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Transition

Transition

Transition Taken with my Olympus OM-1 film SLR a few weeks ago on the ferry to Vancouver Island. No post processing, just a scanned negative. I’m loving film again. from Tumblr https://bcbrit.tumblr.com/post/172299249394

Walking Victoria – Ogden Point

  Named after a 19th Century, Hudson's Bay Company trader, the breakwater pier at Ogden Point provides great views whatever the weather. Victoria proved to be a good city for walking. Whilst on a recent visit, the car was left idle and the legs provided all the motive power needed to cover the downtown and...Continue reading→

The film bug bites hard

It's a brand new, old world and I'm loving it. I admit that form and function are important to me. After reacquainting myself with film through the Olympus Trip I turned my attention to finding an old SLR camera. What to look for? It was a no-brainer. The Olympus OM-1, a well storied, professional quality...Continue reading→

Exploring film

It’s been instructional and entertaining. I’ll continue to shoot film as part of my creative growth. My photogrsaphic heritage includes shooting film. My first ever 35mm camera was an Olympus Trip and I loved that camera. Even though I was the guy that retained my turntable and vinyl albums rather than my old film cameras,...Continue reading→

Rowing boat

DSLR time

At last, a DSLR. I found the Canon refurb store on eBay around 2005 and waited for an EOS 300D to show up. It was what I could afford at the time and I used existing glass. I was back in the world of through the lens and enjoying the benefits of selecting my glass....Continue reading→

Early digital life

Taking a peek at my photographic journey. I've always retained an interest in photography, yet there have been times when I've ebbed and flowed. Sometimes we allow life to get in the way of our interests and I certainly fell in to a dormant period. I've decided to revisit elements of my photographic journey, picking...Continue reading→

Portrait of Mark Cannon by Jenelle Marina

Stepping in front of the lens

A couple of days ago I stepped from behind the lens to help out a Langara student.  Jenelle had a vision for her shoot and I was pleased to be part of such a fun shoot. As you can see from Jenelle's Instagram feed, she nailed it and delivered great portraits. What I found really...Continue reading→

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Editors at Richards

When I found out that Editors were playing Richards on Richards I decided that it had to be my first gig in Vancouver. Through John Bollwitt’s PodCast, RadioZoom I felt I knew Richards before even setting foot in the place. What I wasn’t prepared for was the somewhat different experience. First shock was ‘no minors’,...Continue reading→

Testing the healthcare service

We hadn’t intended to test the healthcare service until we were covered by BC Medical Services Plan (MSP), which has a 3 month from month of landing qualification period. Maybe we should have know better when the lads bought rollerblades within the first week of arrival. The short version is this. I ended up at...Continue reading→

Hotels and suitcases

Don’t live out of suitcases, particularly when there’s 7 cases to choose from. It’s as simple as that. The first few days after arrival were mentally and physically draining. After the best part of 16 years of stability in the same house, living out of suitcases across 2 hotels was a slog. Why 2 hotels?...Continue reading→

First thoughts

In her blog, Lesley neatly summarised the testing, first few hours of our departure from the UK, and it certainly was a test of how calm we could remain. Delays in Maidstone, delays on the M25 and a fire alarm at Gatwick were all thrown at us, but the feeling was that it would take...Continue reading→

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