Photo of the Week 2026-03-16

 

I recently picked up the photo kit of a retired photojournalist to add to my growing collection of Canon classic film SLR's and lenses. Surprisingly, the lenses were in quite good shape and showed little abuse, the camera an F-1 3rd and last generation, showed signs of serious use with a couple of dings and some brass showing through worn paint. All were in good working condition so after a detailed cleaning, I replaced the light seals and mirror bump pad in the camera, loaded it with film and took it out for a spin in Downtown Guelph. I've yet to finish the film but will shortly I'm sure. Until I have those images ready to share, here are some from the same outing using my digital camera with a vintage Canon FD 35mm f/3.5 manual lens from another purchase ... 

 

Now an added bonus ... or maybe not depending on your take ;-)

 

It was time to update my profile pic here on Google / Blogger so I mounted up a vintage portrait lens on the R5 and set up for some portrait selfies using the Canon Camera Connect App on my phone as remote trigger. I thought it's been a while since some of those following me have seen this mug and wanted to let you know what Iook like in case we run into each other.

 

 Damn it's hard to get your subject to smile ;-)

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2023-05-22

 

I find engagement and discussion with other creative spirits to be a catalyst for my own work and a case in point are this weeks images ...

Shot back in 2009 during an outing to one of the industrial areas of Hamilton ON, these images have been marinating on a hard drive ever since.

 

' log 'n crate - H '

 

' log 'n crate - V '

So why is it that these now see the light of day? 

 

Well first ... at a recent gathering, a photographer friend mentioned she participated in another group that explores inspiration, creative processes and personal style. My interest to learn more generated an invitation to join an upcoming session and see for myself. During the session, one participant commented on how going back through previous images, after developing new processing skills, could provide a life, or at least new life to those previously overlooked.

Secondly, at an informal coffee shop encounter, there was some discussion about leaving a significant amount of time between image capture and processing. This is something I do not incorporate in any purposeful way. Often I am quite eager to review, process and publish the latest and (what I think is the) greatest of my work. While I don't expect to change my process, I do see merit in going back through past captures with updated vision and skills.

Still, inspired to go back through the image catalogue and have a look, I found this pair of shots and processed entirely in Lightroom, with what I have learned in the years since. Had it not been for recent interactions with others in the photography community, these may have remained there, perhaps indefinitely.

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2023-02-27

 

It's all about what is missing ...

 

' negalith '

Modern city architecture captured in infrared ... from a Saturday morning outing to Downtown Hamilton, ON with a reflections theme in mind.

At the suggestion of a friend, for both theme and location, we met for a morning photo walkabout in and around the Farmer's Market area of Hamilton. He had the idea of capturing reflections in windows of buildings in the downtown core. The theme was selected by a random theme generator he programmed and primed with 20 or so selected themes. The idea behind the generator, to hone photographic skills and vision through pursuit of images relating to a theme while out shooting. I think it worked very well, as did his selection of location for the reflections theme.

 

DJE