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 […]

March 12, 2024

Ralph Klein Park #2

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Fuji GS645S Professional, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, half-frame, medium (120), Rodinal

Ralph Klein Park Environmental Education Centre

These are from the first roll I put through my Fuji GS645S and were all shot at Ralph Klein Park.

March 9, 2024

Wetland Wonders

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Ferrania Orto 50, Rodinal

These photos were shot in the wetlands at Pearce Estate Park using the new Ferrania Orto 50 film.

March 2, 2024

Garden Paths

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

I walked these garden paths when I visited Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand.

February 24, 2024

Fish Creek Park in Winter #2

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Perutz Primera 100

Here are a few more photos of Fish Creek Park in winter.

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.

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