Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Asian Art Museum

Beginning on Feb. 10, 2024 marks the Year of the Dragon . A central figure in Chinese culture, the dragon represents vigor, strength and good fortune, among other powerful attributes. This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR medium format film camera with Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Who was the world’s first librarian? King Ashurbanipal Son of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria - he was the first librarian of his land. And, he had a very cute kitty! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:4 f=150mm T* lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Reciting a secret incantation will grant the holder a wish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDYNuD4CwlI Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Phallic symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva, 900-1000 Nepal Stone Gift of Raymond G. and Milla H. Handley, B87S7 [ San Francisco Asian Art Museum] This pillar-like sculpture (linga) is often the main image in a temple dedicated to Shiva, and it symbolizes the procreative power of this god, who is one of the principal gods of Hinduism. The four faces represent the four cardinal directions. The fifth direction is represented by the center shaft, left plain in keeping with the Hindu belief that the Absolute is formless. Together, these directions represent the universe. The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco does allow photography. They do not permit tripods or flash, however. Even with the use of Portra 800 I still had to become a statue, exhaling slowly as I shot this photo at 1/4 second with the aperture at f=3.5. Against all odds, it came out well. This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

As I entered the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco I came face-to-face with a dragon! The encounter was more pleasant than I would have anticipated, considering the reputation that dragons have . . . Fortune Dragon (Hung Yi • 2014 • Taiwan) www.youtube.com/watch?v=80sMpIY6pBs Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter Paul and Mary This image was taken by a Minolta Autocord TLR medium format film camera with Seikosha-MX Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 twin lenses using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.