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inglewood

Heath OFee — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:55:50 +0000

Inglewood is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Calgary and a great place to snap a few frames. I took a short walk there a few days ago and rattled off a roll of film.

Mamiya 645 | Ilford XP2 400

Carey+Jamie

Heath OFee — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:40:28 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I posted on my Facebook page asking if anyone was willing to donate their time to let me shoot them exclusively on film. Thankfully, there were a few brave folks who responded and I got out on a beautiful night with Carey and Jamie.

I won’t get too nitty gritty with the details, but I will say this: metering with an iPhone + manual focus + lefts and rights flipped = a pretty good learning experience! I’ll likely want to try this again, so if anyone in the Calgary area is reading this let me know if you’re interested.

Shot with a Mamiya 645 1000s/80mm 2.8 on Kodak Portra film.

Fall Begins

Heath OFee — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:10:41 +0000

Well, actually, fall is almost over here in Calgary. As the temperature starts to drop here, the leaves change colour very quickly and begin to fall of the trees within a week or two. The beauty of autumn is definitely fleeting. With any luck I’ll be able to grab a few more decent shots before the colours disappear for good.

As a few of you may know, I picked up a medium format film camera at the end of last week – and of course I fired off a roll of film within the first two days. I scanned the first batch of negatives last night and was quite pleased with the results. The larger format yields some very high resolution images and I was very happy with the image quality of the 80mm f/2.8 lens I’m using. Out of my growing collection of film cameras, I can see myself shooting with this most often.

#FilmFriday

Equipment:
– Mamiya M645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Fujifilm Pro 400H

Garage Door

Heath OFee — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:10:43 +0000

These weeks just keep blowing by – I can’t believe we’re back at #FilmFriday again. Since last week, I’ve been doing a bit of experimentation with my new (to me) Canon Elan 7…mostly with my 50 1.4 lens. The results have been hit and miss so far, but it just means I need to do a bit more testing and experimentation with different settings and film. I have a few keepers from a brief walk in downtown Calgary – one of which you see below.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Equipment:
– Canon Elan 7
– Canon 50mm f/1.4
– Kodak Gold 200

Inside the Crater

Heath OFee — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:10:33 +0000

So far, my #FilmFriday photos have all been shot with my Holga 135 – today, I’m switching things up a bit. Before I left for Hawaii, I asked my dad if I could borrow his old Canon FT-b and 50mm 1.4 FD mount lens. He gladly obliged (since it was collecting dust anyway), so I added that old beast to my bag that was already stretched full with gear. I rattled off three rolls of film with the old Canon, and was mostly pleased with the way they turned out.

What you see below is a homemade film panorama/triptych that I shot while in the Haleakala crater. The path you see is called Sliding Sands Trail and it will take you from the mouth of the crater all the way to the bottom if you’ve got the legs. I had been up since 3am to shoot sunrise from the top of the crater that morning, so I only made it partway down the trail – but it was an amazing experience. Once inside the crater, you can easily forget that you’re even on earth. The dry, rocky landscape is like nothing I’ve ever seen and I’m glad I was able to experience it.

Equipment:
– Canon FT-b Film SLR
– Canon 50mm 1.4 FD Mount
– Fujifilm Superia 200

Fields of Yellow

Heath OFee — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:10:54 +0000

I thought I’d switch things up for the last day of the week. While I have quite a few images shot on film from my time in Hawaii, I stumbled across this one and just couldn’t pass it up. Enjoy #FilmFriday

If you’re wondering exactly what camera I used to take this shot, it’s a Holga 135. I’m loving it so far, and the more I use it the more imperfections I start to get…which is the whole idea of shooting with a Holga, right?

The Badlands 2

Heath OFee — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:10:53 +0000

For today’s #FilmFriday, I thought I’d post another shot from my trip to Drumheller a few weeks ago. I think these cracked hills and valleys are the perfect subject for my Holga…the colours come out great and you get that real sense of nostalgia in the photograph.

Leaky

Heath OFee — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:10:20 +0000

Since I got my Holga 135, I’ve been waiting to see some of those famous Holga light leaks appear on a frame. A couple of weeks ago I got what I asked for…a nice red/orange streak through a part of the frame.

Imperfection. I love it. #FilmFriday

Beachcomber

Heath OFee — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:28:42 +0000

Just a quick post for #FilmFriday today.

You may recognize this little guy from the family shoot I did a few weeks ago. I didn’t fire off as many frames with the Holga as I was planning, but I managed a few good ones

The Badlands

Heath OFee — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:10:19 +0000

Man, the weeks are just whizzing by these days…I can’t believe it’s already time for another edition of #FilmFriday! This week is extra special because I have the distinct pleasure of introducing a new partner in Film Friday crime, Jesse Pafundi. Jesse is an amazing photographer and an even better friend. I’ve come to know him quite well over the past number of months through Twitter, IM and Skype, and I can tell you that he is one of the good guys. I’ve had the pleasure of watching his photographic style and vision develop into what it is today, and watching this growth has been nothing short of inspirational. I couldn’t be happier to have Jesse joining me for #FilmFriday. Please check out his shot here.

I recently took a short day trip out to Drumheller, Alberta to photograph the badlands in the area. It wasn’t a particularly fruitful day of shooting with the DSLR, but I was quite happy with the few Holga shots I took…a couple of which you can see below. Hope you all have a great weekend!