Yashica ELECTRO 35CC

In the southern area of the Great Rift Valley on the Malawi border with Moçambique is the highest area in southern Africa. It is actual an enormous (25km diameter) granite massif with a dozen peaks, the highest reaching approximately 3,000m+. Pictured in the background is Chambe Peak 2,557 meters. There are a series of huts where camping is allowed--all food must be packed in by foot. In the morning one can look over the tops of clouds gathered in the Great Rift Valley below. Those clouds rise into the highlands by afternoon, usually resulting in rain by early evening. This image came from three old 35mm negatives shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c, merged and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

Yelapa is a charming coastal village accessible by boat from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Accommodations are pretty limited unless you know one of the local residents. This is a perfect location to accustom oneself to the tropical climate and lifestyle of this part of the world. The image, shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, is from an old 35mm Kodak slide and was scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050, digitalized and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

Sailing from the equatorial North Atlantic into the Caribbean, the tender was launched for a photo shoot of Yacht Keramos at sea. Captured from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, the negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

In a past lifetime I sailed the Seven Seas (or at least a couple of them). This image was captured while sailing in the Caribbean Sea with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The 35mm negative was scanned with a HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

Long before Ipernity--in fact, before the computer age, there was an entire street in Delhi dedicated to photography. My memory of this place is faded like the photo, taken long ago. This 1974 image was taken with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

Views of the beautiful country from the heights overlooking Tierradentro, Colombia. This a Photoshop restored image from an old negative taken in 1975 by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC and scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050.

Near the frontier with Morocco are the seldom visited ruins of Mansoura several kilometers outside of Tlemcen, Algeria. Camping was possible nearby. This shot came from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC rangefinder camera, was scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and rendered and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

Jakarta’s modern Masjid al-Azhar complex in suburban Kebayoran Baru contains the well known school of the same name, large playing fields, a library and other facilities. It is a beautiful and serene place. This image was taken with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

Native to the Copacabana region of Rio de Janeiro is the unique Brazilian Bikini Tree. It flowers with beautiful bikinis and awaits pretty young Brazilian girls to collect them and "germinate" additional bikini trees. Nativas da região de Copacabana do Rio de Janeiro é a única Árvore Biquíni Brasileiro. Floresce com biquínis bonitos e espera jovem meninas bonitas brasileiras para coletá-los e "germinar" Árvores Biquíni adicionais. This image came from a Kodak 135 negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC rangefinder camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

I was in Rio de Janeiro for the 1983 Carnival. The queen and princesses of the Bloco Cacique de Ramos posed for me. They asked me, "Hey American, do you have tropical blood?" I replied, "It is getting hotter by the minute!" Eu estava no Rio de Janeiro para o Carnaval 1983. A rainha e princesas do Bloco Cacique de Ramos posou para mim. Elas me perguntaram, "Oi Américano, você tem sangue tropical?" Eu respondi, "Está ficando mais quente a cada minuto!" This image came from a Kodak 135 negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

Minha amiga Mara me mostrou sua bela cidade de Salvador Bahia. Ela também me ensinou o significado das letras de Alceu Valença " Morena Tropicana eu quero teu sabor". My friend Mara showed me around her beautiful city of Salvador Bahia. She also taught me the meaning of Alceu Valença's lyrics " Morena Tropicana eu quero teu sabor". This image came from a Kodak 135 negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.

-An Andean alpine valley with sheer cliff faces overlooked by Nevado Hauntsan, 6200m., where my party of 3 camped for the night. We were on a 4-day trek from Olleros to Chavín, Peru. I began my alpine training for treks like this with a friend, scaling the heights of El Tepozteco near Tepoztlán, México, many months before. I lost the 35mm Agfa negatives of this shoot and discovered a faded print in my old photo travel-journal dating back to 1975. Using an HP Scanjet 5470c I was able render a digital image which I carefully restored as best I could with multiple Photoshop operations.

A minor crossing of the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand in the Golden Triangle. I flew Royal Laotian Airways (consisting of a single DC3 aircraft) into Ban Hat Tai from Luang Prabang. Travelers continued into Thailand crossing the Mekong River by small wooden boats and then bus to the nearest major town, Chiang Rai. It was a grand adventure. This 1974 image was taken with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

As modern as Singapore was in 1974, there were still elements of the past, especially in the harbor. This 1974 image was taken with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

¿Disfruta el sabor? - -de un Pepsi, como no! Evitando el calor del mediodía, cerca de las ruinas de Palenque me encontré con este personaje muy extraño. Era un viajero holandés - un tipo bohemio, que había un guacamayo muy social. El ave se gustó del sabor de Pepsi Cola. Poco después de esta foto fue tomada el guacamayo saltó hacia mí y asegurada su pico en mi oreja. Su dueño me dijo, "Dale un sorbo de tu Pepsi si desea que tu oreja devuelto..." Yo de inmediato cumplido!I Sheltering from the heat of midday near Palenque Ruins I ran into this very odd character. He was a Dutch traveller--very much a Bohemian type of fellow, who owned a quite social macaw. The bird had a taste for Pepsi Cola. Shortly after this photo was taken the macaw hopped over to me and latched it's beak onto my earlobe. His owner said to me, "Give him a sip of your Pepsi if you want your ear back. . . " I immediately complied! This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC rangefinder film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak Ektachrome-X slide film, the positive transparency scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 scanner and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Some of my friends use dogs and cats to test their lenses and camera gear. As you can see, I have raised the level of the bar somewhat . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5lYNgCVwFo Sam Cooke - Working On A Chain Gang This 1974 image was taken with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The negative was scanned with an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.

A beautiful fortress town in north central Algeria that I passed through on a journey across North Africa in a past lifetime. This image, shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, came from a 35mm negative scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and digitally rendered with multiple Photoshop operations.

Equestrian polo lacrosse is an unusual slant on this sport practiced by my Greys Scouts Rhodesian friends long ago in a now defunct nation. This image came from a 35mm negative shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet 5470c and restored using multiple Photoshop operations.