Montreal street shots

Last week end I went out in the cold and got some nice street shots in downtown Montreal.

I learned that dogs don't like to stay put.

She had a great smile but was clearly affected by me taking her picture even though she was OK with it.

Yes it was that cold.

She was flagging someone but I have no idea who.

Having a fun discussion.

Far from a perfect shot but I still like the fact that they were fiddling around with their camera.

Parking attendants are people too.

One thing I learned that day was to wait for the camera to thaw before rewinding 36 frames. I ripped the film in the camera and I had to unload it in the darkroom. Lost 6 frames in the process! Sad part is they were nice shots too. Oh well, live and learn.

All  shots were taken with a Minolta X570 on Ilford Delta 400 film.

Thanks for watching.

Gerry :)

Gerry :)

Performance art show

I was invited to a performance art show last Saturday and I found it was an interesting venue to try out flash photography.

Moving subjects in a low light environment was quite a challenge. I brought my G12 and my film camera. I didn't use the flash on the G12 but did with the film camera without any idea on how it would come out. Turns out that deflected flash works a lot better than a direct aim.

It was an intersting evening to say the least. This took place at the Xpression Gallery in the Mile end district of Montreal.

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Gerry :)

More pictures from the JEM JR 120 film camera

I recently posted pictures I took with a 120 film camera, a 1940 JEM JR. The scanned negatives are so big that they are 15mb each even after cropping them in GIMP! I scaled them down more and I'm posting the rest of them here today.

15 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on a stair.

6 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on the ground facing traffic!

1/30 exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was in my hands at waist level. This is my Dad in front of the house where he used to live. The picture was tweaked a bit in GIMP to adjust brightness and saturation.

10 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on the ground. The ring you see is a reflection off of a glossy black ring around the lens from the car lights.

10 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on a lawnchair. This is media and Police at Occupy Montreal in October 2011.

Processing these 8 images, it is a 6cm X 9cm frame, cost me $11 but I'm quite happy with the results as each shot came out good. That's the thing with film photography, it slows you down and makes you take your time. Digital is great for practice and preparing you to do film.

Thanks for watching.

Gerry :)

Occupy Montreal, a photo report.

I went down to Victoria Square today to see what this was all about and also bring some needed goods like winter coats and some sleeping bags.

Queen Victoria with a Guy Fawkes mask, it's kind of poetic.

Young and old are asking for a better today and tomorrow. I can't hold that against anybody and I admire them for braving the elements like this in the Fall.

The place chosen for this is located in front of the Montreal Stock Exchange sandwiched between tall buildings. The wind is pretty harsh and cold.

However everyone is in good spirits and I wish them all the best. I will be visiting again soon.

I had no tripod with me so I used what I could find, lamp posts, cement blocks and whatever else I could find to support the camera.

Until next time have fun and keep taking pictures.

Gerry :)