Photowalk Holgottawa

I ended up travelling to Ottawa a ridiculous 8 or 9 times this year for work. I'm not really sure why I never bothered to bring a camera until my last couple trips. The place is full of character filled things to photograph. This is a series of lo-fi crap from my Holga on Ilford XP2 Super 400 film. It was on this photowalk that I dropped the camera and jammed the lens (right after the shots of the war memorial).





The church right by my hotel




The War Memorial


The locks of the Rideau Canal. Handheld on bulb, hence the blur.


Maple leaves on the ground by the Rideau Canal. Getting dark, handheld on bulb for ~1sec.


More of the same.


The Rideau Canal. Holga braced on a fence post, bulb ~1sec.


And another...

Why Japan Rules

There are obviously MANY MANY reasons why Japan is THE SHIZZLE (sushi, ninjas, capsule machines, Nintendo, maid cafes... er, wait, those are lame), but this one probably tops the list for the photogeek in me: Magazines with giveaways - specifically, this magazine that gave away a DIY Twin Lens Reflex camera. How freaking awesome is that? And apparently, it only cost like 2500 yen (less than 30 bucks). GAWD I wish I was in Japan right now.

Hit up this link for photos of the camera being assembled by some blogger.

Meanwhile, my own TLR, the Super Ricohflex, is out of commission because of an as yet undiagnosed focusing issue (the focus of the viewing lens appears to be off from the taking lens)... woe is me.


Double exposure, taken back when the Ricohflex was still a healthy 50+ year old body. I miss those days.