Ah the joy of film and its reoccurring lesson of ‘letting go of the things you can’t control’.
Earlier this year I was gifted some of the beautiful Dubblefilm Pacific 35mm film from Analogue Wonderland (though I think mine was called Monsoon at the time before they changed the name) and I saved it for a little trip we had planned for Autumn. I was very excited about it as from the photos I’ve seen others take using it, the film has such gorgeous tones and colours. I figured that the seaside town of Filey was perfect for it. And I was right… the film was perfect, just not exactly the results I was expecting haha. See for yourself…
I will hold my hands up now and say, I have no idea how this happened! Its affected the whole roll, so it could be my camera (boy I hope not), it could have been the developing, or it could just have been how the film was, I really have no clue. I don’t think I could have done anything to change the outcome either….and boy is that a hard pill to swallow with film.
I know it happens, its happened to me more than once or twice ha. But still… initially I was really gutted and frustrated that I might have let Analogue Wonderland down somehow. However, with a bit of time and tweaking, I realised that these results are really quite lovely in their own way - and that added element of surprise when seeing them initially does feel like it adds an element of fun to them as well. I have a lot of photos of Filey (its one of my all time faves) so having a set of photos a bit more unique is a nice addition!
If you’re wondering what the film looks like without surprises, there are some gorgeous photos with it here on 35mmc.com.
Film: Dubblefilm Pacific 35mm - generously given to me by Analogue Wonderland (who had no idea I would be such a risk in producing such unexpected surprises haha, sorry guys!)
Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: Filey, England