back in time

Spending Spring Break on the Sea of Cortez means capturing hundreds of photos that boast bright vibrant colors. Shooting my daughters splashing in the shore where impossibly clear blue water meets soft white sand under a cloudless blue sky and full sun offers conditions where the shots come out perfectly, just as they are, straight out of the camera (aka SOOC).

Even still, some moments captured aren't about the color of the landscape. In fact, processing them in a way that dials out all distractions is one way to allow them to say more. About childhood. About simplicity. About a place and time we can all relate to. Whether it's looking back at old vintage photographs or remembering our own retro childhood, some images we capture now can still up those distant memories and remind us of the beauty of the past.

Today, let's be time-travelers. Share with us the shots that take you back in time.

Comments

[Kiersten]

Beach photos always bring me back to my childhood....the blissed out innocence of being sunkissed and carefree

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkangel71/4908339291/in/set-72157624763065176
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkangel71/4930377671/in/set-72157624763065176/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkangel71/5464455799/in/set-72157624763065176/

[alicia bock]

She had just learned to swim, but was so fearless. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloomgrowlove/5321117280/in/set-72157623308985581

[Kathryn Dyche Dechairo]

Great post . . . for me textured photos and black and white shots suggest another time.

http://dychedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/happy-anniversary.html

http://dychedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/black-white-exploration.html

[lifeineden]

It funny, I took a couple shots of a typical day in motherhood, but these images evoked some strong feeling from a lot of other moms. And nothing but b&w would do for these.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32837589@N07/5574383734/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32837589@N07/5569048972/in/photostream/

[Jen]

Although this isn't all that long ago, I recently came back to a photo I took of my daughter last summer when she was just 3 months old. She's turning a year old in just one week and I can't believe how much she's changed, as well as my husband and I, in such a short period of time!

http://jenniferkrafchik.typepad.com/jennifer_krafchik_photo_b/2011/04/1-photo-6-edits.html

[Becky Sue]

I'm late to the party but I just received an iPad this week and I'm having fun playing with the Instagram app. I still don't have an iPhone but hopefully sometime in the near future. I love trying out the different filters with Instagram, most of them give a vintage look or style.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/5639137006/

[cheris]

I was wondering if you know that we can't see the photos when we follow with an RSS feed. That is not the case with other daily pics on your site. Is there a reason for this? Or is it a mistake?
Thanks

[Libertad Leal]

As Kiersten, up above, beach photos really take me back to my childhood:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/4973158366

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/4751048340

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/4775669817

Vintage cameras also take me back, my grandma had a few that I always used to admire (and later inherited and then lost in a move [I am still weeping] ). As a result, I have a serious love affair with vintage cameras, as you can appreciate here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/sets/72157624752449950/

[Jennifée]

I have a bunch of nostalgic childhood summer shots as well:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85057042@N00/4740940607/

[Marcie]

Somehow this image - to me - has a sense of timelessness to it:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2011/4/20/silence.html

[georgia]

wonderful shot!

this is an old beach shot i took a few years ago. but i took it today and "1960s-ized" it with picnik to blow it out even more and give it that vintage feel... which i felt it already had even sooc. just a mom and her daughter looking out at the gulf.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5641047742/

[LaLa]

Pictures of me playing with my food as an adult (wheeeeeee!) make me remember the days when it was AGAINST THE RULES to play with food. One of the very nicest things about being a grownup.

http://whichwayishomeagain.blogspot.com/2011/04/dont-play-with-your-food.html

[Angela]

Nothing says "time travel" like Roller Derby:

http://angela-hemming.blogspot.com/2011/04/retro-friday-return-of-roller-derby.html

[Rebecca]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccasmithphotography/5200234617/in/photostream

dress up fun

[Doris]

Oh goodness, I have many images that would fit this theme.

But, looking through what I've shot, this one is probably a favorite. This was a spontaneous shot of my 80 year old mother's hand, as she was showing me her collection of antique linens. My mom suffers from Alzheimer's disease and while we've appreciative that she's in early stages, my siblings and I know there's a rough road ahead. I love that she loves and appreciates vintage things. This photo makes me smile.

http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/a-mothers-hand/

[Andrea]

This is what I found today and made me think of the past:

http://www.andreahandl.de/?p=323

[Valerie]

They grow up so fast!
http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2010/05/sleepy-morning.html

[NatsterNat]

That is such a cute picture...even her glasses are retro.

This photo was taken over two years ago, but I always thought it looked semi-vintage...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58861148@N02/5641350263/in/photostream

[Dawn]

Love your site! I'm new here and found you from EverydayElements. Love looking at everyones photos. Here's mine:
http://dmarie1975.blogspot.com/2011/04/back-in-time.html

It was an image that was nearly a throwaway. It had so many problems with blown out exposure and the focus wasn't that great. I spent alot time saving this picture. I"m so glad I didn't click delete.

I'm just starting to build my portfolio and hope to start a business soon. I look forward to learning more from your site.

[Chantal]

Definately back in time, 37 years to be exact... this is me:

http://chantaliaans.shutterchance.com/photoblog/Little_3%A3%21%3Bslash%A3%21%3B3_/

[Angela]

This beloved old car was part of the family for a long, long time:

http://angela-hemming.blogspot.com/2011/04/retro-friday-shake-n-break.html