All of these photos (except for the macro and mountain shot) were taken with a Nikkormat FT2, using 400 speed black and white film. All have been scanned on a color flatbed scanner. All photos are copyright © Ben Brooks.
A picture of a peak taken from the center of the Carbon River. Note: this is a 110 negative, printed in black and white and handcolored.
A night exposure taken outside my house.
A macro picture of a rock.
A hand colored picture of the statue at Bellarmine Preparatory.
Lena Lake in the Olympics in Washington.
The Campbell House Hotel in Lake Chelan. Note the starry sky.
Wreck of the Peter Iredale in Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia River.
Another shot of the Peter Iredale. The sticks in the foreground was where the rudder was.
A 2+ story bandsaw from a logging exhibit. I am 6'1" and I reached about 2/3 of the way up to the platform. And yes that is the blade still on there..
This is a bridge over the Carbon River in Pierce County near Mount Rainier.
Here is a picture of House Mountain in the Olympics, above Cougar Lake. A sepia-toned image.
Dilapidated pier on the Tacoma waterfront.
Stars at night. Note the lights from a passing plane (dotted lines).
Old drillpress from Camp 26 in Oregon.
Night exposure of the moon at night with clouds. This was a long-time exposure.
Handcolored version of the above photo.
I traveled down the coast with my parents a little ways one summer, and took these shots. One day I hope to travel the whole coast and take even more pictures of all the lighthouses!
How about a picture on the beach?
An interesting pattern on the Beach. What caused this, I don't know!
Cape Meares Lighthouse.
Another shot of Cape Meares Lighthouse. Yes, you can go inside it.
A lifeboat memorial on Tillamook Bay.
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