Kodachrome -Post your images!

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.
 
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
 

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

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Jim B.
 
EarlJam said:
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
Click to expand...

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