Canon A2

Don’t Mess With the Law!

*Don’t Mess With the Law!*
Canon A2 + Ilford FP4+

Looking back, I probably did not ever have a single roll as successful in terms of good / meh shot ratio than that single roll of FP4+ I shot in Dublin in June 2013. The weather was fantastic, and I spent a good amount of time walking around the Trinity College campus. One of the things that caught my eye was this copper talking what I assumed was the guard, framed by these two massive columns.

Barbershop Paraphernalia

*Barbershop Paraphernalia*
Canon A2 + Ilford FP4+

A few weeks ago, having been immersed in my xpan shots for a while, I started revisiting older film photos that might benefit from a 65×24 framing like that of the xpan. I found this picture of a barbershop window quite adequate for that framing, that I call fauxpan.

Dublin in a Sphere

*Dublin in a Sphere*
Canon A2 + Ilford FP4+

I can’t for the life of me remember exactly what I shot here. I remember it was a sunny day in Dublin, and I think it was a silver sphere in a shot window but looking at the photo I’m not quite sure. Still, there’s something properly surreal about this (undoctored) photo, so I thought I’d share it.

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.

In Between

*In Between*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T

When you get near the Mong Kok MTR station, there are streets with dozens of mini-buses parked, ready to head out to all parts of Hong Kong. I liked the quasi abstract sight of these chinese characters glowing between two buses and reflected on the windows and on the puddle below.

Bathed in Neon

*Bathed in Neon*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T

One of the crazy things about Hong Kong is that despite the city modernizing like crazy over the last few decades, there are still things that look like they used to 30 years ago, and therefore that look like Blade Runner. The quality of the night lights in certain areas is just fantastic, and Cinestill 800T film makes it even more convincing.

Bored Duck

*Bored Duck*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T

Shooting Cinestill 800T at night was truly an epiphany. I realised that you could, in fact, do some really cool and interesting night shots on film, despite the inherent constraints of not having a ton of ISO. The food vendors are always a favourite of mine.

Jammed Cabbie

*Jammed Cabbie*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T

I needed to finish a roll of Cinestill 800T I had started during our photowalk last week, so I headed out to the North Point wet market. Even at night, it’s bustling, and despite the crowd, it’s still a road where both cars and trams circulate (or try to). I shot this cab with a telelens, and thankfully, despite the risk of motion blur, I got a sharp and really atmospheric shot.