April began with glorious spring sunshine and I went for a wander in Mesnes Park with a roll of Kodak ColorPlus in my Canon EOS300 to capture the early spring colours. I decided to make the most of the nice weather whilst I could, this is Wigan after all. The weather can change in a heart beat and I planned on getting as much done as I could before my weary bones stopped play.
My rolls of ColorPlus had been sat in my fridge for a couple of years and expired in February 2024, but that is not a problem for this marvellous colour film from Kodak. Some film photographers will tell you to allow a stop for every decade the film has been expired, so a year past it's best before date is not going to need any compensation. I let the DX code reader in the camera automatically set the iso to 200 and got to work.
Mesnes Park really comes alive in the spring. The Parks and Gardens Staff are busy mowing lawns and populating the flower beds with a blaze of colourful plants, and on a day like the one I enjoyed, the spring colours really do bring a smile to my face. I kept it simple for this roll of ColorPlus, I took a few similar shots to the B&W ones I took with this camera a couple of weeks previously and also photographed a couple of compositions I haven't visited for a while. Above all I was looking for vivid colours and Mesnes Park has lots of it at this time of year.
I was having fun and soon reached the park gates where I found some Daffodils at the Park Lodge alongside some Tulips about to burst into flower. I was by now running low on film and made my way into the town centre to grab a couple of shots of the construction work at the former Galleries site. It was here that my film ran out and I put my Canon EOS300 in my bag and toddled off to get a bit of shopping before heading home.
I sent my film to Analogue Wonderland for developing and scanning. Yep, I could have done it myself, but I sent my film to a lab I trust. A few days later I received the email telling me my scans were ready for downloading and I was able to get my first look at the photos I had taken on that glorious spring day.
I was not disappointed.
Kodak ColorPlus 200 is the best colour film ever made and I wish it was available in medium format. All Kodak colour films are fantastic, but the performance of this bargain bucket holiday snaps film is a sight to behold. Bright colours in a well balanced palette and reds that shout "look at me!" without being too overbearing. It is the classic Kodak look and I love it.
Here's a few of my favourites from my roll of Kodak ColorPlus shot with my Canon EOS300. I have placed them and more in an album on Flickr that you can visit using the link below. I hope you enjoy them.
Canon EOS300 - Kodak ColorPlus
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