Krumlov Lane

by Timo

Krumlov Lane

Shot hand held f16 at 1/125 on Provia 100f using my TL120.

Czesky Krumlov has become a popular tourist attraction in the Czech Republic, but up until the Velvet Revolution in 1989, it was just another medieval town. this place is a target rich environment.

My wife is originally Czech, and we go there every year, so you can expect a lot of my stuff to be from there. We were in a hurry when we walked past this street scene. It looked so cozy, I wanted to capture that feel.

Timo Puhakka

The Trillium

by Timo

The Trillium

 This is an older shot of mine and it says a lot about the Sputnik, since I can’t remember If I took this with it, or my  TL120. It is shot on Provia 100f and clearly a small aperture, likely f11 at 1/125 hand held.

I remember waiting an agonizing time for the sun to come out before opening the shutter.

I have taken other shots of ferrys from this location, but it is rare to see the older, paddle wheel Trillium at the Centre Island dock at the same time as another ferry, in this case the Thomas Rennie.

The Trillium was built in 1910 and restored in 1976 after spending some time resting on the bottom of an island lagoon.

Greek Theatre – Guild Inn, Scarborough, ON

by Timo

The Greek Theatre.

This image was taken at the Guild Inn, on the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto using my Sputnik camera. I can’t remember the camera settings used but it was shot on Fuji Provia 100f. I remember putting my tripod as low as I could, since there were many people on the stage that would have created a distraction. My son Preston features in many of my shots, since we usually go on shoots together.

The Guild Inn is a property which is rich in Toronto history. The previous owner, Spencer Clark, was actively collecting stone fragments of Toronto architecture, which was being demolished to make way for the glass and steel towers that now dominate the Toronto skyline. The eight columns and Corinthian capitals of the Greek Theatre, with arches joining the columns, were saved in 1966 from the demolition of the Bank of Toronto formerly located on the corner of Bay Street and King Street. The bank had been built in 1912. They were reassembled in 1982. The blossoming trees have now been trimmed back quite a bit.

Timo Puhakka

 

Submission 3

by Nik Sekhar

This is my 3rd submission to the folio.   It is an honor and privilege to share my slides and view the wonderful work of the other participants. It was fun to meet some of you at this year’s NSA and I look forward to meeting you again soon.

 

 

 

 

 

Koi: This was shot at the Mission  San Juan Capsitrano during the NSA field trip.  All are shot with TL120,  This was Velvia 100 at f 16, 1/125

Alice and Mom:  This is my wife and her mother Efke 25, sb28 flash at auto f8.

Flower arrangement: f22 1s velvia

Hummingbird and Quen Mary:  This was shot during the NSA trip.  I was lucky enough to catch this Hummingbird fly into the scene.   I love the contrast in scale.  Velvia f22 1/60

 

 

Mirror Portrait

by Paul Shay

This self portrait of my wife Marie-Claude and me plays a bit more on the theme of mirrors. This time I chose a mirror with a very visible frame to emphasize its presense. The larger size allowed for greater stereo overlap within the mirror itself compared to the smaller mirror used in the previous set.

Original slide shot in Montreal in the gardens of St. Joseph’s Oratory on September 16th, 2012 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop (as you can see) using Provia 400X exposed at 1/60th at f25.

Saint Brother André

by Paul Shay

This photograph was taken in the small chapel above which Saint Brother André lived in Montreal, an icon of whom can be seen in the mirror. He led the construction of the huge St. Joseph’s Oratory, and the plaques of thanks to Saint Joseph can be seen on the back wall behind the crutches left by pilgrims. Here is a link: http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1033_index.php

Original slide shot  September 16th, 2012 with a tripod-mounted Heidoscop using Provia 400X exposed for 3 sec. at f25

El Coronado Visitor Center Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas

by dorothy mladenka

Palo Duro Canyon State Park opened on July 4, 1934 and contains 29,182 acres of the scenic, northern most portion of the Palo Duro Canyon. The Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930’s constructed most of the buildings and roads still in use by park staff and visitors.

The Canyon is 120 miles long, as much as 20 miles wide, and has a maximum depth of more than 800 feet. Its elevation at the rim is 3,500 feet above sea level. It is often claimed that Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. The largest, the Grand Canyon, is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and 6,000 ft. deep.

Palo Duro is Spanish for “hard wood”. The photo was taken from the roof of our CCC constructed cabin located on the rim of the canyon. Only 3 cabins have a rim “view”. I am fascinated by the CCC work and visit and/or stay in CCC constructed cabins whenever we can.

Bastrop State Park #2

by dorothy mladenka

I provided all the relevant data in the previous post on Bastrop State Park. 2011 Texas experienced a severe drought, over 300 million trees died. My photos do not begin to depict the severity of the wildfire in the park. The park will take decades to recover. The Lost Pines of Texas near Bastrop are important as they are the westernmost edge of the species’ natural range.

All photos were shot with the TL120 and I used either Provia or Kodak 100. And they were handheld using natural light. F/stop not recorded nor remembered.