May 17, 2025

Shooting Fuji Eterna 250D

35mm, ECN-2, Fuji Eterna 250D, Fuji Motion Picture Film, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

These photos of Havelock North (as viewed from Porters Boutique Hotel) were shot on Fuji Eterna 250D, a motion picture film I purchased from the UK. Introduced in 2006 as Fuji expanded their Eterna motion picture line, Eterna 250D features exceptionally fine grain thanks to the same Super Nano-Structured Σ (Sigma) Grain Technology that Fuji […]

March 16, 2025

Calgary Tai Chi

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Dubblefilm Apollo 200, Minolta XG-M No Comments

I came across this Tai Chi demonstration as I wandered along Stephen Avenue.

October 27, 2024

Japanese Garden of Contemplation

35mm, C-41, Kodak SO-553 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

This is the Japanese Garden of Contemplation in Hamilton, NZ.

October 14, 2024

Late Summer Walk

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Dubblefilm Apollo 200, Minolta XG-M No Comments

These photos are from a late summer walk around a nearby lake.

October 5, 2024

On the Farm #2

35mm, C-41, Dubblefilm Daily Color 400, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

My wife’s parents lived here but have since moved. It’s too bad. I really liked this place, especially the garden.

July 22, 2024

Gasoline Alley Museum

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Aerocolor 125, Minolta XG-M No Comments

I took these photos in Gasoline Alley Museum at Heritage Park. The lighting wasn’t bright enough for a handheld shot, so I had to place my camera on anything nearby (a railing, a table, etc) in order to take a photo.

June 10, 2024

Shooting FPP InfraChrome Color Infrared 400

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, E-6, FPP InfraChrome Color Infrared 400, Minolta XG-M No Comments

These photos were shot on FPP InfraChrome Color Infrared 400. I bought this roll back in 2016 and kept it in my freezer for a few years before I finally shot it around Calgary. I used a Tiffen #12 yellow filter to achieve the infrared color effect. Most of these photos were shot at ISO […]

June 3, 2024

Indian Char Bagh Garden

35mm, C-41, Film Washi "X" 100, light leaks, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

Here are more photos from Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand, this time from the Indian Char Bagh Garden. The last photo suffers from “light piping” — a phenomenon where the film leader sucks in light pre-exposing the film. I just love the way it rendered the photo giving the ceiling an orange glow.

May 11, 2024

Italian Renaissance Garden

35mm, C-41, Kodak ColorPlus 200, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand 2 Comments

Sarah and I spent a day wandering the Hamilton Gardens and there just wasn’t enough time to see and photograph everything. I could easily have spent another day or two in the gardens. These photos were taken in the Italian Renaissance Garden. One of the main features of this garden is the use of geometry: […]

April 27, 2024

Aquarium Mural

35mm, C-41, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand, Svema Color 125 No Comments

This is the back wall of the National Aquarium of New Zealand.

April 24, 2024

Six Sisters

35mm, C-41, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand, Svema Color 125 No Comments

These six similar looking buildings along Marine Parade in Napier, NZ are known as the Six Sisters. Not coincidentally, the second building from the left is the Six Sisters Coffee House which I always like to visit when I’m in town. The last two photos were shot on the back deck of the coffee house. […]

April 21, 2024

Canada Day 2022

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Dubblefilm Apollo 200, Minolta XG-M No Comments

These photos are from Canada Day in 2022. While this wasn’t exactly what I was expecting when I loaded my camera with Dubblefilm Apollo 200, I do quite like the look of the colors this film gave me.

April 14, 2024

Hot Chips Hot Dogs

35mm, C-41, CineStill 400D, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

I photographed this hot dog stand at the Central Hawke’s Bay A&P Show in Waipukurau, NZ.

April 1, 2024

Signs at the Hamilton Zoo

35mm, C-41, Fuji Superia Premium 400, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

Here are a few of the signs I encountered at the Hamilton Zoo in New Zealand (including an unexpected sign depicting deforestation).

March 23, 2024

Backpaddock Lakes

35mm, C-41, Kodak Pro Image 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

Backpaddock Lakes is a private lake / event venue in Hawkes Bay, NZ. My brother-in-law held his wedding here. However, these photos are from the day after the wedding. (The wedding itself was held in a converted barn and can be seen in the background of photo #2401.)

March 2, 2024

Garden Paths

35mm, C-41, Kodak SO-553 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

I walked these garden paths when I visited Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand.

February 18, 2024

Havelock North

35mm, C-41, Kodak Pro Image 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

These are from a photo walk in Havelock North, New Zealand. This photo of a pink building was an absolute nightmare to scan. Getting the colours right was next to impossible. This was one of the images that tipped the scales for me and led me to purchase Negative Lab Pro. I love how someone […]

February 11, 2024

Shooting Dubblefilm Apollo 200

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Dubblefilm Apollo 200, Minolta XG-M No Comments

This wasn’t what I was expecting when I shot Dubblefilm Apollo 200. Then again, I don’t know what I was expecting. This is the thing about shooting experimental, pre-flashed films. Even if the manufacturing process yielded a consistent result (which it doesn’t), there are still too many variables from lighting conditions to scanning to give […]

February 4, 2024

Flowers #3

35mm, C-41, Dubblefilm Daily Color 400, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

I shot these flower photos around the garden of my wife’s parents’ home. I quite liked their garden, but alas, they have recently sold their house and moved. I think I will miss that garden.

February 1, 2024

Sheep Shearing Competition

35mm, C-41, Fuji C200, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand No Comments

When I was last in New Zealand, I attended the Central Hawke’s Bay A&P Show. A&P stands for “agricultural and pastoral”. An A&P show is a country fair and celebrates farming and the agricultural industry. This photo is one of only two I managed to shoot during the sheep shearing competition. The lighting in the […]

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