Medium Format Photography

24May

Santa Barbara

Back when I was putting miles on the Evo to break in the new engine, part of my travels brought me back to Santa Barbara. I don’t usually get out there much, but it always feels relaxing spending time there since it’s much more chill than Los Angeles. This was also during some big fires east of the area so in one photo the plume of smoke can be seen rising over downtown. After getting there I took a break to just walk around downtown and shoot some of the area on Velvia. I always love Velvia for scenery, it’s going to be a sad day when Fuji also decides to stop producing it.

Smoke rising over downtown Santa Barbara

Granada Theater

Spanish style entryway

Whitewashed buildings in the shade

Possibly Santa Barbara Town Hall

Old Courtyard

14Apr

Evo memories

Out of the slide film that I finally developed there were a number of shots from the end of the Evo upgrade project. I believe these were all after the new engine went in and were during the break-in period, but before Cam was out here to shoot and test the car as well.

Looking down the passenger side of the Evo
Parked at Henry’s back when he lived at his parents. We were about to change the suspension.

At Henry's house about to install a new suspension on the Evo
Fortune 500’s sitting in the trunk, about to get installed.

Engine bay open, preparing to remove the old suspension
The engine bay looks a lot more stock than it does now. This was also before going to speed density I believe.

Evo parked off the freeway at an overlook
Parked off the I5 taking a break from traffic. I think we had to 600+ miles on the engine to break it in before tuning.

Looking head on at the Evo during sundown
The chopped nose with the painted lip and cusco brace is a good look, though I still prefer the Evo 7 front it ultimately ended up getting changed to.

Evo parked at one of the dirt overlooks somewhere in the Malibu hills
At one of the overlooks in Malibu

Top down shot of the Evo sitting parked out near my place
Looking down on the Evo from my building, back when there wasn’t a building directly in front of my view.

28Mar

Vasquez Rocks

Back when Cam was here we took a break one afternoon from cruising around and shooting cars to go up to Vasquez Rocks. Given its prevalence in media for such a long time and its true wild west vibes I always like to show it to family and friends who haven’t been out to California when they visit. He seemed to also really enjoy it and we got a lot of good shots around the area and with the sun setting.