Paul Gillis d25 Submissions

by Paul Gillis

Sinks of Gandy, Randolph County, W.Va.

Paul Gillis submission #1 for d25

Upstream Entrance of the Sinks of Gandy (wide view & closeup).  Gandy Creek flows right under a ridge extending out from Yokum Knob, emerging back into daylight about half a mile to the east.  The cave has been well-known & heavily visited since at least the 1830’s, although it was never operated as a tourist attraction.  (You can read about it in Wikipedia.)  It’s one of my favorite places, although I slipped on the wet rocks & hurt myself rather badly while wading around to take these photos.  At least my camera survived!

TL-120, Provia 100F.  55mm lenses would have been great for this.

Mouth of Thorny Creek

Paul Gillis submission #3 for d25

Thorny Creek emptying into the Greenbrier River, Pocahontas Co., W.Va.  The old railroad bridge in the background carries the Greenbrier River Trail, popular for hiking & cycling.  This is about 4 miles upstream from Marlinton.

TL-120, Provia 100F.

Fallen Tree on the Bank of the Greenbrier River near Thorny Creek

I think I was on an exposed gravel shoal for this one, not actually wading.  Those rocks sure get slippery!

TL-120, Provia 100F.  Probably f/16.

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.

COVID ROAD TRIP #2

by Steven Lederman

Covid Road Trip #1 was submitted to loop d24 of the Dragon Folio.

As soon as the borders to the US opened, I booked tickets for “The Presidents’ Heads”. My visit there took place in November of 2021. I met a lot of nice photographers at the Heads. A pair of them told me about this site that would eventually become COVID Road Trip #2 in April of 2022; “Old Car City” in White, Georgia. 4700 vehicles from 1918 to 1972 slowly being reclaimed by nature. It’s well-documented on YouTube.
“Twitter Barn” – Ever wonder where Elon Mollusk got the inspiration for his inventive re-naming of the Twitter platform? It was from this very barn, somewhere near the border of two States, on the way down to Georgia. TL-120-55, and some expired colour film. Could have been Provia 100F.
“Old Car City – Ford Detail” – I think this is an emblematic example of my work. Sputnik, Superpan 200.
“’50 Buick OCC” – I love the 1950 Buick. GM only made that grill style for one year. Sputnik, Superpan 200.
“’50 Buick Old Car City, GA” – A different 1950 Buick. Shallow depth of field, scratch on the film. Sputnik, Superpan 200.