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NLP 2025 Part Two

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  I ran with a two camera set up on this NLP trip, a Nikon F4 and FM2n, and a selection of lenses including the Nikkor AIS ED 180 F2.8 lens, not used on this particular roll. Film wise throughout the full trip I used Eastman Kodak Vision 3 250D motion picture stock which was ECN2 processed at Graination Lab in Toronto. Had intentions of shooting black and white but didn't. Next year might be an all black and white extravaganza.  My equipment choice of course came to bite me in the ass on the hike in Limberlost Forest, more on that when we get there. For now we started by arriving at Billie Bear Resort and headed  Ragged Falls on the Oxtongue River, just outside of Algonquin Park in the morning. I was here once before with the group back in 2013 (gulp, that long ago?).  The skies threatening rain for most of the day, we lucked out.  Part of me wonders if I should have just run with the FM2n and left the F4 home, but I wanted the matrix metering..... Camera: N...
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NLP 2025 Part One.

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 No Light Pollution or NLP is a long running photography retreat that stemmed from Sheridan College's continuing education photography certificate and a group of former Oakville Camera Club members. I got invited to go back in 2013 and have been coming up since. I invited Jo-Anne up in 2022 and the rest is history.  Now living in Toronto ironically its a lot easier to leave, a drive up the 404 to the end, cut over to Lakeridge Road and continue north to Beaverton where the true start point begins. We have breakfast at the Shortiss Cafe/Bar and then drive east to Highway 35 and head north from there. The first rest stop was in Minden where Jo Anne and I had lunch at Boshkung Brewing and an ice cream at the local Kawartha Lakes Dairy. The second rest stop was at in Dorset, and I'm still doing my best to try and capture Robinson's General Store on film.  Weather wise was all over the place, the rig of choice was my Nikon F4 and a collection of lenses. I chose to shoot colour...
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September Toronto Film Shooters Photo Walk, Part Two

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 Yes I can spell September properly. I am my own worst proof reader and in a title no less.  I'm really pleased with the results I got from Eastman Kodak Ektachrome 100 or Flic Film Chrome which is the banner its sold under. I'm also really fortunate that my local lab just made an investment in another E-6 processing line with all new equipment from Germany. The OM-4Ti is the camera for this film, enough said.  We walked along Queen Street, cut through Trinity Bellwoods Park, made our way over to Shaw, got a great shot of a 1980s exotic car icon the Ferrari 308GTB, the hard top version of Magnum PI's ride. A short walk along Dundas we turned south again onto Ossington Ave ending the walk at Bellwoods Brewery.  Camera: Olympus OM-4Ti, MC Zuiko Lenses.  Film: Flic Film Chrome 100/Eastman Kodak Ektachrome 100 Motion Picture Slide Film.  ...
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