Victorians from Walk 12, "Echo Park Lake Victorians"

26 April 2015

On Sunday the 26th Lily and I took Walk 12, "Echo Park Lake Victorians". The walk along Kellam Avenue was my favorite part of the walk, where we saw some beautifully restored Victorian and Queen Anne homes. Lots of money went back into those structures. Note the satellite dish sticking up above the roofline of the Victorian. Hmmm.

Lily liked the views of neighboring Echo Park Lake with downtown LA in the background. Note the famous lotus plants in the lake - they are making a comeback.

Canon 5D

Walk # 40, Santa Monica Canyon - Rustic Canyon Loop

11 April 2015:

This walk was much more about the stairs themselves than about the architecture, which was in my opinion less interesting today. The top shot of Lily descending the long staircase into Rustic Canyon is a favorite from today, and probably for the series so far. I was able to get back far enough to get in much of the staircase, and the light coming through from above really looked nice on the foliage that was overhanging the railing on the right-hand side.

And then we were hungry - so we stopped at Patrick's Roadhouse Cafe on Pacific Coast Highway for a nice, not-so-light brunch before tackling the last three stair climbs on the walk. This cafe is or was a favorite haunt of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Canon 5D

Milky Way

5 April 2015:

Milky Way, rising in the southeast, Joshua Tree, March 21, 2015.

Canon 5D, 50mm lens, 160 - 90 second exposures.

Portrait of Joshua Tree

4 April 2015:

On our way out of the park on March 22, we stopped at a picnic area near Jumbo Rocks. The sky was filled high clouds that were partially obscuring the sun. This is my attempt at a portrait of Joshua Tree National Park.

Hasselblad 500 C/M, Fujicolor 400, 674-11 (43200010)

Cactus bloom

3 April 2015:

Taken on March 21, 2015, Desert Lily B&B.

674-04, 432000003

Hasselblad 500 C/M with 56mm extension tube, 1/125 f/8.5, Fujicolor 400

Joshua Tree star trails on film

2 April 2015:

These two star trail images were taken with Dad's Hasselblad on our trip to Joshua Tree National Park last month. This camera has a different look when compared with star trails from the digital SLR.

Top image: 20 March 2015, Keystone Rock at the Joshua Tree Ryan campground, 30 minutes at f/4, Fujucolor 400 print film (673-02 or 432100001)

Bottom image: 20 March 2015, the North Star (Polaris) above my favorite Joshua tree near Ryan campground,  20 minutes at f/4.5, Fujicolor 400 print film ( 672-08 or 432200008).

Hasselblad 500 C/M