Another image from this past Saturday at the Beaches.
Pentax Spotmatic SP1000, 50mm/2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens
Ilford Pan F+ film, developed in Rodinal
Tag: Beaches
One of My Favourite Structures in Toronto
…and I seem to keep coming back to it. This is how the gazebo in the Beaches looked on a cold New Year’s day morning.
Nikon F2, 50mm/1.4 lens
Tmax 400 film developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9.25 minutes
The First Day of the Year
I have made it a tradition the last few years to go out camera in hand on the morning of January 1st, regardless of the weather. This year was grey and cool for most of the day, but I still went down to the Beaches in the morning, with my Nikon F2 and three lenses. This image was taken with my 50mm/1.4 lens, on TMax 400 film.
The F2 is one of my cameras that doesn’t get used as much as it should as, and I have more than a couple of cameras in that category, so one of my photography goals for 2016 is, no buying of cameras or lenses (repair/replacement excepted, as needed)! Time to use more of what I have.
Last Post for 2015
It’s been an interesting year: my photography exhibit and the trip to Scotland were amazing highlights; the back problems not so much. For my last image of the year, I go back to the Beaches for an image created this past summer. Tomorrow it’s January 1st, so in the morning I will be going out somewhere to do some photography, as this has become my New Year’s Day tradition. Happy New Year!
Mamiya RZ67, 90mm lens with red filter and polarizing filter
Rollei Retro 80s film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
Shooting What I Feel
I have probably mentioned this before, but my own theory of photography involves images that tend to fall into three categories:
- Shooting what is in front of the camera
- Shooting what I see
- Shooting what I feel
My goal as much as possible is to shoot images that fall into categories 2 and 3, and for me this image from the shore of lake Ontario last Sunday falls into category 3. The light was dramatic, and in post I heavily accentuated the drama of the light to match the emotional response I was feeling.
Kodak Medalist I with 100m/3.5 Kodak Ektar lens
Tri-X (120 film respooled onto 620 spool)
Developed in Xtol 1+1 9 minutes @ 20 C
On the Water
From a couple of weeks back, on a Beaches morning so bright, the people on the boards are almost lost in the sun.
Olympus Pen F, 100mm/3.5 Zuiko lens
Rollei RPX 25 film developed in Rodinal 1+50 11 minutes @ 20c
A Very Warm Morning
A very warm morning on the Boardwalk this morning. I ran into some technical challenges, but managed to get a couple of shots I liked.
Nikon F2 35mm SLR, 105mm/2.5 Nikkor lens with Yellow filter
Rollei Retro 80s film developed in Rodinal 1+100 for one hour @ 20 C (Semi-stand)
Getting the Filter Right
I’ve always wanted to get a dramatic sky photo, and finally I’ve found the combination! Rollei Retro 80s film, plus a 25A red filter and Polarizing filter stacked together. I took this with my Mamiya RZ67 and 65mm lens early on a Sunday morning at the Beaches, with the sun at a right angle, for maximum polarizing effect.
Beach Furniture
I liked the look of what appeared to be a roughly made chair by the water’s edge; in the stark morning light it looked like a marker or monument of some kind.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X @ EI 100, developed in TMax Dev 1+4 for 5 minutes @ 20 C
On My Feet Again!
A break from my Scotland images đŸ™‚ I was finally well enough after my back injury a couple of weeks ago to go out for a shoot, so it was off to the Beaches.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Ilford HP5+ developed in Tmax Dev, 1+4 for 6.5 minutes @ 20 C
My Third Eye 