It snowed.
So I took a couple of rolls of Kodak Gold 200, my Canon AE-1 program with the 35-70mm f/3.5 lens
and hit the road. The very first image I made is probably the best so you might as
well stop watching now.. Actually no it's just a joke don't. Don't stop watching.. please..
Anyway, the morning light was incredible and I was messing around with the exposure settings as usual..
and it's worth noting that i have no previous experience of shooting film in the snow
so it was quite the challenge. Again, i was using the camera's built-in light meter
which is pretty good on the Canon AE-1, however it can be tricky with so much white all around.
We then came across this doggo who just wanted to play in the snow.
We thought about kidnapping him but his human was close by so we didn't do that.
Doggo then came bounding over so I attempted an action shot. Not too bad.
It was then time to load a fresh roll.
Be advised that this is tricky when your hands are [ __ ] freezing.
But, um... I finally got it in.
Let's go.
We pressed on and as we walked up the hill we noticed the snow got a little thicker,
but it was already melting off the trees. I took a
picture of some nearby shops but i'd forgotten that it was a new roll so
I cut off half the frame. Luckily, I also took a shot on my iPhone, which you can see here.
Zhibek then went to shake a tree.
Continuing on, I took this portrait and then two slightly different exposures of this scene,
with the trees framing the sun. Eventually we made it to my sisters where we had a
socially distant snowball fight and I took some good old Kodak moments.
Life is filled with moments.. just waiting to be taken..
Jesus Christ. Anyway so yeah, Kodak moments. I'm beginning to really like
Kodak Gold 200. It's cheap, good quality and the skin tones look decent enough.
Now for the best part of the video: I put the ball in the bottom corner.
I'm sorry.
I did not put the ball in the bottom corner but I did narrowly miss Zhibek's head,
which was probably for the best.
Next up is a snowman that my sister built. She clearly needs more practice.
So I took a couple more photographs then
we decided to head back out and take in some local views.
The sky was pretty dramatic and it was cool looking.
i then tried what i thought would be an interesting composition but
i kept getting distracted by this woman's crazy
laugh.
I thought it was pretty good because I framed the hills in the background below the sign.
the hills in the background below the sign. As we walked home I captured two more frames of the city.
I decided to take some more pictures tonight. Of course most of those images from that night
were absolutely [ __ ] and perhaps I had a few too many IPA's before heading out. i am impressed
with a couple of these images actually, considering I didn't have a tripod and
I was shooting handheld at painfully slow shutter speeds, so the results aren't too bad in my opinion.
Well, that's it. Kodak Gold 200 in the snow. See you next time!