Today there was some unscheduled rain. I had been sat outside enjoying a nice, albeit cloudy afternoon when it started falling and I had to retreat inside. I decided to shoot a quick roll of Kodak TMAX 400 (still my current favourite b&w film stock) through my Leica M6, just taking a few pictures around the garden. While it was developing I also took the opportunity to tidy up around the lab ready for another busy week ahead. Film Lab: Canadian Film Lab | Camera: Leica M6 with Leica 35mm Summicron f/2 | Film stock: Kodak TMAX 400

I love Portra 160 on a sunny day and it’s one of those film stocks where I know exactly how it’s going to look on film when I’m lining up the shot in my camera. When I look at scenes I have often thought that I have my own built-in filter that sees in hues of Portra 800 and Fuji 400H, which incidentally reminds me that once or twice I have had dreams that have been based in a Fuji 400H colour palette. I guess it’s not surprising considering I spend most waking hours each and every day looking at film! Today, though, I looked at the light and instantly thought ‘Portra 160’, and so coupled with my Pentax 67ii I headed out to see what the streets of Hope had to offer. The photo walk around Hope ended on a high when I chatted to a very stylishly dressed Harley Davidson rider and she agreed to one or two photos. Film stock: Kodak Portra 160 | Camera: Pentax 67ii | Lab: Canadian Film Lab

Last weekend we walked a short walk down to where Suckers Creek runs into the Coquihalla River. We’d heard that river otters had been seen around there, but as we’d not seen them before we didn’t set too much store in seeing them. Shortly after arriving, sure enough I saw my first river otter as it hauled itself out of the river, up onto a log and stared at me for a few moments before it hastily retreated to some undergrowth. Down by the river, someone had been busy building inukshuks so I spent a few minutes taking photos of the creations, new growth coming up between the river rocks, and the decided to build my own (visible in the last photo of this post). I’m still shooting my Leica M6 that needs repairing due to an issue with the 2 fastest shutter speeds, so some of these were knowingly very over-exposed; thankfully I know from past experience that Portra 800 can handle significant overexposure! Camera: Leica M6 with Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 | Film stock: Kodak Portra 800 | Lab: Canadian Film Lab