This is Elmo the Magnificent. I made this photo on slide film in 1981 at a local children's zoo. I shot this with my three and four year old sons hanging on my legs - now that I think about it, they probably steadied the shot. I used either Ektachrome 64 or Kodachrome 64 slide film using my Nikon Ftn (circa 1970) with a 50mm 1.4 lens. I had it transferred digitally about 18 months ago with about 1000 other slides. The transfer was made by ScanCafe, and they restored it perfectly. The only post processing that I have done is to crop it and add the copyright. As I was perusing my libraries during the latest rain storm, I came across it and thought that I would share it with you.

This is Elmo the Magnificent. I made this photo on slide film in 1981 at a local children's zoo. I shot this with my three and four year old sons hanging on my legs - now that I think about it, they probably steadied the shot. I used either Ektachrome 64 or Kodachrome 64 slide film using my Nikon Ftn (circa 1970) with a 50mm 1.4 lens. I had it transferred digitally about 18 months ago with about 1000 other slides. The transfer was made by ScanCafe, and they restored it perfectly. The only post processing that I have done is to crop it and add the copyright. As I was perusing my libraries during the latest rain storm, I came across it and thought that I would share it with you.