There are few pleasure in life that compare to some proper father and son time. My son and I have a love for all things automotive. He's recently purchased a Ford Mustang 5.0 Liter monster of a car. I have a Harley Davidson motorbike that has a 1.7 liter engine. Fast and American is the way to go.
So it was with enthusiasm that I agreed to join him at a Rock and Ribs festival in Dorset.
This festival showcases American Rock and American cuisine (BBQ, Pizza, Enchiladas, Burritos, Fajitas, steak and of course pork ribs).
I took my Chroma Camera 679 and a few rolls of 120 Ilford HP5 Plus film, not for me lugging about a DLSR.
Much of the attraction of American culture harks back to a simpler time, with simpler views and very definitely film photography.
My first camera was a Kodak DuaFlex box camera. This took 620 film and was gifted to me by my parents. Ever since then I've had a thing about box cameras. I like the way that they work, their simplicity and the quality of their images. 6x6 on medium format film is great. The Duaflex had two speeds, Instant and Bulb. It sported a fixed aperture and the focus was good from about 2 meters to infinity.
So me taking my Chroma Camera 679, I set the aperture at F22, the shutter at 1/80th and loaded the HP5 Plus. I set the focus to 2 meters and used the camera like an old box camera.
I didn't faff about with metering the scene or framing shots or composing scenes. I was enjoying my day out with my son and I took a few pictures box camera style. I shot 2 rolls (20 pictures on 6x7)
The resulting negatives were much better than I expected. Obviously some where I was closer than 2 meters had focusing issues but on the whole you gotta expect that from snaps, right?
The great thing was that I didn't let my photography get in the way of a great day out and time with my son.
Box cameras are the way forward, maybe. 😀
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