TL120
This was taken by James Mutch in Pennsylvania, October 2008. This bridge was victim to a tornado in 2003.
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Harris Hawk, Hawkfest
TL120 with flash
Every year I go to Holiday Beach in the fall, this is near Point Pelee Ontario, the southernmost point in Canada. This is where Lake Huron is the most narrow, so lots of birds and monarchs pass by on their migrations.
This was my first attempt using flash with the TL120. This falconer is standing under a tree, in deep shade, with a beautiful Harris Hawk. These birds are from Central and South America, this is not one of the many raptors that we see migrating here. This picture is from about 2 years ago.
Lake Huron in February
Sputnik F22
This was taken with a sputnik in February, quite a few years ago, at one of the great lakes. It should have been very windy and unbearably cold. I was hoping to take some winter pictures. But it was warm and calm in spite of my having a stereo camera with me.
George’s Inlet
TL120
Last shot of the day, the Georgian Bay will soon be behind me, a trek over some rough territory still ahead. This is from Killarney Park in Ontario, it’s my favourite place to camp and take pictures.
Toronto at Night (Dark version)
Two Mamiya C330s with 180 mm lenses 2001
Shot from the roof of my brother’s downtown apartment we can see the flattening effect of the telephoto lenses here, I guess I should have used a wider base to add more depth according to the Pee Pax principle.
Saratoga Springs
Two Mamiya C330s with 65 mm lenses
The house belongs to a friend of mine’s cousin who rents it out for a tidy sum during the horse racing season there.
Montreal Harbour
Two Mamiya C330s with 65 mm lenses 1999
Too much water in front for my liking but we can see the Rubber Company of Canada, Molson’s Brewery and the pizza is the French and English Canadian radio broadcasting company CBC, and the effects of atmospheric perspective in the blue haze covering the downtown area.
Virgin Mary Protecting the Saguenay River, Quebec
Two Mamiya C330s with 65 mm lenses 1998
Climbing up the steep hills of Quebec’s only fiord, just after a flash thunderstorm.
Taking a Call on Paul Bunyan’s Foot
The giant statues of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe must be among the most photographed tourist spots. It is a bit ironic to find this lumberjack in the middle of the tiny remnants of old-growth redwood forest when it was his profession that cut 97% of the redwood forest. Many visitors are impressed when Paul engages them in conversation, although this girl sitting on his foot seems more interested in the conversation on her cell phone. Original slide shot August 13, 2009 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop with Provia 100P at 1/80th at f18.
Yurok Open Pit Salmon Bar-B-Que
This open pit salmon bar-b-que was photographed at the 46th Annual Yurok Tribe Salmon Festival in Klamath, California. A lot of the discussion focused on the collapse of the salmon fishery, central to the social, cultural, spiritual and economic life of the Yurok Tribe. The salmon tasted great.
Original slide shot August 16, 2009 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop with Provia 100P at 1/50th at f22.
It All Started Right Here
I am not a car buff but I am impressed by the huge amount of work enthusiasts invest in restoring old vehicles. The contrast between this 36 Chevy and the magnificent restored cars illustrates how much skill, time and money is required to transform a pile of junk into a winning car. Photographed at the Cool Northern Nights On The Coast 6th Annual Benefit Car Show in Crescent City, California, organized by the Northern Knights Car Club. Original slide shot August 15, 2009 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop with Provia 100P at 1/50th at f18.
Triple 32 Roadster
This 32 roadster was photographed at the Cool Northern Nights On The Coast 6th Annual Benefit Car Show in Crescent City, California, organized by the Northern Knights Car Club. The show takes place in the beautiful port of Crescent City, and shows an impressive range of show cars. I hope you see why I titled it Triple 32 Roadster.
Original slide shot August 15, 2009 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop with Provia 100P at 1/30th at f25.
Raining Under The Ice
This image is made much farther under the ice than Path To The Underworld. It felt, however, much less dangerous and I spent almost half an hour enjoying the space and composing images. A cavern like this this has required months to open and is fairly stable and mature, while the sliver revealed in Path is probably only weeks old and still changing rapidly.
If you have a wide-angle viewer, this would be an excellent time to bring it out. In any case, you will need a bright viewer to reveal the details in the wet floor, but this is my favorite from the set of images I made that day.
This was shot with my TL120-55 on a tripod.
Path To the Underworld
Another image shows what’s going on above the ice, but here we’re down under the edge of the ice. We’ve gone back in time far enough that this section of rock has never seen the light of day. The wear-grooves are visible in the rock as are the gravel and sand which the ice used to make the the grooves. Next August, I may be walking on this section of stone, though I doubt I’ll be able to locate it exactly.
Walking around the cliffs above the glacier can make you feel small. But screwing up the nerve to climb down and place a tripod under the glacier makes me feel mortal (and upsets my wife).
Tripod mounted TL120-1
Barbara Over The Glacier
This is the “peninsula” which has figured in many of my recent submissions to the folio. 
As you look at this, the Mendenhall Glacier is receding up the valley to your left and the newly exposed rock surfaces are below you on the right. We’ve crossed the peninsula at the highest point you see and walked down to the edge of the ice. We’ve traveled along the edge of the ice and climbed this cliff to have lunch and try to get some perspective.
The blue-ice caves we’ve visited are down at the edge of the ice. The hikers in the center of the frame are heading back to the trail after visiting the glacier. The forest service visitor’s center is visible on the far side of the lake in the center of the frame. In the winter, I’ll skate or ski from there to the glacier to try to capture images of its presence.
Twenty years ago, every inch of this peninsula was under ice. The spot my wife is sitting would have been about 200′ below the surface. Twenty years from now, these smooth cliffs will be covered in scrub alder and willow and the contours will be hidden forever.
Tripod mounted TL120-1