patricia emerson mitchell photography
the way I see the world
We went to the Coast yesterday with Greg (my brother) and Jan (his wife). It’s a favorite place for them, and we had heard that we were in for some pretty crazy surf. It was just a perfect day: not cold, not too windy, yet the waves … well … amazing!
Happy People:
Coastal Scenes
One more from our trip to Utah.
…because that’s what I took!
Yes, I know better. Yes, I know I usually won’t be happy with an iPhone photo as a larger print. But it would make a fine card, and I did manage to print a 12×18 of an iPhone photo once and no one in my photo critique group could tell, so sometimes it DOES work.
Okay, I’ve made it past about, oh, maybe four more shots. This is slow going at the moment. But how could I not stop and enjoy and remember this scene?
The Fence & the Landscape, 4.1.19
Desert Color at 6:41 PM, 4.4.19
(Yes, sometimes I like to note the time as well as the date.)
I was always bothered that my iPhone camera wouldn’t shoot in raw, and I’d read that the PureShot app was a good one, so I gave that a go on our trip last week. While a camera is still the best option (when I zoom in the detail isn’t great, the PureShot is definitely an improvement over the Apple camera option.
Sun on Yellow Flowers, Carrizo Plain, 4.1.19 
I’ve moved back in time a wee bit: I had made it up to mid-April with my 2018 images when I decided to tackle the Death Valley trip Dan and I took. I still puzzle over how to shoot landscapes, and I struggle with the larger Death Valley images. I’ll keep working on them, though!
Here are three I will go ahead and share for now:
Desert Winds Pano, 3.26.18
Desert Lines, 3.27.18
Sitck ‘ Sand, 3.27.18
Grass, Water, Trees, and Rocks, 10.8.17