The Huddled Masses

Been wanting to get this shot for a while now, and finally took the time to go stand in the rain and spy on unsuspecting commuters. This was taken from behind the Canada Line stop at Cambie and Broadway. I'd walked by a few times and seen people waiting here for the B-Line and thought it would be a real cool shot with that space between the structures. I hadn't anticipated taking it just as the west-bound bus was stopped across the street, but I think it adds a little bit of narrative to what the people are waiting for. I haven't ruled out going back and taking the shot again when it's foggy out, but I'm not actually sure that would add to it anyway. I don't know if it will fit in with any of the other sets, but I hope you like it!

The Glass Is Half Full.......OF FIREWORKS!! (and water, mostly just water)

I thought the nightly fireworks show during the Olympics at David Lam park would be a good opportunity to add something to my Fire In The Sky set. Unfortunately it was also the time that I was spending most of my nights at the office studying for mid-terms until 1:00 in the morning. Thus was the genesis of the photo you see here. The view of the fireworks was pretty sweet from 18 floors up, and I wanted to include the phone in the corner to add a little bit more context. I thought about putting some books in there but I thought that would be too much. Anyway, here it is, I'll add it to the rest of the set when I get around to it. And for those of you who are interested, Fuji 400H PRO, Hasselblad,  Zeis Planar 80mm 2.8 shot wide open, exposed for.....I dunno, a while.

Let's Compare Some Film!! Fuji vs. Kodak - FIGHT!!

As I was setting up for a shot the other night, I realized I still had one shot left in my film back, and thought that this might be a good opportunity to do some film comparisons! The film I use probably more than anything else is Fuji 400H PRO, at least for all my night stuff (which I clearly do a lot of). It's my favorite. The latitude is great, it has really nice and fine grain, and I love the colors it produces. Not crazy like Velvia but still beautifully saturated. So imagine my dismay at being in Custom Color the other day, needing to buy film, and they were out. All they had was the Provia 400, and positive film just doesn't work well for night shots using long exposures. The guy recommended I try the Kodak 400VC and I thought "what the hell?" I give Kodak shit all the time so I might as well put my camera where my mouth is. Hit the jump to hear my two cents....