Scott Holcomb's photos

Located under the grand Dutch (North) windmill at the west end of Golden Gate Park, the Queen Wilhelmina Garden has been delighting visitors since the 1900s. 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.

An afternoon photo session with some local musicians in my cactus garden. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=40mm lens and B+W 022 Yellow 495 MRC 105mm filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Sonoma Plaza is ringed by a number of shops, hotels and restaurants. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=40mm lens and VIVTAR SERIES 1 UV 105mm filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Relax in a smoke-free space in the park while the sun dial records the passage of time. 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.

Yes, keep the light on for me tonight . . . This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord LMX Chiyoko TLR medium format film camera and Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses with a Toshiba 49mm SL-1A filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Okay, I will stay out of the vineyard! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR medium format film camera and Chiyoko Rokkor 1:3.5 & 1:3.2 f=75mm lenses and Toshiba 49mm SL-1A filter + adapter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

If I were a small critter hiding in the vineyards, I would run away in a panic when this beast approaches!! 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.

Orderly rows of manicured vines slumber through the wet winter period awaiting a Springtime rebirth. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:2.8/85 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.

The walls of this San Franciscan Victorian house are showing a touch of grey. It is understandable since she was constructed in 1888. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

If we are to have any hope for the future, those who have lanterns must pass them on to others. Plato This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and Kowa 1:2.8/85 lens with a Kowa Y2 ø67 filter using Ilford HP5 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Long ago, in what seems like a different life, a young mochilero/backpacker adventurer passed through Colombia, visiting an archaeological park called Tierra Dentro. A fellow traveler snapped this rare picture of me on the other side of the lens of my Yashica travel camera. This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak 135 Daylight film, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Looking out onto San Francisco Bay. 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 Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

It appears that this acreage produces two products - fine vintage grapes and agave. Depending on the mood of the consumer, will it be wine or tequila? 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.

A sweeping view of a magical place, Napa Valley. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SL39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

And now a word from the White House. 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.

Watching the ships go by . . . 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 Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Near San Agustin, Colombia, a pre-Incan culture left many carved statues in and near their tombs and sacred places. Many of the statues depict a rather blood-thirsty deity. An hour walk from town brings one to a site of excavated tombs and a display of statues and statuettes in a forest reserve trail. This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak Ektachrome 64 slide film, the positive transparency scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come Watching the ships roll in Stephen Lee Cropper / Otis Redding This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:5.6 f=250mm lens with a Hoya HMC 67mm R(25A) filter using Efke R 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.