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Point Reyes, Swooping Cypress
The Straight and Narrow
Jenny Lake Overlook
Under the Boardwalk,
Santa Monica Pier
A Foggy Afternoon
Near Santa Cruz
Antelope Canyon
Canyonlands Corral
Rosy Canyon Mill
Un diamant dans le noir
Canyonlands National Park
Tea Kettle Junction, Darwin, CA
A Streetcar Named 914
Valley of the Gods
A Streetcar Named 945 Tonight
Mormon Row, Original Structures, 1994
Oak Alley Plantation II
Oak Alley Plantation I
Old Seaside School
Barthel Store II
Fall n’ Gate
The Resting Place of
John R. Jaeger,
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1,
New Orleans, LA
Old Schoolhouse in
Ovid, Idaho
Lone Crane
Morro Bay, California
Thank You!
Swooping Cypress
Looks like the Cypress are swooping down to pick-up an unsuspecting traveler.
The building at the end is a radio station (KPH.) This radio station was responsible for ship-to-shore communications for the central west coast portion of the United States back in the early Twentieth century. This station has been credited as being one of the last to broadcast Morse code in the United States. The powerful transmitting antenna was located 20 miles away as so it won't interfere with the sensitive receiving antenna designed to listen to ships that were hundreds of miles away.
The Straight and Narrow
This is one of those ‘’classic’’ road shots. This photograph was taken from Hwy 163 just south of a small town called Mexican Hat near the Arizona/Utah state line (USA.) I was quite excited to see a freshly paved road pointed straight to Monument Valley!
Jenny Lake Overlook
A light dusting today. I dropped out of my tent pushing snow out the entrance as I 'shivered' my way to this scene. I darkened the photo to get more detail from the clouds. Seems okay even though it is so dark there are no detail towards the bottom half. Old pic, new visit!
Under the Boardwalk
This is a long exposure (25 seconds) photographed just after sunset. Kind of neat how they leave that boat stuck in the sand. Haven’t noticed it in recent years, think it is gone.
A Foggy Afternoon Near Santa Cruz
A little fog moving into the Santa Cruz area so one of the first things I look for are trees. Some of the nicest threes in this area are Cypress. With their wind-swept tops and their low profile, they can make fascinating subjects for any photographer.
Antelope Canyon
A major attraction made popular because of photography. Ironically it is almost impossible to capture a good long exposure because there are too many people walking through. If I understand correctly there are no more photography tours because the park officials feel it is slowing down all the tours they feed through this place. Talking about biting the hand that feeds you!
Canyonlands Corral
This is a place where ranchers would gather up their free-range cattle and load them on a truck. Ranchers use these outcrops as natural fences which reduces the work needed to make the corral. There is a lot of free-range cattle in Southern Utah an I’ve run into many corrals built with this same concept in mind.
Canon 1n using Ilford 100 BW Film
Rosy Canyon Mill
I know nothing about this windmill or what it is doing here but the background was quite interesting so I thought I would take a picture. It is located in Rosy Canyon on the Utah/Arizona border near the Kaibab Indian Reservation.
This is one of the very few photos I have posted on my website that was originally shot with black and white film. I also shot this using a digital color camera but when I converted it to black and white, I lost the texture on the rocky hill. This is because film has a lot less latitude and therefore the shadowy areas are more “pronounced.” In this case the shadows showcase the many layers of sandstone that created this hill.
Un diamant dans le noir
I remember the first time I visited the Louvre I resisted photographing the glass pyramids that were built in the courtyard of the Musée du Louvre (1984.) It seemed like sacrilege! Here is such a classic design and then they install a modern-looking structure right in the center of the courtyard. I use to think it was completely wrong. Well over the years I have decidedly changed my mind. Without question, this modern-looking glass pyramid enhances the Louvre‘s courtyard, especially in the evening. I also love the way the reflecting pools enhance the entire area. Guess that would be the purpose of a reflecting pool :-)
Canyonlands National Park
I loved visiting Canyonlands and Arches National Park for many years! I can't begin to count how many enjoyable memories I've had when visiting these parks back in the turn of the last century! However, in the past several years I have done an explosive amount of scouting using Flickr, Google Earth, and other Internet resources. This ''scouting'' has led me to discover many other photographic possibilities in the past few years. I am thankful for all the information the Internet has given me but it sometimes leaves me yearning for the ''old days.'' So occasionally I find myself roaming through some of my old film archives in search of some ''noteable'' frames I might have missed in the past. Well, as you have guessed, this is one of them!
The reason I originally skipped this capture is because it was too ''faded'' looking. For one thing, the sky was blown-out (white) which made the camera underexpose the canyons. Because of this, I basically had this image with an off-white sky and a dull-looking canyon area below. After looking at this 18 years later I knew I could make some positive changes to this photo. Since my Photoshop skills are somewhat limited I decided to just crop out the sky and change the contrast. Otherwise this image has not been altered! Here I have captured a section of ''Island in the Sky'' near sunset. I especially like the horizontal white lines stretching across the image! The lines must have been created by a large deposit of calcium at some period. Although I have not research this, I'm guessing it was once part of a great prehistoric ocean that left its deposits thousands of years ago! Perhaps if I get some extra time someday I will research this ''white stripe'' and let you know what made it tick!
Tea Kettle Junction, Darwin, CA 2009
Tea Kettle Junction, Darwin, CA. Not to be confused with the better known Tea Kettle Junction in Death Valley located less than one hundred miles from here.
A Streetcar Named 914
I decided to make a quick jump back to the Garden District in New Orleans before I have to catch my flight back to San Francisco. I love the way the majestic oak trees create a ‘’light dance’’ on the street. Something about this scene made me think how nice it would look in black and white.
Valley of the Gods
The Valley of the Gods is a scenic sandstone valley near Mexican Hat in southeastern Utah. Valley of the Gods is located north of Monument Valley across the San Juan River and has rock formations similar to those in Monument Valley with tall, reddish brown mesas, buttes, towers and mushroom rocks, remnants of an ancient landscape.
A Streetcar Named 945 Tonight
Sitting at a bus stop with one of my best friends drinking a couple of beers and solving the world’s problems. Ya, two guys sitting at a bus stop drinking beer… no warning signs there. In reality our hotel is in the background (of this shot) and we decided to chill for a bit and ‘’catch up’’ on time before turning in. This streetcar decided to make its rounds and presented a nice capture for me!! Thank you! Purely by coincidence this car (945) is my favorite ‘’daytime’’ streetcar capture... soon to be uploaded!!
Mormon Row, Original Structures, 1994
Another "Picture Window" taken in my early days (1994.) This structure does not exist anymore (as of 2001.) The park service claimed they were not going to maintain the structures in this area (called Mormon Row.) However, anyone who has visited this area knows that they had a change of heart. After all, it does attract a lot of visitors.
Oak Alley II
Oak Alley Plantation is a historic plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, about 55 miles east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Oak Alley is named for its distinguishing visual feature, an alley, created by a double row of southern live oak trees. I love the texture of the Oak roots floating above the ground.
Oak Alley I
At the time Oak Alley was built, the River Region sugar industry was flourishing, and a chain of stately plantation homes lined the banks of the Mississippi. Too many of these since have been devoured by the passage of time, exposure to the elements and mankind's struggle to move on, but Oak Alley remains as a testimonial to the old South's golden age. There is a simple authenticity about her grandeur that reassures and frees the mind to contemplate and appreciate all facets of her existence.
The trees were planted between 1725. It is not until January 1837 Jacques Roman begins building the mansion. Jacques builds his home at the end of the oak tree row so the breeze would be guided up through the house.
Old Seaside School
Old Seaside School, Swanton Road, Santa Cruz County. This area is known dairy cattle since the California Gold Rush. The area was named after Fred Swanton, builder of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Swanton had its own post office from 1897 to 1930, and its own elementary school until 1960 (Seaside School.)
Barthel Store II
Old Seaside School, Swanton Road, Santa Cruz County. This area is known dairy cattle since the California Gold Rush. The area was named after Fred Swanton, builder of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Swanton had its own post office from 1897 to 1930, and its own elementary school until 1960 (Seaside School.)
Fall n’ Gate
It’s the autumn season here in Western Colorado and the Aspen trees are changing color. I really like the dirt roads colored by the fallen leaves. Straight roads are kind of plain and if it weren’t for the gate I would have never taken this shot. This gate is near a small town called Marble, Colorado.
The Resting Place of John R. Jaeger, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Located in Garden District Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is one of the oldest city governed cemeteries. The cemetery was named after the city of Lafayette, which was once the area of New Orleans. With almost 500 wall vaults the cemetery has a rich history of some of the first settlers from Ireland and Germany. Some of the most famous people buried in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 are Mayfair Witches, Lafayette and Jefferson fireman. There are 1,100 family tombs and over 7,000 people buried here.
Old Schoolhouse in Ovid, Idaho
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Lone Crane
Probably would have liked a little more fog but I still like it. This small crane is used to help unload the fisherman’s catch. The town of Morro Bay was founded by Franklin Riley in 1870 as a port for the export of dairy and ranch products. He was instrumental in the building of a wharf which has now become the Embarcadero. During the 1870s, schooners could often be seen at the Embarcadero picking up wool, potatoes, barley, and dairy products.
Lone Crane
At Bayou Paul Road is the rustic M. Barthel Store (circa 1880), although locals call it the J. A. Barthel Store. The swayback plank porch leads to a dim interior captured for its atmosphere in numerous commercials and films. Although the store no longer stocks general merchandise-buckets, boots, moss, and such-the straightforward display of foodstuffs and sundries on unadorned shelving preserves the flavor of a River Road general store where the proprietor greets everyone by name and business is still done the old-fashioned way.
My name is Scott and this is my second major website revision for ScottHamptonPhotography.com. I am an IT pro but not a website designer. My old photography website was very ‘’static’’ looking and needed to be moved into the modern world. Luckily I was able to find an app that helped me move my website into the modern age! As a result, this site is currently in development and has minimal navigational (or any other) features at this time(November 2015.)