El Capitan (1996)

El Capitan - Yosemite  1996

The last 35mm shot in this series. I think that I was using Minolta SLRs during this time.

St. Catherine's Church (Hornitos) (1996)

Church (Hornitos) - Mariposa County  1996

I visited this church earlier this year during my unsuccessful Yosemite trip. 

The 35mm negatives for both this photo and yesterday's Soo Line photo were very detailed in the foreground elements, but the skies in both images were quite bad. I used Photoshop to perform a sky substitute for them both, then added artificial grain using Camera Raw. 

Soo Line (1996)

Soo Line - Central California  1996

" . . . [the Soo Line] is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (MStP&SSM), which was commonly known as the Soo Line after the phonetic spelling of Sault . . ."

So, "sault" is pronounced as "soo." Didn't know that.

I guess this was taken somewhere on the route to Yosemite. There's railroad stuff to be seen in Escalon, so maybe I saw the boxcar there.

Monday Deer and Coyote Blogging

Deer - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Coyote - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Top: an iPhone shot taken looking out of the car window.

Next: Coyote studiously ignoring me while I'm taking the photo using a Nikon Z7II.

Yosemite Fall (1996)

Yosemite Fall - Yosemite  1996

 I've been scanning some 1996 negatives recently. This photo was possibly taken in May during one of my routine Yosemite camping visits.

Sea Castle

Sea Castle Apartments - Santa Monica  1990

This had been shown on the blog before, but looking at the scan more closely this time I realized that there was a self-portrait hidden in the image:

Sea Castle Self-Portrait - Santa Monica  1990

Wooden Building / Hot Dog Stick (1990)

Wooden Building - Santa Monica  1990

Hot Dog Stick - Santa Monica  1990

Continuing with some 1990 film scans. 

Trees, Reeds, Reflections

Trees, Reflections - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Reeds, Reflections - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Two more Nikon Z7II photos taken last May.

Grass, Reflections / Oak Leaves, Grass, Lake (Lake Lagunitas)

Grass, Reflections - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Oak Leaves, Grass, Lake - Lake Lagunitas  2026

 Nikon Z7II used for the top photo, an Olympus E-M1II for the next one.

Moon, Redwoods / Clouds, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas)

Moon, Redwoods, Clouds - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Clouds, Reflections - Lake Lagunitas  2026

Olympus E-M1II and an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Monday Cow Blogging

Cows (San Geronimo Valley) - Marin County  2026

Overcast morning . . . taken on my way out to Point Reyes using a Nikon Z7II.

I like how the cows on the edges are facing towards the center! Usually they're all facing in the same direction.

Mount Tamalpais

Clouds, Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County  2026

From Sky Oaks Road on the way to Lake Lagunitas. Very dramatic!

Photo taken with a Nikon Z7II, 24-200mm lens.

Go Karts

Go Karts - Santa Monica  1990

Taken on or near the Santa Monica pier.

Jockey for Her

Jockey for Her - Santa Monica  1990

Santa Monica as the location of the photo is a guess. Other photos on the film roll were taken near the Santa Monica pier.

Price of regular gas as shown on the right hand side: $1.07.