I Had a Dream About Kodachrome Last Night

What a crazy dream! I dreamt somebody gave me a brick of unexpired Kodachrome 25 all neatly shrinked- wrapped, keeping the smooth red and yellow boxes in place.

Wow, I couldn’t believe my good fortune. And then I remember thinking: If I pulled out my old Nikon equipment and went on a lovely trip with tris legendary film, just where in the hell would I get it developed?

In reality I think I shot my last roll somewhere around 1983 if memory serves me right. I worked on an assignment about Cutting Horses in Texas.

There was something about the look of the film that entranced me. Edgy, contrast, not subtle. Super high dynamic range. The only film that I currently use that has similar visual qualities might be Kodak Ektar. This is a negative film with a bit of a punch. But still doesn't have the feel of Kodachrome.

Off the coast of County Cork, Ireland

I like being at high vantage points with the ability to look out, scan the horizon and diacover moments and objects that fill that apace.

This image was made feom a high cliff looking out into the sea.

A fiahing boat plies the calm waters. If you look closely you can see the birda flying overhead hoping to pick up a meal.

You can find tulips just about anywhere

These were captured in Wengen, Switzerland.

I am including this image as one of a series of scenes from a trip we made there years ago..

Morning in the Swiss Alps

An alpine valley in Switzerland near the village of Wengen.

Over the Great Wide Pacific Ocean

For most of my work with cloudscapes I’ve been prone to take my photographs looking up. However, on the few occasions I have been able to shoot looking down, I have been rewarded with some pretty remarkable shapes and atmosphere—especially with the opportunity to witness this beauty at sunset 35,000 feet in the air.

What a wonderful, ethereal phenomenon.