Scarborough Castle

When I first developed and scanned these photos, I remember feeling quite disappointed. Which considering that I had no film developing skills at all and that I developed these during a lockdown in a global pandemic - might have been a bit harsh ha. Now its been a couple of years and I’m coming back to them with fresher eyes, Im reminded how much fun I had taking them and just how lovely it is around Scarborough Castle when you’re there.

A funny (funny unexpected, not funny haha) side effect of CFS/ME and learning how to pace and rest is that you are forced to let go of the idea of perfectionism. Done and OK is always better than not done - and most of the time done and ok is more than good enough. Done and perfect has gone out of the window - which for a chronic perfectionist is a tough lesson to learn! Two years ago I didn’t feel confident sharing these because after however many years of blogging, taking film photos, sharing film photos etc, these ‘should’ have been perfectly developed, blemish, bubble and dust free and definitely not grainy as f*ck haha. Today instead I notice the appealing image framing, the details of the walls, the two birds overlooking Scarborough, the gorgeous views and I take a deep breath and imagine the sound and smell of the sea.

Film photography - the never end lesson in accepting what is - rather than what you think should be.


Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: Silberra 200
Location: Scarborough Castle

More Scarborough Love

As well as taking my new to me LC-A out and about recently, I’ve also been taking my Olympus OM-10 on little adventures. I feel a bit bad about my Canon EOS 750 gathering dust but its time will come again I’m sure.

We had lunch at Ask Italian (pea puree instead of tomato sauce on the base is my current new favourite thing - don’t @ me) overlooking the harbour and it was such a gloriously sunny day for it. What a treat!

Camera: Olympus OM-10
Film: Fuji Superia 200
Location: Scarborough

More LC-A III photos

I’ve become quite taken with calling my new to me LC-A, ‘LC-A the Third’ haha - I’m so easily amused (as well as distracted obviously). I spent ages trying to figure out how I was going to label the new LC-A photos on here and LC-A III tickled me - and its stuck for a name too. So theres that explanation of that…

Anyway, photos. The main attraction. I took these in Scarborough on perhaps the luckiest sunny day at the end of Summer and had so much fun taking photos of people on the beach. I love the British seaside, I really do.

Its still so wonderful to see people out and about again. I loved the couples in the first two photos and I especially loved the Mum taking a photo of their kid on the beach in the last photo (can you tell thats whats happening? I hope so).

It’s grey and dull here now in Leeds and its making grateful that we managed to get some time out in the sunshine before I go back into hibernation mode for the winter (CFS/ME does not like the cold!)

Camera: LCA (the third)
Location: Scarborough
Film: Fuji Superia 200