Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Kagyu Macang Tibetan Monastery

With San Francisco's large East Asian population, it is only natural that this lion has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming production of Lion King (Tibetan version). This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera and NIKKOR-P 1:2.8 f=7.5cm lens using Kodak T-MAX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Per a suggestion from my friend Tacheles, I have masked the background and replaced it with a dark radial gradient (from sampled tones of the subject). Film aficionados may not like the digital adjustments compared to the original. Obviously, the background could be further modified . . . This image was shot from a Zenza Bronica S2 Medium Format camera with a NIKKOR-P 1:2.8 f=7.5cm lens using Kodak T-MAX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally manipulated with Photoshop.

I recently discovered the Kagyu Macang Tibetan Monastery where a monk kindly allowed me to take a few photos of the exquisite bronze works outside of the temple entrance. This photo was taken by a Zenza Bronica S2 medium format film camera and NIKKOR-P 1:2.8 f=7.5cm lens using Kodak T-MAX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.