Through a Pinhole

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

On the two latest episodes of My Photography Podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with pinhole photographers Kathrena Revera and Moni Smith. Their passion for their craft and their amazing work inspired me to finally try pinhole photography. I am using my 4×5 Speed Graphic camera, with a 0.3mm pinhole in place of a lens, and though I am still at the experimental “dialing it in” phase of my work I am excited with the results. Both images below were shot on Fomapan 100 film. The exposure for the first image was 6.5 minutes, the second 1 minute, 15 seconds.

Harbor in Colour

February 26, 2017February 26, 2017 · 2 Comments ·

The first of a few images from a roll of Kodak Portra 400 I shot with my Rolleiflex 3.5E3 at Toronto Harbor recently.

Also, the latest episode of Classic Camera Revival is now online. We have a great discussion about folding cameras.

Ship Silhouette

February 25, 2017February 24, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

Shooting right into the sun, so I positioned myself to put the sun behind one of the masts.

Nikon F4, 105mm/2.5 AI lens
Kodak Tmax 400 film

Sun and Wind

February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

Last Monday at Bluffer’s Park I noticed these plants. I liked the backlighting on them but the glare of the sun plus the breeze moving the plants around made for tricky shooting and it took a few attempts to get these two images using my Nikon F4 and 28mm lens, shooting on Rollei RPX film

Don’ forget to check out this week’s episode of My Photography Podcast, featuring an interview with pinhole photographer Moni Smith!

Waves

February 23, 2017February 22, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

Waves not of water but rather an undulating pathway in the Western end of the Toronto harbour.

Nikon F4, KOdak TMax 400 film

Reflections

February 22, 2017February 20, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

I’ve always enjoyed the distorted reflections of old buildings in new ones. This is a reflection of Old City Hall in Toronto, with a flag in front.

Nikon F4, 105mm/2.5 Nikkor lens
Kodak TMax 400 film, developed in Legacy Pro EcoPro Ascorbic Acid developer

Under the Pool

February 21, 2017February 20, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

Underneath the pool in The Beaches, Toronto. A rather forbidding structure from this angle

Nikon N90s, 17mm/3.5 Tamron SP lens
Rollei Retro 80s Film, developed in Rodinal

Toronto Harbor Commisson

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

On Saturday morning the light was bright and sunny, and my eye was caught by the Toronto Harbor Commission building. I like the way the sun was hitting this proud old building, surrounded by modern steel and glass.

Rolleiflex 3.5E3 (Xenotar lens)
Ilford HP5+ film developed in HC-110, Dilution H

Three Kinds of Boats

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

Back to Toronto Harbour; my eye was caught by three different kinds of boats: he tall ship in the background, the utility boat in the foreground right, and the kayaks on the left, stored and waiting for spring.

Nikon F4S, 20mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Kodak TMax 400 film

Be sure to check out the latest episode of My Photography Podcast, where I talk with talented toy camera and pinhole photographer Kathrena Rivera!

Patience

February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

Another Whistler image. It seems to me (a non-skier) that a large part of skiing (at least at a busy resort) involves waiting in line. It was a very long line, but these skiers seemed to be taking it patiently.

Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei Retro 400S film

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