Europe 2017 on Film

Posted on by Shaun Nelson

This year will always remain memorable because my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary by taking a 3-week trip to Europe. We went with a small group and visited Italy, Switzerland, and France. I took three cameras: Canon 6D, Pentax K1000, and Olypus OM-1MD. I spent most days taking digital shots, but used the two film cameras for early morning walks and evening adventures. Trying not to pack around too much gear each day, I’d swap one of the two film cameras in and out of my bag. Many people have asked us, “What was your favorite place to visit?” There’s no way possible to answer that question. From day-to-day we kept thinking, “Wow, today was fantastic! It can’t get any better than this.” Only to be surprised by the sights and experiences we’d have the very next day.

Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Lion Monument, Lucerne, Switzerland. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Exiting the Subway in Paris, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Church of the Santissimo Redentore, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Riquewihr Police Station, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Strasbourg Train Station, Strasbourg, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997) Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Campo San Salvador - Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli - Isola Campalto, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Hotel Villa delle Palme on Lido, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
The Kapellbrücke, Lucerne, Switzerland. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Lido Beach, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Strasbourg Train Station, Strasbourg, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997) Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997) Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Lido Beach, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Lion Monument, Lucerne, Switzerland. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Scooters in Rome, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Jesuitenkirche Church, Lucerne, Switzerland. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
View of Paris from the Artist’s Quarter of Montmartre, Paris, France. Camera: Olypus OM-1MD (1976) Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400.Camera: Olypus OM-1MD (1976) Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400.
St. Mark's Campanile, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
The Kapellbrücke, Lucerne, Switzerland. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Strasbourg Train Station, Strasbourg, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997) Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
St. Mark's Square with Santo Stefano in the Distance, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Michelangelo's David, Florence, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
The Kapellbrücke, Lucerne, Switzerland. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional. Two shots merged in Photoshop CC.
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Sacré-Cœur in the Artist’s Quarter of Montmartre, Paris, France. Camera: Olypus OM-1MD (1976) Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400.
Riquewihr, France. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Venetian Ghetto in Cannaregio, Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.
Venice, Italy. Camera: Pentax K1000 (1976 - 1997). Film: Ilford Delta 100 Professional.

6 thoughts on “Europe 2017 on Film”

  2. Nice job, gorgeous tonality on the black and white frames! You have a great eye for shapes and patterns. Next trip: leave the digital wonders behind and use film exclusively – really you will do amazing work, Good luck.

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  3. Great photography theme I am seeing here, exactly. Being a newbie photographer these cool photos try to pus me back at 1850. Cheers!

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  4. Nice photos! We did a similar trip in 2016. I brought my Canon 6D, a CanonT70 and a Lomo SprocketRocket. My color film was covered in mildew spots, lending to a nice vintage/destroyed effect.

    My Venice and Tuscany pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/omegaman/albums/72157665692721944
    and http://sawatzky.blogspot.ca

    I’m getting to the point where I just want to travel with Film cameras and my iPhone with a few iPhone lenses, like Iris or Moment lenses.

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