Calgary’s Cavalry FC wrapped up its first-ever Canadian Premier League season in November 2019. The Cavs had a successful first season, reaching the semifinals of the Canadian Championship and finishing first in the CPL league standings. Unfortunately for Cavalry FC, they lost the CPL final against Forge FC. Here are some favourite photos from the […]
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New York on a Leica III
Here are a few images from a couple rolls of black and white film I put through my 1934 Leica III, with the classic collapsible Elmar 50mm – f/3.5 lens, during a three-day visit to New York City in March 2018. Ilford HP5 400 and Kodak Tri-X 400TX were the types of film used.
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Shooting with a Leica III and black and white film
I recently put a roll of 400 T-Max Kodak black and white negative film through a 1934 Leica III and developed the film personally. It’s the first roll of film I’ve developed myself in around 15 years. The resulting images aren’t bad for an 83-year-old camera, wielded by a photog who hasn’t shot or developed […]
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Calgary Foothills FC – First Season Photos
Calgary Foothills FC recently completed their inaugural season in the Premier Development League – the third-tier of North American soccer. They finished mid-table in their division. The club is the latest attempt in Calgary to build and maintain a high-level footballing presence in the city – all past attempts have eventually puttered out and failed. But those involved at […]
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015
Here are some of my images from this summer’s 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup that was held in Canada. I was fortunate enough to attend most of the matches in Edmonton this past June and July. I used my recently purchased Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 Sport lens mounted on a Nikon D7000 for the entire World Cup. The Sigma lens […]
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Farewell to the Herald
Farewell to the Herald from Stuart Gradon on Vimeo. After 10 years, today is my final shift at the Calgary Herald. I’m leaving to take a full-time web design course. Not an easy decision, but the right one – with the future in mind. Working for the Herald has afforded me a front row seat […]
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River boat on the Amazon – iPhone photos
With Werner Herzog’s ‘Fitzcarraldo’ and Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ in our minds, my wife and I boarded the rather modest but dependable river boat Luis Afonso, for a two-night 900km journey down the Amazon River from Manaus to Santarem in Brazil. Here’s a set of iPhone photos from the trip: […]
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World Cup iPhone Photos – Rio de Janeiro
The first set of photos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All images ©2014 Stuart Gradon
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