Desert Shores

Desert Shores, CA

Population:  ~1,100

Once a thriving resort town along the western coast of the Salton Sea, its heyday being in the 1950-1960s, Desert Shores has deteriorated over the decades largely due to the residual effects of Salton Sea contamination.

Currently, there are several restoration projects underway and planned by local and state agencies, including water restoration to the marina.



I spent an afternoon capturing photographs of the town and had some good encounters with locals as well.



B/W photos were captured on Kodak Tri-X 400 film with a Voigtlander Bessa R4M camera and a Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic
lens.  Color photos were captured digitally on a Sony A7Cii camera and a Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm F4 MC lens. 

All Photographed 11/9/25

Desert Shores

Once A Marina

Hope For The Future

Call For Help?

Palm & LaJolla

Sea & Sun

Art Revival

Lucia

Mi Amigos

Hidden Sunrise

A few photos from a sunrise photo walk at Waukegan Harbor & Marina and the Waukegan Municipal Beach in Waukegan, IL on 6/2/24.  Weather predicted was intermittent clouds at 5:17am sunrise; what we experienced was complete cloud cover until after 8am.  Nonetheless, it was a successful morning of photography.  

Blue Hour Boats

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/4 | 28mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Golden Hour Boats

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/20 | 28mm | ISO 200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Mast Chaos

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/30 | 135mm | ISO 100

Canon 135mm F3.5 (adapted)

Solitude

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/1250 | 70mm | ISO 250

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Morning Calm

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/1250 | 105mm (equiv) | ISO 160

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 6/2/24

Lindys

52Frames - Week 36 - Triangular Composition (alternate)

Bang's Lake

Wauconda, IL

Sony A7 IV @ f11 1/125 14mm ISO 400

Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Series II

Photographed 09/7/23

Toy Marina

3/4/11 - Week 9
As a kid, I was enamored with model trains, planes and boats.  Flying over the marina on approach to SFO this week, this scene reminded me of the over-the-top models from my youth.