A couple images from the desert, near Palm Springs. I guess the area around the Saltan Sea has been photographed extensively. I felt a calm beauty around Palm Springs, yet a strange unsettled feeling. Perhaps its the subtle climate changes from heat, to windy valleys, to cold evenings. I'd like to think of something unique to capture around Palm Springs down to the Saltan Sea other than abandoned buildings and motor vehicles. There were some interesting small towns I drove through. Little squares in the dessert on the lake/sea, with buildings damaged by fire simply left as is, and big signs that say "Eat Here" or something to that effect. I guess an interesting thing would be to understand why people opt to stay there. These documentary ideas always intrigue me, but then I don't pursue them as an uneasiness settles in as I'm afraid to intrude on others. Of course, now that I am a family man, it would be difficult to take off for two months and perhaps live in the dessert. I guess my little photographic struggle continues.
