america two hundred frenchy: vision 3 250D + kentmere pan 200
Rick Alarcon is a US photographer in Paris , France, specializing in portraits, event, and artistic photography.
Happy Birthday America! I know it’s been practically a month since we celebrated, but it’s been a busy one. I’m just getting around to the edit of the rest of the last roll, coupled with some summer lab delays, but here are some images from the America 250 Celebration in Versailles this year. The Chateau of Versailles held an event to celebrate the 250th birthday boy and France and the US of A being best buds, with all of your typical July 4th fanfare and history.
First up are some Vision 3 250Ds. As it was a long day, I took along the Olympus AF 1, light on the weight and all. Had I thought of it, I would have brought something with a real wide lens on it and get some shots like Yorgos Lanthimos, but I wanted to carry the extra weight from hot dogs and not from cameras. I’m happy how they all turned out, a mighty point-and-shoot!
Surreal day watching non-American people “be” American, as an American, on America’s holiday, in a non-American place. Patriotic identity fever dream! Very few of us Americans there actually, so it was nice to see many Euro peoples take an interest in the day. Not your typical July 4th, but a great one nevertheless.
But wait, there’s more! I did bring me a roll of Kentmere Pan 200 for once the color ran out. This worked out in favor, as I’ve needed something to use for… black and white developing and scanning. That’s right, baby! Your boy is cooking up things in the home lab. Begin, more the criticism! More on this in the future.
Pinky high, sipping Cognac next to the Belvedere, straight-up OG celebrations. French coast!
tuileries + a test roll: kentmere pan 400
Rick Alarcon is a US photographer in Paris , France, specializing in portraits, events, and artistic photography.
My Canon needed new light seals, so I changed them and had to run something through it to test things out. What better than a cheap roll of black and white kentmere pan 400? I dunno, never used it, so let’s see. A bit from around town here, but I had to go to the gardens twice this week, so you might notice most are from around there.
Even though many consider it on underperforming end of the film stock spectrum, I didn’t find it that bad, really. It’s like that shit car that you use to go to work: dependable, does its job. It’s 400, so a little bit too gritty for my taste, but maybe their others iso are a bit nicer? Hmmm…further investigations needed. I have just bought a roll of the Pan 200, so let’s see if that is any better and I’ll let you know.
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More color to come too!