Having dinner in early May:
L: I will be in Montreal for the long weekend, anyone want to join?
O: That sound good. I am in, we can carpool.
S: OK, so shall we meet Friday after work?
O: Let’s give A a surprise!
B: Nice, I will be nearby and meet up with you guys.
Meanwhile A is having a dream that B appears at his door unannounced…
This is how ABLOS came to Montreal for the Victoria Day long weekend. Shot taken with the Yashica Mat-124G in Kodak Portra 160 NC 120 film.
Oleg looking contemplatively into the distance, but really he is just thinking about smoked meat.
Anthony posing in front of his ride.
Carmen, her first time at Montreal, sampling some whipped honey at the Jean Talon Market.
Beautiful limousine parked outside the church.
My attempt at capturing our reflections, now it just looks out of focus.
Amazing pastries at Kouign-Amann Bakery…so much butter!
2 kids attracted by the strange looking camera, too bad I couldn’t show them what I captured.
Taking a coffee break at Cafe Olimpico (Rue St-Viateur Ouest & Rue Waverly), part of the Montreal culture.
Tam-Tams, a Sunday gathering of Montrealers in Mount Royal Park. The main event involve playing hand drums (“tam-tams” in French) such as djembes and others dancing to the music.
Recently got around to scanning the Yashica Mat-124G negatives taken during Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
Even with the instant feedback and convenience of digital systems, it is another beast altogether to use the light-meter, set all the dials, cock the shutter, and focus on the subject.
I ventured out to Tai Po Market one Sunday just to wander around the local parks and markets.
The elderly looking after their grandchildren.
Others playing ‘bone’ cards, a traditional Chinese card game.
Convenience store in the midst of government housing.
Roasted chestnuts are great in the cold weather!
A lot of people were buying groceries for New Years family gatherings.
Toward the end of 4B, knowing the school is undergoing many changes, many of the student teams and labs would soon be moved to the new E5 building. I really wanted to capture the different parts of university life of 2009. There was something lacking with digital camera, too much focus on aspects such as sharpness, color, and noise of the photo and miss the true objectives.
Perhaps it is the suspense with using film. In the end I decided to use the Yashica Mat-124G for the job. Fully Manual. Click.
John from the Student Machine Shop. Thanks for putting up with all our last minute projects.
Don Fraser at the Kick-off Sports Bar. I still remember the 0/10 he gave me for the C++ assignment. :)
Professor Huissoon during class prof hour.
Aaron, doing what he does best, nothing.
Paul proudly showing off his opinion regarding PDEng in the exit survey.
The lovely mural in POETS.
Andrew posing beside the Formula SAE frame he designed.
The Clean Snowmobile team. We were really scared the night they tried to start it beside the Robotics Lab.
Ben and his sexy ride trying to seduce ARGO team members…
DC Library. I distinctly remember thinking “I should be studying right now…”
Someone drew out the escape path out of MC. The key is not to look at the room numbers.
I guess it is quite fitting to be posting these photos now that we have graduated and got the paper! Hopefully these photos bring back some good memories or provide a glimpse into the 5 years that we spent in University of Waterloo.
The Yashica Mat-124G is back. This time with a bit of everything, still learning all the buttons and knobs.
St.Jacob Farmer’s Market, I learned about the local Shrine club from these gentlemen.
Toques and gloves for the winter. I had intended to focus on the man but he was moving too much for my fingers.
Pizza Nova, our Sunday one-stop with 3 mediums pizzas for $15!
Funny graffiti on the fire hydrant. I feel like that when I have 8:30am class and have to trek through the snow.
A neat display outside of a shop in Unionville.
Another perspective of the fiddler. I think we took a shot of it from all the Medium Format cameras and see how differently they all turn out.
Mamiya C330 and
Pentax 645.
A spontaneous snapshot of a fastfood stand. I am a big fan of the checkered table cloth.
