Returning to a passion

Well I have decided to get back to basics and bring photography back into my life in a bigger way. I do miss how many hours I used to spend as a teenager wandering around the local nature reserve with my Practica MTL-5B.

I have my Nikon digital (a D700 with mostly Nikon glass) and have just purchased a Nikon F5 from keh.com in the US. (PLUG: KEH Rock! the F5 is in pristine condition and was delivered to me in Canada in less than 20hours).

I think shooting film will help me re-learn the basics - exposure, composure and subject. I mean its all too easy to fire off 100’s of shots with a digital SLR; but film costs money to buy and develop.

I am hoping to get out into the country near Calgary over the next few weeks with both cameras.

My first week in Calgary

Well after a long travel (9hours on a Boeing 767-200) I arrived in Calgary last weekend.

So far it is everything I expected - BIG and COLD!

I am totally emmersing myself in the Canadian life (good food, good friends and lots of snow). Everyone is so friendly; cars stop to let you cross the road, people ‘tip their hats and say hello’ and their manners are impecable.

Some things are cheap here (many luxury tech goods, eggs, take-outs) and others are very expensive (bread, ciggarettes and beer).

I have three and a half weeks to go and intend to enjoy it as much as I can.