Shot with my Tl120 hand held on Provia 100f film
, this is a gorgeous cathedral in Prague’s “lesser town”. I’m left wanting for wider lenses.
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The Outer Defenses, Kingston Ontario
This image is of 3 of the “Martello” towers which are part of the Fort Henry complex in Kingston, Ontario. These towers date back to the War of 1812.
This image is the third MF image I ever shot. It was my test reel of my first Sputnik camera. The day was so bright and clear that it was almost impossible to take a bad image. This shot, taken hand held, sold me on MF. The light that came from the clear sky was so bright that even full shadow was well illuminated.
Spin the light fantastic
Spin the light fantastic is a variation of the expression “trip the light fantastic”. It comes from the poetry of the English writer John Milton. He is referring to someone dancing nimbly which I thought fits this image well as the lights seem to be dancing in the night sky.
Hi Lo Fireball
Another angle of the same ride. At the CNE, one warm summer night.
Fireball, Toronto Exhibition
One of the old rides at the Toronto Exhibition also known as the Canadian National Exhibition or CNE. It takes place every summer. http://theex.com
Alice Lake Park , Squamish BC
On the road from Vancouver to Whistler\Blackcomb the famous ski area not too far from the town of Squamish BC.
Abandoned House, Mussoorie India
This was the view from the Plaza hotel in Mussoorie India. It must have been a gorgeous residence at some point. You can see that someone is living there, or at least hanging some laundry up to dry. Mussoorie is in Northern India at the foothills of the Himilayas.
Photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop. I used a pod-support on a deck railing. I think it was 1/125 @f16.
“Mermaid Parade – On the Fence”
Photographed with a TL-120 on a tripod using a Vivitar 285H with plastic diffusor for fill-flash. I think it was 1/60 @ f16.
There’s nothing quite like the Mermaid Parade, the participants loved to be photographed, and the stranger the camera the better.
“Mermaid Parade – Twin Pillows”
Photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop with a Vivitar 285H with a diffusor for fill-flash. I believe it was f16 @ 1/125. The TL-120 seems to do fine with flash sync at 1/125 even though 3D World only claimed 1/30.
It was bright sunny day for the 2014 Mermaid Parade, fill-flash saved lots of my shots from excessive shadow detail.
For me fill-flash is like that commercial for hot-sauce: “I put that $#*& on everything!”
Taj Mahal Close
The Taj Mahal is often seen just in the classic full view, but there’s quite a lot to look at when you get closer in. MF3D is really the only medium that can convey the richness of all the marble inlays and carving.
This was photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop. I believe it was 1/250 @f16. No tripods are allowed at the Taj unless major fees are paid, so this was shot with the camera hanging around my neck using a Hasselblad waist level finder and a cable release. October 2010.
The TL-120 attracted a lot of attention in India, at times I was mobbed with people wondering what it was.
Noodle Delirium
“Noodle Delirium” was an “ephermeral installation” that was created by the “Collectif ARG – Les Astronautes” and included in the “Unusual Passages” show in Quebec City the summer of 2014. It transformed a discreet anonymous passage into something special that people loved to walk through brushing against the noodles with their hands.
Original slide on Provia 400X taken with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/8 second at f25 on August 14, 2014.
Tourney Fountain, Quebec City
I tried several classically centred shots of the fountain, as with the photo on the right, but I was not satisfied. I then decided to emphasize the overlapping jets of water coming from the frogs’ mouths, which I hoped might be more interesting in stereo than the fountain itself. I waited some time to view the scene with tourists in the background and without, and decided to take the shot with tourists to give more “as it is” context. The Tourney Fountain was a gift of the Simons Family to commemorate Quebec City’s 400th anniversary in 2008, and has become a popular landmark in front of the parliament. The fountain is the creation of French sculptor Mathurin Moreau and was originally installed in Bordeaux, France in 1857.
Original slide on Provia 400X taken with tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/80 second at f25 on August 12, 2014.
Morning Dew
I enjoy playing with back-lighting, which in this case lit up the drops of early morning dew on the grass. The uncoated lenses on the Heidoscop require careful shading to avoid flare in back-lit situations. I hope this image captures the calm I enjoy in the Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge in Quebec City.
Original slide on Provia 400X taken with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/15 sec. at F25 on August 9, 2014.
Moon Vine
The dew on these moon vines at sunrise seemed to give them a silvery sheen. These vines are located at one of my favorite parks in Quebec City, Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge, which housed of the residence of lieutenant-governors from 1870-1966.
Original slide on Provia 400X taken with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/6 Sec. at F25 on August 9, 2014.
Fiery Depths
Fiery Depths
Looking down into the pits of hell, are those the screams of your political opponents you hear? Maybe it’s only last night’s burritos talking.
Regardless, I don’t want to be pitched over the edge.
TL120-55, Ilford HP5, DR5 processing (Yes, I typo’d the title on the mount, but given the scarcity of mounts I didn’t feel the need to remount in a clean one.)