In spring of 2012 we had a holiday in Asheville, North Carolina, for cycling on the road and in the mountains. It was beautiful. Though warned about the ghost, we elected to stay at the historic Cedarcrest Inn, where we got the Romeo Suite. Of course we tried to capture an image of the ghost, meeting with limited success using some long exposures in available light (thirty seconds!). Shot with Sputnik.
Sarah was one of my more productive models back in the day, with whom I was able to create possibly the most difficult (and most erotic!) imagery of my career. One day she let me know that she was getting a new tatoo on her back, so I invited myself over to get some snaps. Shot with Sputnik, handheld I think.
Marine Memorial Park – D.C. from west
Augusta – Maine Capital Building – most northeastern capital – Maine’s 16 counties got statehood from 1820 with Missouri Compromise
Out West – maybe Wyoming – somewhere near Four Corners
Near Maroon Bells – same park – all pairs handheld with TLR
James Roy’s submission for loop d22.
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Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial
I’ll start with an old image. I took this with a Sputnik back in 1998, I believe, on Ektachrome E100S. Back then I also shot some stuff with a twin Mamiya C-330 rig, but I don’t think I could have done that from the steps of the Lincoln memorial; and anyway, the light leaks in the right frame give away the camera. I think back then I only had square-format mounts, so I never mounted most of the shots from my Spud, because of the leaks. But thanks to the magic of Ian’s 645 mounts, I was able to salvage this one. In the distance you can see scaffolding going partway up the Washington Monument. That renovation took place between 1998 & 2001, but I’m not sure if the scaffolding was going up or coming down when I took this.
At Water’s Edge
A fairly closeup shot of tree trunks, one of which is still standing but obviously dead. They’re on the edge of a pond not far from me. Holmes Run, a small creek, runs out of this pond & eventually passes close to my house, and gives its name to my street. I bought a TL-120 about a year ago, but I’d been very nervous about actually taking it out & using it. This shot was from one of its first outings. The film is Provia 100, but I didn’t record the exposure details.
Drill, Grind & Dry
A picture of one of my favorite places to hang out & putter. My recently-acquired drill press sits on top of a clothes dryer. I guess I mostly took this to try out my TL-120 with flash. I bounced a DigiBee DB800 off the ceiling, and used a slow shutter speed to pick up some of the other light in the room, especially the little light built into the drill press. I meant to leave a little room above the top of the drill press; I guess I’ll have to work on correcting for viewfinder parallax when I’m up close like this.
Stainless Steel Conundrum
This is also very close to my house, in an office park on the other side of the creek. The building is occupied by some subsidiary of General Dynamics, but owned by some real estate trust in Chicago, I think. I’ve never been able to find out who made the sculpture, or if it has a name. I guess the picture would be better if it had a few people in it. Also my TL-120 & Provia 100, around sunset on a cloudy day.
Concorde G-BOAD
This is an Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde on Pier 86 next to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
The Concorde was a supersonic airliner that was operated by British Airways and Air France from 1976 through 2003. This particular aircraft (G-BOAD) holds the world record for a transatlantic flight from JFK to Heathrow. While the Intrepid museum ship and its pier were undergoing renovations a few years ago, this aircraft was on display at Floyd Bennett Field Gateway National Recreation Area in Brooklyn.
This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E100G.
MiG-21PFM
This is a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PFM on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
The MiG-21 is a fighter interceptor designed and built in the Soviet Union. Having entered service in 1959, it is still serving in many countries.
This particular aircraft comes from the Polish Air Force, and although depicted in camoflage in this photo, is now in a high visibility scheme used during a NATO Tiger Meet competition.
This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E100G.
F-8K Crusader
This is a Vought F-8K Crusader on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
The F-8 Crusader was an air superiority fighter that served the US Navy from the late 1950s through the mid 1980s. A unique feature of the Crusader was its variable incidence wing. Rather than have a very nose high attitude during take off and landing the Crusader’s wing would be tilted up. You can see this where this aircraft’s squadron name (Sundowners VF-111) is painted on at the front of the wing. During normal flight this would be retracted flush with the fuselage.
The Crusader was also intended to be the last US Navy fighter to have a built in gun, and was therefore known as “The Last of the Gunfighters”. Two of the guns can be seen below the cockpit. Poor air-to-air performance by the Phantom II and early aircraft missles lead the US Air Force to add a gun to its version of the F-4, and the gun returned in the US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat.
A detatchment of the VF-111 Sundowners flying F-8C Crusaders served aboard the USS Intrepid for one deployment to Vietnam. Later, while flying the F-14 Tomcat, the Sundowners appeared in the movie Top Gun.
This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E100G.
F-4N Phantom II
This is a McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
The USS Intrepid served in the Pacific theater during WWII, as a recovery ship for the Mercury and Gemini space missions, and in the Vietnam War, before being retired and converted to a museum ship.
The F-4N was an updated fighter bomber that served the US Navy during the 1970s and 1980s. It was replaced by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E100G.
Here is a 
Cross-Eye View of the MF3D view. I spotted this rather barren field on top of a big hill across from our hotel and couldn’t resist exploring. I was drawn to the amazing mature century plants in this cluttered back yard of a home to the left of the scene. Our tour guide proclaimed proudly that the construction crane was considered the national bird of Israel. There are several here. Made with my trusty Sputnik on Provia 100 Believe it or not, that’s it’s name. See that shows these same plants and the old rail-road station to the right.
Just driving around looking for 
something interesting to document in 3D – low and behold! This little church seems to have been dominated by this ominous grain storage operation. I shot two of these and mounted one straight and one pseudo, just for fun. Here is a cross-eye view of the one I put in the folio. So, you can view it “normal” (not pseudo) with a parallel screen viewer or free-view it. The desired effect is not nearly so pronounced here as it looking at the MF3D pair in a good viewer such as the Saturn Slide, IMHO. Made with the Sputnik on Provia 100.
A good friend took me to this place before we moved out here. He was trying 
to acquire the property and open a scuba-diving school on it. But, some politician got a hold of it and closed it down to any visitors, so that’s that. Anyway, what an amazing place for MF3D photography! This is a Cross-Eye view of the original, for your convenience. I used the two RB67s and Provia 100. Check out this “Hold-my-beer” video to see what used to go on here. Do a search for more historical data, if you like.
This is a cross-eye view of the MF3D view now in the folio. It was made on a shoot with my good friend, Mike Davis. We actually got run off by security, for looking “too professional” with our twin rigs, tripods, step-ladder, and bags of gear! As you can see, the cast is different in the two. Turns out it’s due to one of those “happy accidents”: The Right-Eye view (on the left here, with the green cast) was shot on Velvia RVP50, while the Left-Eye view (on the right here, with the magenta cast) was shot on Velvia RVP100F. So it’s a whole different kind of Retinal Rivalry, but I think it adds to immersive experience (just by chance). Shot with two RB67s with 50mm lenses – focus knobs touching – overcast day.
Ordinarily I do not try to make art using elements of the artwork of others, but made an exception in this case. This amazing Bronze Sculpture is by Robert Glen and graces Williams Square in Las Colinas in Irving Texas. It used to be a grassy field where I hunted rabbits, growing up nearby.
This was taken on the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair in August 2012, using a TL-120, on Provia 100 film. Exposure unrecorded. I really missed being able to visit the fair this year
This American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) was photographed with a TL-120 on Provia 100 film, exposure unrecorded. Location is the Shark Valley unit of Everglades National Park, between Naples and Miami Florida. This is one of my favorite places to photograph Florida wildlife.
This pink and white orchid (Cypripedium reginae) is the Minnesota state flower, but not easy to find in the wild. This shot was taken at the MN Landscape Arboretum, with a TL-120 on Provia 100 film. There are also several Columbine blossoms (Aquilegia canadensis) around the base. Exposure unrecorded.