Bill Smith's Photography

 We had the post with the walk between the Wychwood Street Car Barns and Spadina House, now here's the interior photos. We got to Spadina House in the nick of time because a downpour opened up just as we got inside.  Spadina House is an interesting place a 19th century mansion built on top of even older country house and is a living museum showing life in the 1920s.  Olympus OM-2n, MC Zuiko lenses.  Film: Ilford HP5 400 pushed to 1600, Ilfotec HC 1+15. 

 Hillcrest and South Hill are slightly below the radar neighbourhoods, both are lovely to walk through. We walked from the Wychwood Streetcar Barns to Spadina House during Door's Open weekend here in Toronto. The weather called for showers but they didn't show up until we were at Spadina House and just downpoured on the walk up to St. Clair. Any way sliced I enjoyed the short walk between both venues, each neighbourhood is unique. Hillcrest is more bohemian save for Brackondale Hill and east of Bathurst, South Hill is much lower key than Forest Hill north of St. Clair.  Camera: Olympus OM-1n, MC Zuiko 50 F1.8 lens.  Film: Kodak Tri-X 400,  Rollei Supergrain 1+15. 

 Jo-Anne and I walked up Yonge Street to Yonge Bvld and back a month ago. It was an odd spring this year, things looked promising until the back half of May and early June, the weather was a lot more "April", lots of rain and cool weather. The day after, things cleared up and warmed up, and my allergies hit like a ton of bricks, thank you tree and grass pollen.  Been a while since I shot with my Canon fleet, pulled out my Canon F-1AE and loaded it Kodak Tri-X, the results as usual are beautiful but prone to cupping after development. Well, I found out that's not the case with Rollei Supergrain developer, then the film dries flat. Good to know, and another reason why I've fallen with this particular developer.  Camera: Canon New F-1AE, FDn 50 F1.4 lens.  Film: Kodak Tri-X 400, Rollei Supergrain 1+15.