Scott Holcomb's photos

Overlooking the Golden Gate Strait leading into the 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.

San Francisco Municipal Railway This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/150mm (type ø77) lens and Hoya 77ø 85B filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Normally, I am the one who baits the hook and casts the line into the sea. I confess that this time it was the fish who caught me. I did have the last bite, however . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/150mm (type ø77) lens and Hoya 77ø 85B filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Leave all your troubles behind. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a Kowa1:5.6/250mm lens and Kowa L-1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way. Nichiren This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:4/40mm lens and Asahi Pentax ø100 Y48(Y2) filter + adapter using Ilford Delta 400 Pro film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Well-presented San Francisco Victorian architecture. 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.

Another day begins. 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 and Hoya SMC Y[K2] 82mm filter using Kodak TX400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

the perfect picnic site . . . 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.

It seems that no sooner than you reach your pinnacle of success, erosion begins to set in! 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 Fuji 160NS[220] film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

As many locations in the Northern Hemisphere experience heat waves, even skeptics of climate change are sweating it out! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens with a using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Mystery, intrigue and apprehension are omnipresent when dealing with the layers of Russian diplomacy. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/150 lens attached to a T/1 extension tube (75 mm) with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized using Photoshop.

The granite formations of The New York Mountains of Mojave National Preserve are sculpted by the elements and time itself. 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 SO56•2C(Y3) filter using Kodak T-MAX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Due to the extreme difficulty accessing these highlands, few people ever experience the remote beauty of this isolated mountain range. 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 SO56•2C(Y3) filter using Kodak T-MAX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Protected by a dense briar, a granite entity gives a tip of the hat to passersby . . . 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 SO56•2C(Y3) filter using Kodak T-MAX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The local ducks enjoy a fine winter day in Sonoma Plaza. 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.

Let the magic of mirrors take you to infinity and beyond. 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.

Overlooking a tidy hillside garden, Bouchaine Winery visitors can sample the estate’s offerings in serenity. 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.

When the local coffee shop in my small hometown turns on their roaster, the aroma is a dreamy delight to the senses. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L-1A ø67 filter using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.