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400TX:365 – Week 06 – Transit People

Many fellow photographers that I know shy away from Street Photography, the idea of taking photos of another person without their permission is a bit of a polarizing topic both in and outside the photography realm. But there are many well respected and famous photographers who made their career doing that. It’s a subject I dable with on occation, mostly sticking to shorter lenses, or more unique cameras (like a Polaroid, or my Rolleiflex). A trip into Toronto to see my friend Sean’s Gallery opening gave me a chance to capture some street images, mostly on the long subway ride to and from my car which was parked at the far west end of the Bloor-Danforth line. I’m actually pretty pleased with the results of this week, it was hard to pick seven images, but as I got some shots outside the subways system, I kept the ones posted here to the subject of Transit people.

Nikon F3 – AI-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 – Kodak Tri-X 400
HC-110 Dil. B 4:30 @ 20C

Photostock Pt. 4 – The People

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The key to photostock was not the location, or the trips, the food, the road…but rather…the people. No one looked down on anyone, everyone helped out eachother, talk, shoot the breeze, drink. It just felt comfortable, especally for me, a first time participant in the event, I knew…one other person who was going, Mat. But in hte end it didn’t really matter I was welcomed be open arms.

The People of Photostock 2012

If you want to see all the Photostock Images, head on over to Flickr!. How many days until Photostock again?

End of Summer Classic – The Canadian National Exibition

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Nothing says end of summer for Toronto like the Canadian National Exibition. I usually make an effort to attend on the labour day weekend to take in the airshow, saldy this year the light was horrible so my airshow photos just didn’t turn out that well. But I took a chance to wander around the grounds a little more this time around to do some street photography of the crowds and came out with some wonderful candid shots of the many people who attend the CNE!

A Great overlook of the CNE midway from the Atlantis Complex at Ontario Place

A big part of the CNE is always the Canadian Forces display. I spent a good hour talking to our brave men and women in uniform

These two carnnies were great, they were most impressed it was a film camera

A squadron of Harvards over the lake put on a show for the public

There’s always a lot of see at the CNE, get a map or download their app for your smartphone, I know it helped me.

Tiny Tom doughnuts are always a fixture at the CNE

Taking in the view above the crowd

It was a hot day, so the fire department helped out

The Midway

Long Day

Nikon F4 – AF DC-Nikkor 105mm 1:2D
Kodak Technical Pan (ISO-25) – Blazinal 1+50 4:30 @ 20C
Kodak Plus-X 125 – HC-110 Dil. B 5:00 @ 20C

Suits and Canada Day

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I wore a suit into Toronto for Canada Day, I was meeting up with a group of friends later on that day, but I took advantage of the beautiful weather and the bustle of the city to get some street photography in, and looking dapper there was only one choice in cameras, my Leica. I haven’t been giving my Leica love recently mostly because it’s a bit of a pain to use, bottom loading, cutting the film leader, making sure there’s enough tension so that the sprockets catch. But after some choice words I managed to load up a roll of classic Kodak Plus-X and hit the streets. Even met a fellow Leica IIIc shooter along the way.

Leica IIIc – Leitz Summitar f=5cm 1:2 – Kodak Plus-X (125PX)
Dev: Kodak HC-110 (Dil. B) @ 20C for 5:00.

Project:52 – Weeks 42 & 43

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New York City
The Big Apple
NYC

A city this big cannot be covered in just one week, so I gave it two. Also because I did not actually have a post ready for Week 41 since I was still in the US and did not have the film for that week processed, I probably could have done it, but I don’t know any labs in NY/NJ that could do it for me, so I waited until I got back to Canada. I went through so much film over the course of my time down there, most of which has yet to be scanned, so I worked hard to get at least these photos scanned and uploaded just for you my faithful followers!

Less than ten weeks left in the project, and the book is already starting to take shape. (By shape, I mean I have an idea of how I want it to work, just have to make that a reality.)

Nikon FM2 – AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4D – Kodak Ektar 100
Rolleiflex 2.8F – Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm 1:2.8 – Kodak Portra 400 & Fuji Velvia 50 (RVP-50)

Project:52 – Week 7

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I’ll admit I had a hard time choosing my top seven for Week 7. I recently found out about Vivian Maier a Chicago Street Photographer in the 1950s and 1960s, and that she used a TLR, specifically a Rolleiflex for her work. Blown away by her style I decided that rather than bemone that she was far better that I, I took her works and used it for inspiration for week 7, taking to the streets of Toronto with my Rolleiflex, and a handful of Ilford HP5. I ended up shooting two rolls at Nathan Phillips Square, I am rather pleased to give you week 7, the streets.

Project:52 – Week 6

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Week 6′s theme was Smiles, again provided by the lovely and talented Ruth! So to make it fun and unique I broke out my Instax Mini 7s which got a rather nice response from my subjects.