Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Fort Point

A sunny and warm winter day at Fort Point with an available bench. 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 O[G] filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The brick walls of Fort Point stand fast under the superstructure of the Golden Gate Bridge. 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 O[G] filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Lacking a tripod, I used the brick wall for camera support in this long-exposure photo. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

A vacant seat! This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

Bridges can traverse walls. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39 3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Fort Point guarded the entry to San Francisco Bay when active. It is now a popular museum run by the National Park System. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C (Y2) filter using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Fort Point was built at the mouth of the Golden Gate Strait in the 1850s to guard the entry to the San Francisco Bay. The fence came later to protect visitors from falling off this multistory fortress. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L39 3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

If you're on the fence, you can't decide something. You're torn between two options. If you're standing at the ice cream counter, not sure if you should get chocolate or vanilla, you're on the fence. Being on the fence means you really just can't decide. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C (Y2) filter using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience © Bob Dylan Music Co. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Film cameras and old cannons have a lot in common. Great care was/is needed to aim and focus/calculate range before firing. Nowadays, anyone can simple press a button and the result is automatic . . . By the way, if any viewers are named, Will, I was not aiming at you . . . This improvised tripod assisted photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Open the door. Turn the knob clockwise to go into the future. Turn the knob counter-clockwise to go into the past. Or . . . turn around and walk away to stay in the present. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens using Kodak T-MAX 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Iconic balance . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L39 3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A friend at the local photo lab that I frequent asked me if I had done any shooting on my days off. "Why yes", I responded . . . This photo was 'shot' by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The 'marine layer' coming off the Pacific Ocean is our natural air-conditioner (free of charge) when the summer heat kicks in. Tourists shake their heads in disbelief at July temperatures topping out at 57°F/14°C which, by the way, is typical for San Francisco in the summer. Even more surprising is that 15 miles/24 kilometers inland it is a cloudless and sunny 90°F/32°C. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated-Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.