Playing tourist

Whilst spending the day in London with Dawn we walked through Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace and then from there to Trafalgar Square and I was quite delighted as I haven’t had the chance to do this and take film photos. It was also so fun getting to see the photos Dawn took and how she took them too! Her photos are so creative and exciting - in fact, I demand you go see her Instagram now, her London photos are really something amazing!

I’m still enjoying the results with this film whilst trying to balance my frustration at not quite being able to get the scan to look like the actual slide image. I could probably have paid someone to scan these instead - but even though it drives me mad, scanning my films is now part of my film photography process and each film I scan is a learning experience.

Film: Kodak Ektachrome - sent to me by Kodak Alaris, developed by AG Photolab and scanned by myself.
Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: London - all the tourist spots haha.

London: Somers Town

Whilst we were in London our sister-in-law showed us a short cut between Kings Cross station and Euston station that cut through Somers Town. I used to go through Kings Cross via the tube all the time but never really ventured that far from the station or walked around the area. So discovering that Kings Cross used to be a slum area of the city in the 1800’s was something that was a genuine surprise to me. The area has obviously been improved over the years but the little details of character have popped up and reflected the people living there.

I had a train to catch so didn’t get as many photos as I would have liked but I definitely want to go back already and have a proper look around!

Again I loooove the colours that this Kodak Ektachrome produces and I’m really loving how crisp and clean it is for capturing these kind of details in their full glory.

Film: Kodak Ektachrome - sent to me by Kodak Alaris, developed by AG Photolab and scanned by myself.
Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: London, England

London Love

It’s been a few weeks since I was in London now but I’m still feeling that happy glow that you get from visiting London as a tourist! We crammed a lot in only a couple of days and started with a visit to the House of Illustration near Kings Cross. This also included a walk past Granary Square and a look around Canopy Market. I love that there are always places in London that I haven’t been to and something new to see and take in.

I pushed this film a little using it inside the Canopy Market but I think the photos turned out quite well - I really love how it captures the colours in the market and the photo of the dogs worked out, so double win! I also love how well this film works in bright sunshine - much like other chrome type films I’ve used before. I can’t wait to use more of this film next year when the suns shining!

Film: Kodak Ektachrome - sent to me by Kodak Alaris, developed by AG Photolab and scanned by myself.
Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: London baby, England

London: Little details

I love London - I don’t share that much here but we lived there for a whole year when we were younger so a piece of my heart is always there. Nowadays we go mostly to visit family and see friends - which means I get to play tourist in a city I just love!

This visit I got to meet the amazing Dawn(!!!) who some of you may know and remember from Candidly Cylde!! Dawn and I have known each other in blog land for over 8 years - I’m not entirely sure of the exact number but its definitely been at least that long and I must tell you that she is as amazing, funny and delightful in person!! I love it when blog friends become real world friends! Though now she is stuck with me as a real life friend haha, sorry Dawn :)

Anyway, we met at Hyde Park and ended up having a very touristy photo walk around, chatting away and taking photos happily as we went. It was the most perfect afternoon and just what I needed. I also got to use some of my first rolls of Kodak’s Ektachrome film which I’ve been very excited about since it was first announced. As I had never used it before, London seemed like a perfect time to put it through its paces.

How lush and crisp are the colours from this film - I’m glad I managed to get a sense of those colours with these scans but honestly - they look even more glorious in person. There’s something magical about holding slide film negatives up to the light for sure and this Ektachrome film, its got the magic!

Like the Ektar film in the previous posts I found this film really easy to scan, so I’m excited that I have another roll yet to put through the scanner, hopefully that roll turns out as well.

Film: Kodak Ektachrome - sent to me by Kodak Alaris, developed by AG Photolab and scanned by myself - a truly collaborative effort!

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: London baby, England