Kodachrome -Post your images!

[Larry Cloetta]

I was a little more surrealistic in 1964. But Kodachrome eventually pulled me out of it.

KodaChrome 1964 by John Carter, on Flickr

We’ve all been there.

 

[charjohncarter]

The thing is, your image taken in 1964 is just as clean and clear today in 2018 as it was then!

Thank God for Kodachrome (and bacon), but I'm not so sure I was clear in 1964.

 

[kiemchacsu]

wonderful photos here in the thread,
one thing i recognize is the colour of kodachrome is so special that i've not seen any current film can match it.

 

[bjolester]

Many great photos in this thread. Here is a photo from Mombasa Kenya 1968 from my father's Kodachrome collection. Scanned on a Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400.


Mombasa 1968 by bjolester, on Flickr​

 

[DriesI]

From the one and only roll of Kodachrome I ever shot

 

[Larry Cloetta]

From the one and only roll of Kodachrome I ever shot

Decisive Moment, nicely done.

 

[EarlJam]

April, 1947. My dad's sister.

In looking at all of the images posted to this thread, it strikes me that Kodak's success with Kodachrome was in having the right product at the right time: the world was ready for color after the better part of a decade of war; economic conditions, particularly in the US, were comparatively good as returning GIs bought homes and started families; and everyone wanted to create happy memories. Pretty much all summed up in "Kodachrome":

They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day

 

[dave lackey]

April, 1947. My dad's sister.

In looking at all of the images posted to this thread, it strikes me that Kodak's success with Kodachrome was in having the right product at the right time: the world was ready for color after the better part of a decade of war; economic conditions, particularly in the US, were comparatively good as returning GIs bought homes and started families; and everyone wanted to create happy memories. Pretty much all summed up in "Kodachrome":

They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day

I agree, it is all in the timing for everything it seems. Like the "Decisive Moment" in the pool above. Kodachrome was used to document many things in World War II. We have exquisitely preserved images now that bear witness to those times.

To me, Kodachrome was FUN and it put the joy in Photography especially for those who projected them... hmmm, maybe not for those captive audiences in a weekend visit sometimes, LOL.

I will project some this weekend myself... outdoors in the backyard.🙂

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Kodachrome 64 1999 (out of it's contrast comfort zone)

 

[Mackinaw]

Kodachrome 64 in 110 format. Kodachrome's fine grain worked relatively well with this small format. 1987 or so.

Jim B.

 

[charjohncarter]

April, 1947. My dad's sister.

In looking at all of the images posted to this thread, it strikes me that Kodak's success with Kodachrome was in having the right product at the right time: the world was ready for color after the better part of a decade of war; economic conditions, particularly in the US, were comparatively good as returning GIs bought homes and started families; and everyone wanted to create happy memories. Pretty much all summed up in "Kodachrome":

They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day

That is a great Kodachrome image. It looks so professional, but probably taken with a simple 35mm camera on Easter.

 

[EarlJam]

That is a great Kodachrome image. It looks so professional, but probably taken with a simple 35mm camera on Easter.

Thanks. One that my dad took. He had strong fine art skills (that I didn't inherit) that informed his still photography, in particular posed shots.

I'm not sure what camera he used in that era and it doesn't appear to have been one that he kept. My guesses are either an Argus C3 or perhaps my grandfather's Kodak Retina.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Kodachrome 64 2002

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Kodachrome 25 Grand Canyon 1979

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Kodachrome 25 Grand Canyon 1979

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

This thread makes me want to throw my digital cameras in a dumpster.

 

[embee06311]

Save at least one of them....
This thread is less than a week old and yet over 100 photos have been posted and there are over 3,000 views. Maybe someone at Kodak is watching and thinking that there is still a strong interest in this product.

 

[dave lackey]

Maybe Ed Harris will join us!😎

 

[Mackinaw]

Stanley Cup Champs, circa 1963. Original Kodachrome(?) or Kodachrome II. Argus C3.

Jim B.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Kodachrome 64 2009