I was in Kensington Market with my Rolleiflex yesterday and ran across this interesting shop window display
Rolleiflex E3 with 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, developed in Rodinal 1+50, 14 minutes @ 20C
Arriving in the Photo
Yesterday morning I was taking some images of the stairs that lead to pedestrian bridge over the DVP in Riverdale. I was trying to get the focus just right (not always easy with my middle-aged eyes) and at the last moment a figure arrived in the frame. An accident, but I like the result.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C
Softness
Another image created with my Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5 lens (on my Contax IIIa rangefinder). At a wide aperture (in this case f2) this is not a sharp lens, and it has a focus shift that makes it a challenge to work with. I do like its atmosphere though.
Contax IIIa, Zeiss Sonnar 50mm/1.5 lens
Svema Foto 100 film, developed in Xtol 1+1 for 10 minutes @ 20 C
Zeiss Sonnar
This image was created using my Zeiss Sonnar 50mm/1.5 lens. This is a very quirky lens when used at large apertures, and will definitely take some learning!
Contax IIa, 50mm/1.5 Zeiss Sonnar lens
Svema Foto 100 film developed in Xtol 1+1 10 minutes @ 20 C
Shoot Anyway!
Yesterday the model had to cancel at the last minute, the weather was dull and chilly, but I decided to go to High Park and shoot anyway, and I’m glad I did.
Rolleiflex E3 with 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X film at E.I. 1000 developed in Diafine 3+3
First From the Rolleiflex
My first blog post with an image with the new (to me) Rolleiflex. This camera is a work of art! Part of the allure of film photography for me is using classic cameras like this; the experience of image creation is as important as the end result.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 13.5 min @ 20 C
A Quiet Moment
I don’t often get a chance to photograph children, so it was fun recently to get a few images of the younger son of a good photographer friend of mine. He likes to move around a lot, so the manual focus was a challenge!
A few light leaks on the film 😦
Contax IIIa (35mm rangefinder from the 1950’s) 50mm/2Â Jupiter 9 lens
Svema 125 Colour Film (C-41)
Friends
I always tended to be a fairly solitary person (especially as a child), so I tend to have a fairly wistful feeling creating pictures of groups of friends, like this image from the Beaches in Toronto a few days ago.
Nikon F4, 75-150mm/3.5 Nikon Series E lens
Svema 125 Colour Negative film
A Different Version
Today’s image is a colour version of a subject I also captured in black and white. This time around my 75-150 Nikon Series E zoom lens allowed me to get a bit closer, at least optically speaking.Â
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Nikon F4, 75-150 Nikon Series E lens
Svema 125 Color Negative Film
Working the Light
Last Saturday I had a fun time working with frequent collaborator Catavaria in High Park, doing an Asian-themed shoot. for this image I had the flash off camera on a light stand, with a Lightsphere defuser and amber dome. Quite happy with the results!
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Nikon D7100, 50mm Nikkor f1.8 D lens
My Third Eye 