Scott Holcomb's photos

Rural land reserved for our bovine friends. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:5.6/250mm lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

You small green shining ball Sweet or sour will you be? This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:5.6/250mm lens attached to a T/1 (75mm) extension tube with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

What better camera could I use for this photo than a KOWA?! This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a Kowa 1:2.8/85mm lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

Overlook of San Andreas fault valley and San Bernardino Mountains. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens and Kowa Y2 ø67 filter using Fomapan 200 Creative film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Part of the High Country Gallery in the Land of Zion. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

Across the arid landscape I wander, traveling to some unknown destination. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and HOYA HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Ilford Delta 100 Pro film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The weathered remains of a fortress created before human memory began . . . or so it is told in the ancient runes found in a nearby cave. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and B+W 67E KR15 2.3⨯ filter using Efke R50 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Near Keys View in the western part of Joshua Tree National Park is a mountainous zone of austere beauty. This cropped photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Efke R50 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Designed to thwart an enemy invasion, this military fortification with it's cannon turret is now a place to relax and picnic while watching the marine traffic go in and out of the Golden Gate. May peace forever reign here. This image was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera with a NIKKOR-H 1:3.5 f=5cm lens and Hoya 82mm HMC O[G] filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Springtime renewal is a fresh and vibrant new beginning. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:5.6/110 lens attached to a T/2 (32mm) extension tube and Kowa L 1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

The high country viewed from Molas Pass (10,910 ft/ 3,325 m) of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Virginia & Truckee Railroad No. 13 Empire During it's heyday the Empire served as a freight service locomotive on the line from Virginia City to Carson City and Reno. Now it is retired and in the spotlight, surrounded by mirrors for the public to see all of it's glory. Apparently, Number 13 is not that unlucky of a number after all. This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera with a NIKKOR-H 1:3.5 f=5cm lens and Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Fuji 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Problems getting up? Well, I have the solution for you! No running start required With this Harrier Jump Jet ! This photo was taken with a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

This articulate steed is now going public with his objection to humans "breaking horses" into subservient acquiescence. The new unbridled order of the day is, Equus Rights for All !! This photo was taken with a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/150mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

At the very beginning of this Place by Flowing Waters, The People gathered to build a Great Kiva. In so doing, they enacted the joining of the primal pairing of nature that bonded them as one people, male and female: Sky and Earth, sun and moon, winter and summer. The Great Kiva represented the First House created by The People upon their emergence from the Earth's Navel. The Great Kiva was the place where all the clans met to celebrate that First Story. The Great Kiva was the center of the Cosmos, where the six sacred directions symbolically came together, where The People reconnected with their spiritual Center, the Earth's Navel. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens using Ilford Delta 3200 Professional film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rush Hour!!! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR/6X7 1:4/200mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm L39•3C(UV) filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

WARNING: Side effects from walking in a sequoia grove can include giddiness, loss of equilibrium and a sore neck. Consult your doctor before attempting such a walk. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L39 3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I offer you a symbolic sign of Spring. To produce such a sweet blossom there is the distinct chance of some painful moments, however . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) filter attached to a 21mm extension tube using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.