b&n – Page 8 – Ink, Yarn & Beer

Waiting for Rain

Today I finally sat down to scan some film I had processed awhile ago. This is Kodak UltraMax 400, a color film converted to b&w. I took this image last year sometime, long before the rains came. The moon was half full.

Dragon

Ever since I can remember, a big pleasure in life is to look at clouds as they drift above. Here, in California, where I live, clouds are rare, and thus to be savored even more. They come with the rain – sometimes fluffy cumulus towering above the mountains – sometimes thin cirrus drifting at high altitudes.

Dragon ii

Goody Bag

While out shooting with the Voigtlander, I was just trying to use film up – I needed to see if there were any light leaks in the bellows. Light tight! This was done with Portra 400, and converted to B&W in Nik.

Toward Dusk

Last month was hot, dry, and beautiful. We have had rains, we have had heat, and so the usual beiges of winter have given way to soft yellows and greens. At sunset, though, the geology of the landscape shows itself in the shadows. There is very little vegetation to hide the rocks and inclines and erosion of time.

Edge