I’ve only been to a couple TFS meet ups in the past 4 years. Life has gotten busy and I lost interest in photography for a while. I had no interest in developing film, and the few rolls that I did shoot sat undeveloped in my fridge for years. I’m in the process of redefining…
For the past number of years our family has spent a week at YMCA Camp Wanakita. This is a family oriented camp where adults can do all the fun stuff as if they were at a kids camp. Swimming, windsurfing, climbing, ropes, archery, baseball, and the list goes on. You can decide to do as…
What seems like a million years ago now, but was about 4, I was scanning some local online auction/estate sale sites and came across a couple Praktica cameras. For $20CAD, I picked up a Praktica LTL and this L2. Not going to lie… I don’t like this camera one bit. It’s boxy and it feels…
In July 2022, a good friend and I attended the Honda Indy race in Toronto. This is an event that I have wanted to go to for a very long time. With most sporting events, the closer you are to the action, the higher the prices. With motorsports it’s a bit different where you want…
With our family’s interest in racing blooming and my wife entering into a local karting series, we’ve been spending more time at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) which is only a 25 minute drive from home. In September 2022, they held a Drive Festival which was to showcase all things racing. Lots of interactive…
Three years ago, I got my wife a present of a racing driving experience at Peterborough Speedway. It was basically an introduction to racing. The cars were cheap, the track was only a third of a mile, but they went over how to get the most from the car and push it to the limit…
Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of owning a VW Beetle. I always tried to convince my parents to buy one as our family car, but they always went with something more practical… like a minivan. What fun is that?! We got word that our local VW dealership was holding a Volksfest, so on…
Back in September 2022, our family went camping at Presqu’ile Provincial Park in Brighton, Ontario. We’ve only been to the park a handful of times despite my dad living within walking distance. The beach is epic. At around 3km in length, it’s relatively quiet as most people opt to visit Sandbanks Provincial Park which is…
As of late, my photography has taken a bit of a back seat. I’m just not shooting as much as I have in the past. I think it’s simply that I’m not getting out as much or finding time for myself to do some photography. I’ve actually sold off most of my camera collection and…
It’s closing in on 2 years since my last post. Not sure exactly what happened, but I just lost interest in photography and blogging. After almost 850 blog posts since 2011, I guess I was just done with it. I didn’t even pack things up before leaving… I simply just walked away. I’ve shot the…
For the past couple years, I’ve been getting a free roll of Kodak Portra 800 with some purchases at Downtown Camera. I figure if they offer me a free Kodak film, then why not get the most expensive one that I wouldn’t normally purchase otherwise. I’ve seen examples of colour film shot through a Lubitel…
It’s become customary that I got out shooting on Remembrance Day. I seem to always gravitate towards Cordova Falls. At this time of year, there’s never anyone there and depending on the water levels, different rock formations appear. This year the water levels were relatively low. Not low enough to cross to the other side,…
I’m slowly trying to work my way through a relatively small backlog of film developing but I’m finding it difficult to get motivated lately. Back in October I was hoping to attend a Toronto Film Shooters photowalk but I only found out they limited numbers the morning of the walk. Having prepped all my gear,…
Yesterday in an effort to fight off some Christmas boredom and a need to try and do something creative, I thought I’d try my hand at shooting directly on some photographic paper. I’ve seen this technique done online and even tried it a couple times before with a homemade pinhole camera, but with limited success.…
This past Sunday night, our family went to Lang Pioneer Village for their annual Christmas by candlelight event. It wasn’t as busy as previous years, but it was a school night and the weather was pretty crappy. As the name suggests, it’s very dark there and everything is lit by candles or lanterns making photography…
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