Too Tall Palms

Two very tall royal palms overlook the grounds of Mission San Fernando Rey de España, one of twenty-one Franciscan missions established in the Spanish colonial territory of Alta California. On a hot summer day, a fountain trickles cool water into a shimmering pool. It is surrounded by a wrought iron fence to prevent over-heated photographers from taking a dip . . .

This photo was taken by a Minolta SRT102 film camera with a MC Rokkor-PF 1:1.7 f=50mm lens and Hoya 55mm Y(K2) filter using Adox CHS 100II 135 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.