Skip to main content

The Joy of Looking Back on the Glory Days of Kodachrome



I took it upon myself recently to rummage through some of my old film files and began reminiscing about the good old days of Kodachrome. These barnyard chickens were photographed with this film on a Nikon Ftn, with what I believe was a 28mm f3.5 Nikkor lens, sometime around 1977.

For a positive film emulsion it was unparalleled in its ability to render color with beautiful contrast and saturation. 

It's kind of a shame that we photographers can't create the same kind of images with today's digital technology.

I don't care what others might say about the quality of today's advanced digital equipment, including camera phones.

None of this can replicate the true subtlety and ethereal qualities of film, and especially Kodachrome.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Evening in The Canadian Rockies, Canmore Alberta

Evening view of the Three Sisters, a series of peaks just outside Banff National Park, Canada.

The Summit of Mauna Kea at Sunset, Hawaii

Evening light descends on the true summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island.

A View from the Top of Dravuni Island, Fiji

After about a 30-minute hike up the trail, I came upon this vista looking north of this idyllic South Pacific island.