Nearly Gone

Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C.
(Camera: Minolta Hi-Matic SD; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

This house is one of the last of its kind in this part of Johnson Street and is slated for demolition. Probably that means more condos. No none is likely to mourn its demise though, but it is part of a general change in the urban landscape of this part of town.

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Water’s Caress

Rouge River, Oregon.
(Camera: Pentax Espio 120SW; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

You can read my review of the Pentax Espio 120SW here.

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Oceanic Abstract

Mill Bay, B.C.
(Camera: Pentax ME Super; Lens: Pentax 50mm f/1.9; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)

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Curves and Chaos

Songhees Road, Esquimalt, B.C.
(Camera: Zeiss Ikon Continamatic; Lens: 45mm f/2.8 Pantar; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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Tree Shadow Columns

CPR Steamship Terminal building, Belleville Street, Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Konica C35 Automatic; Film: Kodak 200)

You can read my review of the Konica C35 Automatic here.

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Glass Distortion

Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Minolta 75w Riva Zoom; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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Sweatshop Dummies

Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Minolta 75w Riva Zoom; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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Favourite Cameras: Nikon AF600

Point-and-shoot cameras are a dime a dozen. And for a long time I simply wrote them off, believing the balance between convenience and control was tipped too far the wrong way. But a couple of cameras gave me pause to reconsider. My Pentax Espio Mini (UC-1) proved to be a splendid picture taker, as did the mighty Olympus Stylus Epic. These days I quite often use a compact point-and-shoot as a second camera to supplement the capabilities of a medium-format rig. That’s where the Nikon AF600 (Lite Touch AF) really shines. Continue reading

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A Conversation

View Towers, Victoria, B.C.
(Camera: Minolta 75w Riva Zoom; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)


This was one of those images that took a while for me to warm up to, and now I really like. There’s quite a bit going on here. A man is chatting to a woman. He’s the hired help, she’s a resident, though of a decidedly unglamorous apartment block. She rides a scooter, he pushes a wheelbarrow. His rake is leaning against the brick wall and she’s clutching a shopping bag. And they’re just chatting away. There’s a story in there somewhere, and maybe some of it is true.

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Borg Condo

Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Kodak Retina IIIc; Film: Fuji 200)

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