Tag: Rollei RPX 400

Tour Guide

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Today’s image is of our tour guide in the Chinese Garden in Vancouver last week. It was late afternoon on a very dull day, so I had to shoot wide open at a low (for a Hasselblad) shutter speed. I’m surprised it turned out at all! Given the poor treatment of Asian Canadians in British Columbia (indeed all of Canada) in recent years, it was hard not to feel some shame, in the face of this man’s quiet dignity. He was old enough that he certainly would have experienced some of this first hand.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film

A Reaction

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Sometimes an image surprises me. Last Saturday afternoon before a concert I had a little while after the rehearsal to wander around with my Hasselblad. I didn’t finish the roll until earlier today (a couple of attempts at self-portraits: the less said the better). I don’t even remember taking this image but the darkness of the forest in this image really struck me; is the shard of sunlight coming through enough to overcome it? It’s funny when an image hits close to home.

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Hasselblad 500 C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX 400 film stand developed in Rodinal

Overgrown Fence

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Another image from Todmorden Mills in Toronto. I love how this overgrown fence blends in with the trees and plants

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX 400 film, stand-developed in Rodinal

Inside a SunDial

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Early morning at Todmorden Mills in Toronto, the sun coming over the trees, creating a complicated light. I was there for about an hour, watching the light progress across the location, like a large sundial.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX 400 film, stand-developed in Rodinal

Tilting, Looming

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I liked the look of this old utility pole in Kensington Market in Toronto, as it loomed over the street, with the angle of the camera exaggerating its tilt.

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Hasselblad 500 C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film, stand developed in Rodinal

Under the Bridge Again

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One more image from under the bridge near Yonge and St. Clair in Toronto. I was drawn to the lines.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX 400 stand developed in Rodinal

Under the Bridge

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From my walk in the Ravine near Yonge/St Clair on Friday.

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Hasselblad 500 C/M, 50/4 Distagon lens
Rollei RPX400 film, stand developed in Rodinal,
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Back to the Hasselblad

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On Sunday morning I picked up my Hasselblad from the shop and shot a quick test roll in High Park. This was my favourite shot of the day.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX400 film, stand developed in Rodinal
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End of Season

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According to the calendar, we have a few more days of summer left, but the end of the season is near. I was at the Beaches last night, and the weather was lovely, the atmosphere peaceful, but to me tinged with a wistfulness, an awareness of the passing of time.

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Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar
Rollei RPX 400 film