March 14, 2022

Shooting Kodak SO-554

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, half-frame, Kodak SO-554 200, light leaks, Olympus Pen EED No Comments

These photos were shot on Kodak SO-554 200 film — a film I know almost nothing about. I came across this mysterious film one day while shopping online and quickly bought 3 rolls. All I can tell you is that the SO stands for ‘special order’ and the 554 is the order number. Kodak SO-554 […]

March 10, 2022

Camera Review: Olympus Pen EED

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Camera Reviews, Canada, half-frame, Kodak SO-554 200, light leaks, Olympus Pen EED No Comments

Inspired by Katie’s Half-Frame Diary, I decided that I needed a half-frame camera myself. I love the look of two half-frames scanned together. The two images form a diptych and the juxtaposition offers a unique opportunity for photographic storytelling. It’s something that I’m eager to experiment with. I already own a Diana Mini, and while […]

March 7, 2022

Bearspaw Classic Car Show and Shine

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Kodak Ektar 100 No Comments

Every summer, I try to attend as many interesting events as I can and bring along a camera. In the past, I’ve attended and photographed hot air ballooning, show jumping, live music, the Calgary Comic Expo, and the engine run-up on a WWII Lancaster bomber, to name a few. But since the pandemic started, I […]

February 24, 2022

Around Banff #2

35mm, Agfa XRG 200, Alberta, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000 No Comments

These photos are from in and around Banff. The first two photos are of Cascade Ponds, just across the highway from Banff. Sarah and I met up with a friend here and spent an afternoon catching up. I ended up with a terrible sunburn.

February 17, 2022

Burnsland Cemetery

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, cross-processed, Lomography Slide / X-Pro 200 No Comments

I shot these while wandering around Burnsland Cemetery when I was first experimenting with cross-processed film. I like some of the statues in Burnsland, but overall I don’t think it’s as picturesque as Union Cemetery, which is right across the street.

February 7, 2022

Olympic Plaza Part 2

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Praktica MTL3 No Comments

During the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics, the medal ceremonies were held downtown at Olympic Plaza. Today, Olympic Plaza is a public gathering space open for everyone to enjoy. In winter, the plaza is turned into a public skating rink, and in summer, it is sometimes flooded to become a wading pool.

January 25, 2022

Flat Santa

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Fuji Super HG V 400 No Comments

It’s not uncommon to see deflated and flat Santas, reindeer, snowmen, etc. on people’s lawns during the day over the Christmas season. Then they all get plugged in and reinflated in the evening.

January 17, 2022

Around West Vancouver

35mm, BC, Canada, Lomography Color 800, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera No Comments

These are from a day I spent driving around West Vancouver. Some are from Ambleside Park and some from Lighthouse Park.

January 10, 2022

Sarah’s Guitar Fund

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

I shot this a while back when Sarah was saving up for a guitar. At the time, I thought that maybe I should make my own jar and call it ‘Dan’s Camera Fund’. But then I thought that’s what my pay cheque is called!

January 7, 2022

Zoo Animals #2

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Color 400 No Comments

Here are more animals from the Calgary Zoo, this time shot on Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Color 400 film. The last photo is of the Transalta Rainforest building at the zoo.

January 4, 2022

More Detritus from the Flood

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Orwo NP22 125 No Comments

2013 Calgary flood detritus in Fish Creek Park

These photos depict more of the debris and detritus left behind by the 2013 flood in Calgary. I shot these while testing a roll of Orwo NP22 film. For a roll of film that expired in 1993, it has aged fairly well. It’s box speed is 125 ISO, but I shot these at 64 ISO […]

December 30, 2021

A Winter Day

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, light leaks, Lomography Color 800, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

One of the things I love about Calgary is that some days, when the weather is right, you can see the Rocky Mountains looming large in the west. You can see them on the horizon of the first two photos.

December 27, 2021

Barbed Wire

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Gold 200 No Comments

These photos are the result of my fascination with the barbed wire fences found at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park.

December 23, 2021

Happy Holidays!

35mm, BC, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Labeauratoire [kromiəm] 500 No Comments

With Christmas just a few days away, I want to wish everyone happy holidays! Whether you are a regular visitor to my film photography blog or you arrived here by accident, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and I wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year! Cheers, Dan

December 20, 2021

Kettle Valley Railway

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

The Kettle Valley Railway was a railway that ran across southern Bristish Columbia through Myra Canyon and operated during the first half of the 20th century. It was finally abandoned in 1989 with portions converted into a recreational trail. Sadly, a 2003 forest fire destroyed 14 of the 18 original wooden trestle bridges in Myra […]

December 16, 2021

Lake Louise

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Fuji Super G Plus 100 No Comments

These photos are from a trip I took to Lake Louise five years ago. I had taken many more photos that weekend, but unfortunately those rolls of film were lost in the mail when I sent them to The Darkroom for processing. I lost 8 rolls of film due to some sort of mishap with […]

December 13, 2021

First Impressions of the Pentax Spotmatic SP II

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Camera Reviews, Canada, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, Pentax Spotmatic SP II, Xtol No Comments

I bought the Pentax Spotmatic SP II on a whim back in May. It has some good reviews online and since I already own many M42 lenses, including a 50mm f/1.4 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar, I decided to buy it. My SP II is in great condition. Cosmetically, there are some very minor scratches but no dings. […]

December 9, 2021

Lundbreck Falls

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak UltraMax 400 No Comments

Five years ago, I took a road trip with my photography club down to Lundbreck Falls, a 2-hour drive south of Calgary via the Cowboy Trail. While I was shooting photos from the top of the falls, a man walked up and decided to stretch out on the rocks. Naturally, I had to snap some […]

December 6, 2021

Around Olympic Plaza

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, JCH Street Pan 400 No Comments

These photos were shot in and around Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary.

November 30, 2021

Elbow Falls in Winter

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Kodak Kodacolor VR 1000 No Comments

After a fairly long stretch of -20 °C temperatures last winter, Sarah and I headed to Elbow Falls in the hopes that we might see a frozen waterfall. It was a gorgeous day at the Falls and a brisk wind made it quite chilly, but after a short hike, we discovered that Elbow Falls had […]

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