Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: California Academy of Sciences

A 1998 patinated bronze sculpture of a Galapagos Tortoise by Eric Berg. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

How could they refuse . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2.8 f=80 lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter + adapter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Life beneath the waves. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Hidden within all of us are traces of our genesis as a species. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

An horrific display of pinniped skulls disguised as art. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Moving back and forth like clockwork, the pendulum swings relentlessly. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Enter at your own risk! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2.8 f=80 lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter + adapter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Closeness is reassuring. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Sea life along the coast of North America. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Seeking food and water. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

In a stare-down who can compete with a fisheye?! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

If you live in or spend time in San Francisco it is possible to visit a rainforest (within the California Academy of Sciences). For those who wish to act like Tarzan, it is unfortunately forbidden to leave the fenced walkways . . . This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Go Green! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera and Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens with a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.