It’s that time of year again when I make my pilgrimage to Cordova Falls at the south end of Cordova Lake. This is something I’ve been doing annually since 2012. Depending on how open the dam is completely changes the look of the waterfall. Some years I’ve been there it’s a raging torrent that is…
In the past couple months I’ve turned over quite a few cameras. I just wasn’t using them anymore. I think this had to do with the fact that they were very similar to other cameras I had. For example, the Pentax Spotmatic SP is very similar in size, feel and function to my Nikkormat Ftn…
I’m normally not a fan of old rail trails. From a photography standpoint, they’re really not that interesting. Just an old rail bed surrounded by either trees or swamps. Usually you can’t even leave the trail and explore due to the thick growth of trees, wetness of swamps or plain old private property. Where I…
Thanksgiving Monday in Canada was a bit different this year. Instead of meeting up with friends and family, we basically stayed home. My oldest son and I decided to head downtown and go for a bit of a photowalk. The streets were bare as most things were closed and we spent about an hour wandering…
This is my 800th blog post! Yay!! The Polaroid 160 was given to me by someone who had contacted our camera club several years ago. It came in a box with a number of other cameras and they just asked me to take everything which I was more than happy to do. This camera was…
This past Sunday while my wife was cooking up an epic Thanksgiving feast for the four of us, I took the boys on a hike. I’ve gone past the entrance to this trail for almost 10 years, but never thought to explore it. Cavan Swamp Wildlife Area on Hayes Line is literally around the corner…
Back in September, my oldest celebrated his 11th birthday. In lieu of having a party or meeting up with family, we decided to take him to the Toronto Zoo. We had to book a time to get into the zoo, and there was more people than I would have liked, but it was still super…
Way back on July 4th we decided to start rebuilding our backyard deck. It’s something we’ve wanted to do for years but lacked the motivation. Our previous deck was topped with 2×4 and was splintering quite a lot to the point where it was unsafe to walk on it without shoes. We took the plunge…
Last weekend, I think I spent the entire time outside sitting by the campfire. We had absolutely nothing going on and I needed to burn through some wood to make room for a couple trees I will be taking down and bucking up later this year. The kids came out and we made lunch over…
Last Friday was the first day of school for the boys. They haven’t been in school since mid-March, so they were itching to go back. School is going to be a lot different for students this year due to the pandemic. The first day, there were only 5 kids per class, and they had to…
Following the recent success of using the Kodak Brownie 2a I went out the next day to our local antique store, (where I know they always have a number of box cameras) to try and buy another one. As soon as I walked in I came across a Kodak Brownie Target Six-16 which I bought.…
I’d never given any real consideration into using box cameras. They seemed so boring, bulky and the lack of any control turned me off. A couple of years ago my dad gave me this Kodak Brownie 2a that he picked up at a garage sale for $8 because he knew I was into old cameras.…
Our family had originally planned on spending a couple weeks this summer driving out to the east coast, but those plans quickly changed. After spending most of the summer at home in isolation, we booked a small trip to Isaiah Tubbs Resort on West Lake in Prince Edward County. We were joined by close friends…
A month ago whilst enjoying summer vacation, I met up with friend and fellow film photographer Paul in Cobourg for a photo walk. We met up in the morning and explored the waterfront, pier and downtown. Cobourg is well know for it’s massive beach, which was completely closed for the season. The entire beach was…
At the end of June, one of our first excursions outside our “bubble” was to meet up with my brother and his family in Collingwood, Ontario. My wife was working, so the boys and I drove the 2.5 hours to spend the day just visiting family. We also took the kids to Blue Mountain Village…
