Itching to get outside and enjoy the sunshine, my oldest son and I met up with my brother and niece at Long Sault Conservation Area near Enniskillen, Ontario back in early March. I’ve passed this place many times before but had never given any thought to visiting until we were searching for a halfway point…
A last minute decision had our family heading towards Beavermead Park in Peterborough. The sun was shining, and temperatures were above freezing, so why not get out and go for a walk. Beavermead Park has been a family favourite for years. It seems to have everything from a playground, hiking, swimming and canoeing/kayaking perspective. I…
Emily Provincial Park is, in my opinion, one of Ontario’s great parks. Sure, there’s no epic landscapes, pristine waterbodies or challenging hiking trails, but it was the only provincial park I’ve been to that had so many activities and things going on for the kids. We camped there a couple summers ago and they had…
Several months ago now, I was looking for some simple toy cameras to play around with and found myself searching the Lomography website as they’re well known for their toy camera lineup. I originally purchased a La Sardina camera and at the time it was a big toss up between the two. I must have…
Lately, I’ve been trying to up my exercise game. We’ve been in lock down since Christmas, and I haven’t been able to go to the gym since before then. I’ve been doing daily workouts at home and forcing myself to go for daily walks around the hood to keep active and moving. Last week for…
I can’t keep track of where we are in lockdowns and restrictions anymore. Half the time I don’t even know what day of the week it is and each day feels like a real-life Groundhog Day. Last April, I started taking photos of our family at home doing whatever we can to fend off the…
Over the past several months, to say I’ve been a bit bored during lock down has been an understatement. I spend a lot more time browsing eBay and other online auction sites that I probably should. Ever since I purchased a Fed 3a rangefinder a couple years ago, I’ve had this fascination with Russian rangefinder…
It’s been a long time coming. I originally sold my Instax Wide 300 camera just before monochrome film was available for it. The camera was too bulky and I just wasn’t using it as much as I thought I would. Last June, I was gifted a Instax SQ6 camera that shoots FujiFilm’s square format instant…
To say that 2020 sucked is an understatement and has been said countless times before. This may not have been the best year, but we tried to make the most of it. I haven’t shot so few rolls of films in a year since I first started with film. I was getting bored of taking…
Finally taking some time over the Christmas break to catch up on developing rolls of film that have just been lying around. Back in early November, I spent the day doing a bit of a waterfall tour east of Peterborough. I’ve been to Cordova Falls a number of times, but haven’t been back to Callaghan’s…
Way back in November, I took my boys to meet up with their cousins for a physically distant hike around the Millbrook Trails. The sub was super bright and it felt good to get away from the house and get some fresh air. I brought along my new Lomography La Sardina camera and my trusty…
Last weekend, our family went to the park up the street for a little bit of tobogganing which eventually turned into a snowball fight. The light was awesome so I brought along a camera to shoot some instants. Still trying to get the hang of this camera and the bright snow wasn’t helping resulting in…
A while back I found myself browsing the Lomography website just looking for what was new and interesting when I stumbled across the Lomography La Sardina camera. There were so many different options and styles to choose from and they even had a blank canvas version where you could paint it yourself… I’m not that…
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…
