My new favourite photo...

Just because of that grey cats expression...

Camera: Refurbished LC-A

Film: Kodak 200

Location: Leeds

Out little front garden...

I absolutely love these two plants in our front garden- the peonies in particular.
The little tree has bloomed even more since then too.
(and you can just see the yellow poppies in the background too hurray!)

Camera: Refurbished LC-A
Film: Kodak 200
Location: Leeds

Derelict

These were taken on a walk near to where I work, I didn't even realise that they were there until I saw them.

 Camera: Refurbished LC-A
Film: Kodak 200
Location: Leeds


p.s. Anyone else thinking Zoolander quotes? Teehee.

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

Forgotten Photo: Llanddwyn Island (Part III)

This year it will be 3 years since we visited Wales and I'm a little bit sad about that...

I have blogged about Llandwyn Island before, but it was definitely the highlight of our week in Wales for me and looking at these photos reminds me of how peaceful it was, how sunny it was and how much I loved being there.

You want to go there too now I bet...

I can't actually believe some of these weren't on here before!

Camera: Helga the Holga 135bc :)
Film: Kodak ISO 200
Location: Llanddwyn Island, Wales.

Forgotten Photos: Bempton Cliffs

Again this is a place that I have posted about before: Bempton Cliffs. However, I failed to mention before was that I had more than one camera with me (of course...) so here are the photos from Bempton Cliffs taken with my Yashica Autofocus.


{Our Dad's are in this one too, and Thomas's Mum, I never noticed before}

 
{these people however, I do not know...}


I know I keep saying this, but I need to use this camera more!

Camera: Yashica Autofocus
Film: Kodak ISO 200 
Location: Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire

Forgotten Photos: Norfolk Broads

I did actually do one post of our little day on a boat on the Norfolk Broads, but I took so many more photos that it seems wrong not share more on here.

Also I'm liking the forgotten photos theme for this week...

(you see what I did there... turning lack of inspiration on its head!)

 

It's photos of fun, sunny (ish, it still England) days like this that are going to help me kick January's sorry butt and bring in February on a plus note, sometimes you just need something positive to focus on and this day was one of my all time favourites!

Camera: Yashica Samurai
Film: Kodak ISO 200
Location: The Norfolk Broads

Forgotten Photos: Krakow Town Hall

I've been checking through my Flickr (It's my favourite self indulgent hobby) and I realised that over 100 photos from Krakow weren't on there! So here are some forgotten photos with my two yashica cameras from the top of Krakow Town Hall.

It still amuses me that the photo of me really didn't work out but the light is pretty anyway...
It really doesn't feel like that long since we were there.

Luckily this weekend I took two rolls of film, so hopefully my blog mojo will come back with some new photos - anyone else suffering from blogger blues at the moment? Is it the time of the year?

Cameras: Yashica Autofocus and Yashica Samurai
Film: Kodak ISO 200
Location: Krakow Town Hall, Poland
(click images for details through Flickr)