“Maine White Birch” was taken in my brother’s trailer park several years ago, but the 20 plus birches there have mostly been scoured out by the new park owners. However, the park’s wild turkeys are back and I shot three of them in August, though with a W3 since carrying the Sputnik and Rolleidoscop around is a pain.
-Jim Roy
Sinks of Gandy, Randolph County, W.Va.
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
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.
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.
These tiles were stored in an alcove off the pathway inside the outer wall of the fortified church.
It was a bit tricky to mount this pair. I could probably have done with a 4.5×4.5 mount if they existed.
This was taken with a Sputnik resting on a bean bag on Kodak E-100.
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.
This is a closer view of the original portion of Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Chuch. Here you can see where the rose windows were blown out, and the shrapnel damage on the outer walls.
This was taken with a handheld (string monopod) Sputnik on Kodak E-100.
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-Ian Andvaag
Jim Harp “Surdo Player”
Photographed at the 2023 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash, Provia 100F pushed one stop. The biggest challenge at the Mermaid Parade is getting a shot that doesn’t have another photographer cutting in front of you!
Jim Harp – Double Trouble
Photographed at the Air Power museum in Farmingdale NY, October 2019. TL120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash. Ilford Pan-f, DR-5 processing. DR5 suggests rating Ilford Pan F at ISO 20 so this was probably a half second exposure.
Jim Harp – Tibetan Buddhist Temple, Mussorie India
There is a thriving Tibetan community in Mussorie India. This was photographed in 2012 with a TL-120 with a Vivitar 285H fill flash. Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Jim Harp – Hailey and the Excalibur
Photographed at a “Tilted Kilt” car show in Bolingbrook Illinois, August 2023. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill-flash. Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Sea stacks seen through a sea cave
Another picture postcard perfect view of Mount Rainier by the master
Deer along a trail at Mt. Rainier
Hyperstereo View of Mount Rainier