Our last trip to Joshua Tree we decided to camp. We camped at Jumbo Rock campground and we all had a great time exploring and climbing. Xander loves finding hiding spots:) We ended up freezing that night because we were not properly prepared, even the dog refused to climb out of her burrowed spot in the sleeping bags. But, we had fun!
This photo of Mike was taken the same day as this photo of Xander B. Like the portrait of Xander, this photo was also way over exposed….and the focus is a little off too, but I like it!
My order of dark room chemicals came in the other day and I keep reading and re-reading directions on how to mix the chemicals, development times, etc…I’m a little nervous to get started! I’m sure it will be fine once I just spend an hour or so with no distractions :) I have a few sheets to process and I’m excited to see how they came out :)
Mike and I went on a road trip (to celebrate his 30th birthday) from LA to the Salton Sea stopping at Disneyland, San Diego and Julian along the way. We took along my 4x5 view camera. This shot was taken the morning of Mike’s 30th birthday in our hotel room in San Diego.
I love this camera! I’ve been wanting one since college but never invested in one. Since testing it I think I’m going to invest in a scanner and a lens with a shutter.
This was taken on Tri X 320 f/4 for 3 seconds. I had forgotten my meter and just guessed on the exposure. My exposure guesses worked for this shot but I *way* over estimated exposure times on some other shots of the desert and they aren’t usable. Oh well, lesson learned!
On November 11 Mike turned 30. I had a surprise party in the works, hoping to make it a memorable birthday, but through a technical gliche in our iPad he found out! We decided to cancel dinner and go on a road trip for 5 days. Our first stop was Disneyland! Then we headed to San Diego, Julian and finally the Salton Sea. This panorama is taken somewhere between Julian and the Salton Sea on CA 78 in the Anzo-Borrego State Park. We love the desert and mountains and this area had plenty of both, it was fabulous.
