Following a trip to the Open Doors event at the Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility, we took the kids down to the lake shore in Whitby to play in the park and on the beach. The light was flat and dull and there was no wind making the calm lake and sky blend into each other. Below…
The weekend before last was Open Doors – where communities and businesses allow the public special access to usually off-limits spots. I wasn’t too impressed by the options in Peterborough this year, so when my sister-in-law suggested we go to the event at the Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility, I was all over it. It was…
A couple months back a work colleague was cleaning out their home and came across this camera. Knowing that I have an interest in old cameras they agreed to let me borrow it for a bit. This SLR camera has a selenium meter that still works and the focus and aperture rings are nice and…
Some more shots from the other night at Lock 25. I’m playing around with the Silver Efex Pro software to get a certain dark, moody look to these detail photos.
I haven’t been to a camera club meeting since last November. Honestly, I thought I was done with the club but started thinking back to all the outings and how they actually got me out shooting – something I’ve been struggling with lately. Last night we went to Lock 25 on the Otonabee River between…
Yesterday I went for a walk along the Otonabee River in Peterborough during my lunch break. From my office window overlooking the river I could see that the water levels were quite high due to the cold weather and constant rain we’ve been getting lately. Below are a couple phone shots edited in the Snapseed…
Our family has been going to Great Wolf Lodge just outside Niagara Falls, Ontario every year for the past 9 years… sometimes a couple times a year. Every year after our trip we drive by the Falls but never get out of the car despite promising to do so every single time. This year was…
Everyone loves being able to hold a photograph in their hands or see it in person and not on a screen. It’s even more awesome when you can see that photograph just minutes after taking it. I was late to the instant photo game. I missed the whole pack film craze and didn’t really care…
To say that I’ve been in a bit of a creative funk lately is an understatement. I’ve stopped using Facebook, and haven’t posted anything to Twitter or Instagram in about a month. I still view posts on Instagram and Twitter though, but haven’t engaged in a while. Not sure if it’s the weather or what,…
Last weekend, I finally got to photograph a spot I’d wanted to for a long time – Tommy Thompson Park, or as it’s better known as the Leslie Street Spit. This has been Toronto’s dumping ground for construction waste since the 1960’s. As such, the beaches are pretty much made up of eroded bricks, concrete…
On our recent trip to the US Southwest, I shot close to 20 rolls of medium format film and only 1.5 rolls of 35mm. Below are the last shots from the half roll of AgfaPhoto APX 100 on our trip. Both from Bryce Canyon and Death Valley. Camera: Voigtlander Bessa R3M Lens: Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm…
It’s really been a green Christmas and we’ve been unable to do some of the things we want to at this time of the year… like play in the snow. Finally, a couple days ago it got cold and started to snow. Our tobogganing hill down the street was usable and the ice was ready…
