Scott Holcomb's photos

While chasing the perfect metropolitan nature scene, I happened upon a wild goose. This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera with a NIKKOR-D 1:4 f=40mm lens and Asahi Pentax ø100 O56(O2) filter using Ilford HP5 Plus 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. - Delia Owens This photo was taken by a Yashica FR1 SLR 35mm film camera with a ML 28mm 1:2.8 lens and Hoya HMC 52mm Y(K2) filter using Adox CHS 100 II 135 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

Soon the jungle will consume all . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm 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 condo dwellers look down at the houseboat communities and the houseboat dwellers look up at the condo dwellers. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:2.8/85mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

And me without an umbrella! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 82ø L39(UV) filter using Harman Phoenix 200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

From the looks of it, it was quite a wild party! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR using Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 lenses with a HOYA 49mm Infrared [R72] filter attached to a 30mm to 49mm Bayonet TLR adapter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

Always look at the bright side of life! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR using Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 lenses with a HOYA 49mm Infrared [R72] filter attached to a 30mm to 49mm Bayonet TLR adapter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

Seeking and spreading knowledge. 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.

Knowledge is Power. 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.

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.