Tag: Nikon Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 D
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There is a good reason why the photos on this roll aren’t very interesting. As my second-ever bulk rolled film, I wanted to confirm whether or not I had done it right. It turns out that I did! Just like colour negative development, slide development, and ECN-2, it turns out that bulk rolling was nowhere…
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As you might have gleaned from the gallery above, Thursday afternoon was dedicated to …cat food! Since I wanted to make photos and it was raining, I brought the larger home umbrella with me for a little extra protection and so I could use the Nikon F80 with one hand without also having to keep…
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From sneakers to Sorels, this week represented the worst of March. Monday was (relatively) warm, sunny, and I was freed from the stomp-clomp of winter boots. By Saturday, however, it back to the winter boots. Just over 10mm of snow had fallen and would continue to fall through to the noon hour. Although it had…
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Regarding my anxieties surrounding photo-making: my fears. All true. While I worked through a roll of Fomapan during *another* cold snap, I went four days without developing anything. When I set out to do so on Wednesday after finishing the roll, everything felt off. The choice of developer, the stubbornly cold water temperature, that the…
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The last roll I made while we were in Halifax during the winter of 2022 was a quick walk around through Forest Hills and up Cole Harbour road so that I could mail out Saturday’s roll for development, as well as the one I made on the way. While we would not return home for…
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One thing that I was not entirely prepared for when we decided to spend time in (and work from) Halifax was that I would not have the same number of opportunities to get out and make photos as I did in Ottawa. Between retaining my Ottawa hours in the Atlantic (one hour ahead) and the…
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I don’t know what I expected from 2022, but the year began in Ottawa in a most unpleasant way. At least it did for those of us who live Downtown and in Centretown. Beginning at the end of January, a right-wing driven protest movement against COVID measures, but mostly against the Prime Minister, began to…
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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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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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…and just like that, by Sunday morning, the sun was gone. The clouds rolled in and during the afternoon promised us much snow. Admittedly, I’m not so sure about the rules, since when Kathleen and I were out on Sunday morning, it didn’t feel any warmer than it did on Saturday morning when it was…