Bill Smith's Photography

  Kodak Portra has always been a tricky film for me in 35mm, I used to love rating it at 200 ISO and having it processed normally to punch the saturation up but the reds became uncontrollable, either the age of the film or Vuescan software update.  Nikon FE2, Nikkor Áis 50 f1.8 lens.  Film: Kodak Portra 400. 

I'm off the beaten path somewhere in Northern Muskokas for a few days taking pictures with friends. Camera: Nikon F3HP, Nikkor Ais 50 f1.8 lens. Film: Fujifilm Pro 400H

Last year, we hit the Bat Lake Trail around 3:30 or 4 p.m., a little later than we should have. Ok by the time we got to the view looking North East, it was about 5:30 seeing the fall colours looked spectacular, downside it was still a long hike back to the car. To make things even more interesting, we discovered fresh bear poop on the side of the trail and near the end we were still hiking after sunset in the dark and it was fast descending into a  re-enactment of the Blair Witch Project. For those who never been to Algonquin Park, it's one of those places if you walk a certain direction, you are neither seen or heard from again. This year we hiked the Bat Lake Trail in the morning and it was a totally different experience with the bright sunshine. Sadly though the leaves barely changed colours so you make do with what you have. I enjoyed the hike and next year, it's time to head elsewhere in the park. Thankfully no bear encounters but we did come across some wildlife aft...

That day up in Elora feels so long ago now...... Black and White Camera: Nikon F3hp, Nikkor Ais 50 f1.8 lens. Film: Fomapan 200 Colour Camera: Nikon FM, Nikkor Ais 50 f1.8 lens. Film: Kodak Ektar 100.