Reminders of films past

Hey all,

I was going through my archives when I came across something I hadn't seen in a long time: a series of images shot in Venice Beach on the July 4th weekend in 2003. What made these pictures special was that they were shot on film--specifically, Kodak Aerochrome color infrared film. The film was originally 70mm, and had been cut and re-spooled into 120 format, as you can see by the sprocket holes.

I also used a polarizing filter to darken the sky. I really enjoyed using color infrared film, it's color scheme was totally nuts and depending on the light, sometimes you weren't 100% certain of what you were gonna get. It's a shame that it was phased out by Kodak, like so many of their classic film era products.