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This is a very early photo, from before I went digital. It was scanned from film. (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 OP
WOW Peggy! FalloutShelter Feb 2024 #1
Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #4
Wow! claudette Feb 2024 #2
Thanks very much, my dear claudette! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #5
Somewhere over the rainbow.. Dramatic!!..nt mitch96 Feb 2024 #3
Thanks so much, my dear mitch96! You got that right, for sure. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #7
There's gold in them thar hills! CrispyQ Feb 2024 #6
Thanks very much, my dear CrispyQ! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #8
Very nice shot. Firestorm49 Feb 2024 #9
Thanks so much, my dear Firestorm49! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #12
Wow! FuzzyRabbit Feb 2024 #10
Thanks very much for your support, my dear FuzzyRabbit! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #15
Has a painterly quality... malthaussen Feb 2024 #11
I don't often get compared to Ansel Adams! Thank you, dear malthaussen! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #19
A very nice picture! 2naSalit Feb 2024 #13
You are too kind, my dear 2naSalit! I thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #29
love it! Have fun scanning - you'll find more treasures! GoneOffShore Feb 2024 #14
Scanning is easy with my machine but finding the photos is somewhat difficult! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #31
That's Gorgeous! I love the rainbow! maspaha Feb 2024 #16
Thank you so much for your lovely remarks, my dear maspaha! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #32
Oh my, wow wendyb-NC Feb 2024 #17
Thank you for your lovely remarks, my dear wendyb-NC! My pleasure to share, always. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #34
Really great photo! Thanx so much for sharing judesedit Feb 2024 #18
Thank you for loving my photo, my dear judesedit! I can't live without sharing. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #35
Fantastic orangecrush Feb 2024 #20
Thanks very much, my dear orangecrush! (I have to agree!) ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #36
Beautiful! Bumbles Feb 2024 #21
Thanks very much, my dear Bumbles! Let's hope so, politically anyway. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #38
Really lovely, my dear California Peggy! littlemissmartypants Feb 2024 #22
I would be thrilled to have you use my photo as a background for your phone, my dear lmsp! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #39
❤️ littlemissmartypants Feb 2024 #51
Oh my goodness. What a wonderful image. That beautiful rainbow! niyad Feb 2024 #23
Thanks so much, my dear niyad! I felt very lucky to have captured the rainbow. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #40
That's wonderful. StarryNite Feb 2024 #24
Thank you, my dear StarryNite! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #41
Did you retrieve the pot o gold? Worth the effort to 'resurrect'! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #25
I think it was worth the effort to resurrect, my dear Hermit-The-Prog! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #42
nice samsingh Feb 2024 #26
Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #43
Whoa! (Picking jaw up off the floor) Diamond_Dog Feb 2024 #27
Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #44
Very cool! To me it looks like a painting CaptainTruth Feb 2024 #28
Thank you very much, my dear CaptainTruth! It does have that painterly aspect. Glad you enjoyed. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #45
Splendiferous photo, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Feb 2024 #30
Ah, my dear Mousetoescamper! Thanks for your wonderful remarks. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #46
That is an awesome picture! Bristlecone Feb 2024 #33
Thanks very much, my dear Bristlecone! I'm thrilled at your lovely response! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #47
Lovely.. the end of the rainbow! Wow! mountain grammy Feb 2024 #37
Thank you very much for your lovely comments, my dear mountain grammy! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #48
Beautiful capture of nature. Almost spiritual. Fla Dem Feb 2024 #49
Thank you so much, my dear Fla Dem! Wow, such high praise! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #50
Well deserved. Fla Dem Feb 2024 #54
Would fit right in.. Permanut Feb 2024 #52
Thank you, my dear Permanut! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #53
You were right. Beartracks Feb 2024 #55
Wow, my dear Beartracks! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #56
love it. there is something about film........... HAB911 Feb 2024 #57
Thanks so much, my dear HAB911 . . . Your praise helps me be a better photographer. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2024 #58

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
7. Thanks so much, my dear mitch96! You got that right, for sure.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 10:35 AM
Feb 2024

The rainbow really makes the photo pop.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
8. Thanks very much, my dear CrispyQ!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 10:36 AM
Feb 2024

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
15. Thanks very much for your support, my dear FuzzyRabbit!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 11:59 AM
Feb 2024

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
19. I don't often get compared to Ansel Adams! Thank you, dear malthaussen!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:03 PM
Feb 2024

I appreciate your good thoughts very much!

2naSalit

(93,100 posts)
13. A very nice picture!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 11:56 AM
Feb 2024

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

(152,301 posts)
29. You are too kind, my dear 2naSalit! I thank you.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:18 PM
Feb 2024

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

(152,301 posts)
31. Scanning is easy with my machine but finding the photos is somewhat difficult!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:20 PM
Feb 2024

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

(394 posts)
16. That's Gorgeous! I love the rainbow!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:00 PM
Feb 2024

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

(152,301 posts)
32. Thank you so much for your lovely remarks, my dear maspaha!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:23 PM
Feb 2024

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

(152,301 posts)
38. Thanks very much, my dear Bumbles! Let's hope so, politically anyway.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:30 PM
Feb 2024

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

littlemissmartypants

(25,714 posts)
22. Really lovely, my dear California Peggy!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:11 PM
Feb 2024

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



❤️

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 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, 01:31 PM
Feb 2024

That would an honor.

niyad

(120,399 posts)
23. Oh my goodness. What a wonderful image. That beautiful rainbow!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:18 PM
Feb 2024

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
40. Thanks so much, my dear niyad! I felt very lucky to have captured the rainbow.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:33 PM
Feb 2024

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
42. I think it was worth the effort to resurrect, my dear Hermit-The-Prog!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:36 PM
Feb 2024

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

(34,991 posts)
27. Whoa! (Picking jaw up off the floor)
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:09 PM
Feb 2024

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

(152,301 posts)
44. Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:39 PM
Feb 2024

Love your metaphor!

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
46. Ah, my dear Mousetoescamper! Thanks for your wonderful remarks.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 01:42 PM
Feb 2024

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!



CaliforniaPeggy

(152,301 posts)
53. Thank you, my dear Permanut!
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 08:28 PM
Feb 2024

I'll have to look up Ray Atkeson. I don't know him. Sounds like I should!

Beartracks

(13,606 posts)
55. You were right.
Thu Feb 1, 2024, 11:55 PM
Feb 2024

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

(152,301 posts)
56. Wow, my dear Beartracks!
Fri Feb 2, 2024, 12:11 AM
Feb 2024

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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