First Roll of the Year

 

Didn't shoot much over the holiday season, I got sick with one nasty cold, or was it RSV, who knows. Once I got feeling a bit better I got out and about with my M6, which I was quite surprised at how well it handled winter weather. Granted I won't take it out when temperatures drop below -10c I rather shoot with a camera that is easier to shoot. 

Getting reacquainted with Kodak Tri-X has been easy, it won't be an every day film but it will fill a role in my repetoire. I think Eastman XX, Fomapan 400, Ilford HP5 400 and Rollei RPX 400 are going to be more of my go to's for anything faster than 100-125 ISO. 


Camera: Leica M6, Light Lens Lab eight element 35 F2 "Summicron" Lens. 

Film: Kodak Tri-X 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 


Broadway and Mount Pleasant Jan 2024 Broadway and Redpath Towers Jan 2024 Crossing Mount Pleasant at Broadway Jan 2024 Mount Pleasant and Eglinton Slush Jan 2024 Eglinton and Mount Pleasant Corner At the Lights Jan 2025 Eglinton Ave East Jan 2025 Modernist Lutheran Church Mount Pleasant and Erskine Jan 2025 Circle K Erskine Jan 2025 Sherwood Modernism Jan 2025 Sherwood Park Santa Jan 2025 Redpath Tower Between the Houses Jan 2025 58 Sherwood Jan 2025 Marching Along Sherwood Ave._ Sherwood Apartments Courtyard Taxi on Yonge._ Crowd at Yonge and Roehampton Crowd at Yonge and Roehampton Waiting for Lights to Change L'Amour Corner Jan 2025 Mt. Pleasant and Broadway Corner Store_ Roehampton and Redpath Corner Jan 2025 The Radley Roehampton Modern Apartment Art Roehampton Walk Up JAn 2025 Middle of Yonge St. at Roehampton Jan 2025 Looking Down Yonge St. Jan 2025 Dominon Public Building Postal Station K Jan 2024

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