Leonard at Salvation Mountain

[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

The creator of Salvation Mountain.
Leonard Knight

Pete encouraged me to post this shot. It was taken in desert light, but the open wagon provided perfect shade for Leonard’s face. I left things a bit overexposed to properly convey the incredible brightness of the desert light.

Other shots from the series are here:
http://www.macdonough.net/Religion/Salvation-Mountain/16338913_83pW6M#!i=1228507874&k=8C5sx

I wandered around this location first with my 35mm, and then changed lenses to my 120mm and wandered all over the location a second time. I have found that sticking to one lens at a time is better than switching lenses back and forth.

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[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

Jack

[Cam GarnerNew Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 30 Offline]

I have been there a few times and on my last visit Leonard was heading to the hospital – he looked very ill. I’m glad to see he is doing well! It’s an amazing place to photograph as well as the rest of the Salton Sea. Nice job!

[Cam GarnerNew Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 30 Offline]

[Kurt KamkaFrequent Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 70 Offline]

Nice job, Jack! I really like the way that the S2 renders desert light.

[Kurt KamkaFrequent Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 70 Offline]