Visitors enjoy the view on Sky Ride at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
The Ferris wheel at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Corn in a cup at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Driver Tony Axton’s helmet on his motorhome before the Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
The Demolition Derby crowd at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, California, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Motorhome Madness trophies at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Joseph Jimenez, driver of the Fortnite Battle Bus, celebrates his victory in the Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby at the Action Sports Arena at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Carnival games at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Visitors play fairground games at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
Elton – The Early Years tribute band at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
The OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
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Visitors enjoy the view on Sky Ride at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)
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Film photography offers a unique opportunity to view your surroundings through a nostalgic lens.
It can also create a sentimental connection to the history the camera has experienced. A few years ago, my mother gave me her Canon T-70 film camera, which she had originally purchased to photograph the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Related: This week, August 7-11, at the OC Fair
The OC Fair offers a picturesque backdrop for filming: the rides with the blue sky peeking out from beneath them, activities like pig racing and demolition derbies, classic fairground food, and the bright lights of the fairground games once the sun goes down.
