Colorado Kodachrome

Fujifilm, family, and fishing at 9,000 feet

Every so often my family convenes above 9,000 feet in Frisco, Colorado. This time around, the trip included first flights for both of my children, fishing, hiking, and multiple visits to a hidden used book store. I thought packing out elk in a hunting backpack was hard; until my family brought three checked bags, three carry-ons, two car seats, and a stroller to the airport. Good thing I’ve been training.

On family outings I usually take my Fujifilm X100vi with me, and continue my quest to find the best Kodachrome film simulation. I love the idea of Kodachrome because it was often the film of choice for photographers and their images many of us saw in old National Geographic magazines and absurd adventure documentary work like the Camel Trophy races. At first, when compared to the modern color matching most digital cameras excel at, it feels a bit off. But back in the days of film, there was no such comparison. Today, I try not to compare, either. Like a good book pulled from the shelves of a long forgotten land, the sentences from another time and place feel strange. Then you start reading. Then you scroll to the next image. There’s a feeling there, it takes you to another place and rewires how you think about a topic.

The altitude in the mountains of Colorado has a similar effect. When you’re done reading, scroll through the images and enjoy the feeling of fresh air, cold streams, and the core of what makes life livable; family.