Author Archives: Bob Venezia

Four from Don Lopp

by Bob Venezia

Rivalry City

Rivalry City

Fish Tossing

Fish Tossing

Be Not Afraid

Be Not Afraid

Kerry Park

Kerry Park

Four of Don’s images from the files. The shot from the observation tower is wild for the miniaturization. I think I’m going to need to visit that spot with radio triggers and polarizers. Fish Toss is classic Don. Be Not Afraid is dark, but probably hasn’t been in circulation. And Kerry Park was a favorite haunt, so you’ve likely seen something similar before.

Pt. Robinson Lighthouse with Mt. Rainier

by Bob Venezia

Pt. Robinson Lighthouse with Mt. Rainier

Pt. Robinson Lighthouse with Mt. Rainier

I’d been planning this shot for a while and recently scouted it to determine what lens would work best on the Hasselblads. For this I used the 150mms, same as I’ve used with fireworks. The idea is to use a telephoto lens and get as far away from the lighthouse as I can, thus giving emphasis to the mountain. I was limited by the thicket behind me. I think it turned out well but I regretted not having polarizers with me. Maybe next time! The stereo base was around 6 inches.

Four from Don Lopp

by Bob Venezia
Kubota Garden Moon Bridge

Kubota Garden Moon Bridge

Kubota Garden Moon Bridge
I assume all four images were taken with Don’s home-made camera with the 47mm Super Angulon lenses. The one of the Moon Bridge is shot on Velvia 100.

Kubota Garden View

Kubota Garden View

Kubota Garden View
I titled it thus because I’m almost certain this was also taken at Kubota Garden, a Japanese Garden in South Seattle. Shot with Fuji Astia 100F

Japanese Garden Waterfall

Japanese Garden Waterfall

Japanese Garden Waterfall
I had originally assumed these last two images were taken in Seattle, either at the Japanese Garden in the Arboretum or at Kubota Gardens. But I confess that my knowledge of the Japanese Gardens is wanting. It could have been Portland. Shot with Velvia 50

Japanese Garden Waterfall #2

Japanese Garden Waterfall #2

Japanese Garden Waterfall #2
Again unclear as to the location. Shot with Velvia 50

Nut Thief

by Bob Venezia

Nut Thief

Squirrel in Lincoln Park, West Seattle

I’m spending more time in Lincoln Park, across the street from my house in West Seattle. Decided to try for some close-ups of the squirrels that constantly hound you there. I brought the twin rig Hasselblads but that was a lot of work and something went wrong with the exposures. Operator error no doubt. The TL-120 images were more successful. Yes, there are problems with the background, but the flash isolates the subject in a way to make the background easier to ignore.

Come, Fly, With Me

by Bob Venezia

I like the look of this bee a lot, but this is one of the very few times I was able to also capture an insect other than a bee. One of the things I love about these echinacea is the colorful spikes in those danger colors—yellow, orange, and red—like a collection of nuclear warheads arranged by Fibonacci.

Honeybee and green fly join forces in the inspection of nuclear warheads

Honeybee and green fly join forces in the inspection of nuclear warheads