I made this image with the Hipstamatic app yesterday on a bus. I wonder what he was listening to . . .
Surprise Part 2
Today another image from a forgotten roll of film, which turned out to be from a photowalk in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery in 2012. I’m glad I finally got around to developing this roll!
Two Solitudes
Two people on the subway, sitting right beside each other, but in separate worlds.
Surprises
If one develops his or her own film, eventually you build up a pile of film you just never seem to get around to developing; there is always some other roll that is more pressing. If you leave it long enough, you even forgot what was on these neglected rolls, making for fun surprises when you actually do get around to developing. That is the case with today’s image, from a roll I took during the Transit of Venus event at Varsity Stadium at the University of Toronto last year; I had forgotten I had taken this roll.
The Eyes
Another Hipstamatic on the subway. I recommend click on the photo to go to flickr, then view the large size, and see his eyes. They are either looking at me, or through me. I’m not quite sure.
Repose
Many of the Hipstamatic images I have taken on the TTC (Toronto’s mass transit) recently have shown fatigue: the faces of people being steadily worn down by the demands of living and working in Toronto. Today’s image is different. Yes, this commuter’s eyes are closed, but I did not get a sense of weariness from him, but rather more of a sense of serenity and peace.
Wheels
A number of the restaurants in the Art Deco District in Miami have vintage cars parked in front. I love the lines of these old cars, and using a superwide angle lens heightens this effect.
(Voigtlander L 35mm body, 21mm/f4 wide-angle lens, Ilford Pan F+ developed in Rodinal 1:25)
Sneaking a Smoke
As an ex-smoker I have to feel some sympathy for people who still smoke. I took this picture yesterday in downtown Toronto outside the Eaton Centre. Was he hiding from the wind, or the no smoking sign he was so close to?
(Nikon F, 50mm f1.4 lens, Ilford Delta 400 at Box speed, developed in HC-110, dilution B)
Miami Art Deco, via Speed Graphic
Today’s image is another one from Miami’s Art Deco district, taken with my “Miniature” Speed Graphic, using a Mamiya 6×7 roll film back. I hope I can go back some day and have more than an hour or two to explore!
My Third Eye 