February 18, 2024

Havelock North

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

These are from a photo walk in Havelock North, New Zealand. This photo of a pink building was an absolute nightmare to scan. Getting the colours right was next to impossible. This was one of the images that tipped the scales for me and led me to purchase Negative Lab Pro. I love how someone […]

February 14, 2024

Self-Portrait Challenge #10: Exercise

Fuji Velvia 100F, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square

I made this self-portrait as part of a Self-Portrait Challenge I undertook one summer. I am drawn to self-portraiture because of the technical and creative challenges of creating an image when you have to be both photographer and subject. It’s a great way to learn about photography. The theme of this photo was exercise. Once […]

February 11, 2024

Shooting Dubblefilm Apollo 200

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

This wasn’t what I was expecting when I shot Dubblefilm Apollo 200. Then again, I don’t know what I was expecting. This is the thing about shooting experimental, pre-flashed films. Even if the manufacturing process yielded a consistent result (which it doesn’t), there are still too many variables from lighting conditions to scanning to give […]

February 6, 2024

Truck & Tractor

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Flic Film Elektra 100

I photographed this truck and tractor at the Calgary Corn Maze & Farm. It was a beautiful bright day and we had the place to ourselves. I was shooting Flic Film Elektra 100 film that day. Elektra 100 is respooled Kodak Aerocolor IV film which was designed as an aerial film. I really like the […]

February 4, 2024

Flowers #3

35mm, C-41, Dubblefilm Daily Color 400, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

I shot these flower photos around the garden of my wife’s parents’ home. I quite liked their garden, but alas, they have recently sold their house and moved. I think I will miss that garden.

February 1, 2024

Sheep Shearing Competition

35mm, C-41, Fuji C200, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

When I was last in New Zealand, I attended the Central Hawke’s Bay A&P Show. A&P stands for “agricultural and pastoral”. An A&P show is a country fair and celebrates farming and the agricultural industry. This photo is one of only two I managed to shoot during the sheep shearing competition. The lighting in the […]

January 29, 2024

Two is Better Than One

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Kodak UltraMax 400, Olympus XA2

Back in June, I bought an Olympus XA2 for a very good price. When it arrived, it looked to be in mint condition. I loaded a roll of film and started shooting. Soon after, I noticed that something was off. The shutter speed didn’t sound right to me. The more I shot, the more the […]

January 25, 2024

Inside the Bayeux Cathedral

35mm, Canon Rebel 2000, color shift, FPP RetroChrome 160, France

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 […]

January 22, 2024

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park #2

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak UltraMax 400

birdhouse at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

These photos are from a trip to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park with a group of other photographers.

January 18, 2024

Downtown Photo Walk #3

Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Dubblefilm Bubblegum 200, Fuji GS645S Professional, half-frame, medium (120)

I’ve decided that I quite like the way Dubblefilm Bubblegum 200 renders color. As the Dubblefilm website says, it’s “tinted with sweet tones” from a “pinkish vibe” to “deep magenta in the shadows”. It’s the subtlety of the tones that I appreciate. I don’t want a large color shift, just a pleasing warmth.

January 15, 2024

Longevity Hill

35mm, China, Kodak ColorPlus 200, Olympus Trip 35

The Tower of Buddhist Incense and The Hall of Dispelling Clouds

This is the Tower of Buddhist Incense with the Hall of Dispelling Clouds in front. The Tower sits atop Longevity Hill, a 200-foot high hill that was built from the dirt excavated to make Kunming Lake. I took these photos at the Summer Palace in Beijing, which is made up of 300 hectares of palaces […]

January 13, 2024

McDougall Centre

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Orwo Wolfen NC500

After waiting 18 months for my Orwo film to arrive, here are my first photos from Orwo Wolfen NC500. I’m a little disappointed that the colors didn’t turn out as virbrant as they look in Orwo’s examples, but the lighting conditions probably played a part in that (I shot this ISO 400 film on a […]

January 7, 2024

Romulus and Remus

35mm, C-41, Kodak SO-553 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

I photographed this statue of Romulus and Remus at Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand using a rare film that I purchased prior to my trip: Kodak SO-553 100. Apart from the fact that this “special order” film is numerically consecutive in name to Kodak SO-554 200, the two films are not related. Kodak SO-554 came […]

December 25, 2023

Santa in Havelock North

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

This giant Santa statue was photographed outside the New World supermarket in Havelock North, New Zealand. I just love the idea of celebrating Christmas with a summer barbeque in the southern hemisphere — especially when the temperature drops below -20 °C here in Calgary! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and a happy […]

December 21, 2023

Thursday Doors #2

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

These doors lead into Napier Prison in New Zealand. The prison is now a museum and one of the bleakest places I’ve ever visited.

December 18, 2023

Railroad Tracks #3

35mm, C-41, Kodak Portra 160, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

I came across these railroad tracks on a walk in Auckland.

December 14, 2023

Central Hawke’s Bay Museum

35mm, C-41, half-frame, Kodak SO-554 200, New Zealand, Olympus Pen EED

anchor outside the Central Hawke’s Bay Settlers Museum in Waipawa, NZ

These photos were taken outside the Central Hawke’s Bay Museum in Waipawa, NZ. While much of the museum was devoted to the history of settlement in the region, they did have a few old cameras on display — including an Olympus Trip 35. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that the Trip 35 […]

December 10, 2023

Ollie #2

35mm, C-41, Dubblefilm Daily Color 400, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

Here are a few photos of Ollie, my father-in-law’s dog, relaxing.

December 6, 2023

Calgary’s Finest On Patrol

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, cross-processed, Kodak Vision3 250D (5207)

I snapped these photos of the Calgary Police at two separate events. The first is from Lilac Festival while the last two are from Canada Day. Calgary is very proud of its western roots which can be seen in the cowboy hats the officers are wearing. (Many police departments use horses, so that isn’t specific […]

December 3, 2023

The Rundown #8

The Rundown

🔗 Harman Phoenix – New Color Film! “Like the mystical phoenix, this new colour film represents hope, rebirth and transformation.” If you haven’t yet heard the announcement, Harman Photo, the owner of Ilford Photo, has released a brand new color film they’re calling Harman Phoenix 200! Boasting “high contrast and strong, visible grain”, this limited-edition, […]

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