oh canada

[back alley]

ok, this is our 'stuck' thread for all canadian members to post our pics of canada.

mine are still undeveloped but on the way.

if this is successful maybe some shooters from other countries might give it a try also.

joe

[ddutchison]

Well I guess someone's got to go first.

My apologies for the technical qualities. My flatbed scanner is far from the best, and I'm in the process of trying to learn to like Agfa APX 400 (I've got 200 feet of the stuff, so I better learn to like it - I'm finding it a wildly unpredictable film, just the opposite of it's 100 ISO cousin).

So, welcome to Canada... starting in the west with Vancouver.

[Bwbuff]

Can someone kindly tell me how to upload the images as thumbnail.

Thanks..
Stan

[back alley]

sta,

use the post reply button instead of the quick reply button.
go towards the bottom of the page and hit manage attachments. upload your pics from the your hard drive. it's done

howse the 135?

joe

[Bwbuff]

Thanks Joe,

I am trying to load a few, I have more, may be I should put them in my gallery, because the system allows me to a Max of 5 files. BTW, the 135 is fine , I am still looking for an adapter/veiwfinder.

Cheers,,, stan

[jan normandale]

Hi Joe

guess I went a little into the deep end of the pool. I thought that we were going to place shots into a folder rather than at a thread. I have about 60 shots to upload but I'm wondering if we are just going to do a few. If so I'll put up a couple. Most are shots of Toronto that aren't mainstream stuff but still definitely (urban) Toronto, but not suburban Toronto

Jan

[back alley]

i thought it was going to be a thread.
you can do 5 at a time in each post.

i'm feeling a bit guilty not posting anything yet. i need to scan a few more and hope something turns out, not really happy with what i've got so far.
joe

[GeneW]

I haven't had any time for RF shooting of late, but I took some digital images of a tree-planting event that turned out nicely. Okay if I post one or two?

Gene

[Bwbuff]

Few more shots from Victoria long weekend Sunday local market and Tulips festival in Ottawa.

stan

[back alley]

I haven't had any time for RF shooting of late, but I took some digital images of a tree-planting event that turned out nicely. Okay if I post one or two?

Gene


of course!
looking forward to them.
joe

[back alley]

this is my best shot in a long time.

summer in edmonton, on whyte avenue, always brings with it a resurgence of those who would ask for a little spare change.
this gent went a step further than asking and decided on a bit of street theatre to help boost his chances.

i had one shot before he stood up.

joe

[Kin Lau]

Here's what I have so far. A couple of shots from the Oly 35SP and a couple from the IIIa + Elmar 35.

The funny tilted one is a hip shot, but I somehow still think it works.

[jan normandale]

Hello to everyone on this thread as a contributor. Here is a Toronto shot. The balance of the shots will be in my gallery as 'RFF Canada project'

Jan


http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=601

[BJ Bignell]

Alright, I just dropped off a roll this morning, so I'm about half-way there... I have some stuff on b&w that needs processing, but that won't happen until at least Wednesday (I'm playing volleyball for our Corporate Challenge team). I thought we were shooting up to the 28th, and then posting the week after... :o My bad.

A little teaser: I've got a great picture of fearless moderator demonstrating the 'how to break your camera using only a wrist strap' technique he used on his Canon P... ;)

[Hugh T]

This is a good idea to show pictures from across the country. I'm afraid I don't have any RF pictures to show since I shot almost all slides with my Leica M4-2 (which I sold for a downpayment on a house) and haven't had them scanned. Here is a pumpkin patch in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, which I shot in 2003 with my Rolleiflex 2.8 E1 and a shot of the Public Gardens in 1979 with my Pentax Spotmatic F (it doesn't look like this since Hurricane Juan). Enjoy.

Hugh

[jan normandale]

This is a good idea to show pictures from across the country. I'm afraid I don't have any RF pictures to show since I shot almost all slides with my Leica M4-2 (which I sold for a downpayment on a house) and haven't had them scanned. Here is a pumpkin patch in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, which I shot in 2003 with my Rolleiflex 2.8 E1 and a shot of the Public Gardens in 1979 with my Pentax Spotmatic F (it doesn't look like this since Hurricane Juan). Enjoy.

Hugh

Hugh, you caught some 'great light' with the public gardens shot. Terrific light values.

Jan

[jan normandale]

Well I guess someone's got to go first.

My apologies for the technical qualities. My flatbed scanner is far from the best, and I'm in the process of trying to learn to like Agfa APX 400 (I've got 200 feet of the stuff, so I better learn to like it - I'm finding it a wildly unpredictable film, just the opposite of it's 100 ISO cousin).

So, welcome to Canada... starting in the west with Vancouver.

Hi DDutchison,

really like everything about the shot of the woman thru the arch. The reflection and her looking at the camera is great, it catches a 'voyeuristic' feeling while having great composition. B&W was the only way I could ever see this shot working as well as it has.

Jan

[Nikon Bob]

Here are a few and there are some more in my gallery.

Bob

[KEH]

Here's a recent Ottawa shot - living in DC, I got to enjoy Spring twice this year. R-D1 with a Tri-Elmar.

Kirk

Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa:

http://www.pbase.com/kirkh/image/44084008

[jan normandale]

Nikon Bob

the light that you caught for the abandoned house is wonderful. It is so warm it makes the shot feel as if the old place still has life even if no one is living there. I really like the moment here. It's one of those shots we usually say ' if only I had brought my camera'

Jan

[Trius]

Here are a few and there are some more in my gallery.

Bob
Bob: Where is the third one (from the thumbnails posted) taken?

Also, I really like "the Trump Renaissance Begins" in your gallery. Very nice irony and choice of title.

Cheers,

Trius

[Nikon Bob]

Jan

Thanks. I have been by that house many times on trips and always said that I should take a picture of it. I could not resist it this time.

Trius

That would be High Falls from the Canadian side. The Pidgeon River forms the border here and I have seen that falls advertised as the highest in the state of Minnesota. Sorry I have not got "The Trump Renaissance Begins" in my gallery but thanks anyway.

Bob

[Trius]

Jan

Thanks. I have been by that house many times on trips and always said that I should take a picture of it. I could not resist it this time.

Trius

That would be High Falls from the Canadian side. The Pidgeon River forms the border here and I have seen that falls advertised as the highest in the state of Minnesota. Sorry I have not got "The Trump Renaissance Begins" in my gallery but thanks anyway.

Bob
Bob: Thanks. I didn't know if you were in Ontario, but it looked a lot like an Ontario/shield river.

And sorry for the bungled reference... that's in Jan's gallery. Doh! :bang: Good work Jan.

TRius

[jan normandale]

Bob: Thanks. I didn't know if you were in Ontario, but it looked a lot like an Ontario/shield river.

And sorry for the bungled reference... that's in Jan's gallery. Doh! :bang: Good work Jan.

TRius

Hi Trius

I walk by the site for Trump's newest / first in Toronto every morning. Street people sleep on grates to stay warm on the corner where the site is. I liked the contrast and irony of the situation. The title is not mine it is a direct quote from the marketing sign visible in the photo.

It is my understanding that liveable sized suites of say 900 sf start around $1.0M Cdn !

[Nikon Bob]

Trius

Your guess is right on as we are in Thunder Bay, you know the other Ontario.

Bob

[jan normandale]

Hi , here's our original list of photog's based on a cut and paste from one of Joe's threads for the project. Is everyone still in?? Remember I'm cutting a certificate for a Tim's coffee and doughnut or a bowl of soup!

Jan


ok, it's done.

a quick count reveals there are 12 of us--

bj
gene
dan
marc
kin
chris
frank
ben
jan
stan
bill
and me

if there are more, please join in.

so between now and the may long weekend we shoot.
we post on the 28th, a saturday.
i will put up a sticky thread on friday night, the 27th.

no limit, just remember we can only post 5 thumbnails in a single post.
colour or/and black & white.
shots all taken with a rangefinder camera is the only real 'rule'.

ok cool, let's do it!!!!!!!

joe

[BJ Bignell]

Hi , here's our original list of photog's based on a cut and paste from one of Joe's threads for the project. Is everyone still in?? Remember I'm cutting a certificate for a Tim's coffee and doughnut or a bowl of soup!

Jan

I'm having an exceptionally poor night with my scanner... If I get anything useable, I'll post it sometime this week. Grrr! :bang:

[back alley]

what!

no pics of ME?

bummer...

joe

[BJ Bignell]

Alright, I've managed only four pictures from only one roll, and I just can't hack it anymore. I need to find some money for a used film scanner with some actual dynamic range, unlike this POS flatbed... :bang: And, I need to get some new film canisters; too many light leaks from the last one. :(

OK, some typical day-in-the-life stuff...

1) My gf and I were at the home of some friends, Grenn and Jodie, for a smoked roast. The first picture is "Jo and Jo", my girlfriend Josée looking at her feet and Jodie giving me the "why are you always pointing that damned camera at us?" look. The second picture is Grenn checking out the roast and sausages (almost ready!) smoking ever so beautifully on the barbeque. It took around five hours to smoke. You can't actually see the roast, 'cause it's lost in the shadows, but it's there, honest. Both taken with the CV 21/4.

2) Often, we'll go out to the farm to visit my parents, and just get away from the noise of the city. The third picture is my stepdad assembling a comfy new lawn chair. He's looking over at the resident expert on everything, my Mom. Mom can be found in picture number four, looking back and laughing it up... Both taken with the CV 75/2.5.

I've got more... but if I try to use this scanner any more tonight, I'll just wreck it up and then feel bad!

G'night!

BJ

[cp_ste.croix]

i'm still in, i have to get my film processed yet though. i'm waiting for one last roll to burn through my camera before i take it in tommorrow...yes yes i know how tardy i am, and i am penitent.

:D
chris


that also assumes what I will have will not be total crap, in which case i will withdraw :)

[BJ Bignell]

what!

no pics of ME?

bummer...

joe
It's coming, I promise. I've got a couple of good pics from that same morning: you at the café, the friendly tobacconist with a frighteningly large carved wooden pipe, and the cheese counter at Paddy's... Mmmmm, cheese!

[ddutchison]

Hi DDutchison,
really like everything about the shot of the woman thru the arch. ...


Thank you Jan. I took about 10 shots of all kinds of people walking/jogging/cycling by. She was the only one who looked at me, which made it my favorite too.

As to my disappointment with the rather grainier APX400, it's made me realize that the super fine-grain 400 films I've gotten used to have lulled me into a kind of laziness where I just crop out the part of the frame I'm interested in. You can't get away with that with APX-400.

[jan normandale]

Thank you Jan. I took about 10 shots of all kinds of people walking/jogging/cycling by. She was the only one who looked at me, which made it my favorite too.

As to my disappointment with the rather grainier APX400, it's made me realize that the super fine-grain 400 films I've gotten used to have lulled me into a kind of laziness where I just crop out the part of the frame I'm interested in. You can't get away with that with APX-400.


Hi DDutchison

Some people have issues with grain, I don't, I like it a lot. Sometimes I wish I could add grain to some shots just to make them look raw, grabbed, immediate and intense. Then again I like the fine grain BW film for non urban stuff. Conclusion .. who knows ;-) Great shot though!

Jan

[Trius]

Trius

Your guess is right on as we are in Thunder Bay, you know the other Ontario.

Bob

Bob: I am in deep love with Superior. My goal is to have a retirement home somewhere near the mighty lake; Pukaskwa is my favourite park for camping. Bill Mason is my hero, I have a cedarstrip/canvas canoe custom made by Will Ruch of Muskoka. When I depart this earth, dying of old age in my canoe after having taken glorious photos of Superior and the area (with film safely in the hands of those who know how to process and preserve it) is how I want to go.

Trius

[Nikon Bob]

Trius

Good plan. Sure is purdy here but the winters are a bummer. If you are up this way drop by for coffee.

Bob

[Hugh T]

Here is a photograph of my son (in grey) just as he was puting the ball past the goalie into the net yesturday in the PLAY ON street hockey tournament in Halifax. This is the kind of shot that you could expect with a rangefinder camera with no shutter lag and a quick trigger finger but I left my film cameras behind and used my daughter's fully automatic 4 Megapixel Canon so we could get quick pictures to send to friends. I knew the shutter lagged by about a second so I just anticipated any action and held the trigger down until it decided to shoot. I was extremely lucky to get this split second moment. This tournament is touring seven other Canadian cities as seen at this site: http://www.playon.ca/main.html and I highly recommend going to try out some action shots. It is very organized and you can stand right on the curb next to the games. I would have liked to have had a rangefinder camera with a 75 or 90 mm lens.

Hugh

[FrankS]

Here are my submissions: Taken on Mother's Day weekend while my son and I were visiting my parents, on their retired farm in Rural Ontario.

[FrankS]

To celebrate Mother's day we went out to a Chinese resturant and coincidentally there was a street party happening in Small Town Ontario.

[vladhed]

Hey, don't forget me! Born and raised in St. Lambert Quebec, came to Ottawa for University and haven't left since...since now that I've bought some land near Perth, ON and plan to build and move there...

Picture of my wife on our wedding day (winter solstice, 14 yrs ago), my eldest playing in the backyard, 40 penguins on the front yard, and a busker (note the Canadian flag...).

Sorry, I know that penguins are not at all Canadian, no matter how cold it gets during winter... :-)

[FrankS]

Now that I've got my pictures in, when is the deadline? :)

[Trius]

Hugh: Great shot! Now could we just get the NHL to PLAY ON!!!???

Trius

[cp_ste.croix]

so my lab developed but forgot to scan my images..i'll have them tommorrow, i hope.

[jan normandale]

Frank

I really like the last shot of the Police officer at the parade. Great one .. catches a moment very well.

Jan

[Kin Lau]

The good old coffee shop. Not a Starbucks or a diner or a cafe. I somehow find coffee shops like Tim Hortons or Coffee Time to be quite different than the US.

This is also part of my first roll with Tri-X in Diafine.

Other shots are in my gallery under the RFF Canada folder.

[jan normandale]

Remember there is a 'prix du photo' (we're bilingual don't cha know) subject to me being able to get some sort of coupon or gift certificate from Tim Hortons for best shot arbitrarily selected by me. It'll be good for a coffee and a donut or a bowl of soup.

All entrants gotta be up on this site by next Friday June 17.

cheers , Jan

[Marc Jutras]

Sorry guys. I haven't shot during the determined period (except for the shots of my friend Davy) and my latest shoot has been so kinky I won't post it here!

If you want scenes from Montreal, from last Summer until now, check my gallery.

[back alley]

did he say kinky?

where's that link...?
joe

[cp_ste.croix]

All were taken on B&W with either a GSN or a Canonet...the processing has been quick (and lucky in the first case).

The mask is often what visitors come to associate with Vancouver, as they are bombarded with First Nations Immagry; the second is a popular beach with the city in the background; the third is my rugby clubhouse; and the last one is a carpark in Kits (where I had way too slow a film...darn blurry pic!)

[BJ Bignell]

Alright, I've scanned the last of my pictures for this project. I've added the first four pictures to a new folder in my gallery, along with six new ones! oh canada project (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=5020).

I've added a few new shots, including the much-hyped, overdue picture of Joe... Enjoy!

[Marc Jutras]

did he say kinky?

where's that link...?
joe

I've asked Joe to review the material in question. After all, being a moderator has to have some advantages! ;)

Anyway, if he feels some of that stuff is OK for RFF (or alink to that stuff on my site, sorry not there yet!) and if I get full clearance from the subjects, you guys will get to see some of it. Till then, keep on dreaming. LOL

[back alley]

link?
where's the link?

i am over 18 so it's ok! really...

joe

[Marc Jutras]

link?
where's the link?

i am over 18 so it's ok! really...

joe

I sent you an email using the RFF interface.

[back alley]

got it!

be back tomorrow:)

joe

[jan normandale]

Marc, just wondering... are you in marketing. I mean this build up is brilliant. All these posts about stuff no one is allowed to see. Then a note to Joe. This is one of the most creative marketing efforts I've ever seen. But if we can't see it you can't win the coffee and donut, please remember that.

LOL

Jan

[back alley]

oh, i think the wait will be worth it...:)

[Marc Jutras]

LOL I'm not in marketing but the build up is pretty good indeed! I'm confident most of the stuff will be available with a little warning about the different lifestyle (how's that for a build up? ;) ). I meet almost all my models tomorrow night and I'll try to clear everything.

[cp_ste.croix]

one more...granville island food court

[Marc Jutras]

My kinky shots are finally available! Check the "So Alive" thread for details. I'll let you guys decide whether or not they have something to do with this Oh Canada! thing. :D

[FrankS]

No fair, Mom and Pop shots vs. KINK! :)

[BJ Bignell]

Heh, I went to your website, but stopped at the warning. I think I'll click "Entrez" when I get home, just to be safe. :D

"The man" is always watching, watching and waiting...

[Marc Jutras]

LOL Don't worry. They don't bite. Well, usually not too hard... ;)

[BJ Bignell]

Hey Jan, whatever happened to the "prix du photo" to be arbitrarily selected by you? I've been checking my mailbox, but no T-Ho's certificate yet... ;)

[back alley]

bj, where ya been?

joe

[jan normandale]

Hey Jan, whatever happened to the "prix du photo" to be arbitrarily selected by you? I've been checking my mailbox, but no T-Ho's certificate yet... ;)


BJ Bignell

Hi ... interesting fact is I just got back from a bit of fishing. Joe knows peripherally about this other affliction. I have dug up the participants list and I'm going through the shots to make a decision. I'll post tomorrow or Wednesday. The certificate will have to be purchased and then mailed.

I'm having way too much fun with this one.

ciao!

Jan

[BJ Bignell]

Joe, I've been fishing in the NWT.

[jan normandale]

O Canada photo project

Selection of lucky winner

(remember Joe's rules were : "shots all taken with a rangefinder camera is the only real 'rule' ")

we had a total of 17 respondents for the O Canada project. Of those 5 were unannounced but it's my prize and Joe's idea, so they are in, as far as I'm concerned. A couple ( you know who you are) weren't represented. Next time I'm sure.

Honourable Mentions go to

bj / South Park Auto Dealer sign
Nikon Bob/ old abandoned house
BW Buff/ willy dog stand
KEH Kirk/ market shot in BW w chitterlings
Backalley Joe/ walkin the dog / whyte ave
CP St Croix/ Reg Davidson mask/ Kits or Jericho beach
Hugh T / public Garden shot
frank S/ 2 women on post; cop and citizen
kin lau/ coffee shop/ shop chairs

for suspense purposes the coffee certificate winner will be announced tomorrow

Jan

[cp_ste.croix]

I have no idea who carved the mask, was it Reg Davidson? If so that is one hell of a catch on your part! And the other one is Jehrico beach, another nice catch for a Torontonain ;) (I couldn't tell you squat about T.O.)

[jan normandale]

I have no idea who carved the mask, was it Reg Davidson? If so that is one hell of a catch on your part! And the other one is Jehrico beach, another nice catch for a Torontonain ;) (I couldn't tell you squat about T.O.)


Hey Chris

I get around! ;-)

Jan

[jan normandale]

and the winner of the Coffee certificate is ........

ddutchison for the 'lady looking back'

so send me a pm with your mailing addy and I'll get out your Tim Hortence 'coffee and donut / bowl of soup' certificate.

...and gang it was fun. Thanks to Joe for his inspired idea.


cheers, Jan

[jan normandale]

To all on the Oh Canada project started by Joe

FYI

the winning shot was chosen because I liked the 'luck' of getting the shot with the subject looking back, the balance, the reflection and the framing. There now you know...

Jan

[ddutchison]

No Way!!

2 days ago! I must seem like a total ingrate. I've been so busy with work this past week (13 hrs today)and weekend , that I've just been too zonked to visit the RFF, or do much of anything else.

I must say this news has certainly put a shine on this day. :) I think this thread produced some pretty fine images form all the participants, and it sure was fun. Maybe we should do it anually/seasonaly. Thanks Back-Ally, and Jan.

Mmmmm, doughnuts. I will use the certificate as inspiration for a post to the Camera And Coffee thread.

[back alley]

congrats!

hhhmmm...a cup of tim's...i prefer the boston cream donuts myself.

joe

[FrankS]

Congratulations, ddutchison for a well-deserved win! That image was my choice too and I knew when it wasn't mentioned in the honourable mentions, that it was the one.

[ddutchison]

Thanks Joe (It'll be double chocolate for me) and thanks FrankS. The shot that grabbed me the most was Kin Lau's picture of the couple on the beach, just for the feeling it captured.

[Kin Lau]

Thanks... I've enjoyed everyone's pic's. Let's see what we can all do now for "Summertime Fun"

[jan normandale]

Thanks Joe (It'll be double chocolate for me) and thanks FrankS. The shot that grabbed me the most was Kin Lau's picture of the couple on the beach, just for the feeling it captured.

Hi ddutchison

your highly collectible / or useable 'Tim Hortence' certificate is in the mail. You should see it for Friday morning coffee and of course your donut. I think the certificate will only get you a 'small coffee and a timbit' hopefully it will be a double chocolate timbit though.

cheers, Jan

[ddutchison]

My stomach rumbles in anticipation. :D

[jan normandale]

For anyone still following this thread on Canada, the CBC has a web-location showing 3 photographers work on small / rural town Canada in decline. Very interesting stuff. Here's the URL

http://www.cbc.ca/countrycanada/legacy/