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Tree Shadow Columns

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Gary

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

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Gary

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

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Sweatshop Dummies

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Gary

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

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Favourite Cameras: Nikon AF600

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Gary

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

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Gary

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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