…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
The First Day of the Year
I have made it a tradition the last few years to go out camera in hand on the morning of January 1st, regardless of the weather. This year was grey and cool for most of the day, but I still went down to the Beaches in the morning, with my Nikon F2 and three lenses. This image was taken with my 50mm/1.4 lens, on TMax 400 film.
The F2 is one of my cameras that doesn’t get used as much as it should as, and I have more than a couple of cameras in that category, so one of my photography goals for 2016 is, no buying of cameras or lenses (repair/replacement excepted, as needed)! Time to use more of what I have.
Last Post for 2015
It’s been an interesting year: my photography exhibit and the trip to Scotland were amazing highlights; the back problems not so much. For my last image of the year, I go back to the Beaches for an image created this past summer. Tomorrow it’s January 1st, so in the morning I will be going out somewhere to do some photography, as this has become my New Year’s Day tradition. Happy New Year!
Mamiya RZ67, 90mm lens with red filter and polarizing filter
Rollei Retro 80s film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
Forgotten Film
If you shoot film for long enough, you end up with old exposed rolls of film, and you have no idea what’s on them. I developed such a role this week, and it turns out to be from Thanksgiving, 2014. We were stating in Smith Falls, Ontario, and I went out early one morning down by the canal. It was chilly, and steam was rising from the water as the sun came up.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Xenotar lens
FP4+ film developed in Xtol 1+1 for 10 minutes @ 20 C
Fellow Photographer
I had a fun portrait session this past Saturday with fellow Toronto-area photographer Philip Elliot. There is just something about shooting portraits with a Rolleiflex, and the square format. (Film used was Kodak Tri-X, developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C)
StandOff With a Squirrel
I only had a 50mm normal lens; I knew it and the squirrel knew it, and I couldn’t get closer without the squirrel scurrying off. I think the squirrel was silently chuckling.
Contax IIIa, 5omm/1.5 Sonnar lens
Rollei RPX 25 film developed in Rodinal 1+50
Like a Mirror
Back to High Park, with the Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm/2.8 lens mounted on an old Spotmatic. The water was very still that chilly morning. Shot on Kodak Tmax 400.
The Leaves Are All Gone
and only the skeleton of the forest remains.
Kodak Medalist I, 100mm/3.5 Ektar lens
Kodak TMax 400 film, developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C
Toned, etc. in post
Winter Paths
I’m happy to announce that the Exultate Chamber Singers have released a new Christmas/winter CD, Winter Paths. As a member of the choir I am doubly proud, as the cover features a photograph of mine, taken a couple of winters back with my Mamiya RZ67 medium format film camera. This is my third album cover 🙂
Physical CD’s will be available shortly, but for now it is available for purchase on iTunes.
On the Path
It was a bright (if cold) Sunday morning this past weekend, so I decided to go to High Park (and take the entrance near the Keele subway station). I had a couple of cameras with me; this image was taken with an old Pentax Spotmatic, with a 50mm/2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens mounted. I love the look of the images from this lens! (Shot on Kodak Tmax 400 film)
My Third Eye 