I learned in High School

It makes me wish for the days of that fine old Chrome. I was never and will never be a good enough photographer to take advantage of the subtle beauty of Kodachrome, but there were those that could- and even in the hands of an amateur, Kodachrome could really do some amazingthings. And in large format- jumping Jehosophat.

This is a collection of large format Kodachrome images from the second world war. Not the faded old snapshots in a cigar box we’re all used to, but the real deal, big saturated sharp color positives of staggering beauty.

Look at this one, and be amazed. hell, look at them all. This one is a print of the whole film. The notches on the edge allowed you to feel- in the darkroom- which side was the emulsion and which was the back, so you could load it in the camera properly. Eventually you could “read’ the notches so you knew what the type of film was.

Makes me want to dig out my old Speed Graphic. You can still get Velvia, I think, and I might just have to take a couple shots for old time’s sake.