When we begin our snowbird trips, we always take our time going down the Washington, Oregon and California coasts enjoying the sights along the way. We only drive about 5 hours per day, skipping a day here and there, and taking around 2 weeks to make it down to the Coachella Valley in California where we meet up with the sun.
By the time we get here, I’m ready for some quality time at what has become one of my favourite all time boondocking spots: the Salton Sea. I love it here because it has two of my favourite things to photograph, birds and sunsets. Plus there are usually very few people making it quiet and peaceful.
So here are a few more photos from my growing collection from the Salton Sea:
Nothing pays it….wonderfull work. I also love bird photography.
I will be in the Palm Springs area for the holidays. I may decide to explore the Salton Sea area. What area do you generally stay in and photograph? I would like photograph birds and landscape.
Kish
Hi Kish, I usually go to the east side, everywhere from the visitors centre to Bombay Beach. The birds move around, but they are often at a spot on the beach that is just south of the visitors centre. I think they are pretty much everywhere! I’m sure you’ll find some great subjects, it’s such a cool spot.
I enjoyed the Salton Sea photos, I was there several years ago, and it’s demise has been predicted for years. Glad to see it’s still vibrant. As an novice the settings info is most helpful. Do you shoot manual or use a priority setting and why not full frame??
Hi John, thanks for your visit and comments. I usually shoot in aperture priority mode since that gives me control over the depth of field. However, sometimes I switch to shutter priority if I am particularly concerned about shutter speed and less concerned about depth of field. I probably would shoot full frame if I had endless financial resources, but since I make my living as a photographer, I don’t have a lot of money! I’ve always found the crop sensors perfectly fine and don’t really see the need for full frame. When it comes down to the money, I’d rather have more lenses than a full frame camera.
I feel exactly the same way regarding full frame body. weight is also a big issue, since I do a lot of hiking, it becomes very cumbersome plus a heavy tripod so it can hold its weight, food and water along – it’s becomes back breaking adventure.
It does become a back breaking adventure! And in the desert you absolutely must have water, and it weighs enough on its own. At least you know the weight of it will go down the longer you hike. But it all adds up and I find the lighter the load the farther I can go. Thanks for your comments Angelito, always appreciated.