September 30, 2023

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Fuji GS645S Professional, Fuji Provia 100F, half-frame, medium (120) No Comments

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It honours the survivors of residential schools and the thousands of children who never returned home. Outside Calgary’s Municipal Building, at the base of the horse statue, sit hundreds of children’s shoes. The shoes are a temporary memorial representing the Indigenous children who died in residential […]

September 28, 2023

Hey Nerds!

Agfa RSX II 50, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Fuji GS645S Professional, half-frame, medium (120) No Comments

I love this clever sign for Fair’s Fair Books.

September 24, 2023

Railroad Tracks #2

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Fuji GS645S Professional, Fuji Velvia 100, half-frame, medium (120) No Comments

These photos are from the first roll of Fuji Velvia 100 that I’ve developed in E-6 chemistry. Every other roll has been cross-processed in C-41, including the last time I posted photos of railroad tracks. While I really like cross-processed Velvia, I like normal Velvia even more!

September 14, 2023

Demon Zaza

Agfa RSX II 50, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Fuji GS645S Professional, half-frame, medium (120) No Comments

I followed the path that led underneath the railroad bridge and discovered Demon Zaza.

September 10, 2023

Yahoo

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, E-6, Kodak Ektachrome E100 S No Comments

No, this photo isn’t backwards, even if the word YAHOO is. I was wandering along the riverfront looking for a place to sit and reload my camera. When I looked up, I saw the sign. I was puzzled for a moment and then realized it was meant to be viewed from the other side. I’d […]

September 5, 2023

Harvie Passage Lookout

Alberta, Balda Baldix, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS, medium (120), square No Comments

leading up to the entrance to Harvie Passage

I recently purchased two cameras on eBay at a good price and was pleasantly surprised at their better-than-expected condition. Excited to test them out, I loaded them both with film and headed to Harvie Passage: a man-made series of rapids off the Bow River specifically designed for kayaking. I shot both cameras in and around […]

August 24, 2023

Canada Day 2023

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Fuji GS645S Professional, Fuji Provia 100F, half-frame, medium (120) No Comments

A beautiful day, fresh film, and a new camera. I’ve been yearning for a good walkabout medium format camera and I think I found it in the Fuji GS645S Professional. Essentially a half-frame camera, the GS645S is no bigger than a Holga. While it has a light meter, everything is fully manual; ISO, aperture, shutter […]

June 13, 2023

Bromide Drag

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, JCH Street Pan 400, Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter, panorama, Rodinal No Comments

These strange concentric circles that appear in the first two photos are the result of bromide drag and it’s a byproduct of developing film with little or no agitation, such as when using semi-stand or stand development. Bromide drag occurs during development when bromide builds up around the sprocket holes of the film and then […]

May 20, 2023

Stairs

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Candie's, Lomography Potsdam Kino 100, Rodinal, toy camera No Comments

These photos were shot with a Candie’s branded plastic 35mm point & shoot camera that I discovered in a box at work. For years, I resisted the temptation to waste film on what I suspected was a terrible camera. I was hoping that the lens would at least have a sharp-ish centre, but the resulting […]

May 17, 2023

Garbage Can

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Fuji Instax Mini, instant, Lomography Lomo’Instant Automat Glass Elbrus No Comments

I came across this garbage can when I was out for a walk one day.

May 14, 2023

Heritage Park #2

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100 No Comments

These photos from Heritage Park were shot on Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100. It is one of my favourite films and I love the way it renders colours!

May 10, 2023

Forgotten Gloves

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Lomography Color 400 No Comments

I came across these forgotten gloves while on a photowalk through Edworthy Park.

May 6, 2023

Bactrian Camel

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

These photos of a Bactrian camel grunting were taken during the Calgary Zoo’s semi-annual ‘Focused’ event, in which they open the Zoo early (when the animals are more active) exclusively for photographers.

April 27, 2023

Other Things on Their Mind

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, cross-processed, Fuji Sensia 100 No Comments

These zoo animals all appear to have other things on their mind.

March 2, 2023

The Holga Week That Wasn’t

Alberta, Arista.EDU Ultra 400, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, medium (120), Rodinal, square, toy camera No Comments

I shot these back in October during Holga Week. I had been planning to submit them, but wasn’t too thrilled with the way they turned out.

February 23, 2023

First Impressions of the Diana Instant Square

Alberta, Calgary, Camera Reviews, Canada, Fuji Instax Square, instant, Lomography Diana Instant Square, square, toy camera 2 Comments

I backed the Diana Instant Square on Kickstarter and while I love the look and feel of the camera, I was quite disappointed with it. It vignettes more than it should. I know that vignetting is to be expected with toy cameras, but when it ends up cropping the lower third of the frame, then […]

January 3, 2023

Experimentation

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Mamiya C220, Orwo NP7 400, panorama, Rodinal, sprockets, Workflow No Comments

I like to experiment. Some experiments happen on a whim (“I wonder what would happen if I…”) and some experiments are methodically planned and executed. Given my busy schedule, the latter can sometimes take a few years. These photos represent two experiments: one a whim and the other planned. The First Experiment (the Whim) The […]

December 30, 2022

My Top 3 Film Cameras of 2022

35mm, Adox CHS 100 II, Alberta, black & white, C-41, Calgary, Camera Reviews, Canada, Fuji Industrial 100, Fujica ST801, half-frame, Kodak Farbwelt 100, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand, Olympus Pen EED, Rodinal 8 Comments

Taking inspiration from Keith Devereux, I decided to crash the party too. A group of film photography bloggers have all shared a post about the three cameras they used most in 2022. And so, here is my take on that theme. The three cameras mentioned below took centre stage for me and held all my […]

December 5, 2022

Flamingos #2

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Konica Centuria 200 No Comments

I photographed these Chilean flamingos at the Calgary Zoo. One flamingo spent an awfully long time with his head in the barrel. Maybe he was camera shy?

November 20, 2022

Nifty Fifty Classic Car Show #2

35mm, Adox CHS 100 II, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Fujica ST801, Rodinal No Comments

Here are a few more photos from the Nifty Fifty Classic Car Show.

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