Taken with the Holga CFN, using cross-processed Fujichrome T64.
On Friday I went to Radha Yoga and Eatery with friends, and the salad I had there was so good I was inspired to replicate it for thanksgiving dinner. It consists of mixed greens, goat feta, small chunks of apple, toasted walnuts, and a homemade lemon and sesame dressing*. It just might become my new favorite thing to make.
[*The dressing recipe is from Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home.]
Holga 120 CFN, cross-processed fujichrome T64. From the same roll as the previous two blog posts.
Taken at the Plaza of Nations a few weekends ago when Kirsti and I went to check out the Portobello West fashion and art market. I really enjoyed wandering through the stalls in the open air space of the Plaza of Nations, as there was a lot of great merchandise by the local creative people, ranging from clothing to pottery, to hangable art. The market is on-going and happens on the last Sunday of every month in the same location. The next one is October 29th, from 11 to 5pm.
Holga 120 CFN, cross-processed Fujichrome T64.
Last friday as I was walking past I fell in love with this shadow on the sidewalk cast by someone’s house numbers. This week as the autumn chill sets in, it feels less appropriate to wear flip flops and more like socks with long boots type weather. I sense soggy footwear and damp pant cuffs in my near future… 😉
Taken with a Holga camera, using cross-processed fujichrome T64 film.
After putting up with poor quality scans of my photos for far too long I bought myself a wonderful new film scanner on the weekend. Wow, what a difference it makes in the level of detail with my holga shots, as evidenced by the above photo. The odd colouration is a result of shooting tungsten film in daylight conditions.
After working intensely for the last week and a half to organize a conference, today I’ve been granted a paid day off as a show of appreciation by my supervisor. It was a stressful job, and a lot of work in a short amount of time, so I’m very glad to have the break.
A friend sent me a link to Angry Alien Productions, a website featuring animated bunnies re-enacting famous movies in thirty seconds, more or less. (Just in case you need an internet break at work today…)
I’ve been spending a lot of time outside this weekend as the good autumn weather continues to hold. After talking to a few friends about the inevitable arrival of the rain, I don’t think any of us are quite ready yet to accept the change of season.
A good friend, the lovely and talented Nicole Dextras, has five photographs from her ice series in the group show, at YoYo Gallery in North Vancouver. The exhibition, titled Translucence, opens tonight from 6pm to 9 pm.
Gallery YoYo
312 East Esplanade in North Vancouver
(about 2 blocks east of the sea bus terminal/ lonsdale market)
I’ll write a bit more on the show after I see it tonight. In the meantime, check out her site.
Taken in the children’s area of the Tofino Botanical Gardens.
In July I was in Seattle for the landing on Alki Beach of the Seaforth Pirates. Everything there was pirate-themed, including the children’s inflated amusements.
As with the photo in the previous entry this was taken with an Olympus Pen EE half-frame camera, using cross-processed Fujichrome Provia 100.
I really need to redesign this photo blog to better feature my photography. I realize that I don’t put as much effort into maintaining it because I’m not very satisfied with the look and feel of it. I’m hoping to have a go at it soon and launch a new design by the end of October at the latest.
*fingers crossed*