May 26, 2024

Ancient Egyptian Garden Part 1

35mm, C-41, half-frame, New Zealand, Olympus Pen EED, Perutz Primera 100

Ancient Egyptian Garden at Hamilton Gardens, NZ

When Sarah took me to Hamilton Gardens, I wasn’t expecting much. It is easy to assume that a garden is strictly about flowers and plants. Boy, was I wrong! It is also about the architecture and design of a garden. While I absolutely loved the Italian Renaissance Garden, the Ancient Egyptian Garden also captivated my […]

May 21, 2024

Relics of the Vietnam War

35mm, Adox Color Implosion 100, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Vietnam

Bell UH-1 Huey on the roof of Independence Palace

These relics of the Vietnam War can be found at Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City. Tank 843 and Tank 390 crashed the palace gates on April 30, 1975 and shortly thereafter, South Vietnam surrendered. The captured helicopter on the roof is an example of the Bell UH-1 ‘Huey’ made famous by its use […]

May 18, 2024

Ralph Klein Park #3

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200

Environmental Education Centre, Ralph Klein Park

I shot these photos in Ralph Klein Park. The first two photos feature an art installation called Hawk Hill Calgary Sentinels designed by artist Beverly Pepper. Three monoliths rise above two mounds shaped like pyramids meant to “herald the uniqueness of the wetlands”. The last three photos are of the Environmental Education Centre.

May 15, 2024

Tiananmen Square

35mm, China, Kodak Ektar 100, Olympus Trip 35

I shot these photos in Tiananmen Square. As I stood there snapping photos and taking in the sights, I couldn’t help but think of ‘Tank Man’, the iconic photo taken by Jeff Widener in June 1989 during the Tiananmen Square Protests. While that photo was seen around the world and has come to represent the […]

May 11, 2024

Italian Renaissance Garden

35mm, C-41, Kodak ColorPlus 200, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

Sarah and I spent a day wandering the Hamilton Gardens and there just wasn’t enough time to see and photograph everything. I could easily have spent another day or two in the gardens. These photos were taken in the Italian Renaissance Garden. One of the main features of this garden is the use of geometry: […]

May 5, 2024

Baoguo Temple

35mm, black & white, China, Olympus Trip 35, Rollei Superpan 200

This is Baoguo Temple, a Buddhist temple whose origins date back to the 16th century. It is located on Mount Emei, near Emeishan City. Sarah and I spent a few nights here when we toured China. It was one of the highlights of the trip. Staying at a Buddhist temple was a unique experience. As […]

April 27, 2024

Aquarium Mural

35mm, C-41, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand, Svema Color 125

This is the back wall of the National Aquarium of New Zealand.

April 24, 2024

Six Sisters

35mm, C-41, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand, Svema Color 125

These six similar looking buildings along Marine Parade in Napier, NZ are known as the Six Sisters. Not coincidentally, the second building from the left is the Six Sisters Coffee House which I always like to visit when I’m in town. The last two photos were shot on the back deck of the coffee house. […]

April 21, 2024

Canada Day 2022

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Dubblefilm Apollo 200, Minolta XG-M

These photos are from Canada Day in 2022. While this wasn’t exactly what I was expecting when I loaded my camera with Dubblefilm Apollo 200, I do quite like the look of the colors this film gave me.

April 14, 2024

Hot Chips Hot Dogs

35mm, C-41, CineStill 400D, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

I photographed this hot dog stand at the Central Hawke’s Bay A&P Show in Waipukurau, NZ.

April 1, 2024

Signs at the Hamilton Zoo

35mm, C-41, Fuji Superia Premium 400, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

Here are a few of the signs I encountered at the Hamilton Zoo in New Zealand (including an unexpected sign depicting deforestation).

March 28, 2024

Sunflowers #2

C-41, Kodak Gold 200, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square

I learned a few things about photographing flowers when I created my Casablanca Lily photos, and I used that knowledge when making these photos of sunflowers. First, I maximized my depth of field on close-ups by setting the aperture to f/10 and smaller. This helped to keep all parts of the flower in focus. Second, […]

March 26, 2024

Summer & Winter

110, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Diana Baby 110, Perutz PR 200, square, toy camera

When you leave a roll of film in a camera for too long, you can take photos in both summer and winter!

March 23, 2024

Backpaddock Lakes

35mm, C-41, Kodak Pro Image 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

Backpaddock Lakes is a private lake / event venue in Hawkes Bay, NZ. My brother-in-law held his wedding here. However, these photos are from the day after the wedding. (The wedding itself was held in a converted barn and can be seen in the background of photo #2401.)

March 21, 2024

Street Signs

35mm, C-41, half-frame, Kodak Ektar 100, New Zealand, Olympus Pen EED

I photographed these street signs on a photo walk in Auckland, NZ.

March 18, 2024

Walk Along the Bow River #5

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Fuji GS645S Professional, half-frame, Kodak Tri-X 320, medium (120), Rodinal

Calgary Parks' Outdoor Resource Centre in Kensington

I shot these photos on an expired roll of Kodak Tri-X 320 that a friend gave me.

March 15, 2024

Bernières-sur-Mer

35mm, Canon Rebel 2000, France, Kodak Ektar 100

These photos are all from a walk I took in 2015 through Bernières-sur-Mer, a small town in Normandy, France that was liberated by Canadians on D-Day, June 6, 1944. This first photo is of a German defensive position, aka a “Tobruk”. It was designed to target invading soldiers by firing down the length of the […]