Scott Holcomb's photos

Now a museum ship in care of the Cutty Sark Trust, this famous British clipper ship was one of the last tea clippers to be built (1869). She was named after the short shirt of the fictional witch in Robert Burns’ poem, Tam o’ Shanter. 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.

How many Victorian architectural design elements can one put on a single wall? This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Lacking any cute kittens, puppies or drooling babies as subjects to test a new lens acquisition, I chose the next best thing . . . a classic Italianate Victorian house. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:4/40mm lens and Asahi Pentax ø100 Skylight filter + adapter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Sharon Art Stu­dio is San Francisco’s largest pub­lic art cen­ter. Located in Golden Gate Park, their programs are jointly oper­ated by the San Fran­cisco Recre­ation and Parks Depart­ment (SFRPD) and the Friends of Sharon Art Stu­dio (FOSAS). This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rooftop dancing! 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.

These Victorian Ladies certainly are skilled at putting on makeup! 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 Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. Nathaniel Hawthorne 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 SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Adox CHS 100 II film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

My personal viewpoint is that peace should reign over land and sea. This photo was taken by a KИEB 88C medium format film camera with a MИP-26B 3.5/45mm lens and Ж3-1.4x 82x0.75 filter using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Getting high (8126 ft. / 2477 m.) . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Heading over the pass, the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains are steep and rugged. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens with a Hoya SMC Y[K2] 82mm filter using Adox CHS 100 II film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Like the trees of a forest, the buildings rise ever-higher in a competition for light. 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 CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

These elderly painted sisters still retain their classic beauty.. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:4/40mm lens and Fotasy Pro-1-D Wide Band Pro MC UV(W) 95mm Japan filter using CineStill 50D film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Girders from the old East Span of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge have been repurposed into a work-of-art and several nice benches. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:2.8/85mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Enter into the Temple of the founder. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A worthy symbol, the redwood. It is resilient, strong and long-lived. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Overlooking the town’s central sport green. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

While on a recent visit to Stanford University I was approached by a curious student as I focused my vintage film camera down an interesting corridor. “Pardon me”, he inquired, “but what are you doing with that interesting optical instrument”? Caught somewhat off guard, I glanced at the lens setting and replied, “Seeking infinity”. As he strolled away I heard him mutter, “Ah, you are one of those theoreticians from the Astrophysics Lab . . . “ This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Live fast Die young This photo was taken by a Minolta SRT102 film camera with a MC Minolta Celtic 1:2.8 f=28mm lens and Vivitar 55mm Skylight (1A) filter using Kodak Portra 160 (135) film, the negatives scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.