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January , 2015 Events and More.
Shows and Events 2015
Well it is the
beginning of a new year for us all. I wish it to be wonderful for everyone.
For myself
this promises to be the beginning of many new things, starting with a month
long exhibit in a lovely space in Port Perry opening this weekend.
Here are the
details on it, as well as a few other dates so far in 2015:
Observations Through the Lens
Kent Farndale Gallery: Jan 10 – Feb 5, 2015
Scugog Memorial Public Library
Box 1049, 231 Water Street
Port Perry, ON L9L 1A
(905) 985-768
Opening
Reception: Saturday, January 10, 2015, 2 – 5pm
The Landscape and Other
Bodies of Work
Contact Photo 2015: May 3 – 30, 2015
The Great Escape
Bookstore Gallery
Stephen Gilligan & myself will do a joint show for this year’s
Contact event.
Our exhibit will be most unique!
Pelham Art Festival: May 8 – 10, 2015
Town of Pelham in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario.
Cobourg Waterfront Festival: July 1 - July 4, 2015
Buckhorn Fine Arts
Festival: August 15 -17, 2015
http://www.buckhornfineart.com/
Artfest at the Distillery: Sept 4-7 2015 (Labour Day Weekend)
Historical Distillery
District, Toronto
Durham College
Well another semester
has drawn to a close. The students in the Advertising Programme at Durham
College are such a wonderful group. The quality of their photographic work
completed this past semester was stellar. Many of them will continue learning
on their own as they have a strong interest in the photographic image. Dawn and
some others in that programme are doing great work with these students as they
continue to prepare for the world of the employed. Some of my students are now experimenting
and shooting with film!
Great to see.
Toronto Islands
The islands located
mere minutes from the hustle of the city continue to be a source of escape and
inspiration. This community has so much to offer in park lands, beaches, artists’
residences, bike paths, bird watching and so much natural beauty. I have been
lucky to find a couple of projects, which keep pulling me out there.
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| Damselfly, Trout Pond, Toronto Island • Fuji, Nikon 55mm micro lens |
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| • Fuji, 18mm lens |
Scanning with the Epson V700
For many years I have believed the
Nikon Coolscan series of scanners was the single best solution for getting
those film negatives into a digital format. Certainly this was the case for
scanners available in the sub $2000 price range anyway. Yet, since acquiring
the Epson V700, I must confess my Coolscan has begun gathering dust (well,
figuratively as I have it covered in plastic).
The V700 has convinced me that it is
possible to get high quality film scans with a flat bed scanner. This is true,
not only with my medium format negs, but 35mm film as well. The dynamic range
is high, the resolution (although the debate continues regarding actual resolution
numbers) is high and with Ed Hamrick's VueScan software, a great deal of
control allows so much tweaking to a scan, that much detail can be pulled from
most negatives.
A lot has been written about Epson's
poor quality negative holders, but this is not something which has concerned me
so far. In future, I may order the fully adjustable and higher quality
holders from Better Scanning. It is my understanding that there is a tolerance
factor in distance from the glass, which can be critical and may be adjusted to increase sharpness
in scans. The Better Scanning holder offers a solution to this issue that the
standard V700 holder by itself does not.
Here are several scans recently made
with the V700:
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| • Mamiya 7ll • 150mm lens • Ilford FP4 125 film |
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| Richie Havens • Nikon • 200mm lens • HP5 film |
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| Elgin Tunnel • Nikon • 35mm lens • HP5 400 film |
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| Nikon • 85mm lens, f1.8 • Fuji Acros 100 film |
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| Buffy Sainte-Marie • Nikon • 200mm lens • HP5 400 film |
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| Mamiya C220 • 80mm lens • Ilford Delta 100 film |
Destination Wedding in the Maldives
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