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Biertan Fortified Church

by Brian Reynolds

Last year Liz and I decided to take part in Chris Marquardt’s Eastern Europe Electric Photo Road Trip. This was a combined guided tour, and photo workshop. We went from Transylvania, to Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Dresden and ended up in Berlin.

This is a view from outside the defensive walls of the Biertan Fortified church in Transylvania, Romania. These churches were fortified in response to the Ottoman army in the area at the time.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E-100.

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

by Brian Reynolds

After the photo trip was done Liz and I stayed on in Berlin so we could visit where her mother grew up.

This is Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The building in the cneter was built by Kaiser Wilhelm II in the late 19th century, and named in honor of his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm I. This church was heavily damaged during an Allied bombing raid in WWII. Today it is a memorial hall, and contains a Cross of Nails made from the roof timber nails of Conventry Cathedral in the UK . The building on the left is the new church built after the war.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E-100.

Jim Harp “Surdo Player”

by Jim Harp

Jim Harp “Surdo Player”

Photographed at the 2023 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash, Provia 100F pushed one stop. The biggest challenge at the Mermaid Parade is getting a shot that doesn’t have another photographer cutting in front of you!

Jim Harp “Double Trouble”

by Jim Harp

Jim Harp – Double Trouble

Photographed at the Air Power museum in Farmingdale NY, October 2019. TL120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash. Ilford Pan-f, DR-5 processing. DR5 suggests rating Ilford Pan F at ISO 20 so this was probably a half second exposure.

Barber Shop – Syracuse, Sicily 2022

by Brent Osborne

As we walked through the main palazzo in Syracuse, I noticed a barber shop and knew that I had to take a 3D shot of it. The barber was in the middle of shaving someone, so the composition with the mirrors and lighting was amazing. We were headed to another location and I took note of the shop as we passed by to come back to it later. Upon my return, it was of course closed, the barber was gone, and the lights were shut off. Regardless, I put my Sputnik up to the window and as you can see me in the shot, I took the photo. Still a fun shot to take but having the barber there working would have been much better. Shot with my Sputnik on Fuji Provia 100f.

Roman Amphitheater – Syracuse, Sicily 2022

by Brent Osborne

Just outside of Syracuse is a collection of Roman ruins within the Neapolis Archeological Park. Within the park there are many sites to check out, including this Amphitheater built around 212 BC. It is the 3rd largest Amphitheater in Italy. It was in much disrepair and had been used as a quarry at some point by the Spaniards. It was just a shell of what it used to be. I tried to get the best viewpoint to show it’s size from the upper level. Having shot it in 3D, this does give it some of that ‘depth’ that it requires to show it’s true size. Shot with my Sputnik on Fuji Provia 100f.