Sigma 20mm 1.8

Dublin City Food

*Dublin City Food*
Canon A2 + Ilford FP4+

I remember that day in Dublin. I went there for a conference that turned out to be dissapointing, so as soon as it was over I left. The weather was gorgeous early spring. I had an unusual number of keepers on that particular roll, and this one in particular fascinated me. I shot it because of the waiter inside the Café, but was photobombed by the guy on the left, who also turned to be reflected in the window, hence four layers or planes.

Quiet Sunday

*Quiet Sunday*
Canon A2 + Ilford Ortho Plus 80

I only ever shot Ortho once before and bungled that particular roll, so I was curious to see what the photos of the St Michael Catholic Cemetery in Hong Kong would look like. Turns out they really worked, with a lot of detail in the shadows and bright but not clipped highlights. Some dislike the Ortho grain, but I don’t see anything wrong with it. In this shot I was trying to capture this very strange and surprising tree in the middle of the path.

Two Crosses

*Two Crosses*
Canon A2 + Agfa Scala 200 (Expired)

Shooting expired film is risky at the best of times and with slide film even more so. Still, I hate wasting, and I shot this roll of expired Scala overexposed 1 stop to compensate for age. I still had to work the contrasts heavily in post- but the result has an old photography feel that I find appealing.

Slow River

*Slow River*
Canon 7D

Downstream from the Waiau Falls in Coromandel, I climbed down the banks to try and capture the flow of the water. I normally don’t expose for too long when it comes to streams, but in this particular case I quite liked the effects. Would have been nicer on a sunnier day, but hey…

Inner Vertigo


*Inner Vertigo*
Canon 7D

Some of the hotels in Luijazui is Shanghai are downright crazy. This one is inside the Jin Mao tower, which is only the third highest tower in Shanghai. There’s an inner shaft, and from the 80th floor, this is what it looks like (the lobby is only the 35th or 40th, can’t remember exactly.

Pho

*Pho*
Canon A2 + Fuji Superia 800

I’ve been eyeing this place in Electric Road for a while, but never tried it. I also never walked it at night until recently, and spotted the really nice neon sign so I decided to take the shot. I hadn’t tried Superia 800 at night until then, and while this one came out nice, I generally find the colours too subdued for my taste.

The Iron Lady

*The Iron Lady*
Canon 7D

By sharing this photo I may be doing something illegal. Because of intellectual property rules (that I frankly consider stupid) the night lights of the Eiffel Towers are IP protected. That’s correct, not the tower itself, but the lights. Oh well, that won’t stop me from taking shots of the tower and sharing them (at least until they sue me…)

Minibus Powwow

*Minibus Powwow*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T

From the pedestrian overpass at Mong Kok station you can see the streets where the dozens of minibuses going all over Hong Kong gather, waiting for their passengers. That plus the neon sign made the shot for me.

Wet in Hong-Kong

*Wet in Hong-Kong*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T

With neon lights such as those in Mong Kok (and many other places in HK) reflections are a strong possibility. But when it’s raining, it becomes more than a possibility, and sometimes it’s everything! During this Cinestill 800T film photowalk, we were all looking for interesting reflections, and I was really please capturing this one.