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Film Photography Retreat

Sometimes a change of location is good, and as you all know I have a love for the northern section of Ontario. So over the course of the summer Tim, Chris, Tom, Mat, Dan, and I started formulating an idea for a retreat up into northern ontario for a weekend film retreat, eventually settling on the last weekend in September. We all being fans of or connected to Film Photography Project. The numbers changed over the course of the summer, settling on Tim, Dan, Chris, Tom, Myself, and Tim’s Friend Eric. Six guys, a lot of beer, and even more cameras everything from a 8×10 beast, to 35mm (no 110, sorry).

It Rained.
A Lot.

But it didn’t stop us much, we still managed to explore Sturgeon Bay, French River, and of course the lovely Naiscoot Lodge we were staying.

Deptuy

Duelling Pentaxes

Chris

Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park

Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park

French River Provincial Park

French River Provincial Park

French River Provincial Park

Naiscoot Lodge - Polaroids

Naiscoot Lodge - Polaroids

Naiscoot Lodge - Sunset

Naiscoot Lodge - Sunset

Naiscoot Lodge - Sunset

Pentax 645 – SMC Pentax A 645 35mm 1:3.5, SMC Pentax A 645 80-160mm 1:4.5
Kodak Tri-X Pan, Kodak Tri-X 400, Kodak Portra 160
Polaroid Automatic 250 Land Camera – Polaroid Chocolate

Photostock Pt. 3 – The Location

Ontario is beautiful, there’s no changing that, but sometimes you leave and go someplace else and only find that the same beauty you so like in the north can be found elsewhere, that’s exactly how I felt when I drove through Northern Michigan. I feel the state gets a bad rap because of places like Detroit and Flint (New Jersey is the same way), but there is incredable beauty to be found in the northern part of the state. You will be treated to miles of wooded areas, quant villages, friendly people, and sunsets…well sunsets.

Cross Village Port
The beach and port at Cross Village. A quick stop, before returning to the Birchwood.

The Harbor.
Harbor Springs, now a favourite town of mine. Plus a late night fudge shop helps alot.

Fort Michilimackinac - 1715-1780
Fort Michilimackinac a french outpost taken by the British in the Seven Years War, destroyed with a new fort was built out on the island.

Horses at Dusk
There was a horse paddock next to the Birchwood, which gave us a good chance to grab photos.

Petosky Harbor
The harbor in Petosky, sadly I wasn’t able to spend too much time here. Maybe next year.

Photostock 2012
Fence line along the M-119

Playing with ORWO
Lighthouse

Photostock 2012
I did promise you a sunset. And here it is.

Photostock Pt. 2 – The M119

Agh, I’ve been remiss on posting more from the Photostock Event back in June of this year and for that I apologize, but things went straight down the tubes after photostock and I’ve been running at a million kilometers per hour since, and still haven’t stopped. But anyways I’ll get some more photostock up here over this week. Anyways onto the actual content.

The M119 is a unique roads, it’s clasified as a state highway but is far from it, a national historic senic route runs from just outside the village of Harbor Springs to Cross Village, at Photostock I took the oppurtunity to drive the length of the route and stop to grab photos along the way. This beautiful undivided senic highway runs along the edge of Lake Michigan and gives the passanger some amazing scenery to look at along with the driver a fantasic road to drive along. Just watch out for bikes, hikers, and on coming traffic. The M119′s nickname, “Tunnel of Trees” is well earned. Even on a bright sunny day at some points you will need to keep your sunglasses off and lights on.

The route is dotted with lookout points, homes, and cottages, three villages, even a cemetary. If you’re ever in the area, take hte time to give it a drive.

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

M-119 - Tunnel of Trees

Pentax 645 – SMC Pentax A 645 35mm 1:3.5 – Shanghai GP3
Ilfsol 3 (1+9) 8:00 @ 20C

Project:52 – Week 29

Spending a Week up in Northern Ontario makes it hard to choose just seven photos to convey the entire week. There’s so much beauty up there. My trip took me up through North Bay, Temagami, Cobalt, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, and South Baymouth before returning home. So without further words on my part, let’s see here.

Project:52 - Week 29
North Bay, and the gateway to the North. From here on out the distances between towns become longer, and the roads lonelier.

Project:52 - Week 29
The Little town of Temagami as viewed from the top of an old MNR Fire watch tower, now open to the public as a great viewing platform.

Project:52 - Week 29
Cobalt, the most historical towns in the province, home to a massive silver rush in the early twentith century, now home to hundreds of rusting and many preserved Head Frames. Their tag line “Come for a Day, Discover a Century” rings very true.

Project:52 - Week 29
The Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railroad Locomotive 701 sits in Englehart, the last steam engine to prowl the rail lines of Northern Ontairo.

Project:52 - Week 29
The Miner’s Memorial in Kirkland Lake, a nearby Carin lists the names of all those who lost their lives in mining accidents in local mines.

Project:52 - Week 29
One of my favourite locations in Northern Ontario remains the old Ross Mine. Opened in the 1930s, this gold mine continued to operate until it’s closure in 1988.

Project:52 - Week 29
As much as I love Highway 11, Highway 144 between Timmins and Sudbury was a really fun drive!

For the rest of the photos from the week visit Flickr

Contax G2 – Carl Zeiss Planar 2/45 T* – Lomography X-Pro 100 (E-6 Processed)