So here it is, a rainy day in Southern California. It really does happen every now and then. The last storm I saw was in Death Valley a few months ago. The forecast called for clear sunny weather, how they missed the huge storm that rolled in I have no idea. It kind of reminded me of the movie "LA Story" with Steve Martin. He plays a TV weatherman who pre-records his forecast for the weekend so he does not have to go to work. It's a great movie, you should check it out for a laugh.
So back to the weather here in Ventura. It's rainy, a little chilly and not much to do. I'm sitting here with my dog Rocco and we're just hangin. I may venture out a little later and see if I can find something to take a photo of, something dark and menacing maybe..... I'll have to see what type of film I have loaded in my camera. Yes I said film. I still shoot film for most of my projects, there is something to be said of the sound of a real shutter going "ca-chunk". For those of you out there who shoot medium format you know exactly what I mean.
Here is a shot (above) in Death Valley with the storm moving in in the background. I shot this with Konica Infrared film. 2 secs @ f/22 (35mm film)
Days like this remind me of being a kid and wanting to play in the rain. I still play in the rain, I love getting cold, getting my feet wet and then going inside where it's nice and warm, putting my feet next to the heater and making some hot chocolate. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When it's cold and rainy, get wet and make hot chocolate. I'll be practicing this one today.
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