Getting to know each other at Kirkstall Abbey

Its a bit strange sharing photos from my new camera when I haven’t actually taken any photos with it since December… Winter + myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are not the one my friends, so I’ve been hibernating as much as I can - I do however have plans for this camera with a week in London very soon (eep) Should I get another memory card?! Oh boy I havent had to worry about this before. How fun!

Anyway… one thing I did do when it wasnt as cold and I could brave the external air was take my new bestie camera to the local abbey for some experimenting and ‘getting to know you’ photos. If you’ve been hanging around a while, you’ve probably already seen photos of the Abbey on here - but theres always new thing to see right!

Overall I’m pleased with these for a first visit to the abbey - I tried to find new things to spot but I also think I ended up taking very similar shots to ones I’ve taken before, just to see what happened.

Camera: Fujifilm X-T30ii
Film Simulation: Kodak Ektar 100 by Fuji X Weekly
Location: Kirkstall Abbey

an old friend in lockdown

On one of our summer walks around Kirkstall Abbey during lockdown, I spontaneously grabbed my Superheadz Yellow Wide and Slim (which a quick Google tells me you can no longer buy?! wtf. wow). I haven’t used this little camera in 5 years so I have no idea why I picked it up now - perhaps because I needed something a bit simpler during this time - but I’m really glad I did grab it. And I’m also glad it still works!

Can you believe that I forgot how much I like this camera - sure the landscape shots aren’t really my style anymore - but I still love how this camera captures the details I have focused on (all the rubbish for example - people suck) and gives it a context other than just what I’ve been drawn to. And those lens flares… gosh I miss sunshine right now!

I’ll definitely try and remember to pick this camera up more often going forward - especially as my poor old LC-A seems to be beyond repair now.

Camera: Superheadz Wide and Slim Yellow (a classic now it seems, and going for crazy prices on ebay!)
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Location: Kirkstall Abbey