Mike and Wanda’s Fireworks
West Texas
May 2017
Tag: Southwest
With Film Camera in hand, I Explore Quirky Las Vegas (New Mexico)
The “other” Las Vegas. A quiet and unpretentious little sister to Santa Fe, this colorful mountain town is one of my favorite places for shooting film photos, and also happens to be a popular filming location for movies and TV shows.
35mm Film Photography – One Hit Wonders: Tumbleweeds in Thompson Springs, Utah
35mm photography: “Tumbleweeds”. Thompson Springs, Utah (July 2016)
Enchanted Circle / Eagle Nest Lake State Park
The photographer in me finds the charred remains of the burnt forest darkly beautiful. I quickly push that ugly thought from my mind and do not stop to take pictures of the scarred landscape. The sky is hazy. The west is burning. But in New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle we will find blue skies and a surprisingly sweet tourist town.
