Drizzle

Is it bad that any time it so much as thinks about raining out here I start scheming ways of getting going out to take photos? It's a bit tricky, of course, trying to get as much gear as I can outside without ruining any of it.

So far my tips and tricks are these: plan ahead, pack only cameras that can be replaced, have a waterproof or water-resistant camera bag AND a coat (So you can dig around in your bag with the coat over the opening to avoid letting the rain in), and don't stray too far from your car. Also, have a couple of towels waiting for you your car, just in case.

Most of my rainy day photography has been done in spittle type rain, but I have taken a few shots in certifiable rainstorms--mostly under the cover of something. By "cover" I mean things like my car, a bridge, a porch, or my coat pulled up and over my camera as best as I can.

Then there are a few cameras that I might make an exception for, ones where I just pull them out and quickly get my shot and then stuff the camera back in the bag. My Polaroid Spectra and Polaroid One cameras get that kind of treatment because I can frame the shot, take the picture, and hide the camera away really quickly. And those cameras didn't cost me an arm and a leg, so I am a little more brutal with them.

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again-- I love the way that everything around here changes when storms roll in. Not that I don't love basking in sunshine, but I really do like the occasional thunderstorm.


Comparisons---

Sunny days in Zion National Park:

Stormy/rainy days in Zion:

As you may have guessed, the weather has been stormy around here for the last couple of days. I'm planning on going out to enjoy it tomorrow.

Kodak film

You can tell because it has burned its name onto the negative--

Desert loveliness: red rock, green pines, blue sky, and white clouds.

On assignment

Sometimes I get to help my husband out at work. We ride ATVs out to really remote areas and check on road counters to ascertain visitation to certain places that he covers.

Other places we reach by foot. . .

My new home

Having traded in four seasons for three and a quarter, I find that I have moved from one desert place to another. I gave up familiar places for something different, for a new color palette and a new life.

An old photo from my old place:

And now a few from my new neighborhood:
 

 

All of the above photos were taken on my Holga N. The top photo is cross processed slide film (EV 100S) and a photo of Lehi, Utah. The next two are Cedar Breaks, Utah, and the last three are Bryce Canyon, Utah---unknown color film.