Here is another camera I have taken pictures with, and which I am considering as a 120mm folder for our road trip. Â The Voigtlander Perkeo II and the Color Skopar lens are a great combo. Â I used Kodak Portra 400 in it, and really did not appreciate what the camera and lens and film can produce together. Â These were taken last year in August, and produced some of my favorite images.
What are your thoughts about this camera for a road trip?
These weeds – oat grass? – are typical grasses in open areas of southern California. Â The seed heads are sharp and stick into your socks and shoes and work their way in. Â Pity the poor dog who doesn’t get these removed . . . Mother Nature’s way to ensure a new generation is propagated someplace!
This was taken late in the day, and really underexposed. Â Cleanup was not the best, nor composition, but I rather like it despite that. Â Roads leading into the horizon are always fascinating.
Prickly pear are everywhere in my area of California, dotting hillsides and roadsides. Â They are really quite beautiful – from a distance – but also a wonderful food source. Â The pears are sweet when ripe, with a deep red fruit. Â The paddles are also edible, but a bit bland, and are used in making nopales. Â To eat a prickly pear requires a prickly pear, a pair of gloves to pick what you want, and a fire or blow torch to remove the thorns, which are long and pointy. Â I don’t go out harvesting, but I always enjoy photographing these cacti. Â Oh, and before the pears show up, the flowers are really beautiful.
Lizard’s Mouth is a promontory toward the eastern edge of the park, and as the sun rises in the west, it begins to glow.
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