August 29, 2022

Tauranga Sunrise

35mm, Lomography Color 800, New Zealand, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera 3 Comments

Sarah and I spent a few nights in a beautiful converted boat house on the Tauranga waterfront when we got married. I captured this sunrise from the window one morning and was thrilled to see that my Ultra Wide & Slim (and Lomography Color 800 film) managed to capture the scene despite the low light […]

July 11, 2022

A Bunny in the Bramble

35mm, AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400, BC, Canada, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Sarah and I came across this little bunny rabbit living in the bramble alongside the beach one day as we walked along Jericho Beach.

May 26, 2022

Beijing

35mm, China, Lomography Color 800, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

I believe these were the first two photos I shot when I arrived in Beijing. They were taken in the neighbourhood surrounding the hotel I stayed in.

January 22, 2022

Camera Review: Ultra Wide & Slim

35mm, Camera Reviews, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera 1 Comment

Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim: Blue Ribbon

In case you haven’t heard, RETO recently announced that they are (re)releasing the Ultra Wide & Slim camera. After reading the recent coverage by Emulsive and Kosmo Foto, I decided that I need to share my review of this iconic little camera. This is one of my favourite cameras and I take it with me […]

January 17, 2022

Around West Vancouver

35mm, BC, Canada, Lomography Color 800, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

These are from a day I spent driving around West Vancouver. Some are from Ambleside Park and some from Lighthouse Park.

January 14, 2022

Duck Crossing

35mm, Lomography Color 800, New Zealand, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

I was quite thrilled to discover a “duck crossing” sign when visiting Tauranga, New Zealand. Sarah and I took a walk one afternoon around this lake and true to form, I spotted some ducks crossing the road. While I understand why they would cross the road to get to the lake, I have no idea […]

November 11, 2021

The Return of LomoChrome Turquoise

35mm, color shift, France, Lomography LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Arromanches shot on LomoChrome Turquoise film

With the recently announced return of LomoChrome Turquoise, I thought I might post a few photos and share my thoughts on this color-shifting emulsion. Of all Lomography films, this one has the wildest color palette. This is not a film for the faint of heart. If you prefer natural or even saturated colors, you will […]

October 11, 2021

A Day in Chengdu

35mm, China, Kodak UltraMax 400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Sarah & I travelled to China a few years ago. These photos are from a day we spent in Chengdu. On an overcast day, we visited People’s Park, rowed a boat on the lake, watched an elderly man write poetry on the pavement with water, visited the Wenshu Monastery, and watched with averse fascination as […]

October 31, 2020

Cycling Around the Yangshuo Countryside

35mm, black & white, China, Eastman Double-X 5222 B&W 200, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera 2 Comments

Yangshuo countryside on Double-X 5222 film

Sarah and I took a bicycle tour around the Yangshuo countryside when we were in China. It was a spectacular day and we had a lot of fun. I shot these with my Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim loaded with B&W film. I would have prefered colour film, but that was all I had with […]

February 14, 2020

Poppy Plaza

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Lomography F² 400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

These photos were shot in Kensington at Calgary’s Poppy Plaza.

November 24, 2019

Xi’an Overnight Train

35mm, China, Lomography Color 800, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

We took an overnight train from Shanghai to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Warriors. There was very little privacy on the overnight train. Compartments had six berths and an open doorway to the corridor. We shared our compartment with a university student and a lovely Chinese family. In fact, there were many families with young […]

November 20, 2019

An Alley in Yangshuo

35mm, black & white, China, Eastman Double-X 5222 B&W 200, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Sarah and I took a bicycle tour through the countryside of Yangshuo. But to get to the bicycle rental shop, we had to first walk through a rather sketchy underground parking lot before emerging on the other side in an alley where I took these photos.

November 17, 2019

Skyline Luge

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Lomography F² 400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

On my first trip to New Zealand, Sarah took me to Skyline Luge in Rotorua. It was my first time downhill karting and we had a lot of fun that day. Sarah grew up in Rotorua so imagine her surprise when she discovered that Skyline Luge was also here in Calgary at COP. You can’t […]

September 22, 2019

Jericho Beach Walk

35mm, AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400, BC, Canada, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Sarah and I took a walk along Vancouver’s Jericho Beach last summer. The haze in the background is from BC forest fires.

September 15, 2019

Rollerblading the Seawall

35mm, AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400, BC, Canada, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Last summer, Sarah and I decided to rollerblade the Stanley Park Seawall while we were in Vancouver visiting family.

December 30, 2015

Starboat Cove

35mm, BC, Canada, Lomography Color 800, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Whenever I’m back home on the coast, I try to sneak in a hike or two while visiting family. These were taken during a hike through Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver. I like to hike a few of the lesser used trails (fewer tourists) and my favourite leads to Starboat Cove. I snapped these with […]

December 13, 2015

LomoChrome Turquoise & the Bayeux Cathedral

35mm, color shift, France, Lomography LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

When I was in France this summer, I took along a roll of Lomography’s LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400 35mm film. LomoChrome Turquoise is modelled after Lomography’s LomoChrome Purple film which in turn is modelled after Kodak Aerochrome (this post by The Phoblographer explains it all). LomoChrome Turquoise produces some wild color shifts, but it isn’t […]

October 11, 2015

Double Exposure

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Four Corner Color 400, multiple exposure, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

Here are another two photos from Ralph Klein Park shot with my Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim. When I got this roll back from the lab, I discovered some weird double exposures on the film. I have no idea how it happened except that it must have already been present on the film when I […]

October 9, 2015

UWS: Ralph Klein Park

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Four Corner Color 400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

I had heard so much about the Ultra Wide & Slim (UWS) that when I bought one I was both excited and disappointed. Vivitar made the original Ultra Wide & Slim camera that rose to cult status. Superheadz from Japan makes clones in many different colours. But just because they are clones doesn’t mean that […]