Not really as good as I was hoping to get, but these two photos represent two approaches to solar eclipse photography, neither of which required any photoshopping… like most of the heavily massaged and composited eclipse images you see in the media. They’re just a couple of single exposures shot raw and converted in Nikon’s […]
I’ve always enjoyed Lo-Fi snapshot photography in all its forms, and especially the instant film variety. I like the challenge of having to find subjects and lighting that suit the camera’s limitations rather than the other way around. I took these pictures within walking distance of my apartment in Ottawa with a Fujifilm Instax 210
This is my original Polaroid SX-70. It was a gift from my now-late parents in 1974. I took these snapshots with it until it stopped ejecting pictures sometime in the early 1990’s. I still have it. I loved the SX-70. Having previously used peel-apart Polaroids, it was quite the novelty, especially with Ansel Adams promoting
Winterlude is an annual event held in Ottawa and Gatineau every February since 1979. It’s organized by the federal government to celebrate Canada’s northern culture and climate. Increasingly frequent mild February temperatures in recent years have forced organizers to include more attractions and exhibits that are not dependent on cold weather, and to spread the
This was the first Chinese New Year parade held in Ottawa’s Chinatown since the COVID 19 pandemic. Shot on Nikon D7500 with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. No edits.
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The Holga 120 S was the original model of the infamous Chinese-made Holga medium format toy camera. The current equivalent is the Holga 120 N, still available from various sources. I took these pictures in Ottawa (Canada) on black and white film sometime around 2000-2001. You could pick your film and your lighting conditions, but
The Mayfair Theatre, in the Old Ottawa South neighbourhood of Ottawa, Canada, was built during the depths of Great Depression. It’s one of only two original neighborhood cinemas still in operation in the Nation’s Capital, and one of the oldest surviving independent movie houses in Canada. I always loved going to movies, but I always
I shot these pictures with a Nikkormat Ftn during the Occupy Ottawa protest encampment in the fall of 2011. The company we all recognize as Nikon today was actually known as Nippon Kogaku, K.K., (or Japan Optical Co. in English) until 1988. Founded in 1917, it was primarily an optical lens producer until it started manufacturing
I like to take in local public events near my apartment in Ottawa as much as I can. I’ve pretty much run out of static photos I can take around here, and I prefer to take pictures of things that are actually going on, whether it’s street photography or events like festivals, etc. There’s been
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Day of the Dead 2023 in Ottawa, Canada. Shot with a Nikon D7500, AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and Nikon SB-700 Speedlight.
