Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Danger lurks in the dark shadows. Like a giant sequoia, I aspire to get above it all. 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 Rollei Retro 400S film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

An example of a three thousand year old bench . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L-1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

May this forest prosper forever. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L-1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

WARNING: Side effects from walking in a sequoia grove can include giddiness, loss of equilibrium and a sore neck. Consult your doctor before attempting such a walk. 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 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

These vigilant ancients have watched over the forest throughout the centuries. 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 UV filter using Rollei CN200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Our species evolved in the deep forest before venturing out to occupy every environmental niche on Earth. We are still drawn back to our origins, surrounded by lofty trees. 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 Rollei Retro 400S film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Enduring through the centuries. 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 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot defend themselves or run away. And few destroyers of trees ever plant any, nor can planting avail much toward restoring our grand aboriginal giants. It took more than three thousand years to make some of the oldest of the sequoias, trees that are still standing in perfect strength and beauty, waving and singing in the mighty forests of the Sierra. Through all of the eventful centuries since Christ’s time, and long before that, God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand storms; but he cannot save them from sawmills and fools; this is left to the American people. - John Muir These photos were taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with an 82mm UV filter using Rollei CN200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Old Goliath was one of the largest trees in the grove until it came crashing down during a violent windstorm in December of 1861 as Alexander Jackson “Trapper” Smith listened from inside his nearby tree cabin (The Smith Cabin Tree). He didn’t dare to venture outside as the force of the storm tossed tree tops about, twisted branches off and hurled entire trees to the ground. He wondered if his creaking and trembling tree would be the next to go. The earth shook when the enormous Old Goliath fell, and Smith was certain that his end had come. Luckily, both Smith and his tree survived this wild storm. Although it has been over 140 years since this tree fell, it still has much of its bark. 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 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

In the 1870’s, visitors to the South Grove named this tree after San Francisco’s, newly built, elegant seven story Palace Hotel. The large opening in the base of the tree reminded visitors of the central courtyard carriage entrance called the Grand Court. 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 UV filter using Rollei CN200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Old Goliath was one of the largest trees in the grove until it came crashing down during a violent windstorm in December of 1861 as Alexander Jackson “Trapper” Smith listened from inside his nearby tree cabin (The Smith Cabin Tree). He didn’t dare to venture outside as the force of the storm tossed tree tops about, twisted branches off and hurled entire trees to the ground. He wondered if his creaking and trembling tree would be the next to go. The earth shook when the enormous Old Goliath fell, and Smith was certain that his end had come. Luckily, both Smith and his tree survived this wild storm. Although it has been over 150 years since this tree fell, it still has much of its bark. 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 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The will to live shines forth from this ancient sequoia. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens and 82mm R-72 filter using Rollei Retro 400S film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.