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Horses
These photos are from one of the few rolls of film to have survived my recent postal film fiasco. I shot these at YMCA Camp Chief Hector while I was out on a morning hike. I used Kodak Elite Chrome 100 film that I had cross-processed at The Darkroom. I love how some of the shots have a warm redscale look to them while the others have more of a cool blue tone. I remember varying the exposure between shots, but I didn’t take notes and my Rebel 2000 does not record metadata so I doubt I could reproduce the settings I used that morning.
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Ferris Wheel
I love the look of cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. It gives beautiful pink and purple tones. These shots of the ferris wheel were taken in Heritage Park.
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Stanley Park Seawall
I shot these in August 2014 while walking the Stanley Park Seawall in Vancouver.
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Shooting with Labeauratoire [kromiem] 500
These were shot at the Calgary Zoo using Labeauratoire [kromiəm] 500 slide film that I then had cross-processed at The Darkroom. As you can see, the color shifted towards yellow. I don’t really like it cross-processed, so when I shot a roll at Christmas, I had it developed as E-6. It turned out much better, but was a little underexposed (I shot it all indoors). I think the next time I shoot [kromiəm] (I bought 3 rolls) I will shoot outdoors on a bright sunny day, maybe overexpose it by about a stop, and develop it as E-6. I’ll let you know how that goes.
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Tower Beach
I shot these in July 2014 at Tower Beach in Vancouver. Tower Beach takes its name from the two World War II era searchlight towers that still stand on the beach silently guarding the entrance to Burrard Inlet. The photos below are of Tower #2 aka CASL #9 (Coast Artillery Search Light) which sits further east along the beach from Tower #1 (CASL #10). You can learn more about the towers on Michael Barrick’s website.
Both towers are accessible from Trail 3 at UBC or by hiking in from either Wreck Beach or from Spanish Banks. The towers are boarded up now for safety reasons, but 20 years ago you could still access the inside. Back then, a friend and I hiked down to Tower Beach to explore the towers and we discovered a log propped up against the back of one of the towers leading to the second story entrance. We scaled the log to the top and went inside. From inside there is an unobstructed view of the harbour, which has since been covered up by a metal grate across the front. The moorings in the floor where the searchlights were mounted could still be seen, albeit they were thoroughly rusted. It was quite the experience, and while I understand why they are boarded up now, a part of me still feels that the towers should be open to the public. After all, they are a part of history.
I shot these photos on an expired roll of Kodak Ektachrome 200 that I had cross-processed.
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Bristol Hercules Engine
I took these photos of one of the Bristol Hercules engines owned by the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. This engine works and would have originally been mounted on a Handley Page ‘Halifax’ bomber. You can see it below being serviced by a member of the museum’s Halifax team who are working towards the goal of acquiring, restoring and displaying a Halifax bomber.
These were shot using FPP RetroChrome 160 film that was then cross-processed.
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Purple Sky
I love shooting these two statues in Burnsland Cemetery and have photographed them many times with different cameras and film. These were shot with my Canonet QL17 and a roll of Velvia 100. I love the pink and purple tones of these shots.
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Holga Mishap
I own a 35mm back for my Holga 120 CFN, so one day I loaded it up with some Lomography Slide/X-Pro 200 ISO film and headed to Burnsland Cemetery. Unfortunately, I had a little mishap while I was taking photos. The back cover fell off my Holga and completely exposed the film. I tried my best to get the cover back on fast, but the damage was already done. I learned my lesson that day. Now I tape up my Holga. I tape the cover on and I tape the bulb switch too (I had a mishap with that as well). Sadly I don’t get any small light leaks anymore, but at least nothing catastrophic happens.
Below are the three frames that received ‘an extra helping of light’. I had this roll developed at The Darkroom and how they managed to pull an image off the negative, I will never know. I’ve tried on my own using my Epson Perfection V600 scanner, but I can’t get a usable image. Kudos to The Darkroom!
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Dinosaurs
These were taken at the Calgary Zoo in the Prehistoric Park. The dinosaur exhibit is actually pretty big and on a perfect day, it’s a great place to snap photographs. I think the cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 film gives the scene an ethereal, other-worldly look and feel that is just right for photos of dinosaurs.
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Face Down in Widgeon Creek
I went hiking up to Widgeon Falls last summer with my best friend. Widgeon Falls is located in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park in BC. I’ve done this canoe trip on Widgeon Creek and hike up to the falls many times before and I am never disappointed by the beauty of the park. Up at the falls that day, I saw these two teenagers sticking their faces into the cool creek waters and couldn’t resist snapping a few shots.
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