It was a beautiful spring day at High Park in Toronto yesterday, and there is one spot where the combination of the species of tree and the angle of the morning sun made for some great light.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80S film, developed in Rodinal
Toning added in post
One more of the water plant in the Beaches. I am really happy with how even without a filter, using Rollei Retro 80s film I can get contrast between sky and clouds.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80S film, semi-stand developed in Rodinal
Tone in post
Another image from the water treatment plant in the Beaches. To me it looked like a shrine.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80s, developed Rodinal
Toned in post
Last Saturday at the Beaches for a while it was sunny enough for some hard shadows and contrasty light, and I liked the effect on the Water Treatment plant.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80S film, developed in Rodinal
On Saturday morning this past weekend I back in the Beaches, “playing cat and mouse with the light” as I described it in a Facebook post. The light changed moment by moment, from mundane to magical and back again. This was one of the better moments 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei Retro 80s film, developed in Rodinal
Toned in post
I liked the way the morning light made these statues come alive to me. Both images created with Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens, using Rollei Retro 80s film, developed in Rodinal
For some reason, I’ve never shot on top of the Scarborough Bluffs before; I went for the first time on Saturday morning to Cathedral Bluff, with my Mamiya RZ67 and 65mm/3.8 wide-angle lens and Rollei Retro 80s film. I’ll definitely be back!
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
Another image from my walk around the University of Toronto campus on Sunday morning. This is a doorway at Trinity College. I loved the dappled, complicated light I was seeing that morning!
Canon Rebel TI with Helios 44 58mm/2 lens (39 mm mount, via adapter)
Rollei Retro 80s film, stand developed for 1 hour @ 20 C in Rodinal 1+100
All the while there is talk but little action on transit in Toronto.
Canon P rangefinder, 35mm/2.5 Voigtlander Color Skopar,
Rollei Retro 80S film developed in Rodinal 1+50 14 minutes @ 20 C.
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