January 25, 2024

Inside the Bayeux Cathedral

35mm, Canon Rebel 2000, color shift, FPP RetroChrome 160, France No Comments

It was great fun to wander around and photograph the inside of the Bayeux Cathedral. The most intriguing thing I discovered inside was that someone had glued Scrabble tiles onto the back wall of the cathedral (see last photo). Written in French, was the message “Le Futur Commence”, which in English translates to “The Future […]

May 23, 2023

Lest We Forget

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, cross-processed, FPP RetroChrome 160 No Comments

This World War I monument in Nanton, Alberta can be found near the Bomber Command Museum.

January 31, 2021

Visiting a Tea Plantation in China

35mm, China, color shift, FPP RetroChrome 160, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

In 2019, when Sarah and I were in China, we had the opportunity to visit a tea plantation in Emeishan. Patrick, our guide, drove us to the home of an old high school friend who was the owner of a tea plantation. Upon arriving, we were kitted out with traditional Chinese conical hats, tea baskets […]

February 6, 2016

Bristol Hercules Engine

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, cross-processed, FPP RetroChrome 160 No Comments

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 […]

January 16, 2016

Omaha Beach Cemetery

35mm, Canon Rebel 2000, FPP RetroChrome 160, France No Comments

These were shot during my trip to Normandy, France in August. They are from the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach. Omaha Beach saw some of the bloodiest fighting on D-Day and the battle and cemetery are both featured in the movie Saving Private Ryan. These were shot using FPP RetroChrome 160 film […]

November 4, 2015

Packards

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, cross-processed, FPP RetroChrome 160 No Comments

I took a trip this summer down to Nanton, Alberta to the Bomber Command Museum and while I was there came across these Packards on display. These were shot using FPP RetroChrome 160 film that was then cross-processed. I love Ektachrome and FPP RetroChrome is nothing more than expired government-surplus Ektachrome 2239. I thought these […]