I have shot this still life in St. James cemetery before, but using the Lomography Petzval 55mm/f1.7 MKii transforms the scene for me.
Petzval in the Graveyard
Tag: St. James Cemetery
Christmas in a Cemetery
I was in St. James Cemetery recently, and was struck by this Christmas decoration beside a gravestone.
Ultrafine Extreme400 film @ EI 200
Developed in Pyrocat-HD
Back to St. James
Recently I returned to St. James Cemetery, this time with my recently acquired 20mm Nikkor wide angle lens. It was bright morning and the low angled sun provided a lot of interesting lighting. All images were taken on a Nikon F4, using Kodak TMax 400 film.
Bokeh Hunting #2
Another image from St. James Cemetery, using my Helios 44/2 58mm/2 lens mounted on my Nikon N90s. Shot on Kodak TMax 400 film.
Bokeh Hunting #1
I am continuing to experiment with my Helios 44/2 58mm f2 lens adapted for the Nikon mount. To get the signature swirly, out of focus bokeh this lens is known for having a suitable background a few feet away from the subject, as well as shooting wide open at f2. This attempt is from St. James Cemetery in Toronto, the subject being a tilted old memorial.
Nikon N90s, Helios 44/2 lens
Kodak TMax 400 film
Fall in the Graveyard
A number of weeks ago I went to St. James cemetery with my Canon P rangefinder and Voigtlander 15mm/4.5 Superwide Heliar lens. The camera was loaded with Cinestill 50D film. The lighting was suitably gloomy.
By the Crypt
I had the pleasure yesterday of working for the first time with Natalia Nyx, who is a photographer in her own right, and obviously talented on both sides of the lens! Yesterday, on a very dull and muggy afternoon, we shot at St. James Cemetery here in Toronto. I had three cameras with me, including the Speed Graphic and Petzval, and an image from that camera is what I am starting with. (Shot on HP5+ film) More images of Natalia from this shoot to come!
Contrast
Yesterday at St. James Cemetery: the dazzling sunshine and shade from the leaves still left on the tree made for very contrasty lighting, but the film/developer combination did a decent job in holding a lot of the shadow detail.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens.
Rollei PRX400 film at EI 320 developed in Pyrocat HD, 18 minutes @ 20 C
My Third Eye 