Scott Holcomb's photos

Is there any more room onboard? This faded memory came from a 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and rendered in Photoshop.

Yacht Keramos visited the small village of São Francisco on the Rio Paraguaçu. The sunset was dreamy in this beautiful spot. Ahhhh . . . the life of a marinheiro . . . This image came from a 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and rendered in Photoshop.

Yacht Keramos and our friends from Yacht Summer Run sailed from Ilha Itaparica in the Bahia de Todos os Santos up the Rio Paraguaçu to the tiny village of São Francisco do Paraguaçu across the river from the Convento do Paraguaçu. A small child, surprised at our sudden appearance, asked, "Where are you from"? I answered San Francisco da California---She responded with a child's innocence, "You mean there is another São Francisco?" Iate Keramos e nossos amigos da Iate Summer Run partiu da Ilha de Itaparica na Bahia de Todos os Santos até o Rio Paraguaçu para a pequena aldeia de São Francisco do Paraguaçu no outro lado do rio a partir do Convento do Paraguaçu. Uma criança pequena, surpreso com a nossa aparência repentina, perguntou, "De onde você é?" Eu respondi, San Francisco da California --- Ela respondeu com inocência de uma criança, "Existe uma outra São Francisco?" This faded image came from an old and compromised 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored (somewhat) using multiple Photoshop operations.

William Haas entrusted Bavarian architect Peter R. Schmidt and contractors McCann & Biddell to build his home in 1886. It is the city's only intact Victorian era home that is open regularly as a museum, complete with authentic furniture and artifacts. This image was shot from a Minolta Autocord TLR Medium Format camera using Fuji Reala 100 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The tropical glaciers of Mt. Kenya are impressive. In the more that 35 years that have passed since this photo was taken I suspect the ice has receded significantly. This image came from a 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

Mt Kenya is that country's highest peak and second highest in Africa topping out at nearly 5200m. 4-wheel drive tracks lead to an area about 3,000m up the mountain where camping is possible and a trailhead to the summit begins. The flora and fauna change dramatically with the altitude. Since the peak lies directly on the equator every environment from tepid tropical to alpine tundra can be achieved in a days' climb. The restoration of this 35 year old photo required the scanning of the 35mm Kodak negative with an HP Scanjet 5470c and multiple Photoshop operations.

When ascending a mountain such as Mt Kenya one passes through numerous distinct ecological and climatic zones. It seems that for every 250-300 meters rise in altitude one enters a new zone. Pictured here at well over 4,000m altitude is the East African Montane Moorland Zone characterized by sparse scrub brush and tufts of hardy grass with primitive-looking Lobelia and Giant Groundsel. The temperature swings are extreme, ranging from 25ºC or higher during the daytime to -5ºC at night. This is not what one might expect directly on the equator--but, of course, the altitude determines the climate. This image came from a 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

Far above the dense forest, chaparral and grasslands of Mt. Kenya is a 4,000m+ valley, a perfect location to set up base camp for an ascent to Point Lenana, the highest accessible point without rock climbing expertise. As the sun sets the temperature immediately plunges below freezing in spite of its equatorial latitude. This image came from two 35mm negatives shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050, merged and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

Mirror, Mirror in your Kiev. Who's the prettiest one of all! This image was taken by a Kiev 60 medium format film camera and Flektogon 4/50mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The tropical azure waters of the Great Rift Valley Lake Malawi are a sight to behold. Expatriates from around Southern Africa congregated at the beautiful shoreline campgrounds of Cape Mclear on Lake Malawi. This image came from Kodak 135 negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and restored by multiple Photoshop operations.

A 20 minute stroll south of the village led to a tranquil beach where a person could lose oneself in a dreamy serenity. This image came from Kodak 135 negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and restored by multiple Photoshop operations.

At the edge of the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco are some remarkable vintage homes, including this house obviously designed by a confectioner. This image was shot from a Zenza Bronica S2 Medium Format camera with a Nikkor-H 1:3.5 f=5 cm lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Featuring a mix of Italian Renaissance and Baroque elements, this Jesuit parish stands out as a San Francisco landmark. This image was shot from a Hasselblad 500C camera with a Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens using ADOX CHS 25 ART film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Equestrian polo lacrosse is an unusual slant on this sport practiced by my Greys Scouts Rhodesian friends long ago in a now defunct nation. This image came from a 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

A beautiful fortress town in north central Algeria that I passed through on a journey across North Africa in a past lifetime. This image, shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, came from a 35mm negative scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and digitally rendered with multiple Photoshop operations.

Some of my friends use dogs and cats to test their lenses and camera gear. As you can see, I have raised the level of the bar somewhat . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5lYNgCVwFo Sam Cooke - Working On A Chain Gang This 1974 image was taken with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

It's a miracle, at least at high tide . . . This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Fujicolor 400-H film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

¿Disfruta el sabor? - -de un Pepsi, como no! Evitando el calor del mediodía, cerca de las ruinas de Palenque me encontré con este personaje muy extraño. Era un viajero holandés - un tipo bohemio, que había un guacamayo muy social. El ave se gustó del sabor de Pepsi Cola. Poco después de esta foto fue tomada el guacamayo saltó hacia mí y asegurada su pico en mi oreja. Su dueño me dijo, "Dale un sorbo de tu Pepsi si desea que tu oreja devuelto..." Yo de inmediato cumplido!I Sheltering from the heat of midday near Palenque Ruins I ran into this very odd character. He was a Dutch traveller--very much a Bohemian type of fellow, who owned a quite social macaw. The bird had a taste for Pepsi Cola. Shortly after this photo was taken the macaw hopped over to me and latched it's beak onto my earlobe. His owner said to me, "Give him a sip of your Pepsi if you want your ear back. . . " I immediately complied! This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC rangefinder film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak Ektachrome-X slide film, the positive transparency scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 scanner and digitally rendered with Photoshop.