The Monthly Edit - April 2026
For April we begin in a familiar area for me, Old Sacramento. I usually park in the same area of the parking lot but on this day I had my youngest daughter with me and we were checking out a new coffee shop, so I parked in a different area of the lot to get a bit closer to our destination. As soon as I exited the car I noticed this scene behind us. I hustled over and snapped a photograph. I love the multicolored columns against the clean blue sky.
After depositing my daughter off at the coffee shop I took a stroll back toward Old Sacramento. On the way I notice this woman against the bright wall with the awning shadows pointing at her. It sort of reminds me of an Edward Hopper painting a bit. I think this is one of those images that lands more for me than others.
I have a few favorites from this vantage point over the years but I thought the light blue sky with the flag and the silhouetted person made this one of the better ones. There’s something about the clarity of the sky the day after heavy rain clouds move out.
Not much to say about this bit of Americana. I loved how the light fell on the bench coupled with the shadows cutting across the white doors. I intentionally stepped back a bit to frame it with the tree branch.
We liked the coffee so much at the new coffee shop we came back another day, this time with my wife in tow. While walking through DOCO I liked the colors of the blue map column, the orange of the worker, and the bright colors of my daughter.
I saw the two different pieces of dart art and waited for this man to walk between them. The colors are good and the timing is fine, but this is an “almost” picture, I think. I keep going back and forth on it.
This was my first stop on my recent road trip to Tucson. This was a clock at the train station in Tehachapi, California. I just love how the Leica APO lens rendered this image. I also like the torn off cover of the clock face.
Taken on Route 66 between Victorville and Barstow in California. I saw the colors of these buildings and knew I had to see what I could come up with. I ran across the highway and took a few shots from different perspectives. This was the one I liked the most. I think the blue trash can seals the deal.
Mic drop. As soon as I viewed this on the back of my camera, I knew it was going up on the wall. I could’ve turned around and gone home since I wasn’t getting better than this on the trip. Likely my favorite image I’ve made this year.
Between the hotel and downtown Tucson where all the restaurants were located sat this colorful parking garage. It just so happens that two of my fellow Leica Society International Spring Shoot attendees were strolling by taking photos themselves. I’ve played around with the white balance a bit and cooled it down, but looking at it now, it still feels a bit warm.
As seen in the town of Tombstone, Arizona while on an excursion for the conference. The fading evening light on this truer than true sign was one of my favorites that day.
I had just passed this cowboy actor taking a smoke break. After briefly exploring the area I saw him heading back toward the outdoor theater and quickly raised my camera. His shadow makes the picture. I really like the rose color of the building as well.
My trip to Tucson was the expected highlight of the month but I like many of the local photographs I was able to make locally as well. Several of these photographs ended up in my portfolio so that’s always makes for a good month of photography.
David
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