City Hall

It’s always a good exercise to try to find a different perspective on a subject that’s been done to death. Not sure if I succeeded.

Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 15mm/f4.5 Superwide Heliar lens with red filter
Kodak TMax 400 film

Memory

I took this image on a recent walk downtown, and I don’t remember the location. There are days my memory (or lack thereof) just scares me …

Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens with red filter
Rollei Retro 80s film

Framing

I love this old railway bridge in the lower Don Valley here in Toronto. There has been a lot of rain this spring so there is lush vegetation everywhere, and I like the internal framing effect in this image.

Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 15mm/f4.5 SuperWide Heliar lens
Kodak TMax 400 film

The Beaches Through a Red Filter

Yes, I love the look of skies darkened by a red filter. To me it seems like a sense of stark drama is created, a hidden eeriness is revealed. These four images are from a recent trip down to The Beaches.

Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens with red filter
Rollei Retro 80s film 

Mismatch

I was out in the Beaches last Sunday and snapped this image quickly before the motorcyclist could drive off, so I wasn’t looking closely at the background. When I scanned the negative and looked at the image I was amused by the mismatch of foreground and background.

Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 90mm/f4 Leitz Elmar lens
Rollei Retro 80s film

Finally!

The Flatiron building in Toronto is one of the most photographed buildings in the city, but I don’t think I’ve ever taken an image of it that I really liked, until now …

Since I was point the 15mm/f4.5 Superwide Heliar up in the air, I got lots of distortion, but I like how it worked out.

Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 15mm/f4.5 Superwide Heliar lens with red filter
Rollei Retro 80s lens