For My Landscapes / Still Life
My primary cameras are a 4x5 Wisner wooden field model and a Mamiya medium format, mounted on a sturdy tripod. I photograph with fine transparency film so that the images are sharp and clear. I use small apertures, and the long exposures that result from the combination of slow film and low light levels, that often capture the passage of wind and water through the scene.
What intrigues me is the difference light can make viewing landscapes. I prefer photographing the sunrise, and sunset. It is when nature's backdrop is most vibrant, and is an opportune time to see animals that hide from the heat. The purpose is to capture the beauty I see, and pass it on to others.
For My Animals and Birds
My primary camera again and by choice of heart is a film based 35mm. Until I have to set for hours to get a photograph. Or need to change film speeds (ISO) constantly with changing outdoor lighting conditions, or needing 25-50 rolls of film for a evening stalk and shoot. Tearing open a roll of film in a blind is like honking a horn at the animal. Using a digital camera in this case allows me to set motionless for hours as the animals roam into my view.
When photographing in the wild, I get great pleasure being able to slip into the animal's world and be merely a few feet away. Sometimes being able to smell the musk of the animal or literally hearing them breathing, while taking the photograph is exhilarating. the Florida Black bear was 30-60 feet away and the fawn and family were 20-75 feet away. The little fawn literally got so close, I had to hiss at her to keep her away from me.
Originality in my works is very important, which is why I use transparency film for my landscapes and still life. It is processed normally and made into prints without being enhanced or altered. The color photographs are then printed on Fuji Crystal Archival photo paper.
Scott has approximately 5,000 35 mm, medium format, and 4x5 images including mountain scenes, waterfalls, sunrises on the pier, sunsets in the Everglades, flowers (mostly roses, wild flowers), birds (wading birds, shore birds), reptiles, mammals, and plants / landscapes. The images were photographed in natural light settings. Films used include: Kodak Extachrome 64, Kodak Extachrome 100, Fujichrome 100, Fuji Velvia 50. The birds, and mammals were photographed in there natural settings in the wild. Using 35mm and digital medium.
