December 20, 2021

Kettle Valley Railway

35mm, BC, black & white, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Tri-X 400 No Comments

The Kettle Valley Railway was a railway that ran across southern Bristish Columbia through Myra Canyon and operated during the first half of the 20th century. It was finally abandoned in 1989 with portions converted into a recreational trail. Sadly, a 2003 forest fire destroyed 14 of the 18 original wooden trestle bridges in Myra […]

December 13, 2021

First Impressions of the Pentax Spotmatic SP II

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Camera Reviews, Canada, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, Pentax Spotmatic SP II, Xtol No Comments

I bought the Pentax Spotmatic SP II on a whim back in May. It has some good reviews online and since I already own many M42 lenses, including a 50mm f/1.4 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar, I decided to buy it. My SP II is in great condition. Cosmetically, there are some very minor scratches but no dings. […]

December 6, 2021

Around Olympic Plaza

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, JCH Street Pan 400 No Comments

These photos were shot in and around Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary.

November 26, 2021

Field of Crosses

35mm, Agfa APX 400, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Xtol No Comments

Every November, just before Remembrance Day, thousands of white crosses are placed row on row along Memorial Drive. This is the Field of Crosses, an annual memorial honouring the 3500 men and women from southern Alberta who gave their lives in service to Canada, many during the world wars. I shot these on a roll […]

November 22, 2021

The Bel-Aire ‘Special’

Alberta, Bel-Aire 'Special', black & white, Calgary, camera modification, Canada, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, medium (120), square, Xtol No Comments

I shot these photos using the Bel-Aire ‘Special’, which is the new name I have given to my Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter modified to accept a 100mm Anastigmat Special lens mounted in a Compur Rapid shutter. After my successful attempt to shoot Instax Wide with the new lens and shutter, I took a trip to […]

October 28, 2021

Art Found Under Bridges

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Minolta XG-M, Mr. Zhu 100, Xtol No Comments

I love it when I find art around the city in places where it has no reason to belong other than just for the sake of art itself. These photos were all taken on a walk through Fish Creek Park.

October 7, 2021

Downtown Model Shoot #2

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Tri-X 400 No Comments

young woman on a bicycle at a chocolatier

These photos are from a photography workshop I took 5 years ago. We spent a morning with a few amateur models, wandering around downtown and snapping photos in various locations. These were shot in front of Coppeneur Chocolatier.

October 4, 2021

Wandering Around Auckland

35mm, black & white, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Eastman Double-X 5222 B&W 200, New Zealand 2 Comments

These are from my second trip to New Zealand. Sarah and I spent a day wandering around Auckland’s waterfront. I remember we had some amazing ice cream at Island Gelato in the Ferry Building.

September 27, 2021

Tractors

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these tractors 5 years ago at the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village. They easily have over 100 tractors and I think I spent most of my time with just these three, ha ha.

September 23, 2021

Xi’an Overnight Train Part 2

35mm, black & white, China, Kosmo Foto Mono 100, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

These photos were shot on the overnight train to Xi’an. This lovely family, with whom we shared our compartment, spent part of the day putting together a puzzle on their bottom bunk.

August 23, 2021

Shooting Mr. Zhu 100

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Minolta XG-M, Mr. Zhu 100, Xtol No Comments

I picked up this mysterious film, Mr. Zhu 100, on eBay. It’s so mysterious that the seller himself didn’t even know much about it, including its name. So, in the absence of a name, he chose to name it after his Hong Kong shipping partner, Mr. Zhu. Intrigued by a new rare film, especially one […]

August 20, 2021

Shooting Kodak HCP 5369

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Kodak HCP 5369, Xtol No Comments

Environmental Education Centre at Ralph Klein Park in Calgary, Canada

I shot these photos on Kodak HCP 5369, which I picked up from Labeauratoire. It was a bright sunny day and so I shot most of these at the recommended ISO 20, while a few were shot at ISO 16. The bright sunshine meant that I was able to shoot every photo at f/11 for […]

May 24, 2021

Jericho Sailing Centre

35mm, BC, black & white, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Praktica MTL3 No Comments

This is the Jericho Sailing Centre on Jericho Beach in Vancouver. Many years ago, I had an awesome summer job working here with a summer school program for children with disabilites. It was two weeks of sailing, kayaking, rowing, and just hanging out at the beach! The students were great fun and they loved every […]

May 14, 2021

Scooters

35mm, black & white, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, Vietnam No Comments

I photographed these scooters in Hoi An, Vietnam.

April 29, 2021

JCH Street Panoramas

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, camera modification, Canada, JCH Street Pan 400, Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter, panorama, pinhole, Rodinal No Comments

I shot these pinhole panoramas on JCH Street Pan 400 using a homemade pinhole lens I mounted on my Belair Jetsetter for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2020.

March 8, 2021

Bretteville-sur-Laize

35mm, AgfaPhoto APX 400, black & white, Canon Rebel 2000, France No Comments

These photographs are from the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery at Cintheaux in Normandy, France. In 2015 I attended a memorial ceremony here in honour of the Canadians who fought and died during the Battle of Normandy. The first two photos show the many attendees including a few visiting dignitaries. If you look in the background […]

February 25, 2021

Flock of Sheep

35mm, black & white, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, New Zealand, Svema Foto 200 No Comments

These two photos of a flock of sheep were taken on Sarah’s parents’ farm. They have since sold the farm. I’m not sure what happened to the sheep.

January 16, 2021

A Camera for Christmas: the Kodak Six-20 Model C

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Six-20 Model C, Kodak Tri-X 400, medium (120), Rodinal No Comments

I received a camera for Christmas this year. My wife gave me the Kodak Six-20 Model C. Made in 1933, it’s a 6×9 folding camera that takes 620 film. 620 film is the same size as 120 film except that the spools holding the film are smaller. This means that you cannot fit 120 film […]

December 12, 2020

Horseback Riding up to Lake Agnes

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Canada, Fomapan Action 400, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

These are all from the day I proposed to Sarah. We went horseback riding from Lake Louise up to the Lake Agnes Teahouse and I nervously carried the engagement ring in my pocket all day. In the end, I did not propose at Lake Agnes (too many people and no privacy) and instead proposed to […]

November 26, 2020

On Lake Ontario

35mm, black & white, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Kodak Tri-X 400, Ontario No Comments

I shot these on Lake Ontario and around Toronto Island.

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