Kodak Ektar - Canon T90 - Houston Downtown Skyline

This set was shot on Kodak Ektar 100 during a clear, high-sun day in downtown Houston, with an estimated EV around 15 — bright, contrasty conditions with no cloud cover. Ektar really shines in this kind of light, known for its fine grain, strong color separation, and almost hyper-real rendering of architecture and urban scenes. All images were captured on the Canon T90 using FD glass — 50mm f/1.4, 28mm f/2.8, 70–210mm f/4, and 70–150mm f/4 — with a tripod for stability and precision. The goal here was to slow things down and let the scene settle into the frame, especially when working with longer exposures like the ~2-second shutter used to turn the Main Street light rail into motion blur — giving it that “ghost” effect against a rigid city backdrop. Part of the shoot included being elevated — about 18 floors up in a parking structure — to frame the Niels Esperson Building from a less-common perspective. From that vantage point, I also caught distant birds perched on the TC Energy Center, small details that only reveal themselves when you take the time to look. I experimented with a yellow filter as well, subtly shifting contrast and tonal separation, particularly in the sky and building surfaces. It’s a small adjustment, but on film it changes the feel in a way that’s hard to replicate digitally. That’s really what this roll is about — how film captures the mood of a place. The light, the heat, the stillness of midday, the geometry of the buildings — it all translates differently on film. There’s a weight and presence to it. Digital can replicate the look, but not the process, and not the way film forces you to engage with the scene before you ever press the shutter. Overall, just a solid day of exploring light, structure, and timing — and letting Ektar do what it does best.