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Zach Horton’s D24 submissions

by Zach Horton

Interiors

Part of a “cinematic,” semi-narrative series.

Model: Anna Fischer
Location: Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA.
Camera: Mercury Stereo 12
Film: Provia 100

Victoria Chuah

Experiment with a foreshortened depth plane.  Portrait of the multi-talented Victoria Chuah, currently (2022-23) Miss Virginia.  This was my first shoot with the earliest working prototype of the Mercury Stereo 12.  As a result of this shoot I discovered that one of the shutters was off, resulting in different exposures, but I include this image anyway, since I love it as an experiment.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA.
Camera: Early prototype of Mercury Stereo 12
Film: Velvia 50

Trumpeter Birds

These incredible birds were semi-domesticated by a Wairani family deep in the Amazon.  I had to react in a split second when the one in the foreground momentarily displayed its feathers to me.  This was the only time I ever saw this happen.  I was able to get this shot only because of the zone focusing of the Stereo 12.  It was one of a number of experiences that convinced me of how useful that system is for impromptu and action shots! I am lunging forward and onto the ground while taking this shot, resulting in the skewed horizon.  Not a perfect shot, technically, but one I’m proud of, given the extreme difficulty of capturing this rare moment in the jungle.

Location: Amazon jungle, Ecuador
Camera: Mercury Stereo 12
Film: E100

 

Jungle Path

This path down to the river was built by a Wairani family deep in the Amazon jungle.  I shot this with a Stereo 12 on a tripod, not cha cha.  However, I exposed the left and right sides sequentially rather than simultaneously, to try to capture the play of the shimmering light at the time.  Because of the tripod and otherwise static scene, only the light on the ground is different, producing the shimmering effect.  This concludes my experimental slide set!

Location: Amazon jungle, Ecuador
Camera Mercury Stereo 12
Film: E100

Jim Roy D24 submission

by Ian Andvaag

Please leave your comments for Jim Roy’s D24 submission below this post.
-Ian Andvaag

Netherlands Carillon Marine Memorial

Boris Does Better

Maine White Birch

“Maine White Birch” was taken in my brother’s trailer park several years ago, but the 20 plus birches there have mostly been scoured out by the new park owners. However, the park’s wild turkeys are back and I shot three of them in August, though with a W3 since carrying the Sputnik and Rolleidoscop around is a pain.

 

West is Best

Paul Gillis d24 submissions

by Paul Gillis

Willow in the West Virginia Hills

This crooked old tree is near the Smokehole Gorge in Pendleton County, W. Va. It’s right behind an old farmhouse that my caving club has used as a field house for many years, about a mile up a very rough gravel lane from the South Branch of the Potomac. All 4 of these slides were taken with my TL-120-1 on Provia 100.

Hillside Shack

Not really a shack, but a storage shed, very close to the willow tree above.  Late afternoon in the fall.

Neptune Fountain

In my opinion, Washington’s most impressive fountain.  Officially called “The Court of Neptune”, it is in front of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, facing the U.S. Capitol.  The bronzes were sculpted by Roland Hinton Perry, and carvings on the masonry of the grotto were done by Albert Weinert.  Perry was inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome.  It was finished in 1898, shortly after the Jefferson Building opened.

A Nereid Riding a Hippocamp

One of the two sea nymphs riding mythic sea horses in the Neptune Fountain.

 

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul

by Brian Reynolds
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul

Last year was our 25th wedding anniversary. Those of you who were in the original MF3D Folio II might remember my honeymoon stereos from Ireland. For this trip we went to Trenton, NJ, where my brother-in-law (who married us) is currently a Bishop of the Episcopal church, so Liz could play the pipe organ there. And then it was on to Philadelphia.

This Roman Catholic cathedral was opposite our hotel in Philadelphia. We hadn’t really thought to try and get in see the organ here. We did see the Wanamaker Organ, but I didn’t think I could get a good exposure without a tripod.

My slides in this loop show a walk on a nice day in Philadelphia to City Hall.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Fujifilm Provia 100F.

Swann Memorial Fountain

by Brian Reynolds
Swann Memorial Fountain
Swann Memorial Fountain

This is Swann Memorial Fountain in Philadelphia. Several of Philadelphia’s museums are located around this square.

This scan shows the least intrusive vignetting I had from my lens shades on this trip. Luckily the 6×4.5 mounts allow me to crop it out in this case.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Fujifilm Provia 100F.

Love Park

by Brian Reynolds
Love Park
Love Park

This is Love Park in Philadelphila. The statue in the foreground is very similar to ones I’m more familiar with seeing back home in New York. The traditional Philadelphia Love statue can just barely be seen on the other side of the fountain. It faces the wrong direction to get City Hall in the background.

This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Fujifilm Provia 100F.

Bagan Myanmar

by Jim Harp

Bagan Myanmar – this was in late 2015. I’m not sure if I would be able to get this shot again as climbing on these stupas has since been restricted and there was some earthquake damage in 2016.

Photographed with twin Mamiya C220s with 135mm lenses. It was quite a feat hauling that rig around Myanmar, I’m not sure if I could do that again either. Provia 100F pushed one stop.

Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel 2018

by Brent Osborne

Temple Mount is a very important site for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. It is a beautiful courtyard in East Jerusalem and is defined to be one of the holiest sites in the world. The al-Asqa Mosque is a sight to see, and since it was a beautiful day when I was there, I went nuts trying to capture it’s beauty shooting from all angles. This shot was one of my favorites of what I captured. The walled arch in the picture is called the scales of judgement, believed to be the place where people would be judged before entering the gates of heaven. Note the sundial on the arch.  Israel is filled with religious history and a must see for anyone interested in the subject. Shot with my Sputnik, on Fuji Provia 100f.