Very busy cloud day here in Palm Springs after Thanksgiving. Lots of subtle color changes towards sunset. Looked like it might rain but did not. This time-lapse is 1 minute 19 seconds which actually covers approximately 7 hours. 11-24-2023.
Numerous large Sunspot regions after the last week with almost none. It is expected to create numerous flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, and high speed Solar Wind according to EarthSky.com. 11-23-2023 Palm Springs California
A US Army Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota from Fort Irwin landing at the airport in Palm Springs. I think they were doing some air work out by the VOR. Then to Atlantic Aviation for fuel. 11-22-2023
After a number of days with minimal Sunspot activity, three Sunspots broke into greater numbers and rotated into view. This could result into more Auroral activity and geomagnetic storms. 11-21-2023 Palm Springs California.
From time to time I have been asked to do lighting classes on photographing models and using lighting modifiers. I doubt if my ideas would get me any manufacturer backing. However some photographers might sign up. What do you think?
Behind the scenes with Amber Flowers wearing a Broncolor softbox. Hasselblad digital camera system.
Amber Flowers wearing a Broncolor softbox. Hasselblad digital camera system.
Amber Flowers working on the proper positioning of a Broncolor beauty dish. Hasselblad digital camera system.
Amber Flowers working on the proper positioning of a Broncolor beauty dish. Hasselblad digital camera system.
Amber Flowers in front of my camera, my lighting and in my pool in my backyard. The camera is Hasselblad digital, the lighting is Broncolor. Palm Springs California.
What it looks like when you don’t power wash the underside of your Super Stallion. A United States Marine Corps CH-53E overhead at 2000ft and flying at 140kts. Palm Springs California.
The large Sunspot is designated as AR3477. It is approximately 1,050 million square kilometers which is more than twice the size of the Earth.Photographed 11-05-2023 Palm Springs California.
I do like street photography. Especially when there is a specific element that draws my attention. No, not the license plate. Castle District Budapest. From my photo archives.
The large Sunspot area is designated as AR3474. It is actually made up of 30 individual Sunspots covering an area of 1,380 million square kilometers. By comparison the Earth covers an area of 510 million square kilometers. 10-31-2023 Palm Springs California
From my photo archives. The Aguanga General Store in rural Aguanga Hwy 79 and 371 in Southern California. Not far from the currently burning out of control Highland Fire. 10-31-2023
The 5,000 ft runway and a hangar at the airport near Salton City at the Salton Sea (KSAS). The airport is owned by Burrtec Waste Industries which operates a nearby landfill. The elevation is -84 ft. From my photo archives.
Last night, the “Hunter’s Moon” signifying the time of year when Indigenous people would stock up on food for winter. The Moon lower on the horizon results in an orange color due to it’s light being scattered by particles in Earth’s atmosphere. 10-28-2023 Palm Springs California
A business empire built on beef jerky. The must stop attraction along the 15 freeway in Baker California. Alien Fresh Jerky with it’s UFO, spaceship designed store, a walk-up stop in the parking lot and the under construction UFO Hotel. I was last there in 2019 when Baker was on our locations for a photo excursion. When I go to and from Las Vegas I usually drive the roads through the Mojave National Preserve, not the freeway. From my photo archives.
The continued assembly of the Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The Aluminaire House created in 1931 by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey. Designed as a case study, all metal, three stories high. 10-27-2023
How many of you have driven past the off ramp Zzyzx on the 15 freeway on the way to Las Vegas. If you take the time and go be sure you remember where to park. Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa was originally Soda Springs. In 1860 established as an Army outpost to protect supplies from the Indians. Later operated as a somewhat scandalous health resort. Now the Cal State University Desert Studies Center and managed by the National Park Service. From my photo archives.
Older generations of windmills which get replaced as larger more efficient units become available. I photographed this in February 2010. For my photographer friends… This was shot on Kodachrome. I waited a few months and sent my last 6 rolls to Dwayne’s Photo in the last week they were still accepting them. Dwayne’s was the last Kodachrome film processor in the world. Palm Springs California. From my archives.
A world-wide annual event, International Observe The Moon Night takes place when the Moon is in the first quarter phase. Photographed last night, 10-21-2023, Palm Springs California.
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