Bill Smith's Photography

 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 co...

 Oakville has been a car town for ages, being the home of Ford Canada's main plant and head office since the end of the Second World War, with the money sloshing around town, there are some neat toys rolling around the streets.  While not my last roll of film shot in Oakville as a resident it will be the last one in Oakville for the Frugal Film Project. The one thing that struck me as a long time resident, the town I grew up in really has changed, well, save for Bong's Variety Store. That establishment hasn't changed since I was at Oakville Trafalgar High School over on Reynolds in the mid 1980s as a student.  By the time you see this post, I've already moved, sorta stateless for two weeks until move in day for my condo. Please note, I'm going to be a bit behind until my workflow is back online, think of it as brief hiatus.  Camera: Nikkormat FT3, Nikkor Ai 50 F2 lens.  Film: Fomapan 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31.  ...