I had just obtained a number of old Kodak Series V filters, so I decided to do some experimenting. I took my Rolleidoscop loaded with Fuji NPH400 to Kensington Market in Toronto and spent the day using the various filters. This was shot with a pair of Y1 filters. I had the NPH400 cross-processed in E6 chemistry by Toronto Image Works (who sadly just discontinued their E6 processing for good).
My friend Rick was shooting a bridge near Cherry Street in Toronto and invited me down. Apparently a road crew was about to refurbish the bridge, so we thought we better capture the peeling paint while we had a chance. Shot with TL-120 modified with Sam Smith’s 55mm conversion Mamiya lenses on Fuji film.
Approximately once a year dr5 offers “Dev2” service, which is basically sepia processing. The only Fuji film that can be processed in dr5 is Neopan 400, and at that only in Dev2. When dr5 announced the limited availability of Dev2 last year, I grabbed the only roll of Neopan 400 I had, and drove out to the airport. Behind a strip mall row, beside a dilapidated parts factory, resided a trio of desecrated automobile shells. This was part of that day’s one roll shoot. Shot with a TL-120 modified with Sam Smith’s 55mm conversion, on the aforementioned film using a handheld meter.
This Czech palace looks like a wedding cake, both from far away and close up. What’s great is that it has been in constant use as the setting for Czech children’s movies and TV shows about historic times (Princes and Princesses and such).
This is a TL120 image taken on Provia 100f film. I believe it was shot at f16 and 125th. I just had to get a shot of this fabulous statue on the top of the fountain in the square of Tabor, Czech Republic. We stopped in this historic town for some lunch, and as usual, I was delayed in ordering.
If you go to Prague, you will inevitably find the fine stone bridge built by King Charles I. It is one of the oldest stone bridges in Europe and is a very popular attraction in the heart of the medieval town. This image was shot with my TL120 camera on Provia 100f film. Maybe on the next round I will have a similar, only hyper shot from my Lubitel hyper rig. I still have to take the film in for processing.
This image is a medium format redo of one of my earliest stereo images, and one of my favourite places on Earth. I backpacked through England in my youth looking for stone circles to photograph. I borrowed my friend’s Revere and shot about 5 rolls of Kodachrome slides, my first experience with stereo (outside of Viewmaster). I still have my first ever hyper stereo (cha cha) slide, in Realist format (two actually). This was my proud return. I found the same spot and set up my twin Lubitel rig. Almost all shots on my Lubitels are 125th and f16. I set the shutters by recording the sound they make using Audacity, and I don’t dare try to change the speed settings. In the field, this rig is a bear to set up, so I also usually save time by leaving the apertures at f16 and wait for bright sunlight. This way I can leave the focus at the hyper focal, so I can concentrate on the composition. it’s a hyper rig, so most objects are near infinity anyhow. I trigger the rig with two cable releases. One in each hand.
The stone circle at Avebury was described by the archaeologist, Aubrey, as being like a great cathedral, compared with Stone Henge, which is more like a village church. This image shows only a small part of the circle. A large part of the town of Avebury is actually inside the circle. The stone my wife Kamila is posing in front of is called the “Barber stone” since one of the medieval residents who tried to destroy the “Pagan” circle was crushed by this stone when it was toppled, and he was found with a pair of scissors.
Organ player inside Saint James Cathedral at 65 Church street Toronto, Ontario.
http://www.stjamescathedral.on.ca/
Saint James Cathedral exterior rear side.
You can see where the coffin sits and where they bring the coffins inside from the exterior.
Their web site with more images.
Organ pipes and stained glass windows inside Saint James Cathedral at 65 Church street Toronto, Ontario.
http://www.stjamescathedral.on.ca/
“Upheaval” was the entry from the Verdun borough of Montreal in the Mosaicultures International exposition of horticultural art held at the Montreal Botanical Garden in 2013:
http://www.mosaiculturesinternationales.ca/en/
Original slide, taken with tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/15 sec. at f20 on Sept. 1, 2013.
“Mother Earth” was one of the centrepieces of the Mosaicultures International exposition of horticultural art held at the Montreal Botanical Garden in 2013:
http://www.mosaiculturesinternationales.ca/en/
Original slide, taken with tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/50 sec. at f25 on Sept. 1, 2013.
“The Man Who Planted Trees” was an entry by Montreal 
in the Mosaicultures International exposition of horticultural art held at the Montreal Botanical Garden in 2013:
http://www.mosaiculturesinternationales.ca/en/
Original slide, taken with tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/8 sec. at f25 on Sept. 1, 2013.
“Al
l in a Row” was Madagascar’s entry in the Mosaicultures International exposition of horticultural art held at the Montreal Botanical Garden in 2013:
http://www.mosaiculturesinternationales.ca/en/
Original slide, taken with tripod-mounted Heidoscop at 1/10 sec. at f25 on Sept. 1, 2013.