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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
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
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
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.
City Hall
This is the Philadelphia, PA city Hall. Unfortunately, due to trouble with the lens shades I use, this is the only photo that was usable.
This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Fujifilm Provia 100F.
Paul Talbot D24 submission
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Bert McIlwain D24 submission
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Joel Alpers D24 submission
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Bagan Myanmar
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.
Ariel
Photographed at the 2022 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. I was very happy to see this event take place again after a few years of its absence. Photographed with a TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash, Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Six of Diamonds
Photographed at a “New York Pinup Club” event held at the American Air Power museum in Farmingdale NY.
TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash – Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Dublin
I think this was in 2006. Photographed with twin Yashica-Mat 124s using Ilford Pan F processed at DR5.
Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel 2018
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. 
Cormorant Fisherman, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China 2018
In a gorgeous area of China, on the Li River in Guilin, there is an old form of river fishing. The fishermen use cormorant birds to catch fish. The way it works, is that the fishermen would raise the birds from chicks and the birds would then trust the fishermen. Once old enough, the birds would start fishing by instinct by diving to get the river fish. The birds would dive into the river, and come up with the fish in their mouth, which would be snatched from them by the fishermen. The birds would eventually be rewarded, albeit with smaller fish. This practice of fishing is actually not really used much anymore, and has become more of a novelty for tourists, like myself. I wanted to get an iconic image of the fisherman while I was there, but unfortunately the opportunity did not present itself. However, an easy going fisherman let me do a snapshot of him while we were walking down the riverbank. Shot on my Sputnik, with Fuji Provia 100f.