I put up a post the other day with some photos I took when I went to the ocean and Plum Island. At the time I said there would be a film edition of the post to follow and this is it.
Sort of.
I shot two full rolls of film. One 35mm and one 120. I also finished off the last few shots from an old roll of 35mm. I got them all developed and the scans came back the other day and last night I uploaded them all to Flickr and now it’s time for another post here.
Sort of. I am saving the 120 shots for another post. These are just 35mm pics. I’m also thinking of trying to sort of mirror the previous post. This plan probably won’t last for long, but let’s see.
The sunrise view sort of sucked, but I got a little glimpse of it. This is my Nikon FG-20 shooting my first ever roll of Lomography 800. I like the way the sun flares. At least the tiny bit of the sun we could actually see.
I think my plan to follow the first post is already dead… maybe not. I think this is from Salisbury Beach but I’m not sure. This is from my Pentax K1000 shooting Kentmere 400.
(note: on second look, I’m pretty sure this is Hampton Beach when the digital post was still at Salisbury Beach. Let’s not worry about that now though)
This next picture is crap, but speaking of sun flares! Woah!
Here’s one that I took on both film and digital. I can’t tell which is better. Maybe the film?
Another that I can’t tell whether it is better or worse than the digital version. This was with a 50mm lens and the digital was with an 85mm so the crop is different. Is crop the right word? I don’t think so.
The digital version of this is way better. Oh well.
Shooting black and white at the beach seems sort of silly, but I kinda dig it.
That moment when the sun came out… nice.
I thought maybe the light was better at this spot when I was shooting film than it was for digital. Maybe not.
Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Please don’t explode, m’kay?
For the birds, at Hampton Beach.
More birds. I don’t think I have enough bird-centric film pics to stay on track with the previous digital post. Sorry.
Plum Island airport.
Why do I always stop here on the way out to the lighthouse? I haven’t a clue.
The Merrimack River from Plum Island.
Dig that blue water.
And by this point both 35mm cameras were out of film and I was not going to take the time to reload so this is where this post ends. There will be another post from this day that will have the 120 film shots. That’s going to be grouped with some pics I took in Boston last week. I’ll explain later.
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What I really enjoyed about this post is how honest and personal it feels. There’s something special about film photography — the waiting, the uncertainty, the little imperfections — and your writing captures that beautifully. It feels less like a polished showcase and more like being invited along for the experience itself.
I especially liked the way you described the sunrise and the sun flare from the Lomography 800. Even when conditions are not “perfect,” film somehow finds a way to make the moment feel real and memorable. That quiet, imperfect atmosphere adds character to the photographs and the story behind them.
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