Microwave tower, Summit Park, Victoria, B.C.
(Camera: NIkon FG; Lens: Nikkor 20mm f/4; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 chromogenic)
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Com Tower & Sun Ray
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A Path in the Woods
French Beach Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C.
(Camera: Yashica-Mat TLR; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)
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Favourite Cameras: Olympus XA
Ah, the XA. Could this be the ultimate pocketable camera? On paper, it has it all — if by “all” you mean a compact camera with plenty of user control. Rangefinder focus? Check. Exposure control? Check. Self-timer? Check. Exposure compensation? Check. Superb lens? Check. But is the XA whole as great as the sum of its parts? Continue reading
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Welcome to the Era of Stunt Photography
Light-leaked photo of San Jose, Costa Rica. (Camera: Olympus XA-2; Film: Kodak T-Max 100)
Maybe it’s just me. But it seems we’re being buffeted mightily by the winds of what I’d call (for lack of a better descriptor) “stunt photography.” It’s everywhere on-line these days and if you tune in to sites like Petapixel you’ll see examples posted almost daily. But what is stunt photography? Continue reading
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Memories of Oz
Sunset at Uluru, NT, Australia.
(Camera: Olympus OM-PC; Lens: Zuiko 50mm f/1.8; Film: Fuji Provia 100F transparency)
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Witty’s Lagoon
Witty's Lagoon, Metchosin, BC.
(Camera: Agfa Isolette II; Filter: Yellow; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)
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Just a Nice Spring Day
Garry Oak meadow at Summit Park, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16; Film: Lomography Color 400)
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On the Gorge With the Belair
(Camera: Lomography Belair; Lens: 58mm f/16; Film: Lomography Color 100)
The poor ol’ Lomography Belair has taken quite a beating in reviews and on-line discussion forums almost from the day it was first announced. Even my own review (Part 1 of which is found here), has plenty of unkind things to say. But, as the picture above shows, if you take into account the camera’s limitations, it’s still possible to make pleasing pictures with it. And really, isn’t that how you have to work with all cameras? Yes, shocking though it may be to say, even Leicas have limitations. I’m not saying this photo is great art, but its shortcomings (whatever they may be) are clearly the fault of the guy pointing the camera, not the camera itself.
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Walking Past Modernity
Quadra Street, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Agfa Isolette II; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)
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On the Corner
The Belmont building on the corner of Humboldt and Gordon Streets, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Agfa Isolette II; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)
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