Photography – August 2025

I was at a housewarming party a few months back, and met a retired photographer who immediately clocked my Nikon. We got to talking, and eventually talking about cycling as well. He mentioned that photography & cycling are two very complimentary hobbies, and I admitted it was something I’d been meaning to look into. To date, I’ve never found what seemed like the right solution for carrying my camera out on longer trips—something simple to use with (attach to?) my bike, but also quick enough to take spontaneous pictures.

Anyway, the conversation rattled around my head for a bit. I did some searching online, found a number of options—front saddle, backpack, under-sling, pannier, back saddle—but also found a guy who just carries it right on the shoulder strap.

For ease of use, I think this latter might be the option for me. The viewfinder can get a little steamed up at times, but that’s a quick clean and you’re shooting again. This roll of film was the first one I took biking with me, and I think there will be many others.

Nikon FM-2 & Kodak ColorPlus 200 film, with some processing in darktable.

A condo building abutting a car wash Lave Auto

A rainbow-painted bench between a wood and a metal pole, the latter reading "Je t'aime" Je t'aime

Rows and rows of duplexes, sight-line along their roofs Rooftops

A wide field of flowers; several white orbs dot the landscape, and a person is walking in the distance Parc Frédéric-Back

A sun-worn auto garage, with one bay slightly open No. 2

Slanted shadow of a roof across a sun-worn white wall Chimney

A Lafleurs restaurant, looking like a gas station among fuel refineries Lafleur

A brown cat walks away, across a railway crossing Runaway

Looking down a railway track covered in wildflowers, from between railway traffic posts Trail

The tower of the Olympic Stadium rises over the treeline; in the foreground, a concrete barrier with graffiti Olympic

An awning casts shade over the entrance to a bar Bar

A fluffy plant with shoots of small yellow-green flowers Goldenrod

Dust flies at a pickup game of baseball at Parc Laurier at sunset Safe

The twin spires of Pont des Îles under a very hazy sky City haze

A large stone with inscription, commemorating victims of typhoid in 1847-48 The Black Rock

Railway tracks leading to grain silos, in the distance Silos 01

Stacks of shipping containers sitting in the sunshine, viewed from under a bridge Containers

A view through stacks of shipping containers, showing Montréal's light rail REM passing in the background Cargo

Grain silos and a tall tower, viewed through trees Silos 02

A view down the Lachine Canal at sunset, past les écluses Saint-Gabriel, with the Five Roses sign in the distance Saint-Gabriel

Power lines over the St.-Lawrence seaway, with a cormorant swimming in the foreground Cormorant

The new Champlain bridge, an elegant suspension Champlain 01

On the bike path of the Champlain bridge, under its tall tower Champlain 02

Wildflowers by the side of train tracks Wildflowers

Belfries at the top of a church, with the moon in the background St. Cunigonde

People wait on a street corner in bright sunlight Street corner

A transformer box with a stencil of Robert Paulson, and some alley trash His name is Robert Paulson

A scraggly cosmos by a telephone pole Cosmos

The corner of St.-Denis and Rachel, busy as ever St.-Denis & Rachel

The works above are licensed under CC BY 4.0