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People drive crazy in the mountains, and why I love film.

I recently took a trip to the Seneca Rocks area of West Virginia for an extended weekend of photography. For the uninitiated, driving in and around the mountains of West Virginia isn’t the idyllic experience one would naturally assume. Not only are the roads continually and wildly meandering, but people drive crazy in the mountains; your attention is less on the beauty of the region but on the road, on not dying in a horrific crash or tumble down the mountainside…

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Winter Wheat | Ektachrome 100 8x10 | Fujinon 240 A f/9 | Intrepid MK2 8x10 #believeinfilm #kodakektachrome #slidefilm #largeformat #largeformatphotography #easternshore #marylandphotography
Here’s a photo of the side of a cliff somewhere in WV… welcome to the day after. Camera: Intrepid MK2 8x10 Film: Kodak Ektachrome 8x10 Lens: Fujinon A 240mm f/9 #thedayafter #kodak #ektachrome #largeformatphotography #largeformat #film
Kodak girl returns from the film arhcive! Camera: Mamyia RB67 ProSD Film: Kodak Ektar 100 120 Lens: Mamiya 90mm f/3.5 KL #ektar #ektar100 #KodakFilm #KodakProfessional #Ektachrome #filmisnotdead #filmisgod #kodak #georgetowndc #georgetown
One of my favorite shots with one of my favorite medium format cameras. The light hit just perfectly between the columns and onto the stone floor. My only regret is a was just a smidge off-center. Shhh… don’t look or you’ll never b
Another shot along Seneca Creek Trail in West Virginia. I brought water shoes with me owing to the many crossings, and it allowed me to stand in a section of the creek in order to capture this image. I’m not sure why I took this photo, other th
While not exactly an original or artistic shot of Seneca Rocks, I still loved the way this image came out. It was late afternoon and there was a red/orange hue that seemed to blend in with the fall foliage. If you are able to zoom into the top, a bit
Along the South Branch of the Potomac River I came across this stump which lingered over the water that rushed by underneath it. There were beautiful purple and orange hues from light passing through leaves nearby. Ektachrome nailed it with an 8 seco
I found this fallen tree along the Seneca Creek Trail with the root system nearly intact. I chose to shoot in B&W to isolate the pattern of the roots. Beautiful example of underground root structures we almost never see. Camera: Intrepid MKIl 8x
The first few miles from the Seneca Creek Trailhead is lined with these beautiful pine trees. They had already dropped much of their needles to allow for new growth. As the day got darker I have to admit they became a bit ominous and constricting, an
Blueberry bushes turn bright red in fall and saturate the Dolly Sods Wilderness among white, lichen-covered boulders and spruce trees. While it’s not recommended to shoot towards the sun, the light accentuated the deep red leaves and cast this