Scott Holcomb's photos

Virginia & Truckee Railroad No.12 Genoa was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in January, 1873 with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement. It is displayed in the Great Hall of the Museum of Railroad History within the California State Railroad Museum located in Sacramento, California. This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera and Nikkor-H 1:3.5 f=5 cm lens with a Hoya HMC 82mm Y[K2] filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

For just a few brief days each year . . . This photo was taken with a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:5.6/250 lens attached to a T1 Extension Tube using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

Nothing escapes the keen eye of the eagle. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Zenza Bronica SY48•2C (Y2) filter using Rollei RPX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600.

I ask you, at what point does your constitutional right to bear arms infringe upon the public's need for for life and liberty? This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Kowa Y2 ø67 filter + adapter using Rollei Retro 80S film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

What is now a jumble of petrified logs on a desert landscape, was once a tropical forest full of unimaginable creatures. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Zenza Bronica SL39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

February Winter Scene Yes . . . February . . . While the East and Midwest (and even the South) of the country experience winter, the West Coast is under the umbrella of a 2 month-long high pressure system bringing dry conditions with temperatures approaching 80ºF. Yes . . . February . . . 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 Rollei CN 200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

One of the staples of ancient civilizations, the noble olive. This photo was shot by a Kowa/SIX with a KOWA 1:5.6/250 lens and Kowa L39 3C(UV) ø67 filter attached to a T2 (32mm) Extension Tube using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

Stripped of it's foliage and bark, yet standing tall over it's domain. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Hoya SMC O[G] 82mm filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

If you are seeking seclusion within sight of a bustling, major metropolis, here is one good option. Of course, it requires a strenuous descent followed by exhausting ascent later up a steep trail, but with all good things in life, there is no free lunch . . . This image was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera with a NIKKOR-P 1:4 f=200mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Give her a call and she will give you a tug. This cropped photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera with a NIKKOR-P 1:4 f=200mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Layered, colored and flavored with a baker's touch. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens and Zenza Bronica L39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Does a felled log makes a crashing noise if no one is there to hear it?? Mind you, this tree fell 225 million years ago . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Zenza Bronica SL39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Sandstone canyons follow the course of the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico. Some of the canyons will echo back at you when you whistle or clap. Can you yodel ?? This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and a Kowa O-81B ø67 filter using Fuji Neopan Acros film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The late afternoon sun's radiance lights up the canyon walls in a final blaze of glory while the lengthening shadows herald the approaching night. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm lens and Zenza Bronica SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Ilford Delta Pro 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Well Dusty, it looks like we're goin' to have to make a slight detour to get around this here ditch . . . Yup Lefty, that durn navigatin' app gave us a bum steer . . . 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 HOYA HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Ilford XP2 Super 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rock Solid, certainly describes the landscape in the Zion National Park highlands off Zion-Mount Carmel Highway where pines and junipers seem to grow without the benefit of much soil. Rock Solid, also describes the quality of the exposure provided by Bergger Pancro400 black & white film. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SR58•2C(RO) filter using Bergger Pancro 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I have entered a corridor leading towards the eternal fires of Hell. When I stop and listen carefully, I think that I can hear the cries of tortured souls far below, or perhaps it is just the wind . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Visitors from lower altitudes flock here during that brief Autumn period when the aspen forests transform the landscape into vivid hues of yellows and oranges. 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 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.