35mm film once developed has a special quality. Once processed, printed and filed away, the individual negatives don't go their own way in life, never to see their siblings again: they stay attached, live next to each other in the same street and provide a fascinating stream of memories. Individual walks can be recreated forty years on, faces - and places - that are long gone can be brought back to life. It might not be the high energy rapid movement of 35mm cine film, but rather a slower and more sedate elderly relative. But the slower pace provides even more opportunity to stop and look around and appreciate the detail.
Here is a record of a walk I took through the streets of Brighouse almost forty years ago. The cars and the fashions and the adverts have all changed, but many of those streets remain the same. I suppose I could repeat the walk today, but the individual images would spread in all directions, like May blossom in a Spring breeze.
what I like about the older photos is the styles of clothing worn at that time. It was also a different culture and you can see it on people's faces.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Red...what is also interesting about older photos are the memories they can trigger of other things as well.
ReplyDeleteIs that a Triumph Vitesse 2 litre I see there?
ReplyDeleteAll the ladies wear headscarfs or hats! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful walk through time and space, Alan. I've made your umbrella crossing Industrial Street my desktop image for the week.
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