lighting. I loved how the sun was hitting the front arch in this space on the Esplanade.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Xenotar lens
Tri-X developed in Ilfosol 1+9 for 7.5 minutes @ 20 C
Bridges and Footpaths (like this one in a park in Lethbridge) always seem to catch my eye
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Xenotar lens, Kodak Tmax 400 film
This image was taken in a park in Lethbridge, Alberta on a Sunday morning in my recent trip out west. The trees were covered in a frost from a combination of fog and very low temperatures. There was no wind, and the sky was softly overcast. The silence was lovely.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Xenotar lens
Tri-X developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C
When I was in Banff in terms of film I was shooting black and white, not colour; the only colour images I shot were with my iPhone, so here is a comparison of almost the exact same image, one taken with my Rolleiflex, the other with my iPhone. I know colour is more popular these days, but there is still something about black and white that makes it my “mother tongue” as far as photography is concerned.
For my third image from Banff, here is a foot bridge. There is some flare, but I don’t mind it. I like the shadow lines 🙂
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Xenotar lens
Tri-X developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C
While walking in Banff I was stuck by how these trees were leaning; it seemed to me to have a certain elegance.
Canon P rangefinder, 15nn/4.5 Voigtlander Super Heliar lens
Rollei RPX 25 film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 11 minutes
I have just returned from a two week work trip in Alberta, and I did have one weekend for photography, so it was up to Banff on Saturday. The day was brilliant, clear and cold.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, 3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes
This image is from the recent Toronto Film Photographer’s walk. My friend Alex is lining up a shot, and the geometry immediately caught my eye.
Nikon F2, 24mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Kodak Tmax 400 film
Near a condo development in the west end I found this interesting pedestrian bridge close the the lake.
Contax IIIa, 50mm/1.5 Zeiss Sonnar lens
Tri-X developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C
…and I seem to keep coming back to it. This is how the gazebo in the Beaches looked on a cold New Year’s day morning.
Nikon F2, 50mm/1.4 lens
Tmax 400 film developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9.25 minutes
My Third Eye 