Bodie CA

Hipstamatic app

Hipstamatic, Salvadore camera

Several months ago I was able to stop in Bodie CA on my way to Reno NV.  It's off Hwy 395, fairly easy 13-mile drive  during the summer (except when they do road repairs!).   I had fun with the Hipstamatic camera app on my iPhone and liked these two versions of the old Shell Gasoline sign.

The Salvadore camera produces unpredictable results -- I liked this one of the sign.





























PS:  Thanks to friend Kerrie, who identified the beautiful white flower in my last post.  It's called a Carissa macrocarpa.  

More Hipstamatic

Two more Hipstamatic photos, this time with the Salvador 84 camera.  As you  can see, it distorts photos.  The top one might be recognizable:  the front of a car.  The bottom one is the grill work on a second car.   Pretty cool!   I used the Kodot film which gives the scratchy frame around the edges.

Follow the link to read a bit about Hipstamatic history. 

Hipsta in Bodie

Shell gas station

I love the lace curtains. 

This trip on Hwy 395,  the highway to Bodie was open!    A month ago it was snowing while I drove south, so I didn't even try to drive into Bodie.   Here's a few Hipsta photos from the morning.  I'm having fun with this app and all the cameras & film  in it to play with.  

Everytime I visit Bodie I marvel at the people who founded this town, at the great distances they had to bring building materials, furniture, glass.   One house had the remnants of 3 layers of wall paper.       

Hipstamatic on Hwy 395

Heading North on 395, I stopped at Kramer's Corners (Hwys 395 and 58) Antiques and stuff.  Here's a few photos taken in their yard.  Fun place to stop! 

iPhone photo -- Edited version

I was deleting old photos on my iPhone and found this one of Mono Lake -- taken last November flying from Reno to San Diego. Pretty much as taken, just a bit of cropping in Photoshop.

Haven't edited a blog before, so don't know how this will turn out. I was guessing at the lake & was wrong. Lake is Mono Lake!