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New Mexico, November 2008
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These are snaps I made while on Dave Wyman's November 2008 New Mexico trip.
These are shot on RealRAW.
I took a black Nikon FE and a silver Nikon FA, with Nikon NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8 AF-D, 20mm f/2.8 AI-s, 28mm f/2 AI-s, 50mm f/1.4 AI-s, 85mm f/2 AI-s and 200mm f/4 AI lenses.
Unless otherwise noted, all are shot a Nikon A2 (light amber) filter for a warmer color balance. I used 52mm filters, and brought some 77mm filters and a 62 -> 77mm step-up ring for use with the 20mm lens.
The only digital camera I brought was a Canon SD880, the photos from which you can see at my New Mexico Digital Capture Galley. Feel free to call up both pages and compare some of the same shots made both as photographs (here) and digital capture (there).
You can't get these colors with digital capture, and the original film looks a zillion times better than the cheap scans presented below. These colors are what I shpt and goot back from the lab; I didn't have to tweak them, This is why I photograph with Fuji Velvia 50.
Shooting the FA in Matrix (AMP) and Program, all I did was focus and shoot, and I was done. I had a blast photographing on this trip!
All this gear is from the 1980s, except for the 14mm f/2.8 AF-D, which is from 1999, and the FE, which is from the 1970s. Cameras from this era are so much more fun to shoot: no menus, no custom functions, no rechargeable batteries, no laptops, no downloading and no crap: just shoot.
05 November 2008, Wednesday
I left La Jolla and headed out to Arizona.
Motel, Route 66, Yucca, Arizona.
Photographed with a black Nikon FE, Nikon 14mm f/2.8 AF-D, rear-mounted Kodak 81A gel, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan.
Roadkill Cafe, Evening, Route 66, Seligman, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a black Nikon FE, Nikon 28mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, casual use of tripod.
Yum! Dinner at the Roadkill Cafe. Their steaks are awesome.
After dinner, I wandered around the parking lot in the dark and took advantage of the Nikon FE's extraordinary automatic long-time exposures.
Jail, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a black Nikon FE, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, f/something and AUTO mode, about a minute of auto exposure..
Moon Throwing Star Trails, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a black Nikon FE, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, f/something and AUTO mode, several minutes auto exposure. Frame 36.
Green No Parking, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a black Nikon FE, Nikon 28mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, f/something and AUTO mode, several minutes auto exposure. Lucky frame 37.
06 November 2008, Thursday
I rose with the dawn in Seligman and wandered around. Last night I discovered that my FE was shorting my exposures by about a third of a stop, so I went back to shooting the FA for the rest of the trip just in case.
Seligman Grocery, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 28mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Seligman Grocery, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 28mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Dennis Volunteer Fire Department, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s , Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Souvenirs, 8:30 AM, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
It's Always a Good Day for the Roadkill Cafe. Route 66, Seligman, Arizona.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 20mm f/2.8 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
I spent the rest of the day driving to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Arizona Highway Patrol doesn't mess around: I got busted for running two MPH over the speed limit on I-40 just past Flagstaff.
07 November 2008, Friday
We went out and walked around Old Town Albuquerque.
San Felipe de Neri Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 28mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
After the morning walk, we saddled up and headed up the Turquoise Trail via Madrid to Santa Fe.
Turquoise Trail, Madrid, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 20mm f/2.8 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Once in Santa Fe, we went walking.
Frieze, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 28mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Adobe, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Space Alien, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Adobe Moon, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 200mm f/4 AI, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Afternoon Light, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
Last Light, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Photographed with a silver Nikon FA, Nikon 200mm f/4 AI, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Program Auto, matrix metering.
After photographing Santa Fe, we saddled back up and rode the rest of the way to Taos.
Next: 08 November 2008
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