Palm Springs' Plaza Theatre

Last week I drove out to the Desert to hide out and focus more deeply on my work away from phones and such. For five whole days I was pretty much  unplugged. I stayed out in Rancho Mirage but 0ne evening wandered around downtontown Palm Springs itself.  It’s not very big and doesn’t take long to see from one end to the other, but there are more than enough bars and restaurants to keep busy for an evening.  And while architecturally indistinct, it is beautifully set  close by the San Jacinto Mountain Range, and in lovely contrast to the stark and snowy peaks, has lots of 1950′s style neon signage.  The fading afternoon sun  is my favorite time to shoot on the rare occasions I plan it correctly. Even the mundane can end up looking beautiful. This is the old Plaza Theater built in 1936. Older city residents have been performing in the The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies there since 1991.

Palm Canyon Drive

Here’s another one I shot the same evening.  It’s a bit more random hanging out on the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Taquiz Canyon Way.  Shot after shot of cars going by, something had to happen.  It did, but only after I moved my tripod  four times, to every corner.