Remembering Paris...

This time last year we were flying to Paris. In some ways I can't believe it's been a year already and in others I feel like past year has possibly felt like one of the longest of my life and more time has passed than it has.

After we first left Paris I missed it terribly and I'm amazed to find that even though I don't miss it as much as I did initially, I still miss Paris even now. It was a perfect getaway for us and part of me is already dreaming of the next time that we can go (as well as everywhere else in Europe!). So,  I've decided to spend the rest of August Break celebrating Paris, I looked through all my photos on here and of the 634 that I took only 194 were on here. That needs rectifying I think... so here are some photos taken with my favourite film/camera combination.

I shared this quote about Paris before, but I think it really does suit it so well, so I'm sharing it again.

“Paris? No, not this city. It’s too real and too beautiful. It never lets you forget anything. It reaches in and opens you wide, and you stay that way.” Jerry Mulligan, An American in Paris

Location: Paris, France
Film: Ilford XP2
Camera: Diana Mini

Rolling hills...

I'm pretty sure that when people mention the 'rolling hills of England' that this is what people imagine! These were taken just outside Lancaster and I still absolutely love how many sheep there were haha. The barn we stayed at is somewhere to the right of the panoramic down the windy road.

I think taking panoramic pictures with my diana mini is my new favourite thing, they look so abstract with the overlapping lines... I definitely need to play with this idea more! I think it could look fascinating in colour too.

Camera: Diana Mini
Film: Ilford XP2
Location: Lancashire

p.s. This is also a perfect example of rolling hills. They are one of my favourite things about England, I have to say.

Heysham Diana Mini's Part 3

It's a miserable day in Leeds... kind of like how you picture wet, rainy Yorkshire to be really. So it seemed like the perfect day to share some gloomy photos from Heysham. (Yup, still catching up with photos from February, oops)

These photos were taken just after parts one and two, and as you can see, the weather really turned on us - though I don't think that this really explains the darkness to the left of the photos... I'm not actually sure what that is. I did have a few problems with loading this film but these were the only photos on the roll with it, so perhaps it was the weather.

Location: Heysham, Lancashire
Film: Ilford XP2 ISO 400
Camera: Diana Mini