John Alton johnalton - Bluesky Statics

“All Round the Fair”

Bracebridge, Ontario (2025)

Daily Holga 120 GNP, 120 Fish Eye +Glass Lens 60 mm f8, Ilford FP4+ 125

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Holga
#Round

28.02.2026 12:29 — 👍 31 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

“Halfway”

Haliburton, Ontario (2023)

Olympus Pen D, F. Zuiko 3.2 cm f1.9, Kentmere 100

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#halframe
#Two

21.02.2026 11:24 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

“Woodcut”

Haliburton, Ontario (2025)

1928 Franke & Heidecke Heidoscop Stereo Camera, Tessar 7.5 cm f4.5
Ilford FP4+ (120)

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Wood

14.02.2026 12:17 — 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Turner Light”

Haliburton, Ontario (2023)

Canon AE-1 Program, Canon FD 35 mm f2, Kodak Ektar 100

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Sunlight

07.02.2026 14:55 — 👍 52 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

“Turner Light”

Haliburton, Ontario (2023)

Canon AE-1 Program, Canon FD 35 mm f2, Kodak Ektar 100

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Sunlight

07.02.2026 14:51 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

“Cloud Bank”

Wellington, New Zealand (2023)

Olympus XA4 Macro, Zuiko 28 mm f3.5, Pro Image 200

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Clouds

31.01.2026 12:53 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Winter’s Reach”

Toronto, Ontario (2022)

Rolleiflex 3.5F, Zeiss Planar 75 mm f3.5, HP5+ 400,

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Cold

24.01.2026 15:32 — 👍 32 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Highway One”

Toronto, Ontario

Robot IIa, Schneider-Kreuznach 40 mm f1.9, Kentmere 100

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#One

19.01.2026 02:26 — 👍 25 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

“Robert After Andy”

Toronto, Ontario

Hasselblad 500C, Carl Zeiss Planar 80 mm f2.8, Instax Square

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Vivid

10.01.2026 11:17 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

04.01.2026 11:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

03.01.2026 16:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Pause for Reflection”

Toronto, Ontario

Leica M6, Canon 35 mm f2, Kodak Gold 200

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#NewYear

03.01.2026 13:19 — 👍 38 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

👌

30.12.2025 17:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Dan! Perhaps we’ll see you again in Toronto in 2026?

28.12.2025 10:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Maureen! I think I did 8-9 microclicks for 3-4 exposures in each of 3 frames. The camera was on a tripod and I moved the camera from left to right for each frame to capture the full panorama.

27.12.2025 17:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Happy Holidays ”

Vail, Colorado (1977)

Canon FTb, FD 50 mm, Kodachrome

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Holiday

27.12.2025 12:35 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Something Clicked”

Haliburton, Ontario

Daily Holga 120 GNP, Glass Lens 60 mm f8, Kentmere 100

A first try at panoramic micro-clicking.

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#holga
#OpenHouse
#BlueSkyArtShow

20.12.2025 11:57 — 👍 25 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

“Looking for Light (3)”

Haliburton, Ontario

Hasselblad 500C, Carl Zeiss Distagon 50 mm f4, Ilford HP5+

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#FavoriteThings
#BlueSkyArtShow

13.12.2025 12:37 — 👍 28 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

“Just a Trace”

The sun traces an arc across a blue sky.

Haliburton, Ontario

Solarcan Puck (Pinhole), 14 hour exposure of a paper negative, scanned with IPhone and inverted and tuned in Snapseed.

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Sky
#pinhole
#solarography
#PaperNegative

06.12.2025 17:08 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Warmth of the Aegean”

Santorini, Greece (1978)

Ricoh 35 ZF, Rikenon 40 mm f2.8, colour positive slide

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Warmth

29.11.2025 15:44 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Read the Small Print”

Detail of a 1937 Underwood typewriter.

Toronto, Ontario

Leica SL (typ 601), Zuiko MC Auto-Macro 50 mm f3.5

#Photography
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Small
#Adaptedlens

22.11.2025 11:02 — 👍 31 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1

“Seven Sisters”

Toronto, Ontario

ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope

#Photography
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Bright

15.11.2025 23:38 — 👍 31 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

“Evening Bells”

Santorini, Greece (1978)

Ricoh 35 ZF, Rikenon 40 mm f2.8, colour positive slide

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Evening

08.11.2025 13:00 — 👍 44 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

“In to Autumn”

Near Bethany, Ontario

Hasselblad 500C, Carl Zeiss Planar 80 mm f2.8, Instax Square

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#Autumn
#BlueSkyArtShow
#hasselblad
#instax

01.11.2025 11:58 — 👍 31 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Halloween Half-frame”

Columbus, Ontario

Olympus Pen FV, F.Zuiko Auto-S 38 mm f1.8, Ilford HP5+

Taken on World Half-frame Photo Day, September 6, 2025.

#filmphotography #olympuspenfv #halfframe #wwhfpd #believeinfilm #halloween #triptych

31.10.2025 19:12 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Maureen!

25.10.2025 20:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Inner Workings”

Near Norland, Ontario (2022)

Arax 60, ARAX 80 mm f 2.8, FP4+

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#Inside
#BlueSkyArtShow

25.10.2025 12:00 — 👍 35 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

“Mount Pleasant Variations”

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Inspired by Glenn Gould’s interpretations of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Gould is buried in the cemetery.

Hasselblad 500C, CZ Distagon 50 mm f4, NONS Instax Square

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #polaroidweek #hasselblad #instax

24.10.2025 13:08 — 👍 30 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

“Height Lines”

Toronto, Ontario

Leica M2, Summicron 50 mm f2, Fujichrome Velvia 100

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#Vertical
#BlueSkyArtShow

18.10.2025 11:02 — 👍 40 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Glint”

Haliburton, Ontario

Hasselblad 500C, Carl Zeiss Distagon 50 mm f4, Kodak Gold 200

#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#Glow
#BlueSkyArtShow

11.10.2025 11:35 — 👍 49 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

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