One of image from Taylor Creek, on the roll of Tri-X pushed to EI 3200. Again I am suprised at how little grain is apparent, although the subject matter probably helps!
Voigtlander Bessa R, 50mm/2 Jupiter 8 lens.
Tri-X developed on Rodinal 1+100 @ 20 for two hours,
semi-stand (gentle agitation every 30 minutes, initial one minute agitation)
After having recently had success with shooting medium format Tri-X at EI 3200 and stand developing in Rodinal for two hours, I was anxious to see how well it would work with the smaller 35mm negative and the answer is, not bad at all! Not nearly as grainy as expected, and shooting at 3200 (considered pretty extreme for Tri-X) will allow me to handhold in pretty dim light. Rodinal is indeed a magic potion, not bad for a developer first released in the 1890’s!
Voigtlander Bessa R 35mm rangefinder, Russian Jupiter 8 50mm/2 lens
Tri-X @ EI 3200, semi-stand developed for two hours @ 20 C
(Gentle agitation every 30 minutes)
I have shot this scene before (an alley in Toronto’s Kensington Market), but it has a very different look in black and white, with a very wide angle lens.
Voigtlander Bessa R 35mm rangefinder, 21mm/4 Voigtlander Color Skopar lens
Trix-X @ EI 400 developed in Pyrocat-HD 1+1+100 15 minutes @ 20 C
I found this scene recently and was struck by the ironic contrast between the mural art and the words in the image, especially if one disregards the context of the words. Given recent events in the U.S. the irony becomes bitter.
Voigtlander Bessa R, 21mm/4 Voigtlander Color Skopar lens
Trix-X @ EI 400 developed in Pyrocat-HD 1+1+100 15 minutes @ 20 C
Last night I had the pleasure of shooting the last dress rehearsal of The Alexander Showcase Theatre‘s production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Vinnie Sestito. You might not think a radio play would work as a stage production, but you’d be surprised: in addition to performing multiple voice characters, each actor on stage plays the radio actor, creating a play within a play and a story within a story. The result is amazing! The show is playing now at the Paper Mill Theatre in Toronto and is highly recommended!
The Christmas Carol Jingle Singers
This past Sunday was dark and gloomy in Toronto, but I have decided not to let lousy weather interfere with my photography! I went out with my Voigtlander Bessa R rangefinder and 21mm/4 super wide lens and still found some interesting subjects.
Voigtlander Bessa R 35mm rangefinder
with 21mm/4 Color Skopar lens
Tri-X film @ EI 400 developed in Pyrocat-HD 1+1+100,
15 minutes @ 20 C
There are places in Toronto I keep coming back to for photography: Kensington Market, The Beaches, the ravine near St. Clair/Yonge, the Lower Don Valley, and of course High Park, where I was yesterday. A cold, rather dreary day, but still plenty to photograph!
Voigtlander VITO B 35mm camera, 50mm/3.5 Color Skopar lens
Svema Foto 200 film developed in Pyrocat HD, 1+1+100 for 15.5 min. @ 20 C
I’ve had the privilege of working with sisters Sabrina and Rowena recently, and here is an image of them together at Allen Garden’s last Saturday. I think the relationship that sisters have can be a complicated dance. 🙂
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Ilford Delta 3200 developed in DD-X for 12.5 minutes @ 20 C
I first met Karen a number of years ago, when we both had images in an exhibit of photographs from the G20 incident in Toronto. A talented, resourceful and strong woman, she has a lot of presence in front of the camera!
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X @ EI 800 developed in Diafine
Negative Scanned and post-processed in Lightroom and Nik Efex
Another Tree Roots image. Black and white was made for subject matter like this!
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X @ EI 800 developed in Diafine
My Third Eye 