Calgary Farmyard
These are from a family outing to the Calgary Farmyard. It was a day of mixed blessings. These photos (shot with my Fuji GS645S) turned out nicely, but I discovered that my newly acquired Olympus XA2 was broken.
From the Past #11: Seabird Island 1992
In July 1992, my friends and I headed back to Seabird Island for another music festival and camping. What had been called the Stein Valley ‘Voices for the Wilderness’ Festival in 1991, was renamed the ‘Earth Voice Festival’. The festival line-up featured many of the biggest bands in Canada at the time: Barenaked Ladies, Blue […]
Exiting the Forbidden City
I shot these photos while exiting the Forbidden City. On my way out, I discovered a building where visitors could pick up their cigarette lighters which had been confiscated before entering the Forbidden City. Presumably, it isn’t enough to just say “no smoking”. Protecting this UNESCO World Heritage Site from mischief and rule breakers is […]
At the Beach
Last December, we spent a family day at Pōrangahau Beach, NZ. I took this photo while everyone else was splashing in the waves.
Shelby
I photographed these Shelby cars – a 1970 Ford Shelby GT350 and an AC Shelby Cobra 427 – at the Traffic Jam Car Show last summer.
Pigs & Frogs
I photographed these pigs and frogs (games called hog hoofers and froggers respectively) at the Calgary Farmyard.
Horses #2
I photographed these horses on expired Kodak Gold Ultra 400, which is just an earlier version of UltraMax 400. Kodak’s 8th generation 400 ISO film in the “Gold” line was marketed as Kodak Max Versatility 400 in North America, Gold Ultra 400 in Europe, and Ultra 400 in Latin America. Current UltraMax 400 film is […]
Carifest Parade
I took these parade photos a few years ago at Carifest, a three-day festival celebrating Caribbean culture in Calgary. The photos have a slightly warm tone to them because I had just finished shooting a roll of tungsten-balanced film (Kodak Vision3 200T) and forgot to remove the 85B filter from the lens when I loaded […]
De La Terre Winery
In January, Sarah & I had a light lunch at De La Terre Winery. It’s a small rustic winery in Hawke’s Bay, NZ. After lunch, I wandered around and snapped a few photos of the sculptures scattered all around the estate.
Massey-Harris Tractor
I photographed this Massey-Harris tractor at the Calgary Farmyard. On a previous visit, it was in a fenced-in field and I couldn’t get close enough to photograph it except from behind. I used a roll of decades-old Fuji Super G 800 film that I had previously tested to determine that it was best shot at […]
Inside the Forbidden City
This is China’s Forbidden City. It was a perfect day for photography and I was grateful to have a pocketful of film. I was very excited with how these photos turned out. While not as saturated with color as the photos of Tiananmen Square I shot on Ektar, I still got great results from this […]
Kiwi Art Trail
These days, I rarely get the chance to take a photo walk, so I was quite happy when I had some time to myself in Napier to walk along the beach. These painted kiwis are part of the Kiwi Art Trail, a fundraiser to save the kiwi.
Traffic Jam Car Show
These cars, two different De Tomaso Panteras and a Ford GT40, were part of last summer’s Traffic Jam Car Show, a fundraiser for the National Music Centre.
Shooting Fuji Eterna 250D
These photos of Havelock North (as viewed from Porters Boutique Hotel) were shot on Fuji Eterna 250D, a motion picture film I purchased from the UK. Introduced in 2006 as Fuji expanded their Eterna motion picture line, Eterna 250D features exceptionally fine grain thanks to the same Super Nano-Structured Σ (Sigma) Grain Technology that Fuji […]
Fowl
We visited Hawkes Bay Farmyard Zoo when we were in New Zealand a few months ago. My daughter had a great time feeding the animals with her cousins and I got to wander around snapping photos.
The Trouble with Scanning Redscale Film
The trouble with scanning redscale film is that the scanning software will try to correct for the red and yellow color cast in the images. The resulting images are often washed out and grainy and require manual correction to get the expected redscale look. I use VueScan and Negative Lab Pro to scan and convert […]
