Bill Smith's Photography

 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. 

  Funny how weather can change on a dime. One day it was a super hot walking around the neighbourhood, the next it felt like we got a taste of fall. At least it didn't rain. The one plus with the gloomy skies, it scared the tourists away. A small group from the Toronto Film Shooters traveled on the Ferry to Ward's Island part of the Toronto Islands Archipelago. Back in July my friend Ori and I did the Toronto Islands from Hanlan's Point to Algonquin Island. The only thing in common with both was I shot with Superia 400 colour film from Fujifilm. I almost prefer the Islands without the hordes, on weekends the ferries and water taxis are slammed in the Summer months.  Camera: Canon New F-1AE, FDn lenses.  Film: Fuji Superia 400.