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This is a very early photo, from before I went digital. It was scanned from film. (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 OP
WOW Peggy! FalloutShelter Feb 1 #1
Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #4
Wow! claudette Feb 1 #2
Thanks very much, my dear claudette! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #5
Somewhere over the rainbow.. Dramatic!!..nt mitch96 Feb 1 #3
Thanks so much, my dear mitch96! You got that right, for sure. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #7
There's gold in them thar hills! CrispyQ Feb 1 #6
Thanks very much, my dear CrispyQ! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #8
Very nice shot. Firestorm49 Feb 1 #9
Thanks so much, my dear Firestorm49! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #12
Wow! FuzzyRabbit Feb 1 #10
Thanks very much for your support, my dear FuzzyRabbit! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #15
Has a painterly quality... malthaussen Feb 1 #11
I don't often get compared to Ansel Adams! Thank you, dear malthaussen! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #19
A very nice picture! 2naSalit Feb 1 #13
You are too kind, my dear 2naSalit! I thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #29
love it! Have fun scanning - you'll find more treasures! GoneOffShore Feb 1 #14
Scanning is easy with my machine but finding the photos is somewhat difficult! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #31
That's Gorgeous! I love the rainbow! maspaha Feb 1 #16
Thank you so much for your lovely remarks, my dear maspaha! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #32
Oh my, wow wendyb-NC Feb 1 #17
Thank you for your lovely remarks, my dear wendyb-NC! My pleasure to share, always. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #34
Really great photo! Thanx so much for sharing judesedit Feb 1 #18
Thank you for loving my photo, my dear judesedit! I can't live without sharing. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #35
Fantastic orangecrush Feb 1 #20
Thanks very much, my dear orangecrush! (I have to agree!) ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #36
Beautiful! Bumbles Feb 1 #21
Thanks very much, my dear Bumbles! Let's hope so, politically anyway. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #38
Really lovely, my dear California Peggy! littlemissmartypants Feb 1 #22
I would be thrilled to have you use my photo as a background for your phone, my dear lmsp! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #39
❤️ littlemissmartypants Feb 1 #51
Oh my goodness. What a wonderful image. That beautiful rainbow! niyad Feb 1 #23
Thanks so much, my dear niyad! I felt very lucky to have captured the rainbow. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #40
That's wonderful. StarryNite Feb 1 #24
Thank you, my dear StarryNite! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #41
Did you retrieve the pot o gold? Worth the effort to 'resurrect'! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 1 #25
I think it was worth the effort to resurrect, my dear Hermit-The-Prog! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #42
nice samsingh Feb 1 #26
Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #43
Whoa! (Picking jaw up off the floor) Diamond_Dog Feb 1 #27
Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #44
Very cool! To me it looks like a painting CaptainTruth Feb 1 #28
Thank you very much, my dear CaptainTruth! It does have that painterly aspect. Glad you enjoyed. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #45
Splendiferous photo, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Feb 1 #30
Ah, my dear Mousetoescamper! Thanks for your wonderful remarks. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #46
That is an awesome picture! Bristlecone Feb 1 #33
Thanks very much, my dear Bristlecone! I'm thrilled at your lovely response! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #47
Lovely.. the end of the rainbow! Wow! mountain grammy Feb 1 #37
Thank you very much for your lovely comments, my dear mountain grammy! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #48
Beautiful capture of nature. Almost spiritual. Fla Dem Feb 1 #49
Thank you so much, my dear Fla Dem! Wow, such high praise! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #50
Well deserved. Fla Dem Feb 1 #54
Would fit right in.. Permanut Feb 1 #52
Thank you, my dear Permanut! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 1 #53
You were right. Beartracks Feb 2 #55
Wow, my dear Beartracks! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2 #56
love it. there is something about film........... HAB911 Feb 2 #57
Thanks so much, my dear HAB911 . . . Your praise helps me be a better photographer. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2 #58

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
8. Thanks very much, my dear CrispyQ!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 11:36 AM
Feb 1

Wyoming has clouds in addition to mountains and the occasional rainbow!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
15. Thanks very much for your support, my dear FuzzyRabbit!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:59 PM
Feb 1

You know I love to share the beauty I find in my life!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
19. I don't often get compared to Ansel Adams! Thank you, dear malthaussen!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:03 PM
Feb 1

I appreciate your good thoughts very much!

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)
13. A very nice picture!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:56 PM
Feb 1

I like all the features mentioned above but I also like the shadow of the clouds on the landscape! I'm merely a few miles from the Wyoming border, it sure does look a lot like that around here. It's hard to find a not scenic view, though how you capture it makes all the difference.

I like looking through my old pictures, I can usually find one or two worth bringing back to the surface.

This is a good one!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
29. You are too kind, my dear 2naSalit! I thank you.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:18 PM
Feb 1

I agree: the shadows and clouds are beautiful.

When I was there, and saw the rainbow, I knew i had to try and capture it. I was thrilled when it worked!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
31. Scanning is easy with my machine but finding the photos is somewhat difficult!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:20 PM
Feb 1

They're still in albums that have proved to be heavy! I did a few from that trip. Maybe they'll see the light of day sometime.

maspaha

(222 posts)
16. That's Gorgeous! I love the rainbow!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:00 PM
Feb 1

Maybe I'm just REALLY old, but, I think there’s just something very artistic about old fashioned film and time in the dark room.

I also still have a crush on Orville & Wilbur Wright, both of whom are only slightly older than me 🤭🤣

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
32. Thank you so much for your lovely remarks, my dear maspaha!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:23 PM
Feb 1

I'm afraid darkrooms are beyond me! And I'm sure you're nowhere near Orville & Wilbur Wright's age!

I have found my home in the digital world and there I expect to stay!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
38. Thanks very much, my dear Bumbles! Let's hope so, politically anyway.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:30 PM
Feb 1

Sunlight and rain often create rainbows, to our great delight!

littlemissmartypants

(22,692 posts)
22. Really lovely, my dear California Peggy!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:11 PM
Feb 1

It's very evocative. I see hope. Would you mind if I download it to use as a background my phone?



❤️

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
39. I would be thrilled to have you use my photo as a background for your phone, my dear lmsp! ♥
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:31 PM
Feb 1

That would an honor.

niyad

(113,336 posts)
23. Oh my goodness. What a wonderful image. That beautiful rainbow!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:18 PM
Feb 1

All the different layers and levels and textures. Definitely worth resurrecting!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
40. Thanks so much, my dear niyad! I felt very lucky to have captured the rainbow.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:33 PM
Feb 1

I have to say that I'm gobsmacked at the huge response of the members of the Photo Group! Very gratifying.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
42. I think it was worth the effort to resurrect, my dear Hermit-The-Prog!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:36 PM
Feb 1

The pot o gold is caught in the photo, so I can see it whenever I want!

It cannot be spent, thank goodness. It will last forever . . .

Diamond_Dog

(32,005 posts)
27. Whoa! (Picking jaw up off the floor)
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:09 PM
Feb 1

So dramatic with the rainbow and the layers of clouds! I’m so glad you resurrected this photo for us, Peggy!
It’s wonderful….

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
44. Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:39 PM
Feb 1

Love your metaphor!

It really did turn out, in spite of my doubts on the day I took it.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
46. Ah, my dear Mousetoescamper! Thanks for your wonderful remarks.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 02:42 PM
Feb 1

I'm not sure which scanner I used, since they break down and get replaced quite often (every 3 or 4 years!)

Right now I have an HP OfficeJet Pro 6978. It works very well--so far!



Beartracks

(12,816 posts)
55. You were right.
Fri Feb 2, 2024, 12:55 AM
Feb 2

It was good enough to resurrect!

I love it when the light shows up the vast depth and texture of a landscape.

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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,632 posts)
56. Wow, my dear Beartracks!
Fri Feb 2, 2024, 01:11 AM
Feb 2

You brought a smile to my old lady's face . . .

Thank you so much.

I love the light in this photo too.

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