Hipstadventures: Lake District, Pt. 2 – Johnny boy

As mentioned in yesterday’s Hipstadventure post, I made use of reliable old John S in the Lake District during a rare window of sunshine and blue skies.

I teamed the John S lens with Blanko Freedom13 to give a sharp, clean border – I’m a fan of minimal borders a lot of the time. I used to hate using the shake to randomise feature and ending up with the Kodot XGrizzled film, with it’s messy edge. I am starting to come round to it, after four years, but it still wouldn’t be one of my default films. I remember loving the Blanko Freedom13 film when it first came out because it was just very clean around the edge.

John S was the perfect lens to choose for shooting photos of a big lake with clear sky above and rolling green hills around – it boosts greens and blues to create stunning nature shots. Think I’ll be saving that combo to my favourites from now on… Boy done good.

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

John S/Blanko Freedom13/no flash

Gear: John S lens

The John S lens is definitely one of my staple lenses, it’s versatile and is quintessentially Hipstamatic having been included for free in the app since the very beginning. It works well with simple films, such as any of the Ina’s (1935, 1969 & 1982), and brings out vivid blues and greens, so perfect for forest and beach shots.

Be careful of using it in low-light portraiture without a flash as the subject may be cast in shadow due to the vignette effect.

Below are a few shots I’ve taken using John S.

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