Forgotten photos: Coldingham Bay

Hello, I am back! This year I've been a bit sporadic with my posting, I don't really mind though - I'm enjoying my blog at a more leisurely pace and I think that's definitely a good thing. And the nice thing about a blog is that it doesn't demand 'where have you been?' or 'have you been writing other blogs?' when I get back (haha, imagine that).

I've slowly been trying to organise my back of house whilst I've been away - my Flickr, my blog archives, my USB stick and hard drive and I've been thoroughly enjoying going through my photos once more. I've also realised that there are still more photos from last year that I haven't shared, so this week will once more be photos from last year on here. Going through my photos I realised that in spite of all the struggles I had, 2013 was actually a pretty good year in my photographic journey - funny how these things work out isn't it.

These photos were taken at Coldingham Bay last Summer in the sunshine. I can almost feel the sunshine on my skin looking at them. I can't wait for Summer this year now.

In other news is that I do have 3 rolls of film in my bag waiting to be dropped off and developed so hopefully I will have newer photos to share soon.

Camera: Zenit B
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Location: Coldingham Bay

#peonywatch

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I've been sharing photos of the peonies in our front garden again this year and one of my followers there Christie suggested that I make a gif of all the photos, so here it is! I love, love, love it!

(Although I do think one of the photos is out of order but it took so long for this one to upload onto Pacasion, I'm leaving it as it is...)

Moo cows...

Haha, I tried to think of a better title but nothing came to me... so I'm sticking with it.
I have no shame.

The weather was glorious last week and I think even these friendly and inquisitive cows were enjoying it too.

Tomorrow is the beginning of a long Bank Holiday weekend and then we also have the rest of the week off too - I'm so excited, I can't wait to spend the week with Thomas relaxing (this year has been hectic so far) and hopefully taking lots of pictures with my new and old cameras. I'll have some posts scheduled though don't worry - I still have lots to catch up on if you can believe that :)

Have a great weekend!! 

Camera: Refurb LC-A
Film: Kodak ISO 200
Location: Leeds

Starting all over again... again...

When I got my first refurbished LC-A I mentioned that with each new (to me) camera I get, I feel like I'm on a new learning curve trying to figure out its mechanics and then learn how to use it to get the results that I want... 

I also mentioned that I thought my LC-A had a steep learning curve as the results weren't exactly as I was expecting. However, now that Lomography have sent me a replacement and I've succesfully tested it, I'm now wondering if that original camera did have a steep curve, or if it was just malfunctioning. Looking through the photos they don't seem that consistant and more were underexposed due to the faulty shutter than I first thought...

So, I'm starting all over again... again with a refurbished LC-A.  Here are some results from my first test roll.

The major problem with comparing these photos with the photos I took from my first LC-A is the sunshine... we've had a lot of it lately and the other photos I took were all in winter.

Obviously, like all film cameras, this LC-A loves the light but these photos seem crisper to me with a lovely contrast and colour balance but it will be interesting to see the results with this replacement LC-A in the winter for a better comparison.

It's silly how much better I feel having a working LC-A again, although I didn't have my last one for that long, it definitely made an impression on me and I can't wait to use this replacement more, especially if this weather continues.

Camera: Replacement Refurbished LC-A (from 1991 this time)
Film: Kodak ISO 200
Location: Leeds