Majorca & Palma Nova Travel Photography 35mm Film & Digital

So, here we go again! Ben is having another attempt at a travel blog, in a dream to think that maybe this would one day be a job, yeah right. But, if not for me it’s a personal gallery where I can display in a nice manner photos from trips that I have been on. If I am honest i’m bored of Instagram, so why am I only ever displaying images there when I have this website? This month I visited Palma Nova in Majorca, and I had an amazing time. I stayed for 4 nights, shot 6 rolls of film, went on 2 excursions, drank 1 mojito and didn’t have time for the pool. All the result a nice deal found via Jet2Holidays that I couldn’t say no to.

Another reason I like to also post galleries like this, is when booking a holiday you’ll only ever be shown photos of the hotels, and it’s hard to get a feel for the local areas. So here I am showing all my best bits from areas such as Palma Nova, Valldemossa, Soller, Sa Calobra, Formentor and a trip to a large market. If you plan on travelling to these areas hopefully this will be a great insight of you can expect to see.

*All film images where self developed and self scanned my myself.

Days 1 and 2.

During our first day ( myself and Ellie ) we were greeted with cloud and light rain, day 2 just cloud, days 3 and 4 the sun came out of course. None the less we made the most of our time in Majorca and got out with our cameras. You’ll see that even on a dull day 35mm film can produce some lovely colours.

We stayed in Palma Nova about 20mins south of Palma where the airport is located, last yearsI stayed on the east coast of the Island and wanted less of a coach transfer and also somewhere bit more built up. After arriving at the hotel we downed our suitcases and went out for the initial expiring walk.

I shot throughout this trip on my Canon-A1 with films such as Kodak UltraMax, Kodak Portra, Kodak Pro Image and Kodak Gold. For my digitals I shot on my Fuji X100f, I shall label all images with what format it was created on below. Again, forgive me if this gallery comes across as long, but it's also my personal space to display my photography other than just with the blandness of social media.

In and around Palma Nova.

Palma Nova Majorca — Canon A-1, Kodak UltraMax

Small yacht on blue water in large harbour Majorca — Fuji X100f

Balearic Island Spain Majorca — Fuji X100f

Mulligans Magaluf Kodak UltraMax — Canon A-1 Kodak UltraMax

Night clubs with palm trees in road, Magaluf Majorca — Canon A-1 Kodak UltraMax

Palma Nova harbour with blue water and boats under cloudy skies — Fuji X100f

large rock formations in blue ocean, Palma Nova — Canon A-1 Kodak UltraMax

large white hose with wooden doors and green window covers — Fuji X100f

red no entry sign Spanish road — Fuji X100f

Agua beach hotel during sunset purple sky, Palma Nova — Fuji X100f

Supermarket during night time with neon lights above the door, Palma Nova — Fuji X100f

Palma Nova Majorca nightlife and shopping — Fuji X100f

Day 3.

While we were out walking on the second day in Palma Nova we booked ourselves onto some excursions, this was with Lemon Tours and we found their shop on the local high street. This for us was not planned, but we ended up being so glad that we did, or we may not ever left the area so I can highly recommend this when visiting. The tour company was great, some very good coach driving, and the lady on the desk was very re assuring, and timings on the trips were pretty much spot on.

The third day for us we booked on the : Mallorca Grand Tour for €79. This was a full day trip by coach, tram and boat. Along the way stopping at Valldemossa, a village in the mountains known for its stunning views. Also stopping at the famous Sóller with its trams that run through the hustle an and bustle in the square. Finally after a boat ride from Port de Sollar along the coast we arrived at hidden town on the sea at the bottom of the mountains called Sa Calobra. This day was the first day where we had the sun with us, it was around 19 degrees and the holiday feels had finally arrived. This was full day leaving around 9am and getting back to the hotel for around 7pm and it was worth every cent.

Globales hotel Palma Nova sunrise from balcony — Fuji X100f

Valldemossa.

large wisteria plant Valldemossa — Fuji X100f

Houses in Valldemossa with mountains behind — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

Floral gardens in Valldemossa — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

Valldemossa view point with church and mountains — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

orange trees in street Valldemossa — Fuji X100f

pink blossom trees Valldemossa Majorca — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

Valldemossa gift shops and cobbled street — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

mountains and small houses out of coach window lemon tours — Fuji X100f

Sóller.

Soller town trams Majorca — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

vintage 7up street sign under large tree in sunshine — Fuji X100f

red tram Sóller Majorca — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

Sóller tram with mountains behind under blue sky — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

old buildings in Sóller majorca — Fuji X100f

Soller trams going through town square — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

Soller trams during daytime. — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

Soller trams with mountains in the backround — Canon A-1 Kodak Gold

soller tram with railway line and mountains in the backround — Fuji X100f

Port de Sóller.

white boats port de soller harbour on sunny day — Canon A1 Kodak Portra

port de soller with blue water in harbour — Fuji X100f

girl taking photo on a film slr from the back of a boat in port de sollar — Canon A1 Kodak Portra

military zone port de sollar majorca — Fuji X100f

port de sollar lighthouse with blue ocean and blue sky — Fuji X100f

Sa Calobra.

large white boat on blue ocean Sa Calobra — Fuji X100f

Cliffs with ocean an beach Sa Calobra Majorca — Fuji X100f

Day 4

A popular, full-day excursion in Mallorca combines the vibrant Alcudia Market then for 1.5 hours. Here you can browse stalls selling leather goods, food and even live animals. Alongside the market you can explore the many shops hidden away in the narrow streets. From here we then headed to Puerto Pollensa by coach to jump on board a boat, giving us a 30 minute boat ride into Formentor peninsula. Here we had an hour to explore the super blue waters on Formentor beach, we did consider getting in but with time and it being April it wasn’t as warm as we’d had liked. These were some of the prettiest beaches Ive ever seen. This day trip was actually paced a little slower and cost €57, I found this was better in regard to not feeling as rushed. We got back to the hotel at around 1700 giving us time to chill for an hour and get our evening meal.

lemon tours coach majorca — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

Alcudia Market.

black ford car next to green wooden barn door under bright sun — Fuji X100f

man with beard singing at Alcudia Market Majorca — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

pastry foods on market stalls, cash is being exchanged — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

blue trays filled with oranges in sunlight at Alcudia Market — Fuji X100f

fried potatoes in oil Alcudia market — Fuji X100f

people walking near shops Alcudia Market majorca — Fuji X100f

Alcudia market stalls selling clothes and food — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

large yellow tub of olives at Alcudia Market — Fuji X100f

Alcudia market with shops selling clothes in narrow street — Fuji X100f

two white pots with flowers on windows sill, Alcudia Market — Fuji X100f

pots filled with olives on market table, Alcudia — Fuji X100f

Boat trip - Puerto Pollensa to Formentor Peninsula.

Blue ocean with hotels on beach, Puerto pollensa — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

white yacht on blue water, Puerto Pollensa — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

Orange lighthouse on rocks near ocean, Formentor Majorca — Fuji X100f

house on cliff face near blue ocean, Formentor beach Majorca — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

hotel with large tress over roof near beach, formentor peninsula — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

blue ocean with palm trees, formentor majorca — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

golden beach with blue water and mountains, formentor majorca — Fuji X100f

crystal water with golden sand beach, formentor peninsula — Fuji X100f

film sir on rocks in sunlight with yellow kood camera strap, Canon A1 — Fuji X100f

Formentor view point - the final stop.

rocky cliffs with ocean a the bottom, fermentor viewpoint majorca — Fuji X100f

brown goat stood on rock in sunlight, formentor majorca — Fuji X100f

large rock formation with ocean below and trees on cliff top, formentor majorca — Fuji X100f

Yellow coach parked near rocky cliffs, Lemon tours majorca — Canon A1 Kodak Pro Image

Summary

I never expected this gallery to be so big, but maybe I had a good time and got lots of images Im happy with. Overall I preferred the Kodak UltraMax and Kodak Gold, and I felt the Portra 160 and Pro Image didn’t give me results I wanted, this could also be a development issue or just how the images exposed. Thank fully the Fuji X100f travel back up camera saved the day, up until this trip I had become a ‘film only’ person but now I think im leaning both ways.

Majorca is an amazing place, and certainly for photographers.

Majorca & Palma Nova on 35mm Film and Digital.

Days 1 and 2.

In and around Palma Nova.

Day 3.

Valldemossa.

Sóller.

Port de Sóller.

Sa Calobra.

Day 4

Alcudia Market.

Boat trip - Puerto Pollensa to Formentor Peninsula.

Formentor view point - the final stop.

Summary

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Majorca & Palma Nova on 35mm Film and Digital.

Days 1 and 2.

In and around Palma Nova.

Day 3.

Valldemossa.

Sóller.

Port de Sóller.

Sa Calobra.

Day 4

Alcudia Market.

Boat trip - Puerto Pollensa to Formentor Peninsula.

Formentor view point - the final stop.

Summary

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