Bill Smith's Photography

 Haven't shot with Cinestill 400D in ages, with Vision 250D and ECN-2 processing available locally I lean in that direction. Scanning colour film is a continuing learning process, I still haven't figured out a way to cancel the red halation you get with Cinestill 400D, I just treat it as part of the film's character.  What I wanted to do is put my 35-50 F2.8 Nikon AF-D Zoom lens through its paces. I really love the portrait shot of Jo-Anne with her new Tam she had commissioned through David Dunkley Hats. The push-pull action takes some getting used to but a lot of zoom lenses from this era had that.  Camera: Nikon F90X, Nikon AF-D 35-70 F2.8 Zoom Lens.  Film: Cinestill 400D. 

 I had some me time last Saturday, Jo-Anne is working on composing a new musical/play so I went down to Roncesvalles Village/High Park partly to do some photography, but also attend a talk my friend and colleague Alison Garwood Jones at the High Park Library branch to support her graphic novel, I Miss My Mommy . Less of a novel but something adult orphans can read to help process loss of their parents, which I'm one of. I Miss My Mommy published the same year my mom passed in 2023, it showed up at the right time, my case mom passed from Alzheimer's, COPD and heart failure, I greived along the way I guess so my situation is a tad different.  The camera of choice was my dad's Leica M3 with the collapsible Summicron with a roll of Cinestill 400D, a comped roll from last falls Cinestill Photo Walk. One camera and one lens for reduced decision making. Been a while since I last shot with this camera, things just felt right for a day like this. I wonder if the camera is ready for...