Color-Skopar – The Glass Aerie

More Daffodils

By -N- on March 18, 2017

I felt like a tourist when I headed out to the botanical garden a few weeks ago. I had my Olympus XA4, my Kodak Retina IIIc for its maiden voyage, and the Perkeo II loaded with Fuji Neopan 400. I am so impressed with this film – the blacks are black, and the whites are white. I didn’t have an orange or red filter with me, so some pictures were not what I would have liked to see; still, the detail and beauty of the film is seen here (and the Perkeo is no slouch, either). Sadly, Neopan in this form is no longer made – the C-41 form – although Acros is available.

Posted in: 120 film, 400 iso, 6x6, analog, black, BW, Color-Skopar, daffodils, film, flowers, folding camera, Fuji Neopan, Perkeo II, photography, white

Glimpses

West

By -N- on August 11, 2016

These weeds – oat grass? – are typical grasses in open areas of southern California. The seed heads are sharp and stick into your socks and shoes and work their way in. Pity the poor dog who doesn’t get these removed . . . Mother Nature’s way to ensure a new generation is propagated someplace!

Posted in: 120mm film, 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, Kodak, landscape, oat grass, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, Voigtlander

Glimpses

The Road Beyond

By -N- on August 10, 2016

This was taken late in the day, and really underexposed. Cleanup was not the best, nor composition, but I rather like it despite that. Roads leading into the horizon are always fascinating.

Posted in: 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, Kodak, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, road, Voigtlander

Glimpses

Prickly Pear

By -N- on August 9, 2016

Prickly pear are everywhere in my area of California, dotting hillsides and roadsides. They are really quite beautiful – from a distance – but also a wonderful food source. The pears are sweet when ripe, with a deep red fruit. The paddles are also edible, but a bit bland, and are used in making nopales. To eat a prickly pear requires a prickly pear, a pair of gloves to pick what you want, and a fire or blow torch to remove the thorns, which are long and pointy. I don’t go out harvesting, but I always enjoy photographing these cacti. Oh, and before the pears show up, the flowers are really beautiful.

Posted in: 120mm, 400, 75mm, analog, cacti, cactus, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, Kodak, Perkeo II, photography, prickly pear, Voigtlander Perkeo

Glimpses

Lizard’s Mouth at Sunrise

By -N- on August 8, 2016

Lizard’s Mouth is a promontory toward the eastern edge of the park, and as the sun rises in the west, it begins to glow.

Posted in: 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, California, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, Kodak, Lizard's Mouth, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, sunrise, Thousand Oaks, Voigtlander, Wildwood

Glimpses

Jimson Weed

By -N- on August 7, 2016

These leaves are soft and fuzzy, a spot of green in a patch of dried grasses. I rather liked the pattern these leaves made in the field.

Posted in: 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, green, Kodak Portra 400, leaves, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Voigtlander

Glimpses

Autumn in the Valley (in July)

By -N- on August 6, 2016

While this is a pretty bleak looking landscape, it also shows you how the heat of summer dries the winter grasses. One match, and whoosh! Too many fires already in California.

Posted in: 120, 6x6, 75mm, analog, autumn, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folding camera, Kodak Portra 400, landscape, Perkeo, Perkeo II, square, Voigtlander

Glimpses

A View at Sundown

By -N- on August 5, 2016

I thought I had put the kabosh on this blog. Cancelled the domain. Now I am having second thoughts. So, here is a recent photo, taken with a folding camera, the Perkeo II, ca. 1952, using Portra 400 120mm film.

Posted in: 120mm, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folding camera, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra 400, sundown, view, Voigtlander, weeds

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More Daffodils

West

The Road Beyond

Prickly Pear

Lizard’s Mouth at Sunrise

Jimson Weed

Autumn in the Valley (in July)

A View at Sundown

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