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James Paul
@roguemusiclab.bsky.social
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Musician, engineer, composer, photographic hack, and lover of ephemeral minutiae.
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James Paul @roguemusiclab.bsky.social · Jan 23
An evolving portfolio:

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Overlapping ice at the end of the roll.

Nikon F3 w 105mm/f2.5
f3.6 @ 1/125s
Lomography Color400 EX2013 EI200

#BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography
Purple tinged by the setting sun, two images of ice forming within the breakwater with overlapping exposures on film.
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by James Paul
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2026 basically
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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The drainpipe in winter.

Nikon F3 w 105mm/f2.5
f2.5 @ 1/60s
Lomography Color400 EX2013 EI200

#BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography
Snow fills spaces between normally submerged stones on the flats of the shoreline within the breakwater. The rusted drainpipe also lies exposed.
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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My friend Sean Richards, excellent human and sound engineer. We’ve known each other since Cabana Room days.

Nikon F3 w 102mm/f2.5
f4 @ 1/250s
Lomography Color400 EX2013 EI200

#BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #Lomography
A close up of a man’s face, he is dressed warmly and squinting slightly at the camera. His beard is greying.
February 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Sunday morning abstract: do flaws constitute a failure? Portrait of Erik Samuel on extraordinarily expired (and flawed) film.

Fuji GX680iii 125/3.2 f4 @ 1/250s
Agfa Pan 100 of unknown lineage

#BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #MediumFormatFilm #SundayMorningAbstract
A shadowy face leans forward from grey shades and textures.
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Over the past couple years I have been trying to develop some performance photography skills while I work.

Raoul & The Big Time are returning to Hugh’s Room on the 28th. Here’s last year’s show.

Nikon Df 70-300 AF-S ED

#Photography #Nikon #NikonDf #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive
A four piece blues band perform on stage. The drummer looks on as Raoul sings, harp in hand. The guitarist and harmonica player huddle close during a duet.
February 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Same, Mr. Bingley, same.

Nikon Df 70-300 AF-S ED 1:4.5-5.6 @ 300mm
F5.6 1/125s ISO 5000

#Photography #Nikon #NikonDf #NikonCamera #Caturday
A ginger cat sleeps with her paw seemingly hugging a purple blanket.
February 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Well, I’m gonna call that a significant gig — two evenings this week spent mixing Jimmy Webb with Pete Mancini for packed houses at Hugh’s Room Live.

For added punch, Jimmy signed my copy of Tunesmith, which came to me from David Baxter. I think Bax would be chuffed.
February 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Late autumn Humber Bay

Nikon F3 w 28mm/f2
f8 @ 1/60s
Lomography Color400 EX2013 EI200

#BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #Lomography
Ducks gather in the shallows as a setting sun sets the lake aglow.
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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February 10, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Midday in mid-October.

Nikon F3 w 28mm/f2
f8 @ 1/60s
Lomography Color400 EX2013 EI200

#BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #Lomography #StreetPhotography
People walk by the shops on Dundas Street in downtown Toronto. While the shops are in older two and three story buildings, massive condo and office towers rise behind them.
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Market Street

Nikon F3 w 28mm/f2
f5.6 @ 1/60s
Lomography Color400 EX2013 EI200

#BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #35mm #35mmFilm #Nikon #NikonF3 #Lomography #StreetPhotography
A phalanx of muskoka chairs appears to defend a small honey-locust tree as pedestrians walk past. A blue SUV is parked on the closed street.
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Over the past couple years I have been trying to develop some performance photography skills while I work.

Harry Manx plays his mohan veena on stage.

Nikon Df 70-300 AF-S ED

#Photography #Nikon #NikonDf #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive
Harry smiles as he digs into a slide part.
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Do you like your punk rock raw and unfiltered? Released 5 years ago today, 3 shows from the summer of ‘16 — no edits, no fixes.

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February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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This little floating heart astronaut necklace, hot out of the kiln, just drifted into the shop at xxyxxy.com!

#ceramic #heart #astronaut #necklace
A little ceramic floating astronaut with a blue faceplate and a heart on its chest.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Some thoughts on the loss of a dear friend and musical wizard.

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February 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Over the past couple years I have been trying to develop some performance photography skills while I work.

Here’s Christine Bougie performing as part of Strats vs Teles. We know where Christine’s allegiance lies! Also, check their new EP on Bandcamp, you will be pleased that you did.
A black and white photograph of Christine playing a Telecaster on stage, the drummer smiling behind them.
February 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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I forget who first showed me this video (Rob, probably) but if you're curious about flash bulbs (and honestly, even if you aren't) it's super interesting watching how they make a controlled explosion of light in slow-motion:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEm-...
Flash photography used to be pretty wild
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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January 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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We are the hunted.

Nikon Df 70-300 AF-S ED 1:4.5-5.6 @ 300mm
F5.6 1/60s ISO 5000

#Photography #Nikon #NikonDf #NikonCamera #Caturday
A kitten-ish eye peers out from the convergence of multicoloured nylon play tubes.
January 31, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Over the past couple years I have been trying to develop some performance photography skills while I work.

Quisha Wint & Friends, featuring Sean Jones and Michael Dunston.

Nikon Df 70-300 AF-S ED

#Photography #Nikon #NikonDf #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography @hughsroomlive
Sean and Quisha raise their hands as they sing to an appreciative standing and dancing crowd. Michael Dunston sweats as he sings with his soul on display. The keyboardist digs in on piano and B3.
January 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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An autumn arrangement.

Polaroid Spectra AF
Unknown expired Spectra film

#BeNiceShootFilm #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #TheFilmCommunity #Polaroid #InstantFilm #PolaroidSpectra #ElbowsUp
Two small pumpkins sit on an outer brick windowsill. Between them is framed a Canadian flag clipped from a newspaper.
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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A record snowfall and the Ontario Science Centre roof still displays more integrity than Doug Ford’s government.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Over the past couple years I have been trying to develop some performance photography skills while I work.

Jerry Leger & The Situation at Hugh’s Room Live was a personal favourite live mix and I got a couple sweet snaps of Jerry and Kyle Sullivan.

#Photography #Nikon #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography
Jerry wears a purple velvet jacket and a paisley Telecaster, pointing skyward as he sings. Jerry looking intense as he sings.
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Reposted by James Paul
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If you want to read the Vaclav Havel essay that Mark Carney referenced in his speech, there are a few places on the web to find it, including the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine's link to Havel's own site. The most readable one I've found is this:

devilinnthedetail.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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My Custom Camera Building 6x17 arrived today. This should be fun!
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM