I have taken the liberty of scanning David’s slides so we’ll have something to jog our memories as we leave comments. Any errors in scanning are certainly mine and not David’s.
–John Thurston
David W. Kesner – Fern Pit
This is a lava cave in Eastern Oregon. It forms a natural terrarium that allows these ferns to grow year round. Taken with a Sputnik on Fuji Velvia 50. It was a long exposure and suffers from some light flair at the bottom.
David W. Kesner – Lava Tube Throat
Another lava tube cave. This image is looking down a side passage that I thought looked like a throat. Taken with a TL120 on Fuji ProviaF 100. Lighting was from a single Vivitar 283 flash held off to the left.
David W. Kesner – The Sentinels
These formations in a lava tube are called extrusion spires and were formed when molten lava in the floor was pushed up through a hole. You can see how some of the lava traveled to the top and then spilled out and dripped down the sides. These are over six feet tall and are the largest in the US. Taken with a TL120 on Fuji ProviaF 100. Lighting was from two Vivitar 283 flashes. One was placed to the far left and triggered by a slave. The other was held just to the right of the camera.
David W. Kesner – Up or Down?
My son Talon is trying to decide whether to take the upper or lower passage in the lava tube. Taken with a TL120 on Fuji ProviaF 100. Most of the light was natural, but Talon also fired a Vivitar 283 to light up a bit more of the dark recesses.
Linda Nygren, July 2011
Linda submitted her images at the close of the NSA convention in Loveland. I’ve provided the thumbnail scans to provide a placeholder for comments, but I am unable to add any additional commentary.
–John Thurston, August, 2011
Boats at Killarney Village
This was shot with Ilford FP 4 and processed by DR 5. I like the look of this film. F22 unknown shutter speed.
Don’t let your sons grow up to be zombies
This was taken at the annual ‘Zombie Walk’ . Ilford HP 5 Plus processed by DR 5
Sumach at Village of Killarney ON
I have no idea what camera I used, or even what year I took this picture.
A (zombie) boy and his dogs
Another picture from the zombie walk. HP 5 Plus processed by DR 5.
Jim Harp – Soda Can Mermaids – Coney Island
Shot with a TL-120, Provia 100F pushed one stop Vivitar 285H fill-flash
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade is a photographer’s paradise. Participants love to have their picture’s taken. I like the way the fill flash brings out the faces here, but I wish I had used a diffusor, it’s a little harsh.
Jim Harp Self Portrait
Shot with a Sputnik Ilford Pan-F processed by DR-5 Dublin 2006
This was a three to four minute exposure. You have to look for my face in here, it’s floating in space just to the left of the base of the statue. I opened the shutter with a locking cable release, walked up to the statue and held a Vivitar 285H pointed at my face at arm’s length and fired it.
Jim Harp – George Cohan Statue, Times Square
Shot with twinned Yashica-Mat 124s, Provia 100F pushed one stop. Vivitar 285H fill flash
I shot this in 2003. This statue has since been moved so that this particular view is no longer possible. I liked to think of George M. Cohan watching over all the Broadway theaters here.
Tomb of Itimad ud Daulah Agra, India
Photographed with a TL-120, Fuji Provia 400X
This monument is known as the “Baby Taj” because of its location near the Taj Mahal, which has also led to it being generally ignored by tourists.
Bowlus Joshua Park
Another show with my 1935 Bowlus Road Chief on our recent trip from Toronto to California and back. Loved this area of Joshua Tree National Park near Palm Springs. I did alot of climbing over the rock for different angles. Sorry the rock is slightly out of focus. I shot f22 but I guess not enough DOF. I was shoting most mono (sorry). For those that are intrigued by my trailer fascination check my Bowlus pages for some other mono (sorry) pics of the trip.
3D World f22 at 1/60 Tripod Provia F