MASH TRUCK

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Frame by Frame Travel: MASH TRUCK

In a series of walks I made shortly after I moved to Ventura County, I discovered many interesting locations where popular movies of '70s and '80 were made. One of them is the MASH site at Malibu Creek Canyon.

This image was made with Mamiya 7 camera and Efke IR820 AURA infrared film.

MASH is a 1970 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The film depicts a unit of medical personnel stationed at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War.

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[Rob MacKillop]

They just left it there? Makes for a very nice photo, though! I do like your use of infra red film, Nihat.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Thank you, Rob. I am going to test Rollei's infrared film this week-end. The site has 3 vehicles. It's almost like a small open museum.

 

[Stan Hesketh]

Brilliant! "Mash" is one of my all time favourite TV programmes. Great photo.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Thank you, Stan. It was interesting to "discover" the site. They certainly know the art of illusion by making a small movie set a huge TV program.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Smashing image Nihat, as always I see perfection.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Wow - so did you know it was there before you set out, or was it just a lucky discovery?

My good friend Jonathan Baxter has sort out movie locations in and around LA - including some alien planets from the original Star Trek series - weird to see pictures from today compared to shots from a TV series you grew up with

 

[Kev Pugh]

Nice shot 'Hawkeye'

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice one, Nihat (as usual).

How did the Rollei IR film work out, Nihat? Any foties, yet?

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Thanks, Julian. Much appreciated.

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Just coincidence, Chris. I like exploring with the element of surprise to me. That is fun for me. I am told Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid was filmed about 3 miles further from this post. But the area impassable for my load and PF.

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Thanks very much Brian. I tested 1/2 roll today at the Griffith's back hills. Had 5 frames on a gloomy afternoon, sun behind clouds. It'll be interesting. I plan to finish the roll tomorrow and has something out by the week-end.

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Thanks Kev.

 

[Pete Askew]

Interesting Nihat and a superb shot as well. The IR effect gives a great contrast between the metal and the 'natural' materials around.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Thank you very much, Pete. I still have a few boxes of Efke IR 4x5 film. I am hoping that Rollei IR film will be as good. I read its quality is more consistent.