Bodington Photography

Photography - Landscape, Marine, Nature, Portraiture

Photograph Restoration

Digital and Film "Slide Show" Presentations

Topics

Portfolios

Land/seascapes

Nature(Animals/Flowers)

Restoration and Modification

Examples

Slide Shows

Presentations

About the Photographer...

Ed Bodington has been taking photographs for many, many years. He has a treasured collection of images from an incredible variety of adventure travel destinations around the world, on every continent except Antarctica. Taught well by his perfectionist father, he has also taken many photography seminars, including those from Ernie(less is more)Braun, and Galen(Ansel Adams of color photography) Rowell.

Photography

Preserve your memorable occasions, pets, home, antiques, cars, items for sale, or your yacht, at the dock or underway. Photographing your yacht in action from our photoboat Omega is a specialty.

Special Photo Collections

DIPSEA TRAIL - This is one of the treasures of Marin County. The trail goes from Mill Valley over several ridges of Mount Tamalpais to Stinson Beach on the Pacific Coast, a distance of about 7.2 miles. The photos show the route. This is one of my favorite hikes. This Web Page is very large, containing almost 100 images,(11 MBytes); It will take a long time to load.

MIWOK 100K Foot Race - The Miwok 100 is probably the most beautiful and one of the most challenging 100K races in the country. The route starts on the beach at Rodeo Lagoon/Fort Cronkite and eventually follows out Bolinas Ridge to the turnaround at the Randall Trailhead. Then it's back following a somewhat different route. The views are magnificent all along. This photo map is a work in progress, and is a very large page with over 130 images. Enjoy!

Restoration and Modification

You must have family photos that are faded. discolored, cracked, torn, or just plain nasty looking. They can usually be brought back to life and a new print generated in the same or different size. Check out the examples to see what can be done. (There is a limit; we can't make Jekyl look like Hyde.) Much can be done in the way of modification or enhancement of digital images.

Slide Shows

Need a slide show of some part of the world for your club or other organization? Ed and his wife have traveled to every continent, except Antarctica. Slide shows are available for most of these travel areas: North & South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic. These are not just a travelogue, but dig beneath the surface of the country and its people. Check out the list of shows - there is probably one that would be of interest.

Particulars

Contact via E-mail: elderhiker at yahoo.com Please put the words: Photo Inquiry in the subject line.

Located in San Rafael, Marin County, in the San Francisco Bay Area

Photography & Restoration

Charges are $65/hour plus transportation and costs. One hour minimum charge. Marine photography requires an additional $50/hour for the photoboat.

Unmounted Ink-Jet or Color Laser Postcard size prints are $2, 8X10 prints are $10 and 11X14 prints are $20. Larger prints by arrangement. Discounts of 50% or more for duplicates or large orders. Archival quality prints by arrangement.

Slide Shows

$200/show plus transportation & costs. Digital or Slide Projector & Screen provided.

Also visit our sister site:elderhiker.com

Landscapes and Seascapes

Hyatt Lake in the Emigrant Basin Wilderness Area, California

The "Lady Washington" Tallship. (used in Pirates of the Caribbean)

Granite plateau between Rososco and Pingree lakes, Emigrant Basin Wilderness Area, California

Cruising in the San Juan Islands

On Camel-back in the Sahara Desert, Algeria

Schooner Zodiac in Port Alberni, Canada Tall Ship Celebration

Mount Himal Chuli, Nepal

Our Photoboat Omega, resting in the San Juaquin Delta

Nature (Animals/Flowers)

California Poppy, near Abbots Lagoon, Marin County, California

Springtime in the Valley, Sacramento Valley, California

Desert Adapted Elephants, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Our Tibetan Terrier Tashi

Swan, Canal du Bourgogne, France

Cabernet on the vine, Beaune wine region, France

Camels and their owners, Tamenrasset, Sahara, Algeria.

People/Portraits

Selling blocks of salt in Timbuktu, Mali, Africa

Tuaregs in the Sahara, pouring tea before their evening meal.

Young Native Girl, India.

Filling Guerbas (Goat skins) with water in Mali, Africa

Himba women in Namibia, Skeleton Coast Region, Africa.

Woman waiting in the market, Mali, Africa.

Getting the Donkeys settled on a ferry in Mali, Africa.

Self Portrait

Art/Still Life

Water erosion channels in glacier-polished granite.

A snack lunch in France

Window geraniums beautify an old home, France.

Photo Restoration

Old photographs are subject to fading, cracking, tearing, and in the case of really old Tintypes, corrosion. Through Digital Manipulation it is quite often possible to remove and/or hide many of these blemishes. We show two examples of restoration. The first image is a very dark, old Tintype that has severe corrosion all over the lower quarter of the image plus bad spots in general. The second image is a sepia toned photograph of a storefront that is badly faded and fogged all around the edge. Restorations such as these take from one to two hours to accomplish.

Examples

BEFORE / AFTER

Corroded and damaged Tintype