
We are done. There is no more film to develop. I miss the open spaces. I miss the quiet. Perhaps I will return in the Spring, when it is warmer. I do not enjoy the cold or the heat of the region. I love the spring and the fall.

Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)

Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

Hawthorn (Crataegus). The image below shows the plant’s red fruit, which has a sweet apple-like taste.



Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum). Do not eat the fruit; it is poisonous.

Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)

Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). If you are inclined toward Botany, the Great Basin is an excellent area to study. These images are from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/malheur). The Refuge has a visitor center with an extensive garden showcasing the region’s flora. I developed the film with Cinestill’s C-41 developer. I scanned the images with the PrimeFilmXEs using VueScan. I used the Nikon F100 with either the Nikkor 50mm F1.2 lens or the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm F2.8 lens.

Now the images are ‘over and done’ as you say, it will be grand for you to go back knowing that there are massive successes in these captured photographs from your trip. Exciting to repeat experiences next Spring too. It is so nice when you have been somewhere that simply works so well that on your return you get that tingling anticipation of being connected. In that a sense of belonging exists in knowing that you’re in the right space once more. Cheers for sharing these excellent photos Steven. All the best.
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If I had the ambition I would create a book. Fortunately I am not. I have enough to do already.
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