I took these photos on a bright sunny day in October on my lunch break from work, A pretty good way to spend an hour away from my desk i reckon.
I used my Yashica Samurai Camera which shoots half frame and some fancy Dubblefilm Solar 200 Film which is pre exposed to imitate light leaks. I'm a novice with film photography, starting to learn and experiment in this medium.
Barrowfields is an bronze age burial site situated on the cliffs that overlooks Newquay bay.
Recently this cycle path has been built which adds a strong curving line composition for this photo.
Down coast in the background is Towan headland, it's silhouette forms a strong focal point as it juts out into the sea. This once had burial site at the top where a coastguard lookout is now.
Another modern addition to this ancient lanscape is the standing stone which is part of the Newquay Monolith project by local artist Robin Sullivan. Standing stones were being built by bronze age communities around Cornwall roughly around the same time as the burials on the Barrowfields. I love how it's contempary with the landscape, yet modern. It'll remain in that place for years to come whilst our town evolves around it.
The photo with the shelter in it turned out great. The colours really pop & stand out. The two shelters on the Barrowfields are really helpful in the winter months when storms roll in with no notice you can get some respite on your journey.
The group of rocks that stick out in the bay below are called 'The Criggas'. Crigga is a cornish dialect word that comes from Krugow which means mounds, so it's directly referencing the Barrowfields.
The Barrowfields overlooks Tolcarne beach at the side closest to town, This photo of the girl running in the sea with the solar flare looks tropical. Even in October our beaches look great.
I think the film will work better with a full frame 35mm camera as i'm not too sure with the flares being present in the breaks between frames.
This film is really vivid and bright which is always how I imagine sunny days in my mind so I'll definitely be using it again
In the future i think i'll mix this with standard colour film. It will stand out more when used sparingly.