Well over a month ago, we spent the weekend at Isaiah Tubbs Resort in Prince Edward County for my wife’s family reunion. The weather was perfect and we spent the day lounging by the beach and watching the kids play in the water. I was testing out my new (to me) Nikkormat FTn and just…
Last weekend, my wife was in Bancroft visiting family, leaving me with with boys. After lazing around the house Saturday morning, we headed to the Peterborough Zoo and playground to burn off some steam. Following lunch we had to apparently burn off more steam, so we headed to Jackson Park and spend time exploring the…
For five years running, we’ve done “first day of school” photos in front of the house, as I’m sure everyone else in the world does too. Last year was the first year I shot them all on film because I forgot to charge the digital camera batteries. I actually preferred the look of the film…
My good friend Paul gifted me a couple rolls of CineStill 800T film for my birthday a couple months back. I’ve only ever shot this film in 35mm, so I was super excited to try this out in a larger format. This film is actually cut and rebranded Kodak film used in the motion picture…
I had totally forgot that I broke out the Olympus XA to shoot some photos the last day in our recent Ottawa vacation. It wasn’t until I developed the film, that it all came back to me. The joys of shooting film I guess. Below are some shots from in and around Parliament Hill.
A couple weeks back, we went to visit my dad and took him out for his birthday lunch. On the way back home, we stopped off in Campbellford to visit the Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge, the chocolate factory and the Church Key Brewery. I had with my my Olympus XA, so I snapped a couple…
Way back in July, the Peterborough Airport held a “Flying Fortress Week” where a variety of vintage military aircraft was on display to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Although I couldn’t make it to any of the events, our camera club invited to attend one evening and photograph the B-17G Flying Fortress. There was a lot…
Shooting classic cars at the barn has always been fun and a good place to go shoot during the summer… plus, it’s just up the street from my place, making it super convenient. Last Thursday, our planned camera club outing was cancelled last minute, so we ended up at the barn, and as usual, it…
Since moving to Peterborough, Ontario 13 years ago, I’ve for some reason always been fascinated by the back alleys in the downtown core. There’s something mysterious about how they’re built and how they show a whole different side of Peterborough that many people may not even be aware of. Most of these alleys are only…
This past weekend was a meetup with the Toronto Film Shooters, and this time we focused (pun intended) on large format photography… although folks with all sorts of cameras were welcome! After a brutal 3 hour drive, we met up at the Colbourne Lodge in High Park. This was my first time in High Park…
For the second year running, we’ve rented a cottage with 3 other families. Last year, people said we were crazy, but it worked out so well we decided to do it again this year. The 16 of us got a monster 7 bedroom cottage on Esson Lake, just south of Haliburton for 7 days in…
This past week, my oldest son and I spent 3 days in Ottawa. This was a trip we’ve been planning for several months and there was no real reason to go there, other than a vacation. We packed up and left home at 9am on Sunday and pulled into the National War Museum just before…
