Back in mid-August, my oldest son and I went on our annual trip to Ottawa. My brother is in a conference there, so we just crash in his room and spend the days exploring town. I had loaded up my Nikkormat FTn with an expired roll of Kodak Gold but on the second day (and…
It was only a day or two before that we found out there was going to be a car show at Lang Pioneer Village – a favorite spot for outings in our family. I already had my large format camera ready with a couple sheets of Ilford HP5 Plus 400, so that’s what I shot…
Back in August we found ourselves one Saturday without anything to do. So my brother and his family invited us down for a swim. I thought it would be a great opportunity to play around with my seldom used Altissa Altix V camera and a roll of Rollei Superpan 200. Below are a couple shots…
A couple Thursdays ago, after my gym class, I took my oldest up the road to the weekly Classics at the Barn car show at Craftworks. I think this was the first time I’ve been to the show this year. In previous years, I’ve gone a number of times throughout the season. This show was…
Every year, for a single day in the summer George Street in downtown Peterborough is shut down to car traffic. Peterborough Pulse promotes healthy and active communities and local business. We stumbled upon this event a couple years back but didn’t get a chance to actually dive in. This year, we spent a couple hours…
With my roll film supply running out and a dead battery in the digital camera, I was left with either doing first day of school pictures on my phone or my Crown Graphic 4×5 camera. I chose the latter. I loaded up my film holders with sheets of Bergger Pancro 400 which I got for…
For the 4th consecutive year we’ve rented a cottage with 3 other families. What started out as The Crazy Eight nearly 20 years ago has doubled in size to 16. That’s right. 16 people. 1 cottage. 1 week. Last year, we drove a long way out to Mont Tremblant in Quebec, but this year we…
Way back at the end of June we celebrated my brother-in-law, and long time friend Keith turning 40. It was a low key afternoon at mini golf and batting cages followed by some backyard pool time. It was crazy hot out and I really didn’t feel like taking pictures, but I did anyways. Below are…
On the long weekend of June 30 and July 1, (Canada Day), we spent a large portion of the day lounging around at both Rogers Cove and Beavermead Park beaches in Peterborough. It was one of those rare summer weekends when we had no plans and the weather was spot on. The kids brought sand…
Way back in June, the Toronto Film Shooters (a film photography club I belong to) made its way into Peterborough, this time joined by the Kingston Film Shooters club. This is something the club has been talking about for many years and it was great that it finally happened. Even better was that I didn’t…
Out of sheer convenience, I probably took as many photos with my phone as I did with my film cameras. I did consciously use my phone to take photos where my other cameras wouldn’t do, such as a panoramic or tricky lighting situations and simply because I wanted the ability to share my experiences instantly……
I had originally planned to do three mini projects or a small series of photos using the Holga 120N while in New York City – 1) The Oculus; 2) The Brooklyn Bridge; 3) Subways in NYC. Due to the lack of light within the subway system, most of those shots didn’t really turn out. I…
