(It’s going to be digital for a while, until I can stand up in my darkroom again) The weather in Scotland was a constant swirl of sun, cloud and rain, normally at the same time š
Nikon D7100, 18-200mm lens,
post work with Lightroom and Nik Efex
Morning Tree
(Scheduled post while Iām away)
Before 8 am, a tree in Kew Gardens
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with IR72 filter.
EFKE 820 Aura IR film. 1 sec @ f11
Tracks Revisited
(Scheduled post while Iām away)
I’ve been to these tracks many times. First time I’ve shot them in infrared.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar with IR 72 filter,
Rollei Retro 80s film
developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
Evening Lines
(Scheduled post while Iām away)
From a recent walk in Kew Beach, the fence and trees capturing the late day sun. My kind of light
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with 25A filter.
Ilford HP5+ film
Looking at the Future
(Scheduled post while I’m away).
Recently I was done by the lake and saw this young couple: as they looked out upon the calm waters, I wondered if they were looking at a future together.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Tmax Dev, 1+4 for 6.5 minutes
The Don River
This past weekend on another gloriously sunny day I went out to do some more infrared shooting; I am definitely binging!
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with IR72 Infrared filter.
Exposure 1/2 second @f16
Rollei Retro 80s film,
developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
A Different Infrared Look
Yesterday I went down to the Beaches with a couple of cameras loaded wih EFKE 820 Aura infrared film. This film is no longer made, and the remaining rolls are fetching high prices on eBay etc. I had three rolls of this stock, two years past date and not cold-stored, so there is no way the film should have worked, but it did š
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with IR72 filter
One second exposure @ fll
Familiar Ground
It is nice to combine a familiar location (Guildwood Park in Scarborough) with a model and collaborator I have worked with many times (Cate). Except for a million flying insects, last Monday was a great day for shooting.
Nikon D7100, 50mm/1.8 Nikkor D lens
Post editing in LightRoom and Nik Efex
Fascinating Tree
This tree is found in High Park, Toronto, and I’ve always found it most interesting. I like the way it is captured by an ultra-wide lens.
Voigtlander R 35mm rangefinder, 15mm/4.5 Super-Heliar lens
Svema Foto 125 Colour C-41 film
An Infrared Outing
This past Saturday I went to nearby Taylor Creek Park to shoot some Rollei Retro 80s film (with my Rolleiflex). One of the advantages of this film is that if you use an infrared filter (such as an IR 72 that looks almost completely opaque to the naked eye) you can do infrared photography, and I just love the ghostly, otherworldly look you get when doing this.
The Rolleiflex is a perfect camera for infrared: as a twin lens reflex camera, the viewing lens is not covered by the filter so focussing is never an issue. On a single lens reflex camera, the filter must keep coming off (for focusing/composition) and on (shooting).
All images taken with Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with IR72 filter
Exposure 1/2 to 1 second @ f16, on Rollei Retro 80s film
Film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
My Third Eye 