Shot on Lomography Lady Grey Black and White Film ISO 400 with 1970 Fujica Compact 35
See also: Chiang Mai Photo Gallery
Original Posts:
Chiang Mai
Mae Khlong Railway
In this post, I'll share some interesting photos that I took over the past few weeks with my Fujica camera. The first half of the roll was shot in Chiang Mai.
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| alley by a temple |
Black and white photos shot on film, in my opinion, remove the
sense of time from a scene, and emphasize instead the
sense of place.
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| Thai statue |
I'm still not great at adjusting the f-stop properly, especially when the film speed doesn't match the camera's available settings, but I think I'm starting to get better.
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| riding in a songtaew |
I also shot a few more photos at Chiang Mai Train Station.
On our return journey to Bangkok, we were lucky enough to ride on one of the brand-new night trains!
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| Thai night train |
I still haven't tried out this camera with a roll of 100-ISO. Maybe I'll pick up a roll of Earl Grey film (Lomography's 100-speed) to test out. I do most of my shooting outdoors, and it's usually very sunny in Thailand.
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| Chiang Mai Station |
The 400-speed film, and this camera in general, do well in shadow though. Even in this image, inside the train, it's not too dark.
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| brother on the train |
I also carried the camera on a recent weekend trip to Samut Songkhram. To get there, we took another train, but one that was quite different from that nice comfortable night train! The third-class commuter train had an open window, and we enjoyed the coastal scenery on our way to the floating market.
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| girlfriend on another train |
We arrived at the docks, where we crossed on a 3-baht ferry to the other side of the river to wait for the next train to continue on.
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| docks at Samut Sakhon |
I knew I was almost out of shots. I tried to finish off the roll by taking some "artsy" photos so that I could switch to a roll of color for the bright and cheerful floating market. I wanted to be sure to capture all that color and activity!
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| docks |
We waited at a small local temple for a few hours for the train to arrive to take us on the final leg of the trip to Samut Songkhram. I shot a few pictures of the prayer bells, but only one turned out. I still have a problem with the images blurring. I think I'm just not used to shooting with a slow shutter, and need to practice keeping the camera more still. I will get better!
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| prayer bells |
For now, I'll just keep practicing and keep improving!
Film photography, especially with black and white, is a fun hobby and one that is, thankfully, not so expensive to get into here in Thailand.
Stay tuned for a few more of these posts soon.
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