Chris Manderson

a black octopus is crawling on a rocky surface in the water Alt: a black octopus is crawling on a rocky surface in the water

maybe it was a raven? they're masters of disguise

Black raven on a very white, bright background.

Contrast. Raven on the Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park

#raven #banffnationalpark

The creek is almost entirely stormwater fed, so it runs year-round and can have some pretty substantial flash floods after summer storms

It sometime after 8:30am last week, so the sun had been up for about 30 minutes or so

Colour pinhole photo of a small cottonwood and willow-lined creek. The photo is shot into the low morning sun, washing out the sky and some of the branches of the trees.

Confederation Creek—Calgary, Alberta

6x4.5 pinhole with expired #Fuji400hpro
#yyc #alberta #zeroimage #pinholephotography
#pinhole #pinholecamera #estenopeica #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #cameraobscura #landscape

Black and white pinhole photograph. There is a dirt trail winding up a hillside. On the left is a clump leafless trembling aspen trees and prairie grassland extending into the horizon. The cloudless sky is darkened to nearly black (due in part to the orange filter)

Nose Hill Park, Calgary

6x12 pinhole with #IlfordPanF + orange filter
#yyc #alberta #zeroimage #pinholephotography
#pinhole #pinholecamera #estenopeica #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #cameraobscura #landscape

just like the 'not a tree' signs

A white sign board that says ‘this is not a trail’ and a no entry symbol sits on a closed trail leading to the Bow River in the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

Not a trail. Sign says so.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary

#yyc #CalgaryParks

Vertical 6x12 black and white pinhole image of an irrigation weir on the Bow River. The river is flowing over the weir on the left side. The irrigation intake structure is in the centre of the photograph and extends to the right. There are streaks of foam in the foreground of the picture

Carseland Weir—Bow River, Alberta

6x12 pinhole with #IlfordPanF
#alberta #zeroimage #pinholephotography
#pinhole #pinholecamera #estenopeica #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #cameraobscura #landscape

black and white image of a small side channel of the Bow River against a prairie escarpment. The sky is overcast and there is a cottonwood (balsam poplar) forest in the distance

Carseland, Alberta

Fujica GW690 w/ expired Lomo Earl Grey 100
#alberta #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #landscape #lomography #blackandwhite

A tall (6x12cm) black & white pinhole photograph taken from within Jaume Plensa's Wonderland, a wireframe sculpture of a head. A face with downcast (or closed) eyes is superimposed on the skyscrapers in the background

Wonderland from the Bow Building, Calgary

6x12 pinhole with #kodakTriX400
#yyc #filmisnotdead #photography #blackandwhite #JaumePlensa #publicart #jaumeplensasculpture #ZeroImage #filmphotography #estenopeica #pinhole

A brown garbage can is in the centre of the photo with "Fuck Everything" written in elegant cursive script. The Carseland weir and the back end of a dog can be seen in the background

Always remember that good penmanship helps get your message across, Carseland, Alberta
#Alberta

A wide pinhole photograph of a green wheatfield taken on a windy day. The long exposure (about 10 seconds) has blurred the wheat to a soft green which fades into the hills in the distance

Wheatfield #2, Wintering Hills, Alberta

6x12 pinhole with #kodakgold200

#winteringhills #alberta #zeroimage #pinholephotography
#pinhole #pinholecamera #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #cameraobscura #blackandwhite #landscape

thanks!

Thanks! yes, it does - it was very windy (actually in the middle of a wind farm) and the long exposure just blurred everything all together

A wide pinhole photograph of a green wheatfield taken on a windy day. The long exposure (about 10 seconds) has blurred the wheat to a soft green which fades into the hills in the distance

Wheatfield, Wintering Hills, Alberta

6x12 pinhole with #kodakgold200

#winteringhills #alberta #zeroimage #pinholephotography #blackandwhite
#pinhole #pinholecamera #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #cameraobscura #blackandwhite #landscape

Two round metal granaries sit in a green crop field flanked by large white wind turbines in the distance, one granary as 'Rosco' in black letters on the front.

Rosco Among the Windmills, Wheatland County, Alberta Canada

6x12 vertical pinhole photo of a railroad disappearing into the horizon with a parallel elevated rail line running beside it. There is a highway overpass crossing in the foreground

CPR Mainline, Calgary
Vertical 6x12 pinhole with #kentmere100 in #D76

#pixllatr #zeroimage #pinholephotography #blackandwhite
#pinhole #pinholecamera #estenopeica #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #cameraobscura #blackandwhite #landscape #yyc

4x5 black and white image of a shallow lake with emergent rushes in the foreground. The foothills of the Rocky Mountains are in the background and a cloudy sky is reflected in the water

Sibbald Lake, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
#Intrepid 4x5 with #fomapan200, orange filter, 90mm lens

Just above, off-camera is the G7 security helicopter that hovered for nearly 30 minutes, possibly to offer photography tips
#film #filmphotography #blackandwhite #landscape #canada #G7

6x12 cm black and white pinhole photograph of a broad valley in a prairie park. There are aspen trees on the left side of the photo gradually changing to willows and then open prairie

Porcupine Valley, Nose Hill Park, Calgary
6x12cm pinhole with #fomapan200

#zeroimage #yyc #pixllatr #pinholephotography
#pinhole #filmphotography #blackandwhite #landscape

The Women Who Get Shit Done, in partnership with the Calgary Climate Hub, hosted our first wildly successful Tree Party yesterday!!! Hundreds of Calgarians showed up wanting to learn how they can help bring nature back to the city. Stay tuned for more from the Women Who Get Shit Done.

6x12 cm pinhole photograph of a ventilation shaft sticking up out of a flat grassy area. The shaft ventilates a large underground water reservoir in Nose Hill Park, Calgary, Alberta

Ventilation shaft, Nose Hill Park.
6x12 pinhole with #IlfordHP5
#yyc #zeroimage #pinhole #pinholephotography #alberta #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead

6x12cm colour pinhole photo taken on a moving bicycle along a snow covered park pathway. The moving bicycle has created a blurred streak of trees on the right and the water of the Bow River on the right. The sun is low on the horizon

River pathway, Calgary, January 2025

Bike-mounted pinhole camera with #KodakGold200

#yyc #yycbike #pixllatr #pinholephotography #frostbike
#IntentionalCameraMovement #icm #pinhole #filmphotography #longexposure #blackandwhite #landscape #bicycle

pinhole photograph of a small stream lined with grasses. A row of trees in the background are reflected in the water

Confederation Creek, Calgary
6x7 pinhole with #Ektar100
from 2023
#zeroimage #pinhole #pinholephotography #yyc #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead

A steel girder bridge on a dirt road over a creek in a prairie coulee. There is a 4.7m clearance sign on the top of the bridge and thick vegetation on either side

Kneehill Creek Bridge, Kneehill County, Alberta
4x5 #fomapan100

#Alberta #blackandwhite #filmphotography #landscape #intrepid4x5

i will eat all the poutine forever and ever, amen.

black and white photograph looking straight down at a railroad switch. A graffiti tag saying "We're on the road to nowhere" is on the top of one rail

We're on the road to nowhere
Calgary, Alberta
35mm #IlfordHP5
#yyc #blackandwhite #filmphotography #blackandwhite #landscape

6x17 vertical pinhole photo of a small stream surrounded by snow and coniferous trees. There is a cloudy sky

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta
6x17 pinhole on #PanF50 from 2024

#zeroimage #pinhole #pinholephotography #alberta #kananaskis #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead

6x12cm black and white pinhole photo taken on a moving bicycle along a park pathway. A blurred tree is in the distance

Mallard Point, Calgary

Bike-mounted pinhole camera with #Fomapan100

From 2024

#yyc #yycbike #pixllatr #pinholephotography #blackandwhite #IntentionalCameraMovement #icm #pinhole #filmphotography #longexposure #blackandwhite #landscape #bicycle

Thanks!