Mountains Below

52 Frames - Week 51 - Fill The Frame

Cruising over some mountains of snow, I grabbed this shot as a streak-saver and the one which completes my 6X Weekly Warrior status.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/12000 | 6.76mm (24mm equiv) | ISO 64

Photographed 12/17/25

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

Paint Job

Main Street

Minturn, CO

Getting some pretty inconsistent results from my old Minolta film camera. Trying to figure out if it's the photographer, the camera and/or the lens 🤷‍♂️🤣.

Minolta X-700 | 28mm | Lomochrome Color '92 | ISO 400

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8

Photographed 10/10/25

Truth

Palm Desert, CA

On this trip, we learned of an art exhibition called DesertX 2025 (https://desertx.org/) consisting of several installations around Coachella Valley.  Unfortunately, I only made it to one of the exhibits this year...and plan to attend many more in future years.

Photos below are of an awesome sculpture in the desert entitled "Truth Arrives in Slanted Beams" by Sarah Meyohas.  For more information, check out https://desertx.org/dx/dx-25-coachella-valley/sarah-meyohas and https://sarahmeyohas.com/.  It was fun to photograph as the sun was setting behind the mountains.

All photographed on 3/20/25

Truth 1

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Truth 2

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/2500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Truth 3

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Truth 4

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Burning

Sunset or forest fire or both?

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/120 | 9mm (335mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 3/19/24

Climate Change

52Frames - Week 12 - Chaos

Angry skies, incoming rain squall, sunlit clouds, snow-capped mountains and wind...it was a chaotic weather day in Palm Desert, CA.

Sony A7IV @ f7.1 | 1/640 | 50mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 3/18/24

In Flight

Cooper Mountain at 
Tennessee Pass

Summit County, CO

I am not a bird photographer by any stretch of the definition.  After a hike up to the cookhouse at this ski resort, I captured this photo with my kit lens.  Every once in awhile, one gets lucky!

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/320 60mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 9/30/23

Moonrise

Avon, CO

Went out to shoot some Milky Way photos before the moonrise, but cloud cover killed that effort. I turned the camera around to the other direction and captured the rising moon before it broke over the mountain horizon.

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 15" 14mm ISO 800

Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Series II

Photographed 9/30/23

Saved By The Sweatshirt

52Frames - Week 39 - Red

Traveling in Colorado this week where the autumn color change is magnificent.  The area we are in displays predominantly yellows and oranges with very few reds.  Starting out on a chilly morning hike, my buddy Irwin pulled out his sweatshirt and I knew at that moment my streak was saved.

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/320 28mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 9/29/23

On Approach

52Frames - Week 41 - Shoot Through Something

EC: Nature

Palms Springs, CA

She was totally engrossed in her phone, so I was unobtrusively able to capture a photo of the mountains (hence, the EC) surrounding the Palm Springs airport while on approach.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2 1/1250 6mm (52mm equiv) ISO 32

Photographed 10/11/22

Sunlight Over Sarajevo

Yellow Bastion Overlook

Sarajevo, BiH

Sony A7C @ f7.1 1/90 70mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 9/13/22

What Pandemic?

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica, CA

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/750 200mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 7/22/22

Good Life

CLondon52w45: Still, Life

From the C.London website: "I’m going to give you little guidance on this one because I want you to interpret it as you will.  Do you read this as still life, the artistic genre?  Maybe as life being still.  Maybe life still going on.  However you read this, you do you."

My intent for this week was to make an image that depicted both "stillness" and a slice of "life".  I will admit that this image was not specifically set up to respond to this challenge, however when reviewing my photos of the day, thought this image best expressed those qualities.  I am grateful for this beautiful day.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f1.6 1/3500 4.2mm (26mm equiv) ISO 32

Photographed 11/6/21

Wildfire Effect

Steamboat Springs, CO

The wildfires in the west are seriously affecting the air quality in the Rockies.  This is clear compared to what it was like a day earlier.

Captured from our balcony on a hazy morning.

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/1000 60mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 8/8/21

Moonshine

Seen during a walk along the Eagle River.
Avon, CO

Taken 9/11/17

Masada

Fortress in the foreground; Dead Sea in the background.

Taken 11/3/14

1690 --> 3204

Via Flickr:
Bell's Pass
McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Scottsdale, AZ

7.5 miles up & down.

B/W for SliderSunday. HSS!

Bell's Pass

Via Flickr:
McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Scottsdale, AZ

An awesome 7.5 mile hike with 1500' of climb. Actually harder coming down than going up.

Snowcap in July

7/12/11 - Week 28
Flying over Yosemite today, I was surprised at the amount of snowcap remaining.  Posted for my buddy Irwin because I know how much he likes aerial shots.

Three Mile Climb

2/25/11 - Week 8
Had to work for a few hours this morning and missed an easy stroll with Lin and our friends.  So instead, I went out later on my own and did a 6.6 mile hike.  This shot is from Inspiration Point, the highest spot on this particular trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.