Last Day in the Beaches.

My last day in the Beaches coincided with my birthday, traveling back to Oakville via streetcar, GO Train and Oakville transit is a bit of a trek, and this time out I felt rather bittersweet about it. I really feel like this neighbourhood is my second home. Who knows in the long haul.

Wandering around on my birthday I just wanted to soak up every sensory input of the neighbourhood,  and I shot with my last roll of Portra 160 in my stash, yes I exposed it properly this time out. I really love the FE2 for colour photography, especially C-41, this past stay the FM2n wound up being the black and white rig. That's leaving me wondering if I should take that instead of an F2a, I'm leaning towards the FM2n because it's lighter. We'll see, I have two weeks to figure it out.

Meanwhile, I'll be back in the Beaches at some point.....




Camera: Nikon FE2, Nikkor lenses.
Film: Kodak Portra 160

Pink in the Garden_

Fresh Strawberries

Fire Station 17 Portra 160

Toy Dog Waiting

Foodland Mural

Kew Gardener's Cottage_

Garden on the Porch

Rat Triumph_

Walking Along the Boardwalk Near Kew Beach

Clouds and Lifeguard Station

Lifeguard Boat at the Cove_

Lifeguard Station Tower

Flower Close Up Aug 31 Two

Loads of Black Eyed Susans Aug 31

Sunflower Showing

Green MG Midget Revisited

MG Midgit

Modern Ferrari

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