Linda submitted her images at the close of the NSA convention in Loveland. I’ve provided the thumbnail scans to provide a placeholder for comments, but I am unable to add any additional commentary.
–John Thurston, August, 2011
Boats at Killarney Village
This was shot with Ilford FP 4 and processed by DR 5. I like the look of this film. F22 unknown shutter speed.
Don’t let your sons grow up to be zombies
This was taken at the annual ‘Zombie Walk’ . Ilford HP 5 Plus processed by DR 5
Sumach at Village of Killarney ON
I have no idea what camera I used, or even what year I took this picture.
A (zombie) boy and his dogs
Another picture from the zombie walk. HP 5 Plus processed by DR 5.
Jim Harp – Soda Can Mermaids – Coney Island
Shot with a TL-120, Provia 100F pushed one stop Vivitar 285H fill-flash
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade is a photographer’s paradise. Participants love to have their picture’s taken. I like the way the fill flash brings out the faces here, but I wish I had used a diffusor, it’s a little harsh.
Jim Harp Self Portrait
Shot with a Sputnik Ilford Pan-F processed by DR-5 Dublin 2006
This was a three to four minute exposure. You have to look for my face in here, it’s floating in space just to the left of the base of the statue. I opened the shutter with a locking cable release, walked up to the statue and held a Vivitar 285H pointed at my face at arm’s length and fired it.
Jim Harp – George Cohan Statue, Times Square
Shot with twinned Yashica-Mat 124s, Provia 100F pushed one stop. Vivitar 285H fill flash
I shot this in 2003. This statue has since been moved so that this particular view is no longer possible. I liked to think of George M. Cohan watching over all the Broadway theaters here.
Tomb of Itimad ud Daulah Agra, India
Photographed with a TL-120, Fuji Provia 400X
This monument is known as the “Baby Taj” because of its location near the Taj Mahal, which has also led to it being generally ignored by tourists.
Bowlus Joshua Park
Another show with my 1935 Bowlus Road Chief on our recent trip from Toronto to California and back. Loved this area of Joshua Tree National Park near Palm Springs. I did alot of climbing over the rock for different angles. Sorry the rock is slightly out of focus. I shot f22 but I guess not enough DOF. I was shoting most mono (sorry). For those that are intrigued by my trailer fascination check my Bowlus pages for some other mono (sorry) pics of the trip.
3D World f22 at 1/60 Tripod Provia F
New York Parade
I was hanging out the window of my hotel for this shot. It was a St. Patrick day parade staging grounds. Lot of action, a complex image that I feel is stereo photograpy’s strength. Somehow this image reminds me of Paul Shay’s photographs, on one hand it is clearly street photography but the subject somehow seemed staged, sort of like Jeff Wall’s photography.
3D World Provia handheld (which is rare for me)… I was worried I was going to drop the camera on someone.
Iceland Waterfall
This shot is of one of the many waterfalls in Iceland. I liked how the light hit the water. If you have a bright viewer you can see the rockface of the cliff in the background.
3D World Tripod, probably F16 at 1/125 my usual on Provia F 100
Ships of the Desert
My travel trailer called a Bowlus Road Chief was built in 1935 and the house called “Ship
of the Desert” was built in 1936, both of the Streamline Moderne movement. I set up this shoot early in the morning but didn’t get out the 3D camera until the sun came up. For those interested in the weird trailer you can find information at my site www.openthinkinc.com/bowlus
Using my 3DWorld probably f16 at 1/125 Provia F
Reflection Lake Star Trails #2
I know what you’re thinking — the thing missing from this folio is some photos of Mt. Rainier.
For at least a couple years now Don Lopp has been bugging me to get down to Reflection Lake and capture this shot under a full moon. The idea is to take an exposure long enough to let the moon light the scene like day and still get star trails.
I shot some other film that night and processed it first. It came out much too dark and in the end I pushed this roll 2 stops. This was a 90 minute exposure. With the push it’s the equivalent of a 6 hour exposure (and star trails could have been 4x as long)! I am baffled by how true the colors look. I see no reciprocity failure.
Shot with 2 Hasselblad 500Cs on a twin bar. Provia 100F at f16.
Kalalau Sunset #5
This spot was suggested by Robert Hitchman in his Photograph America newsletter. You are looking toward the rainiest place on earth. As such, by the time you drive to this vista for a sunset shot, you have no idea what conditions you’ll find. This is at the Kalalau Lookout, about 17 miles up road 550 on the island of Kauai. I’m standing on a sidewalk behind a big metal rail. Nonetheless, the view there is stunning.
I can be dense but sometimes I’ll learn something from experience. I was at this spot two nights and the first time there was a cruise ship hanging out in the water below. I thought I’d wait for it to get out of my shot before I pulled out my good film cameras so I started shooting with my digitals. Now that I see those digital shots I am kicking myself. The cruise ship at that distance just becomes an iconic ship, and it looks like it’s sailing away from Eden. I think this is a beautiful picture but that was a beautiful picture that told a story and I’m really sorry I missed it.