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THREE CHAIRS AND A TABLE
Posted in black and white, bodie, buildings, California, ghost town
Tagged bodie, California, ghost town, historic, rural california, state park
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EMPTY CHAIRS AND A BARE TABLE
I am considering creating an exhibit of photographs with my buddy Marc of Bodie. I work on the photographs every few days or so. I will need about a dozen 18×24″ framed pieces. I am going through all the images, … Continue reading
Posted in bodie, buildings, California, state parks
Tagged bodie, California, california state parks, desert, ghost town, rural california
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BRINGING UP THE REAR, OR CABOOSE RAT
Sometime around 1972, and near Caliente, a caboose brings up the rear of a Southern Pacific freight train. I spent lots of time working the rear end of freight trains. I always prefered working the mountain (Bakersfield to Palmdale) vs … Continue reading
Posted in central valley, railroad, southern pacific, sp, Uncategorized
Tagged caboose, California, locomotive, rural california
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AN EMPTY CABIN AT BODIE
Posted in bodie, California, ghost town
Tagged bodie, buildings, California, clouds, desert, fine art photography, ghost town, historic, mining, Mono Lake, rural california, sierra nevada, unique building
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SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT – FOR THE FUN OF IT
Posted in astrophotography, California, milky way, night sky, night time sky, wilderness
Tagged astrophotography, California, desert, equivalents, fine art photography, formations, historic, light painting, milky way, mono, Mono Lake, national park, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, rocks, rural california, sierra nevada
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MORE THOUGHTS ON THE CLEAR CUT
Coast redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are unique to the coastal areas of northern California. I live in a second-growth forest about two miles from downtown Arcata at an elevation of about 900′. The trees on our property are about seventy-five years … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, community forest, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata, arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, nature, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, redwood forest, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, sunset
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A STARRY NIGHT AT A CLEAR CUT
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, light painting, milky way, night, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, prairie, redwood, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, summer sky
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EVENING SHADOWS IN EUREKA
Posted in California, eureka, humboldt county history
Tagged California, eureka, fine art photograph, historic, humboldt, humboldt county, rural california, shadow, street scene, unique building
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THE EUREKA INN
A Three-image panorama of the Eureka Inn.
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