This is the third week I’ve been posting from this set of 13 rolls of film, from in and near Yellowstone National Park….but 13 rolls is a lot of pictures! I know not everyone is particularly enamored with these photos – after all, anyone who has ever been to the park probably has a lot of the exact same shots – but I think they are great. This will be the last week of Yellowstone…next week I will post a fourth set, from the same photographer but a different style/setting. I’m currently working on scanning and restoring the next “found film” series, which I think is pretty amazing, and I think you will agree.
Meanwhile, here are this week’s pictures.
The first one is a 40-million-year-old redwood tree…and a recent shot. I guess something that’s 40 million years old doesn’t change much in 50 years.
I like the photo below. Is it Mammoth Hot Springs?
And of course no trip to Yellowstone is complete without a picture of Old Faithful!
My favorites are Castle Geyser (thanks to Mike for identifying them for me) – below are two 50-year-old photos each followed by a recent shot. Supposedly the rim of the geyser changes over time as minerals are deposited. You can check for yourself to see if this is true.
Finally, here’s a shot of one of the stained-glass windows in the Church of the Transfiguration in Grand Teton National Park, one of the stops our photographer made in and around Yellowstone. This is what it looks like in color.
Hope you enjoyed discovering these 50-year-old photos with me! You can see all 50+ photos in this set by checking out this album on Flickr.
