Another January 1st, another trip out with a film camera as is my New Year’s Day tradition. This year I went to the Beaches, and the weather cooperated.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+, developed in Xtol stock
A High Park Surprise
While cleaning my home office last week I found an unmarked exposed roll of TMax 100 in 120 format. I had had not idea what was on it, and was pleasantly surprised by the results. The subject was High Park in a sunny day, some time in 2018. Here are three images from that roll.
Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm/f4 Distagon lens
Kodak TMax 100, developed in Xtol Stock
Faces
From a shop window on Queen Street East in the Beaches.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5 Plus @ EI 1600
Second Hand Store Window
Seen in Leslieville recently.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+ film @ EI 1600
Chairs On Queen Street East
Continuing to love pushing HP5+ in medium format!
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
HP5+ @ EI 1600
Walking on Ward’s Island
From a photo-meetup earlier this fall.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+, developed in TMax developer 1+4
Dead Wood
Recently in High Park
Voigtlander Bessa 66, HP5+ film
Morning in the Christmas Market
Voigtlander Bessa 66 Medium Format Folder
Ilford HP5+ @ EI 1600, developed in TMax developer
University College, Toronto
From olden days when we knew the sun.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+ , developed in TMax developer
Portrait By the Window
I took this portrait recently with my 1945-50 vintage Voiglander Bessa 66 folding medium format camera. There were a number of reasons why this image should not have turned out: this is a scale focus camera (meaning you have to judge the distance), and I was shooting wide open; no margin for error. I was also pushing HP5+ to EI 1600 for the first time. But what I got was one of my favourite portraits of the year!
Voigtlander Bessa 66 camera (Color-Skopar 75mm/f3.5 lens)
Ilford HP5+ @EI 1600 (developed in TMax developer 1+4)
My Third Eye 