Frugal Film Roll for July, off to Brock Township!

 Tried out a new to me developer, Rollei Supergrain, where have you been? I tried this with the July Frugal Film Roll which was shot up in Beaverton in the north end of Brock Township and in Uxbridge at the site of the former York Durham Heritage Railway which sadly went bust recently, the rolling stock and locomotives haven't been sold off yet, only a matter of time. 

The north end of Durham Region, Brock Township, is where my family settled in Upper Canada and became leading citizens in Cannington and Beaverton. Sadly both villages aren't doing so well. Of the two Beaverton is in better shape with a slightly more happening downtown, the Short/is Cafe is offering dinner options and is doing its best to spark some life into the main drag. The big problem is, the supermarket is out by the Trans Canada highway and not downtown. Also some ambitious developer wanted to put a subdivision in, but went bust after the ground was prepped and the brick delivered.  What Beaverton could benefit from is rebuilding the train station and having a stop for the soon to be relaunched Northlander. There is no public transit connection to the south end of Durham Region or even to the GTA. 

With Rollei Supergrain, I used 1+15 dillution and in the end, the results speak for themselves. I rated the Fomapan 400 at 250 ISO and processed like it was box speed. I am very pleased at the end results. I also recently shot a roll of Eastman XX through a recently acquired through a trade black Nikon F2 Photomic and so for, the negatives look really nice. 




Camera: Nikkormat FT3, Nikkor Ai 50 F2 lens. 

Film: Fomapan 400, Rollei Supergrain 1+15. 



Grant Family Barn on Highway 23 Grant Family Barn Door and Ramp Grant Family Barn Silo 2024 White VW GTI Morningside Cottage July 2024 Morningside July 2024 Simcoe St. Market and Whimsy Lou's Pharmacy Wall_ Jack Simcoe Corner July 2024 Downtown Beaverton July 2024 Crossing the Beaver River Beaver River Boat Houses July 2024 Empty Beaver River Boat House July 2024 Beaver River Post Fishing Contest Beaver River Utility Boat Mary's Restaurant Sign Mary's Restaurant_ 1970s Barge Stored Driving off on Victoria St Boxcar Trucks Overgrown Jo-Anne and Rolling Stock YDHR Boxcar Former YDHR Yard Two YDHR Coaches Two YDHR Coach Ends

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