Bill Smith's Photography

My stay in the Beaches was, the first few days were sunny, and the remainder, soggy grey skies. I loaded my OM-1n with HP5 which I love shooting with.  I should have run with Delta 100 but March being March, weather changes on a dime.  Camera: Olympus OM-1n, Zuiko MC 50 F1.8 lens, 35 F2 lens.  Film: Ilford HP5 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 

  It was unsually warm in Oakville this late May, I didn't mind one bit if Summer comes a little early.  Camera: Olympus OM-1md, MC Zuiko 50 f1.8 lens Film: Ilford Delta 100, HC110 B. 

Port Dalhousie was a port town on the south shore of Lake Ontario but these days is a suburb of St. Catherines. It was the starting point of the first and second generation Welland Canals and is now a harbour for recreational sailors and powerboaters. One place I can't reccomend enough is the Lock St. Brewery, it's a cool little spot in "downtown" Port Dalhousie and they make great beer. In some ways I was rushed with my visit and I want to go back with more time to wander around. Camera: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko 50 f1.8 lens. Film: Ferrania P30, HC110 B.

Film Ferrania, a storied Italian film manufacturer back from the dead. They made a big splash a few years back with a Kickstarter campaign with a crazy idea to bring their slide film back. Well, with that old cliche the road to hell was paved with good intentions, Ferrania got a six lane Autostrada for their troubles. The old factory had a ton of environmental issues (asbestos) which distracted the brain trust. Out of the blue they got a coating machine going and produced an Alpha Run of P.30, a black and white motion picture stock rated 80 ISO in daylight beloved by Italian filmmakers like Fellini. I was gifted a roll of P.30 by Alex Luyckx to shoot and later talk about in an upcoming Classic Camera Revival Podcast . I used a recently overhauled Olympus OM-2n, and processed in HC110 B, yes D76 was the preferred developer but I didn't want to mix up a fresh batch as I'm halfway through some Xtol I mixed up recently. I exposed this film on a less than ideal morning down in P...

I haven't hiked much this year, I wanted to make up for this by heading out in the fall. I explored a section of the Bruce Trail between Limehouse and Hilton Falls north of Milton. Of course I had to choose the second most dismal day of the fall to head out. It was a nice walk in the woods but I really didn't find much to shoot compared to Limehouse, that said there are still some gems if you know where to look. Camera: Olympus OM-1 MD, Zuiko  lenses. Film: Rollei Retro 400S, HC110 B.