Back to the damn dam, dammit.

[Paul Taylor]

I was feeling like a mini-trip and the weather was *supposed* to be nice Wednesday. Surprisingly, it was nice weather wise - except for the wind. But I took some allergy meds and embarked loaded with some camera gear. I took the Toyo 4x5 and some Cinestill 400D (I have bought a bunch of it - and not shot any yet.) I also took the new-to-me Nikon D800 & my Fuji GS645w with some Kentmere.

I drove up to Roosevelt Lake/Dam/Bridge - and then drove down "The Apache Trail" to get home. The trail is a mostly unpaved road that winds it's way through some gorgeous scenery.

I was glad there was some clouds, as here in AZ most of our sky is cloudless. I shot 12 sheets of 400D and about an entire roll through the GS645W

Here are the digital, I am developing the film tonight.

DSC_1562 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1557 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1553 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1552 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1548 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1556 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1569 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1573 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

DSC_1567 copy by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Did you intentionally take similar exposures with the Toyo? I'll be curious to see how they turn out. What sort of developing tank are you using (if you already told me, I forgot). I'll be getting new chemistry in the next week or so and hoping to have some better weather than what we've had lately. I've got a pile of Fomapan 100 and 100 is pretty slow for me so I'm hoping for some sun. Beautiful color in your shots Paul!

 

[Paul Taylor]

I took similar exposures, so they should provide an interesting comparison.

I am quite happy with the files from the ol' D800.

Most likely I will use my Stearman tank. I might do a few in a Jobo that I haven't tried yet.

 

[Gary Ayala]

The clouds add significant texture to the photos.

 

[Chris Bennett]

Thanks for sharing these photos. It brought back some forgotten memories of a family holiday back in the 1990s. We stayed in Globe one night and explored the Apache Trail. It was my daughters first encounter with a tarantula!

 

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks for sharing these photos. It brought back some forgotten memories of a family holiday back in the 1990s. We stayed in Globe one night and explored the Apache Trail. It was my daughters first encounter with a tarantula!

I met my wife in Globe, she was doing a contract forestry job up there.

I have probably driven the paved section of Apache Trail thousands of times as it is a good road for sports car fun. They have been closing the unpaved section for 1 or 2 years at a time to pave the particularly problematic sections, so I would expect around the year 3030 it will be all paved judging by their current progress.

There is a time of year when all the big furry and friendly spiders come out to migrate, I have seen it a few times!