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Above Lake Viviane

by Bob Venezia
Golden larch in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Golden larch in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Mandy and I went on a backpacking trip into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in September 2007. Permit required, hard hiking, heavy pack, uncooperative weather. The whole point for me was photography, and by 3 days in I had taken 1 stereo pair in 35mm. Winds died down some on the 4th day and I went nuts with the picture taking. This area is known for its pristine lakes, granite peaks, and larch turning gold in the fall. It’s a stunningly beautiful place.

This was taken with my Sputnik, tuned up by Don Lopp. Thank you, Don! Please forgive any mounting errors — the focal lengths of the lenses are a little mismatched.

Sixth floor museum Dealy Plaza Dallas

by dorothy mladenka

dallas

This was taken with the Don Lopp tuned up sputnik. Shot on 1-3-09. The colors look off to me, too much magenta. The depository is  the left hand building. The 6th floor window is one floor below the top of the structure. The window that Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot from is the square shape window to the right of the row of arched windows.

http://www.jfk.org/

Constructed in 1901, the red brick building on the corner of Houston and Elm streets was known as the Texas School Book Depository at the time of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The private firm stocked and distributed textbooks for public schools in north Texas and parts of Oklahoma.

Following the Kennedy assassination, the building became the focus of shock, grief and outrage. Evidence was found showing that shots were fired from the sixth floor, and Depository employee Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the president’s murder.

Tight Lines

by John Thurston
Sputnik on a tripod - Provia 100F

Sputnik on a tripod - Provia 100F

The Steamship Wharf in downtown Juneau has sufficient capacity to moor three cruise ships.  When the dock is full, others must anchor in the channel and lighter their passengers in. When the ships are able to tie up, they tower over the library (which is immediately adjacent to the wharf); these are big.  Depending on the ship, they may use six, seven or eight hawsers to secure themselves to the dock.  Each of these lines is continually monitored by the ship-board watch and let out or tightened to accommodate the motion of the boat and the tide.

I really like the way the lines radiate out to the ship and disappear into the hull openings.  For a couple of years I was able to make these images and I was starting to figure out what it would take to get everything in focus and have a good composition.  Then “they” rammed a couple of planes into a pair of skyscrapers on the other side of the globe and the Department of Homeland Hysterics took over our docks.  The consequence is that I can no longer get close enough to the lines to again attempt this image.  Yes, the foreground is soft, but that’s the way it’s gonna be 🙁

Tripod mounted Sputnik, Provia 100F

Sinbad & Tornado

by Bob Venezia
Sinbad and Tornado

Sinbad & Tornado

Taken last September at the Puyallup (pyoo AL ip) Fair, about 40 minutes south of Seattle. I had avoided the Fair for years, and finally went 2 years ago. Now I can’t get enough of it. Be warned — neither of my spuds has perfectly matched lenses. So any mounting errors are not my fault :^)

Sputnik modified by Don Lopp, f22, 4 seconds, pushed 1 stop, Provia 100F.