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…
This year for Thanksgiving, our family was invited to my brothers place in Collingwood, Ontario for the weekend. We’ve been to Collingwood a number of times before, but generally either just hang around the house or head up to Blue Mountain – a ski village just outside town. I’ve never actually walked around town or…
Back in early September we found ourselves looking for something to do on a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. It was suggested we go hiking at the Petroglyphs Provincial Park. My wife and kids have been there before but I had not. We went for about an hour hike before making our way to the actual…
As has become customary, my wife and I made our annual visit to Kingston to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We missed last year obviously so it was good to be back. We did some shopping downtown and went out for a nice dinner. After a hearty breakfast at Morrisons, we took a walk down by…
Back in the summer, our family were visiting friends in Toronto over the weekend. On the Sunday morning when everyone else was just lazing around, my friend Paul and I went for a quick photowalk around Mount Pleasant Cemetery which is just down the street from his place. The cemetery, which opened in 1876, has…
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