John Long

by John Long

Kyuquot Seaweed

Kyuquot Starfish

Treehouse

Kyuquot Fog

  • Kyuquot Seaweed

I took this with my trusty 3D World with Provia F probably at f11 or f16 which is my standard f stop.  I always use a tripod so exposure was 1/8 or so since it was early in the morning.  I have been shooting seaweed at low tide for about three years now and it always fascinates me the saturation, colour and abstract design.  Kyuquot is a very small village on the west coast of Vancouver Island in BC where I spend my summers.  There are no road and everyone only uses boats to get around as we live on 11 different islands.  There is a post office, general store, clinic, hotel, small restaurant, and boat through espresso bar… what more do you want?

  • Kyuquot Starfish

I also took this with my  3D World with Provia F probably at f11 or f16  at 1/15 or so.  I found this little starfish at low tide and found it arms reminded me of Andre Kertesz, Satiric Dancer.

  • Treehouse

I took this with my Rolleidoscop with Provia F not sure of the exposure.  This is a treehouse room in a unique hotel that is in the trees in Southern Oregon, kind of like Swiss Family Robinson.  The place is called Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort for those interested in an interesting adventure:)

  • Kyuquot Fog

3D World with Provia F probably at f8 or f11,  exposure was 1/2 as it was dark.  I love when the fog rolls in and it is best to stay put and photograp.

Dorothy Mladenka

by dorothy mladenka
  • Old City Cemetery – Columbia, Texas
    Taken with a TL120-1
  • My Old House!
    Canada, B&W Reversal, Taken with a Sputnik
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Bull Elk
    2009 with a Sputnik
  • Waterfall in Idahoe Springs
    Colorado, July 2009, Shot with a Sputnik

Zero Gravity & Rockets #2

by Bob Venezia

Zero Gravity & Rockets #2I’d been to the Puyallup (pyoo AL ip) Spring Fair on Friday night and saw a poster advertising fireworks on Saturday “at around 9pm.” I made the trek the next night, got there early, scouted where the fireworks would be and what I could get in my foreground, etc. My plan was to shoot with the TL-120, and I started capturing other images while I waited. At 8pm I had just finished a roll in the TL-120 when I started hearing boom-boom-boom behind me. Not knowing how long the fireworks would last, I zipped up my backpack, grabbed both tripods with cameras already set, and hurried over to my spot. I would have done much better with the TL-120, since I would only have to wind one camera, and there’s more to check on the 2 Hasselblads. And sync is not an issue on the TL-120.

Temple Guardian #1

by Bob Venezia

Temple Guardian #1

This is from my early days with my “Don-Lopp-modified-Sputnik.” We try to visit NYC every other year during the winter holidays. This is from a late-night visit to the NYC library. I spot metered around the scene. It’s quite dark there at night, with a little bit of ambient light from the traffic.

Provia 100F, f22, 80 seconds.

Faded Red Ford

by Bob Venezia

Faded Red ford

I took a photo trip to the Palouse last year. It’s an area of Eastern Washington/Western Idaho that’s filled with rolling hills and old farms. the combination makes for some striking scenery, with lots of opportunities for photo-graphics. That said, a lot of those opportunities are seized using different lenses. Not an option on my TL-120. But I wanted to include a shot from my trip. It’s a well-worn route for photographers, and this truck was clearly left out front for the photo op. TL-120, Velvia 50, f22, shutter speed unrecorded.

David Lee

by John Thurston
  • Oak Tree
    Cameras – A pair of Bronica SQA’s, 150mm lenses
    Separation – 2 feet.
    Film – Fuji Provia 100F
    The image was made in Del Puerto Canyon between Patterson and San Jose, CA.
  • Trees in Water
    Camera – 3D World TL-120
    Film – Fuji Astia
    The image was made in the Joe Domecq Wilderness Area off Highway 132 near LaGrange, CA.
  • Porch Windows
    Camera – 3D World TL-120
    Film – Fuji Provia 100F
    The image was made in Bodie, CA, the largest ghost town in the United States. This is the Conway House.
  • Two Boys
    Camera – 3D World TL-120
    Film – Fuji Provia 400X
    The image was made at the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA.

Linda Nygren

by John Thurston

All of these images were taken with my Sputnik which was tuned/rebuilt by Ted Baskin. All taken with tripod. The exposure is unrecorded but most likely using f/32 (or whatever is all the way past f/22 on my Spud) and 1/25 second on Provia 100.

  • Beach “Cottage”, Naples Florida
    The public beach at Naples Florida gives views of many such humble abodes. Note the Sea Grapes and Sea Oats in the foreground. A little dark, but I still like it.
  • Cypress Trees
    Near the Kirby Storter boardwalk in the Big Cypress Swamp area of south Florida
  • Shoreline at Solbakken Resort, Lutsen MN
    The Lake Superior shoreline is one of my favorite places, with special charm in winter. I try to visit every Jan or Feb, as well as once or twice yearly during other seasons.
  • Lake Superior Ice Breakup
    Unlike smaller MN lakes, the big lake does not freeze over completely in the winter. But during periods of calm more sheltered areas will freeze, then will break up periodically due to wave and wind action and the sheets of broken ice pile up along the shore. The sound when it is breaking up is also awesome (in the original sense).

Jim Harp

by John Thurston
  • Seattle – August Sunset
    TL120 on tripod, Provia 400X ½ second at f/22
    Taken August 2009, this was a candid shot. I noticed this guy was very still and thought it would be interesting to contrast that with people moving in the background. I use a Hasselblad waist level finder, so it’s very easy to take pictures unobtrusively.
  • Terminator
    TL120 with half power Vivitar 285H flash, handheld, Provia 400X 1/60 @ f/22
    This is the skeleton of a T-800 Terminator Cyborg. Furtunately for me he was in standby mode when I encountered him at the Univeral Studios Hollywood gift shop in August 2008. I go the sense that he was romantically interested in my TL120.
  • Jim and Maureen in the Stocks, Williamsburg VA
    TL120 on tripod, Vivitar 285H flash, 1/4 @ f/22, DR5 processed Illford Pan F
    A can’t miss photo-op at Williamsburg, VA. My daughter Erica was kind enough to trip the shutter after I set the shot up. I rated the Pan-F at ISO 25 as per DR5s suggestion.
  • Wonder Wheel, Coney Island
    TL120 on a tripod Provia 400X 1/250 @ f/22
    I took this prior to the Mermaid Parade, June 2008

Frank Roberto

by John Thurston

All photos – Sputnik, ISO 400

  • Concrete Factory – f/4.5, 1/15 second
    This is in Concrete, WA. The plant supplied concrete to many WAS cities. It has been in ruins since the late 1970s, I believe. I’m interested in silhouettes in 3D, and a fan of a shallow DOF.
  • Greenhouse – f/4.5
    I always keep an eye out for reflections when shooting 3D, though you don’t get much depth in the reflection itself here.
  • Fire Spinner – f/8?, Bulb for about a second
    After much trial and error, I got a few shots of fire spinners frozen by my flash, but with a longer exposure to get the fire trails.
  • Abandoned Dairy – f/4.5, 1/15 second
    On highway 20 outside Sedro Wolley, this is an abandoned dairy which was run by the nearby Northern State Hospital.