• 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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…

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  • Photos from my second roll of our walk through Vieux Montréal on a very quiet morning. Even among the “visibly tourist”, we were virtually alone! Reviewing these two rolls (and remembering those from a subsequent visit using a 28mm lens), I am thinking that the next time we’re around this neighbourhood, I should bring a…

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