Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Valley of the Gods

At the base of a plateau in southeastern Utah is the Valley of the Gods. The surreal geologic formations here resemble those found in nearby Monument Valley. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Adox CHS 100 II film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Over countless millennia, the forces of nature have created an awe-inspiring landscape using simple tools such as wind, water, heat and cold. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Adox CHS 100 II film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

As I climb from the valley below, I stop for a moment to look back. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SL39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

As wagon-master I am in charge of leading a group of settlers westward to a new life beyond the horizon. I look at their faces, seeing both hope and despair, as we confront the challenges and hardships of the trail on our long journey forward. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Kodak Tri-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A note to want-to-be kings and emperors: Even the Great Wall of China failed to keep the Huns out of the sacred homeland. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a HOYA 82mm HMC Y[K2] filter using Adox CHS 100 II film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Pausing a moment to let our horses rest, we revel at the sight of such a beautiful landscape in full living Technicolor. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Following an executive order by the President of The United States of America, this area lost it's National Monument status as part of the Bears Ears National Monument. It has similar rock formations to Monument Valley with tall, reddish brown mesas, buttes, towers and mushroom rocks, remnants of an ancient landscape standing above the level valley floor. Although less known than Monument Valley, it can be toured via a 17-mile (27 km) gravel road. The fate of this public land is now in question while lawsuits over its future make their way through the courts. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR/6X7 1:4/200 lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SL39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.