A visit to St Thomas Ontario!

A couple of months ago we visited St Thomas, which is in the southwestern part of Ontario, Canada. We went there for a friends Birthday party. I have only driven through the city and this have never taken time to explore. I still didn't get a lot of time to explore but I did get an hour or so the morning after the party to visit the downtown area and take some shots. The city has a lot of history and a lot of it seems to tied up with the railroad. They have a railway museum that unfortunately didn't get to visit, and they have a train sculpture that greets you as you enter the city.

The city has some really nice old buildings that I did get some shots of. I hope to return there sometime and spend more time photographing the city and especially the downtown core. Here are some examples of the shots I did get to capture. All shots were captured using my Yashica Minister D on Ilford HP5+ film using the "Sunny 16" rule to get my exposure.

                                    The train sculpture that greets you as you enter the city!

                                Some shots I captured in St Thomas' downtown core.

My new favourite combo! Yashica Minister D and Ilford HP5+!

Here are some more shots from my Yashica Minister D rangefinder, which has quickly becoming one of my favourite cameras to shoot with. I shot these with Ilford HP5+ black and white film which is my fave film (not that I have tried very many but I love the look of HP5+). I would have to say that this has become one of my "go to" combinations. I love using this camera and love this film. I shot all of these using the "Sunny 16" rule for finding my exposure. I may have to post a future blog entry on this rule.


                                   These shots were taken in the Barrie, Ontario, Canada!

I love how this combination of camera and film captures details and shadows. I can see that this camera/film will be getting a lot of use in the future and will earning a lot more photo blog posts as well. I already have enough pictures for a couple more posts with this combination.