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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 7h

“Safety First”… CCB 617C w Schneider 90mm/f8 f12 @ 1/60s AgfaPan APX100 Expired 2007 EI50 Push+1 #BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #Panorama #Agfapan

A black and white photograph of the fence surrounding an urban construction site as a couple walk by. The fencing is rather chaotically adorned by hazard signage.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It is unlikely that memory works the way we thought it did. At least, that’s how I remember it. Olympus Pen-F w 100/3.5 f4 @ 1/125s Blacks Astral Colour 100 expired EI50 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame #OlympusPen

Late summer stalks of long grasses wait for wind and birds to carry their seeds away.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sunday morning abstract: not really abstract Nikon Zf w Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR 400mm @ f8 @ 1/125s ISO64000 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #AbstractArt

The photographer’s reflection in a late night window. Forms in the room are rendered as colour blocks.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tragedy Ann in their garden. More lovely folks you are unlikely to meet. Check out their music here: tragedyannmusic.com Graflex R.B. Series B Model D Dallmeyer Air Ministry Pentac 8”/f2.9 f4 @ 1/1000s Kodak TMax400 EX2024 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #LargeFormat

A young, earthy looking couple stand in their garden between wooden frames for tomato vines with long grasses glowing before them.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As the new season starts at Hugh’s Room Live, here’s a highlight from last season: the incredible Jimmy Webb - singing, telling tales, and singing MacArthur Park with Pete Mancini. Nikon D750 70-300mm/f4.5-5.6 #Photography #Nikon #NikonD750 #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive

Jimmy Webb, head facing sjyward, sings at the grand piano.

Jimmy, looking like he is channeling Orsen Welles, tells a tale of his father, a WWII marine turned Baptist minister.

Jimmy speaks of the stories behind his songs and the times he has had.

Jimmy plays the piano with Pete Mancini on guitar. I know they are playing MacArthur Park because I saved the green backdrop lights for the sweet green icing flowing down.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Details at Guild Park Olympus Pen-F w 100/3.5 Blacks Astral Colour 100 expired EI50 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame #OlympusPen

A broken dandelion floret lies on a concrete statue base next to a sculpted floret relief.

A weather worn sculpted face stares out from under its limestone cowl.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lake Ontario horizon Olympus Pen-F w 100/3.5 F5.6 @ 1/125s Blacks Astral Colour 100 expired EI50 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame #OlympusPen

Through the silhouettes of goldenrod and leafy branches, we see the blue striations of Lake Ontario stretch to murky horizon.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I know it’s been a while but I do hope they are still feelin’ good. Olympus Pen-F w 100/3.5 F5.6 @ 1/125s Blacks Astral Colour 100 expired EI50 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame #OlympusPen

A yellowed plywood panel, weather-worn and layered with faded graffiti, in the centre, recent graffiti reads “today is May 16th 1026, 18:17 and I’m feelin’ good”.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Riding east Olympus Pen-F w 38/2.8 F7.1 @ 1/60s Blacks Astral Colour 100 expired EI50 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame #OlympusPen

A cyclist rides along the street, avoiding streetcar tracks, past a small scrapyard with a development notice.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ron Sexsmith and his trio during their two night tribute to Warren Zevon. An excellent time was had and I got to support Robin Billington, one of the finest FOH techs anywhere. #Photography #Nikon #NikonD750 #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive @ronsexsmith.bsky.social

Ron sings and plays acoustic guitar with Don Kerr drumming in the background.

The trio: Don on drums, Ron singing and playing guitar, and Jason on bass.

A black and white photograph of Jason Mercer playing bass and singing.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A collision of vintage Hasselblads on Market Street. Always lovely to run into Ishkhan Ghazarian when out and about. Hasselblad SWC f5.6 @ 1/30s Lomography Color 100 expired 20123 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #HasselbladCamera

A smiling man directs his canera towards this photographer, behind him is a bustling pedestrian street.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Scrap Olympus Pen-F w 38/2.8 F9.5 @ 1/125s Blacks Astral Colour 100 expired EI50 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame #OlympusPen

A scrappy sign rises above a lattice fence against a blue sky. It reads “WE BUY SCRAP CARS”

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Spring seduction Fujifilm GX680iii w 125/3.2 f4 @ 1/400s FujiChrome Velvia 50 #BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #GX680 #FujiFilm

A tree with brilliant, pink flowers stands in a park as people walk the boardwalk by the lake.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Two years after photographing them for the first time I found my beach chess players again and was able to show them the earlier photo. Fuji GL690 w 100/3.5AE F8 @ 1/125s Fujifilm NPC160 expired 2000s EI100 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #FujiFilm

Two men play chess on an oversized board laid out on a beach. They sit in lawn chairs and move the pieces with grabber sticks.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Towtally Gene Also, I’m quite chuffed that the first “fat” roll in the GL690, from whence this image was culled, was entirely user error. Fuji GL690 w 100/3.5AE F8 @ 1/250s Fujifilm NPC160 expired 2000s EI100 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #FujiFilm

A once plain but now graffiti adorned industrial red brick building with a large white garage door is marked by a sign to the top left that announces it as “Towtal”. Large black graffiti letters on the door read “GENE” next to a bright red cartoon face.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Petals dream of high summer. KW Reflex-Box f6.3 1/100s Lomography Color 100 expired 2023 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #BoxCamera

White petals fall across a lakeside park path, turning brown as they decay.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The results from the 90 year old KW Reflex-Box are intriguing… KW Reflex-Box f11 1/25s Lomography Color 100 expired 2023 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #BoxCamera

A timber-fenced path leads to a small grove of trees.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Learning how to make portraits but, this time, on large format film. Intrepid 4x5 w Nikkor-W 210/5.6 @ f5.6 1/250s Kodak TMax 400 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #LargeFormat

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Sunday morning abstract: self-portrait at home Nikon Zf w Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR 400mm @ f8 @ 1/30s ISO64000 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #AbstractArt

A hazy photo against a rosy-grey backdrop: partially leaved branches on the left, a luminous blue rectangle on the right, the form in the lower left may be the photographer.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Suzie Vinnick always delivers the goods. This time she was joined by the excellent Mark Lalama. #Photography #Nikon #NikonD750 #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive @suzievinnick.bsky.social

A black and white shot of Suzie playing acoustic guitar and singing on stage at Hugh’s Room Live. The acoustic bears the scars of years on the road.

Suzie playing a sparkling green bass with fan-frets.

If film noir played accordion, a black and white shot of Mark, eyes in shadow beneath his fedora, hunched over his Hohner squeezebox.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

That was spring. CCB 617C w Schneider 90mm/f8 f11 @ 1/60s Kodak Ektachrome E100 EX2021-11 #BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #Panorama #KodakFilm

A wide angle photo of two bright fuchsia trees with an evergreen pine between them. Film crew trucks and trailers lined up beneath them.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Learning how to make portraits. One of the kid’s friends needed new headshots. I like how this one came out. Nikon Zf w AFS-G 85/1.4 f2.2 @ 1/500s ISO200 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #PortraitPhotography

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Shoreline amusements to come CCB 617C w Schneider 90mm/f8 f22 @ 1/60s Kodak Ektachrome E100 EX2021-11 #BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #Panorama #KodakFilm

Two sky-blue shipping containers stand on a beach, steps from the water where two L-shaped docks await ramps from the shore.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A big apple. TravelWide & Schneider Angulon 90mm/f6.8 f16 @ 1/250s Kodak Portra 400 EX2024 EI320 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #LargeFormat

A bright red apple with a smiling face stands several stories tall and has a observation deck at its stem. Red and white letters proclaim “CANADA” on the ground before it and a clear blue sky is its backdrop.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The unlikely shrub and three gulls. CCB 617C w Schneider 90mm/f8 f22 @ 1/60s Kodak Ektachrome E100 EX2021-11 #BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #Panorama #KodakFilm #SilentSunday

A wide panoramic photo of the breakwater across a quiet stretch of lake. The shrub is just right of centre. One gull sits to the left, another flies in the distance, a tiny ‘v’ in the sky, while the third speeds to the right along the horizon line and is reflected in the smooth shoreline shallows.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

“How do you drive this thing?” Nikon Zf w AFS-G 85/1.8 f1.8 @ 1/30s ISO2500 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #Caturday #PetTax

A grey cat sits expectantly in a cardboard box.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Early spring CCB 617C w Schneider 90mm/f8 f16 @ 1/60s Kodak Ektachrome E100 EX2021-11 #BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #Panorama #KodakFilm

A panoramic view of a wide grassy yard, surrounded by scrub bush and woods. Dandelions are growing and, in the right foreground, a house shaped structure built of white metal tubes stands slightly askew.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Will Meadows went through a kind of hell and found his way to a kind of heaven. 1st test shot with a Graflex large format SLR. Graflex Series B Model D Dallmeyer Pentac 8”/f2.9 f5.6 @ 1/825s Kodak Portra 400 EX2024 EI320 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #LargeFormat

A man with a wry half smile, wearing jeans, a dark jacket, and worn denim ball cap, sits in the doorway of his home, a weathered camper. His feet are on the rusted and slightly askew steps and coolers and a bag of empties are stashed under the camper.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Different day (different camera), same emergency muster point… Nikon Zf w 26/2.8 f2.8 @ 1/1000s ISO100 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #StreetPhotography

The back of a road closure sign reads “EMERGENCY EVACUATION MEETING POINT”. Hazard tape and orange and black traffic bollards are around it as people walk about their business.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Dancers in the dark. Nikon Zf w VR 70-300/4.5-5.6 G 180mm f5.6 @ 1/60s ISO64000 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera

A couple dance in the shadows at the Cameron House.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Smokey, while handsome and regal, is always a little worried about the shape of things to come. Nikon Zf w 40/2 f2 @ 1/60s ISO4000 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #Caturday

A grey cat looks straight at the camera with wide eyes as he lounges on a batik sheet.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Garden Angel Kiev-19 w Nikkor 28/2 F7.1 @ 1/500s Lomography Color 400 expired 2013 EI200 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #KievCamera

A small garden next to the entrance to St. John’s Mission: in traditional Orthodox iconography, a Mary & Child hangs from a rusted metal trellis, below it a small and weathered ceramic angel prays over a tiny garden plot.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sometimes, even an unlikely shrub must dream. The Kiev-19 has some intermittent issues. Odd beast, Soviet made, Nikon F-Mount compatible camera. Kiev-19 w Nikkor 105/2.5 F16 @ 1/500s Lomography Color 400 expired 2013 EI200 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #KievCamera

A shrub grows from a crack in a concrete breakwater. Purple tinged streaks of haze from a light leak cross the photograph , lending it a dreamy, otherworldly quality.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

“Water always wins.” Kiev-19 w Nikkor 105/2.5 F11 @ 1/500s Lomography Color 400 expired 2013 EI200 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #KievCamera

A crumbling concrete breakwater crosses a calm spread of lake, tinted purple by the late afternoon sun and expired and colour-shifted film.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Mr. Bingley sees excitement! Nikon Zf w 40/2 f2 @ 1/60s ISO4500 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #Caturday

A ginger cat pops up, eyes wide with expectation, from behind two pillows, onw burgundy and the other a bright green. The wall behind is a rich blue.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“Try the handle!” Kiev-19 w Nikkor 105/2.5 F5.6 @ 1/500s Lomography Color 400 expired 2013 EI200 #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography #KievCamera

A photo of two brass door handles with the one on the left slightly turned. The right hand door is cream coloured, while the left one has a matching cream border but the centre is red with a thin black border.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“Asscraft”: failed self portrait… Speaking of which, I’m almost through the PegLyte. Kiev-19 w Nikkor 28/2 F9.5 @ 1/250s Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS expired #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #KodakProfessional #KievCamera

A somewhat ramshackle storefront with a window displaying stained glass crafts. A flaw in framing the image has cut off the “gl” of “glasscraft”.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Shawn Phillips was having a rough day when I got to mix him last year. As yet undiagnosed heart failure, half of his heart was not functioning and he was in excruciating pain. He still wove some magic. #Photography #Nikon #NikonD750 #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive

A black and white photograph of Shawn playing his custom made double neck guitar : half Les Paul, half Stratocaster.

Shawn sings and plays a regular Fender on stage.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Angel, roses, and air conditioning - a garden arrangement. Nikon F4 w 105/2.5 pre-AI converted F2.5 @ 1/500s Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS expired #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #KodakProfessional #NikonF4

An angel, with chipped painted and soiled with garden dirt, stands in a small stone circle in a ramshackle urban garden next to a bundle of cut roses pushed into the earth.

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Today, from two until eight at the Tranzac Club, we will celebrate and remember our dear friend, Jeff Burke. open.substack.com/pub/roguemus...

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A tribute to a magician of music

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

How cute can she get? Trust me, Mr. Bingley isn’t even flexing here. Nikon Zf w 40/2 f2 @ 1/30s ISO1800 #Photography #Nikon #NikonZf #NikonCamera #Caturday

Close up of a small ginger cat, with very wide pupils, crouched on a purple towel.

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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Unexpected giraffe Nikon F4 w 105/2.5 pre-AI converted F4.5 @ 1/125s Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS expired #BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #KodakProfessional #NikonF4

The upper window of a storefront, crowded with vibtage food and beverage advertisements, bicycles, tricycles, Christmas lights, and, on the far left, a wooden giraffe.

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