Scott Holcomb's photos

Virginia & Truckee Railroad No. 13 Empire During it's heyday the Empire served as a freight service locomotive on the line from Virginia City to Carson City and Reno. Now it is retired and in the spotlight, surrounded by mirrors for the public to see all of it's glory. Apparently, Number 13 is not that unlucky of a number after all. 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 Fuji 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Problems getting up? Well, I have the solution for you! No running start required With this Harrier Jump Jet ! This photo was taken with a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

This articulate steed is now going public with his objection to humans "breaking horses" into subservient acquiescence. The new unbridled order of the day is, Equus Rights for All !! This photo was taken with a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/150mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

At the very beginning of this Place by Flowing Waters, The People gathered to build a Great Kiva. In so doing, they enacted the joining of the primal pairing of nature that bonded them as one people, male and female: Sky and Earth, sun and moon, winter and summer. The Great Kiva represented the First House created by The People upon their emergence from the Earth's Navel. The Great Kiva was the place where all the clans met to celebrate that First Story. The Great Kiva was the center of the Cosmos, where the six sacred directions symbolically came together, where The People reconnected with their spiritual Center, the Earth's Navel. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens using Ilford Delta 3200 Professional film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rush Hour!!! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR/6X7 1:4/200mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm L39•3C(UV) filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

WARNING: Side effects from walking in a sequoia grove can include giddiness, loss of equilibrium and a sore neck. Consult your doctor before attempting such a walk. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L39 3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I offer you a symbolic sign of Spring. To produce such a sweet blossom there is the distinct chance of some painful moments, however . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) filter attached to a 21mm extension tube using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

We could climbup to the mountaintop. We could fly on the wings of an eagle. But we can't get any higher than this. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with an 82mm R-72 filter using Konica Infrared 750 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Even a person accustomed to the mild weather of coastal California can appreciate this highland winter wonderland. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Hoya SMC O[G] 82mm filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Like the Oracles of yesteryear, The Rock can foretell human history. As I queried humanity's future, I felt a foreboding feeling as it responded. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR/6X7 1:4/200mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei Retro 400s film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

You may know this breed, the Rockweiler This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 lenses using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

Endorsed, certified and validated. This photo was taken by a Yashica-D TLR medium format film camera and Yashikor 1:3.5 f=80mm lens with a HOYA HMC 49mm Y[K2] filter + adapter using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection 600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop

The rock was on stage and grabbing all of the attention for miles around! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SO56•2C(YA3) filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

In a blur, the No. 1 Governor Stanford locomotive races by. It stops for no cow (or person) in it's path!! 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 Fuji 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Central Pacific Railroad 'No.1 Gov. Stanford' is a forty-ton wood-burning steam locomotive and was the pioneer engine of the Central Pacific Railroad. It was built in 1862 in Philadelphia by Rich Norris & Son Builders, then shipped disassembled in crates around Cape Horn from Boston to San Francisco onboard the sailing vessel Herald of the Morning. It arrived in Sacramento on October 6,1863, by the river schooner Artful Dodger. This cropped 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 Fuji 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Virginia & Truckee Railroad No.12 Genoa was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in January, 1873 with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement. It is displayed in the Great Hall of the Museum of Railroad History within the California State Railroad Museum located in Sacramento, California. This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera and Nikkor-H 1:3.5 f=5 cm lens with a Hoya HMC 82mm Y[K2] filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

For just a few brief days each year . . . This photo was taken with a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:5.6/250 lens attached to a T1 Extension Tube using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

Nothing escapes the keen eye of the eagle. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Zenza Bronica SY48•2C (Y2) filter using Rollei RPX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600.