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One Year of Colour Development
Exactly one year on from the first time I developed colour negative film, the sun smiled down on me, providing a day with weather that was very much the same as it was on this day last year, though about 4 degrees warmer. To mark the occasion, I even used the same film and camera…
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Saturday Adventures In Old Ottawa South
It was still cold! Nevertheless, we persisted. On an adventure to Old Ottawa South! It was a classic of the genre for us: a visit to Black Squirrel Books (where we didn’t find any books, but did enjoy delicious warm beverages), the Ottawa Antique Market (where we delighted in exploring the rabbit warren of shiny…
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Bright Light, Bitter Wind
It didn’t matter. The cold wind. It didn’t matter. At least, that’s what I told myself as I set out for another regular adventure to purchase food for the cats on Thursday afternoon after work. And while it did matter in the end (those gusts…), I was still happy to see the sun and the…
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(Mis)adventures in Cross-Processing
The first (and last) times I cross-processed slide film using negative chemistry (E6 film in C-41 chemistry), I was generally pleased with the results, if not so much the uninspired content. In part to fight the winter doldrums brought on by a most unwanted cold snap, I began to eye some of the expired rolls…
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A Day To Adventure, A Day To Break Bread (Fin)
Our meal with friends that evening was to be hot pot at a restaurant near our hotel. It was a lovely meal and we have a wonderful time catching up! Tummies filled, we said our goodbyes and it was back to the hotel room for a good night’s sleep. Our train back to Ottawa would…
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A Day To Adventure, A Day To Break Bread (Cont’d)
After our quieter morning in Old Montréal, we decided to make our way up a (little) more lively Saint-Denis to see the shops, sights, and maybe even snacks. We made it as far as Mont-Royal before we decided to take the metro back down to our hotel so that we could rest up for dinner…