As a teenager, a film entitled "The Salton Sea" spent a lot of time in my player. The subject matter aside, I fell in love with the movie location itself.
As the film takes place, a serene moment on a wave-less beach reveals nothing but sky, sea and a single tree grown too close to the waters edge. It's the sort of striking imagery we, as artists, wish we could capture and re-create (in our backyards). Well, at that time, I was neither an artist nor photographer, but still, something about it stayed with me to this day.
Nearly a decade later, I relocated to California. I soon discovered the actual Salton Sea is a very real place and a mere several hour drive through the countryside. Sounded perfect.
*** About The Photo ***
Around sunset, I began to notice something I had never really experienced before. My skin, along with every pale object for ten miles around, had begun to glow a color a hazy pink, purple or orange.
The sun had fallen behind the western mountain range and any lasting light beyond it was softly reflecting off the ground and atmosphere to our side.
To add to the experience, the flat, dark sea water reflected this ambient light creating one of the softest, warmest locations I have photographed.
*** Ambiance ***
March 5th, 2011 - 4:53pm
64° - cooling evening air with warmth from large rocks underfoot. Long, thin, slow moving cloud moving out from the mountains, highlighted by the setting sun. A moment so serene, the flocks of birds fly silently as they moved westward. Occasionally you would hear a thunderous flapping of wings as a group approached, even at long distances.
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Oh my gosh - we were all probably shooting at the same time! Johanna (tanguera) and I were there at the same time. I thought this looked familiar. And yes, folks, the color really is this rich amazing pink/purple, and the light is unbelievable!
There were about 5-7 other film/photographers there that day. I expected to be all alone, little did I know! It is very cool that we connected online after such an experience and I look forwarding to connecting with you and Johanna more in the future! Thanks so much for the comment.
Oh my gosh - we were all probably shooting at the same time! Johanna (tanguera) and I were there at the same time. I thought this looked familiar. And yes, folks, the color really is this rich amazing pink/purple, and the light is unbelievable!
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