Photography - Sperging about taking pictures and shit

[Maxxicus Callahan]

I took this photo at the Sunset Fortissimo ceremony on Parliament Hill a few years back.. I was curious why they wore the red coats, (I thought those were the bad guys) but the description for the reversal in colour is rather interesting.

The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps

The musicians of this unit recall the fifes and drums from the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army. Military musicians of the period wore the reverse colors of the regiments to which they were assigned. The uniforms worn by the members of the Corps are dated circa 1781, and consist of black tricorn hats, white wigs, waistcoats, colonial coveralls, and red regimental coats. The 69-member Corps uses 10-hole fifes, handmade rope-tensioned drums and single-valve bugles, which bring to life the exciting sounds of the Continental Army.

The Ceremonial Guard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_Guard

The Ceremonial Guard (CG) (French: Garde de cérémonie) is an ad hoc military unit in the Canadian Armed Forces that performs the Changing the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill and posts sentries at Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor General of Canada, with the National War Memorial being sentried by the National Sentry Program (NSP), which is carried out by different regiments and other units in order of precedence throughout the summer until mid-November.

 

[sasazuka]

@Maxxicus Callahan I've obviously seen the changing of the guard at Parliament a few times. I feel like I just missed seeing a Fortissimo Sunset Ceremony one July evening several years ago as I think I remember seeing some foreign military band members getting on a shuttle bus on the Parliament Hill driveway just north of Wellington. To be honest, I didn't really know about it but perhaps I'll try seeing it this year assuming they're doing one and are allowing the public to atend.

 

[Clown College]

Here's some more snapshits from when I was shooting alot more film, they're a mix of medium format and 35mm. It's just too expensive now for me to really keep going with it.

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

Here's some more snapshits from when I was shooting alot more film, they're a mix of medium format and 35mm. It's just too expensive now for me to really keep going with it.
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Nice I really like the landscapes and that hazy blue sky in the last two. That little rock formation do you call that an Inukshuk or a Cairn? I’ve been calling them cairns a lot recently because of AC Valhalla.

Film certainly adds up in price overtime but in some ways I find it has also saved me from having to buy expensive gear when I can just get some camera equipment from a garage sale and some decent lenses to go with it. I’d like a kick ass digital camera at some point though. Film in my opinion helps train you to be more selective and conscious of your choices which is good practice since the shutter count of a digital camera wears down after so many clicks so being decisive and organized really helps. I swear if it wasn’t for hard copy negatives I would have lost all my images a long time ago. Digital is something I still haven’t quite gotten used to in terms of sheer volume and proper filing.

 

[Clown College]

Nice I really like the landscapes and that hazy blue sky in the last two. That little rock formation do you call that an Inukshuk or a Cairn? I’ve been calling them cairns a lot recently because of AC Valhalla.

Film certainly adds up in price overtime but in some ways I find it has also saved me from having to buy expensive gear when I can just get some camera equipment from a garage sale and some decent lenses to go with it. I’d like a kick ass digital camera at some point though. Film in my opinion helps train you to be more selective and conscious of your choices which is good practice since the shutter count of a digital camera wears down after so many clicks so being decisive and organized really helps. I swear if it wasn’t for hard copy negatives I would have lost all my images a long time ago. Digital is something I still haven’t quite gotten used to in terms of sheer volume and proper filing.

Thanks the deserts can get pretty hazy sometimes. Not sure where you're located but I've only ever heard them called Cairns here in the US.

Indeed film makes you a more deliberate photographer which is one reason I regret not shooting more in my 20's and 30's but now that I'm here I think my time with it has come and gone. I do appreciate that certain "look" you get with it though.

 

[sasazuka]

Indeed film makes you a more deliberate photographer which is one reason I regret not shooting more in my 20's and 30's but now that I'm here I think my time with it has come and gone. I do appreciate that certain "look" you get with it though.

I shot plenty of rolls of film in my twenties and thirties, into my forties. I think the reason I've mostly stopped is that I don't have a darkroom to develop it myself and the number of places locally to get it done have dwindled and the few places that still do it charge more than what it used to cost at Walmart or Shoppers Drug Mart. I have probably at least a dozen undeveloped rolls that I know are deteriorating with time.

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

I shot plenty of rolls of film in my twenties and thirties, into my forties. I think the reason I've mostly stopped is that I don't have a darkroom to develop it myself and the number of places locally to get it done have dwindled and the few places that still do it charge more than what it used to cost at Walmart or Shoppers Drug Mart. I have probably at least a dozen undeveloped rolls that I know are deteriorating with time.

What kind of film is it?

Thanks the deserts can get pretty hazy sometimes. Not sure where you're located but I've only ever heard them called Cairns here in the US.

That makes sense Inuksuk (ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ) is an Inuit word, the territory of Nunavut has one on their flag. They are guide stones that have historically been used as navigational markers in Canada's far north.

 

[sasazuka]

What kind of film is it?

Mostly Kodak Ultramax 200 and 400, maybe one or two Fuji, all 35mm, just regular C-41 process. I'll get them developed eventually (one or two rolls at a time), when I have a little more money to do so. Maybe I'll try GPC Labworks on Bank, their prices seem reasonable.

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

Mostly Kodak Ultramax 200 and 400, maybe one or two Fuji, all 35mm, just regular C-41 process. I'll get them developed eventually (one or two rolls at a time), when I have a little more money to do so. Maybe I'll try GPC Labworks on Bank, their prices seem reasonable.

GPC Lab Works is great I also like Sooters up the street if I want something developed same day. Galaxy Camera is also offering some really unique film stock, cinefilm and lomography stuff. I think they can get some more difficult film developed also like slide film but I don't imagine it is cheap though.

Another photo, odd find in the woods. Someone had ripped it up. I pieced it back together.

 

[Clown College]

Kind of missing Manila these days. I took this in December 2019 right before all of this started.

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

Kind of missing Manila these days. I took this in December 2019 right before all of this started.
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Love this night light, I don't know a lot about Manilla to be honest. What's the feel like living there?

Had an opportune shot flying to British Columbia once. This peak in the rockies above the clouds was a sight to behold

 

[Clown College]

Love this night light, I don't know a lot about Manilla to be honest. What's the feel like living there?

It's hot, crowded, noisy, polluted, much like Mexico city. I dunno I guess I got used to living there so it holds more sentimental value than anything else.
Also the sunsets are top notch.

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

 

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[Maxxicus Callahan]

Working with grain removal on photoshop. New tools are pretty good for despeckling. Expired film can be tricky but I liked this shot and wanted to restore it lowers sharpness but looks good

 

[Clown College]

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Digging these two a lot, what camera are you using?

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

Digging these two a lot, what camera are you using?

Minolta Maxxum 7000

It’s a really fantastic camera with an autofocus and built in light metre that never fails

https://kosmofoto.com/2021/05/minolta-maxxum-7000-review/

 

[Clown College]

Went to Taiwan after the Philippines in 2019, missing Taipei these days as well.

 

[Maxxicus Callahan]

Went to Taiwan after the Philippines in 2019, missing Taipei these days as well.
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What is the large symbol/letter in the first cityscape photo?

edit: also love the night sky large tower