January 10, 2022

Sarah’s Guitar Fund

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

I shot this a while back when Sarah was saving up for a guitar. At the time, I thought that maybe I should make my own jar and call it ‘Dan’s Camera Fund’. But then I thought that’s what my pay cheque is called!

January 7, 2022

Zoo Animals #2

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Color 400 No Comments

Here are more animals from the Calgary Zoo, this time shot on Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Color 400 film. The last photo is of the Transalta Rainforest building at the zoo.

January 4, 2022

More Detritus from the Flood

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Orwo NP22 125 No Comments

2013 Calgary flood detritus in Fish Creek Park

These photos depict more of the debris and detritus left behind by the 2013 flood in Calgary. I shot these while testing a roll of Orwo NP22 film. For a roll of film that expired in 1993, it has aged fairly well. It’s box speed is 125 ISO, but I shot these at 64 ISO […]

December 30, 2021

A Winter Day

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, light leaks, Lomography Color 800, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

One of the things I love about Calgary is that some days, when the weather is right, you can see the Rocky Mountains looming large in the west. You can see them on the horizon of the first two photos.

December 27, 2021

Barbed Wire

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Gold 200 No Comments

These photos are the result of my fascination with the barbed wire fences found at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park.

December 23, 2021

Happy Holidays!

35mm, BC, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Labeauratoire [kromiəm] 500 No Comments

With Christmas just a few days away, I want to wish everyone happy holidays! Whether you are a regular visitor to my film photography blog or you arrived here by accident, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and I wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year! Cheers, Dan

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 16, 2021

Lake Louise

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Fuji Super G Plus 100 No Comments

These photos are from a trip I took to Lake Louise five years ago. I had taken many more photos that weekend, but unfortunately those rolls of film were lost in the mail when I sent them to The Darkroom for processing. I lost 8 rolls of film due to some sort of mishap with […]

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 9, 2021

Lundbreck Falls

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak UltraMax 400 No Comments

Five years ago, I took a road trip with my photography club down to Lundbreck Falls, a 2-hour drive south of Calgary via the Cowboy Trail. While I was shooting photos from the top of the falls, a man walked up and decided to stretch out on the rocks. Naturally, I had to snap some […]

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.

December 3, 2021

Hong Kong at Night

35mm, China, Hong Kong, Kodak UltraMax 400, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

Sarah and I happened to be in Hong Kong during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. While we did encounter protests at the airport, we had no such encounters the night before when we wandered around Temple Street. In fact, the Temple Street Night Market was incredibly underwhelming when compared to Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter at night. Xi’an […]

November 30, 2021

Elbow Falls in Winter

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Kodak Kodacolor VR 1000 No Comments

After a fairly long stretch of -20 °C temperatures last winter, Sarah and I headed to Elbow Falls in the hopes that we might see a frozen waterfall. It was a gorgeous day at the Falls and a brisk wind made it quite chilly, but after a short hike, we discovered that Elbow Falls had […]

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 […]

November 15, 2021

The Shanghai Museum

35mm, China, Kodak Portra 400, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

These photos are of the escalators and lobby floor in the Shanghai Museum. They are the only photos I was able to take since museums often frown upon photography inside the galleries. I was sitting on the stairs when I looked out across the atrium and instantly knew I had to photograph the criss-cross pattern […]

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 […]

November 8, 2021

Cultural Entertainment on a Yangtze River Cruise

35mm, China, Kodak Portra 400, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

dancers aboard the Victoria Grace (Yangtze River Cruise)

Sarah & I travelled through China in 2019 and part of our travel itinerary included a 3-night/4-day cruise on the Yangtze River aboard a ship named the Victoria Grace. One evening, the crew treated us with a performance of ‘traditional cultural entertainment’ that included dancing, music, and even some magic and comedy. Our lovable humdrum […]

November 4, 2021

Detritus from the Flood

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Rollei Digibase CN 200 Pro No Comments

In 2013, Calgary suffered its second flood in 8 years. The Bow & Elbow Rivers overflowed their banks and flooded much of the city. Downtown was hit particularly hard. These photos are from further downstream at Fish Creek Park many months later. Some of the detritus from the flood is still visible in a few […]

November 1, 2021

Early Morning at The Zoo

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Fuji Velvia 50 No Comments

These were shot one early morning at the Calgary Zoo on Fuji Velvia 50. I bought a 100 ft bulk roll of expired Fuji Velvia 50 on eBay for cheap. The seller owned two rolls, and when he opened one and shot some photos with it, he found that the film had color shifted and […]

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