Scott Holcomb's photos

Palacio de Bellas Artes. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and B+W 82mm UV filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

An ever-so-polite tree leaned to the left so that I could take a photo of Zion Valley. 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 Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Parroquia del Sagrario, built in 1750, is a Baroque annex of the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Zócalo Centro Histórico of Mexico City. Its façade tells multiple stories to the faithful. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and B+W 82mm UV filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Early European explorers referred to the snow-capped volcanos of Africa as Eternal Snow . It seems now that the snow may not be everlasting. Long ago I sat on an Improvised bench contemplating my life. This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak daylight negative 135 film, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

As we celebrate another upcoming New Year, I gaze at the millennia of New Years recorded in the Earth’s strata. Time continues forward . . . 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.

Who needs the Hollywood Walkway of the Stars when there is the Historic Cactus Garden Walkway within the Beverly Gardens Park! This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Yes, Better!, provided that you like cacti . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Castillo de Chapultepec. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and B+W 82mm UV filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

EL CIUDADANO JOSE LOPEZ PORTILLO PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA COMMEMORA EL PRIMER CENTENARIO DEL OBSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO NACIONAL ACTUAL INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMIA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO EN DONDE SE HA CULTIVADO ININTERRUMPIDAMENTE UNA DE LAS MAS ANTIGUAS TRADICIONES CULTURALES Y CIENTIFICAS MEXICANOS CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC 5 DE MAYO DE 1873 - 5 DE MAYO DE 1973 This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and B+W 82mm UV filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

On the 13th exposure of my 12-shot roll of Bergger Pancro 400 film an ominous vision has appeared, the coal-black skies darkening upon the irradiant landscape with terror in the hearts of the poor souls throughout the land. Fire and brimstone are on the horizon for those who yearn to forsake the sanctity of this earthly paradise. 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 SR60•2C(R1) filter using Bergger Pancro 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

My childhood playground in the forested mountains near Durango, Colorado led to a love of the outdoors and appreciation of the splendors of Nature. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2.8 f=80mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

For a layup! On this particular day my shooting percentage was ice-cold!! This photo was taken by a Kodak Duaflex II film camera with a f/8 Kodar triplet lens using 620 black and white Kodak film, the print scanned by a HP Scanjet G4050.

Have Rake Will Travel This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:5.6/110 lens attached to a T/3 (16mm) extension tube and HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Trinity Square Gardens on Tower Hill, the location of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials dedicated to the Merchant Marine seamen who perished during war. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Alien landscape. 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 Smardy IR 720 86mm filter + adapter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The youngsters frolic, watched carefully by their teachers. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/150mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Even the barn at this Queen Anne Estate is an ornate masterpiece. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The story about a little princess imprisoned by her evil stepmother in an enchanted house may not be just a children’s film . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.