November 8, 2021

Cultural Entertainment on a Yangtze River Cruise

35mm, China, Kodak Portra 400, Olympus Trip 35

dancers aboard the Victoria Grace (Yangtze River Cruise)

Sarah & I travelled through China in 2019 and part of our travel itinerary included a 3-night/4-day cruise on the Yangtze River aboard a ship named the Victoria Grace. One evening, the crew treated us with a performance of ‘traditional cultural entertainment’ that included dancing, music, and even some magic and comedy. Our lovable humdrum […]

November 4, 2021

Detritus from the Flood

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Rollei Digibase CN 200 Pro

In 2013, Calgary suffered its second flood in 8 years. The Bow & Elbow Rivers overflowed their banks and flooded much of the city. Downtown was hit particularly hard. These photos are from further downstream at Fish Creek Park many months later. Some of the detritus from the flood is still visible in a few […]

November 1, 2021

Early Morning at The Zoo

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Fuji Velvia 50

These were shot one early morning at the Calgary Zoo on Fuji Velvia 50. I bought a 100 ft bulk roll of expired Fuji Velvia 50 on eBay for cheap. The seller owned two rolls, and when he opened one and shot some photos with it, he found that the film had color shifted and […]

October 28, 2021

Art Found Under Bridges

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Minolta XG-M, Mr. Zhu 100, Xtol

I love it when I find art around the city in places where it has no reason to belong other than just for the sake of art itself. These photos were all taken on a walk through Fish Creek Park.

October 25, 2021

Pearce Estate Park

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Tudor Colour 200

About 6 years ago, I acquired a Sigma 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens and attempted to use it to photograph birds at Pearce Estate Park. Shooting chickadees with the lens at 200-300mm without a tripod was quite challenging. The little chickadee rarely stayed still. He kept flitting about and it was hard for me to keep […]

October 21, 2021

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Svema Color DS 100

These were shot at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park using Svema Color DS 100. Not expecting much, I was pretty impressed with this film and how these photos turned out. Although, I did shoot a second roll of some cows that were all horribly underexposed.

October 18, 2021

Picton Harbour

35mm, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, light leaks, Lomography Cine400 Tungsten, New Zealand

These were shot in Picton harbour, on the north coast of New Zealand’s South Island, as Sarah and I waited to go on a cruise of Queen Charlotte Sound.

October 14, 2021

Bow Valley Ranch

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

This is Bow Valley Ranch in Fish Creek Park. Once the residence of William Roper Hull, who commissioned this two-story gable-roofed mansion in 1896, it is now a restaurant in Fish Creek Park. The other wooden building is Annie’s Cafe which was once the farmhouse of ranch foreman Billy Banister and his eponymous wife Annie. […]

October 11, 2021

A Day in Chengdu

35mm, China, Kodak UltraMax 400, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera

Sarah & I travelled to China a few years ago. These photos are from a day we spent in Chengdu. On an overcast day, we visited People’s Park, rowed a boat on the lake, watched an elderly man write poetry on the pavement with water, visited the Wenshu Monastery, and watched with averse fascination as […]

October 7, 2021

Downtown Model Shoot #2

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak Tri-X 400

young woman on a bicycle at a chocolatier

These photos are from a photography workshop I took 5 years ago. We spent a morning with a few amateur models, wandering around downtown and snapping photos in various locations. These were shot in front of Coppeneur Chocolatier.

October 4, 2021

Wandering Around Auckland

35mm, black & white, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Eastman Double-X 5222 B&W 200, New Zealand

These are from my second trip to New Zealand. Sarah and I spent a day wandering around Auckland’s waterfront. I remember we had some amazing ice cream at Island Gelato in the Ferry Building.

September 30, 2021

Modifying the Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter

Alberta, Bel-Aire 'Special', Calgary, camera modification, Canada, Fuji Instax Wide, instant, Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter

the Bel-Aire 'Special' camera with Instant Back

Over the years, I have steadily come to look upon my Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter camera with growing disappointment. My disenchantment with the Belair rests upon two chief complaints: The plastic lenses are terrible. They are quite soft, especially along the edges, and the photos are often out of focus—rarely in a good way. […]

September 27, 2021

Tractors

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square

I shot these tractors 5 years ago at the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village. They easily have over 100 tractors and I think I spent most of my time with just these three, ha ha.

September 23, 2021

Xi’an Overnight Train Part 2

35mm, black & white, China, Kosmo Foto Mono 100, Olympus Trip 35

These photos were shot on the overnight train to Xi’an. This lovely family, with whom we shared our compartment, spent part of the day putting together a puzzle on their bottom bunk.

September 20, 2021

The Self-Portrait Challenge

Kodak Ektar 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square

From time to time, I will take self-portraits. Often it’s because I have no idea of what to photograph. I’m easily bored of photographing the same subjects and locations over and over again. There are only so many times that I can visit the same places and vary the point of view or use a […]

September 16, 2021

Hastings Park

35mm, BC, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Lomography Color 800

These photos are from Il Giardino Italiano, my favourite part of Hastings Park. The garden features many beautiful fountains and the ‘Opera Walk’ is a hidden gem. I hope to visit the park again the next time I’m back in Vancouver.

September 13, 2021

Random Photos Around New Zealand

35mm, Adox Color Implosion 100, Lomo LC-A, New Zealand

September 9, 2021

Vimy Memorial

35mm, AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 400, Canon Rebel 2000, France

These photos are of the Vimy Memorial, Canada’s monument to the 60,000 Canadian soldiers who gave their lives in France and to all those who served in World War I. The memorial sits on Vimy Ridge which Canadian soldiers captured at great cost. The scale of the memorial is amazing. Two towers of white limestone, […]

September 6, 2021

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao

35mm, Canon Rebel 2000, Lomography F² 400, Spain

These photos are of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum was designed by Canadian-American Architect Frank Gehry and it is probably his most famous work. The Guggenheim houses a large collection of modern and contemporary art including a few pieces that are on display outside the museum building. Visible in the […]

September 2, 2021

River Rafting in Yangshuo

35mm, China, Olympus Trip 35, Perutz Primera 100

I shot these in Yangshuo, China while doing some river rafting. This was a very touristy thing to do as I’m sure you can tell from the photos. But it was a lot of fun! There were hundreds of boats on the river. Most of them were of the bamboo raft variety. They each seat […]

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