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Expired Velvia at Peaks of Otter

January 30, 2016 — 1 Comment

Peaks of Otter is a little destination in the mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. There is a lodge and a camping ground surrounded by 3 mountains. In the image below the lodge is on the lake and Sharp top is standing tall behind it. It is a nice place and depending when you go might be very busy. When you get the opportunity also drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, it is very beautiful in every part.

Taken with Vogitlander Bessa R4M on expired Velvia 100

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Here is another photograph taken with the film looking out from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Thanks for looking.

Gnarled braches

January 2, 2016 — Leave a comment

Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park is a great place to walk in a meadows. If you are lucky you would come by some deer walking and eating in the area. There are two or three small areas of these trees some are alive and some are not. They are also covered by lichen. I captured this on some Holga 400 film with my Fujica G690bl at 100mm.

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Expired Film at Big Meadows

December 8, 2015 — Leave a comment

So I went up to Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park back at the beginning of November. I was with some family and we had a great time and I brought a few cameras to get a variety of photographs on various formats and films. The colors were mostly gone in the trees but the reds in the meadows showed well. Fall in the park is a magical thing indeed.

Taken with Voigtlander Bessa R4M on expired Velvia 100

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There was much gold in the fields as well…

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Konpon Daito Pagoda – Koya-san

December 1, 2015 — Leave a comment

Konpon Daito Pagoda is larger when you see it in person. 45 meters tall it stands over the ceders that are next to it. Kobo Daishi started to build the pagoda and the main hall next to it but couldn’t finish it before his eternal meditation.

Taken with a Voigtlander Bessa R4M with 21mm lens on Ektar filmimg161