Bill Smith's Photography

 March in Toronto is an all over the place month weather wise. We started off with snow banks slowly melting and by the end of the roll just over a week in, we got Fool's Spring with temperatures you usually see in early May, it was a nice respite.  I loaded up my Nikon F90X with a Nikon AF-D 28-105 zoom lens which is a great all 'rounder and ran with Ilford FP4, a film one overlooks because it's an old faithful emulsion. Damn, so nice, I processed in Ilfotec HC 1+31 for eight minutes, nothing exotic, the negatives look super crisp and easy to scan.  In the end, the roll started in late winter, and ended in Fool's Spring just before second winter hit.  Camera: F90X, Nikon AF-D 28-105 F3.5-4.5 Zoom Lens.  Film: Ilford FP4 125, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 

  Just like that, we're at the last installment of Frugal Film Project 2022. For December I'm in one of my favourite parts of the city, "the in Between neighbourhood". Between Rosedale, Rathnelley and Yorkville, and maybe the Annex depending who are you talking too. I don't photograph in this part of town anywhere is often compared to some other neighbourhoods. Yonge St. transitions from the high rises of Bloor St. and points south to more low rise developments until you hit Deer Park around St. Clair.  I'm looking forward to the Frugal Film Project for 2023, with a different camera from the Nikon stable, the Nikkormat FTn, and we're rolling with a different film stock, Kentmere 400, stay tuned!  Camera: Nikon N90S, Nikon AF-D 28-105 F3.5-4.5 Zoom Lens.  Film: Kodak Ultramax 400.  ]