Memory

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

A Lens I Haven’t Used Much

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Today’s image was shot using a lens I tend not to use much, but should take out more often: my Leitz Elmar 90mm/f4. This is an old Leica screw mount lens that fits on my Voigtlander Bessa R2M via an adapter. It’s prone to flare but with a lens hood it’s pretty good.

Voigtlander Bessa R2M, 90mm/f4 Leitz Elmar lens
Ilford Pan F+ film, developed in Rodinal

Graffiti Alley in Colour

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Another visit to Graffiti Alley in Toronto. A much sunnier day that the last time I was here! All images taken on Kodak Gold 200 C-41 colour film, with my Voigtlander Bessa R2M and 15mm/F4.5 Superwide Heliar lens.