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Yesterday, it rained all day . . . more than 2" of rain. The sky started to clear just after sunset creating this eery, moody scene.

Not that they ever left but having been traveling it's good to see sunsets almost straight out back door.

Got back to MN on Saturday. Home till Thursday and then to Chicago to visit newborn grandchild #3.

Under a harsh midday sun, San Jacinto Mountain from the Palm Springs Visitor Center. I spotted these yellow flowers and well, it just had to be photographed!

Mixed in with the Cholla Cactus was this beautiful bloom

Nice Alan. One of these days we'll get some blooms like that here in MN! LOL

A 3 shot panorama from the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.

Classic shot of this place enhanced by the wave action!

Very nice. The bluebells really stand out against the green foliage.

Thanks guys! It was a ton of fun being out there.

I had scouted the location the day before and learned of the hazards. So I was extra careful!

First time in Joshua Tree. First time shooting the stars with my Leica gear. Made a tone of mistakes even in this image but had a ton of fun. I had this area all to myself for several hours in total darkness.

I was that way too. I was never much into film, especially developing (B&W). The ability to get scans, or scan myself with my 50mp digital camera makes the process more enjoyable. Developing B&W with a device called Lab Box makes it incredibly easy. https://www.lab-box.it/

I actually looked at bringing up the shadows but in this case, the result was not good so I left well enough alone and kept the silhouette.

Well, I'm back from my campaign hiatus. Recently I've been spending my time with different film and film cameras. It's been a fun journey. One of my favorite cameras at the moment is the Kodak Retina IIc. I picked this up in my local camera store for about $50 and then sent the camera to the...

The camera does not have any exposure control . . . which can be nice. It does have a snap mode which pre-focuses to something like 6 feet allowing to take photos fast. I have another film camera that also seems to under expose. But once scanned and put through some post processing, I can...

Thanks Jim! Aurora is one of those newer films. Aurora 800 is very similar to Cinestill 800. Finding old cameras and shooting them can be a rabbit hole. Including a couple I already owned, I know have 5 film cameras plus a Polaroid SX-70!

Film: Aurora 800

My favorite camera pickup recently is the Kodak Retina IIc. It's has a fold out lens but when retracted, the camera will fit in a coat pocket. Best part of this camera is the lens . . . a Schneider-Kreuznach 50mm f/2.0 lens. Takes wonderful images. #1 #2 #3

I posted the images below as a comment to my last film thread. @JimFox asked if I could start a new post since it's likely to be seen my more folks. Part of my film journey is the discovery of point and shoot cameras with decent optics. Some of the 'cult' cameras out there are way over priced...