Asahi Pentax 6 X 7

The Navajos call this sacred rock, Tsé Bitʼaʼí, which means, Winged Rock. On maps it is identified as, Shiprock. Whatever you may call this 30 million year-old volcanic plug soaring into the sky, it is a special place - an icon of the Navajo Nation and of the Four Corners Region of New Mexico. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Smardy IR 720 filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

After careful consideration I have selected my Christmas tree. It comes pre-decorated with a galaxy of shining stars so as to light up the night in order to guide Santa on his appointed rounds. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Smardy IR 720 filter using Konica Infrared 750 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Pass at you own risk! This photo was taken with an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and a 82mm B+W filter using Efke R50 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.

From a distance, Perins Peak is visible through the woodlands of Overend Mountain Park at the edge of the small town of Durango. This forested area was my playground as a small child during the late 1950s where I developed a life-long love for unspoiled nature. In my child's mind I thought that the peak was called "Parents Peak", and that it was a place for grownups to get away from their nagging children. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The trail ahead is my life's journey as I plod towards the endless horizon. This cropped photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135 lens with a B+W 67E KR15 2.3⨯ filter using Ilford Delta 400 Pro film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Visitors from lower altitudes flock here during that brief Autumn period when the aspen forests transform the landscape into vivid hues of yellows and oranges. 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 Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Well Dusty, it looks like we're goin' to have to make a slight detour to get around this here ditch . . . Yup Lefty, that durn navigatin' app gave us a bum steer . . . 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 HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Ilford XP2 Super 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Stripped of it's foliage and bark, yet standing tall over it's domain. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Hoya SMC O[G] 82mm filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Like the Oracles of yesteryear, The Rock can foretell human history. As I queried humanity's future, I felt a foreboding feeling as it responded. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR/6X7 1:4/200mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei Retro 400s film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Even a person accustomed to the mild weather of coastal California can appreciate this highland winter wonderland. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Hoya SMC O[G] 82mm filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

We could climbup to the mountaintop. We could fly on the wings of an eagle. But we can't get any higher than this. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with an 82mm R-72 filter using Konica Infrared 750 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rush Hour!!! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR/6X7 1:4/200mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm L39•3C(UV) filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The high country viewed from Molas Pass (10,910 ft/ 3,325 m) of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Across the arid landscape I wander, traveling to some unknown destination. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and HOYA HMC 82mm O[G] filter using Ilford Delta 100 Pro film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Part of the High Country Gallery in the Land of Zion. 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 Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

Overlook of San Andreas fault valley and San Bernardino Mountains. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens and Kowa Y2 ø67 filter using Fomapan 200 Creative film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

As a child I traveled this road with my parents long ago. From our car my sister exclaimed, "Look!! It's Ice Cream Cone Mountain". Although maps identify the mountain by a different name, it will always be Ice Cream Cone Mountain to me. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Mult-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75 lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.