Station Fire

For me, the smoke from the Station fires as it rose high into the sky and covered the Palmdale/Lancaster area in ashy darkness, was the most dramatic aspect of this fire. I have never before seen smoke so clearly defined as what I saw on Sunday, nor could I have ever guessed smoke could contain such color. It glowed red and purple and blue. For me, the smoke was alive, a giant monster that spread up and out until it consumed everything around me.

Take a moment to really look at these photos. In some you can see how tiny the mountains are compared to how enormous the pilars of smoke are. I've said it before in other posts but I cant help saying it again now, but it is just mind boggling to me to see this dramatic difference in size and then think about the tiny humans out there battling the blaze.

Holga film scans

First Holga film scans. These images are freaking tiny! Really, really tiny and they look all pixelated in PS. Not sure how to make them bigger though so any suggestions will be very greatly taken and appreciated.

Posting the first shot even though I dont care for it much. Its too grainy for a day time image and I dont know why. I shot into the sun with 400 film on the normal shutter speed. Im guessing that wasnt fast enough.

The rest I like quite a bit. Just need to figure out how to make them larger when I scan them.

Bubbles

Lots and lots of bubbles

Im going to live to be 100

and I will be taking pictures until I die. I love photography. What could be cooler than writing with light?

I just dont know.

still waiting for chips, wine and Chocolate

So here are some sudsy abstracts for you.

Sorta drunk

and a little bored. Going to post some abstracts. Still waiting for Tuesday.

New abandoned home shots

These shots are from three different sites and about four different homes. Im starting the set off with my favorite of all of them.

I have to wonder about how much I like my own pictures. Am I learning anything? Am I being too lenient with myself with my images or are they actually good? I cant be objective enough to say. Does it even matter? Im not sure. I am having fun though.