Scans from Asahi Pentax 6x7 format

Here are two portraits I took yesterday with François camera, Asahi Pentax 6x7 format, and we developped the film in his darkroom. Those pictures are without any post treatment. Just a compression from tif to jpg.

François

Camille

Portrait of Hippy

Eric, after a party in an appartment where four "hippies" are living...

Eric

Let's have a drink !

François prepared us the authentic Haïti Punch, with a very great Rhum from there. Trust me, we enjoyed it !

Preparing

Serving

Drinking

Enjoying

Shooting

I was shooting this afternoon with François and Camille, who does lighting professionnaly, so I was really well surrounded with them ! We developped a 6x7 black and white film. Looking forward to see scans...

Camille

François

6x7 Developping

Saint Joseph Observatory

This is a view from the Saint Joseph Observatory. In this place, people were used to do a pilgrimage. They were climbing steps on the knees... and there are lots of steps !

Saint Joseph Observatory, Montreal

Montreal, still...

I love this kind of street view...

Montreal

Concert

Same place but this time we listened swing jazz and eastern europ music. I really enjoyed it, and realized that my guitar miss me a lot...

Concert, Montreal

City

Again, some shots taken in Montreal.

Montreal - HDR

Montreal - HDR

Harbor

This is a part of the harbor where people are not allowed to go. I've walked until I was blocked by those barriers.

Harbor, Montreal - HDR

Cemetery doesn't always look sad

In Mont Royal there is a huge cemetery. It's called Notre Dame des Neiges, and it's so great to walk among the dead when it's sunny like it was...

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal - HDR

Sunday, Sunny Sunday

Long walk along the Saint-Laurent.

Old Montreal

Old Harbor, Montreal

Old Montreal

Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal

Old Harbor, Montreal

Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal

Montreal

By Night

Buildings at night look so huge.. I don't have any tripod so this set of photos was made by putting my camera directly on the floor in the street, cicrled by buildings...

At Night, Montreal

At Night, Montreal

At Night, Montreal

At Night, Montreal

At Night, Montreal

Dirty Street

This is the dirty side of the city... But I love that ! The sofa in the street under security stairs is so cliché, I can't resist shoot this.

Street, Montreal

Concert

We went in a small bar, le Divan Orange, where several bands played rock and electro music. Cool atmosphere.

Concert, Montreal

Walking in Desert City

This is a part of Montreal where nobody stays. Only huge, old and desert buildings and factories...

Old factory, Montreal - HDR

Scan from my first film

Here is one of the scans I get from my first film. Ilford Delta 3200, definitly great grain and contrast !

François, Montreal

My first film

That's done ! My first film ! Ilford Delta 3200. Thanks to François, who teach me how to do. I was like a child, again, learning how chemestry affect the film. Very nice experience I'll be glad to redo ! Soon are coming scans...

My first film, Ilford Delta 3200

Walking

Walking from Saint Helen Island to Montreal dowtown, end of the day.

Victoria Bridge, Montreal

Montreal

Saint-Helen Island

This bridge looks differently when you're on the other side, behind trees.

Jacques Cartier Birdge from Saint Helen Island, Montreal - HDR

Restaurant

Eating a hot dog at anytime, anywhere, it's always looking like the same !

Restaurant, Montreal

Photographers Meeting

Ok, I was definitly at the right place at the right time ! It couldn't be better for me ! I met five fantastic and cool photographers (Eric, another Eric, François, another François, and John). On the table there were even more cameras than people around it... I was lucky to contact François from couchsurfing, who introduce me to other photographers here in Montreal. I was the youngest (they're all between 30 and 55) and also the one who know the less his camera... I was like a child in a toys shop !

Old cameras in a bar - Montreal

Eric, John, Eric - Montreal

Street Arts

Ok, I just can't resist trying HDR with all those street arts...

Street Art, Montreal - HDR

Street Art, Montreal - HDR

Geometry

Geometry, lines and shapes.

Montreal, Old Harbor

Saint-Helen Island

Montreal Downtown

The city, the buildings.. it's not New York but it looks like.

Montreal, Downtown

Montreal, Downtown

Crossing Jacques Cartier Bridge

Jacques Cartier Bridge.. longer than 2,5km and 100m above St Laurent river, built in 1930. A long walk to go on the other side, where's Longueil. On the middle of the river, Saint-Helen Island.

Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal

Montreal by Night

Montreal buildings at night. Nice place to be, but unfortunatly I have no tripod, so it's like I've drunk douzens of beers (have I !?)

Montreal at night

Saint-Helen Island

Just enjoying the sun and the view of Montreal buildings.

From Saint-Helen Island

Walking in Saint-Helen Island

After a seven hours walk in Montréal with a Belgian and a German I met (Jérôme and Vanja), we went to Saint-Helen Island. Sky was deep blue, sun was raising... nice afternoon.

Montreal, Saint-Helen Island