04-05-2010
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Calico, CA.: PART III
We were lucky to have visited Calico on that day because the dust storm created some mood in the landscape pictures that would have been missing on an ordinary day.
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Celebrating the Light Fantastic...
Comments (17)
what a fascinating "ghost town" to prowl around in ... and the dust storm did accent the character of Calico!!! #2, 6, & 12 ticked my fancy!! fabulous fotography M!!!
@windupherskirt -
Thank you Denise, I also thought that it was kind of magical to visit Calico. It would be magical to shoot it very early in the morning so as to have the shadows play in the photos. Thank you so much for the rec.
There's a lot of that town left, isn't there? Love the golden colors. I remember "Tombstone" Az as being very grey colored. Maybe the season was different. Excellent photos, as always!
@guestbrief -
Actually much of the town is restored according to archival photos and foundations. I feel that this does not detractfrom the fact that the town existed and today we may visit for both the entertainment and historic values. Thank you for the kind words, Rhonda.
Said like a true photographer -- the best day for good photography isn't necessarily the sunniest day! I love #13 and 14 -- are they dioramas or photos, or are they as it is now? The others really do capture both the place and the mood of the sandy day!
@slmret -
Thank you Janet. I did not intend for it to be dioramas but on closer scrutiny I noticed that they actually are. The last three are in the order I took them and they follow the scene from right to left. Maybe I'll turn them into a panorama. Thank you for pointing it out Janet. I sometimes find it strange to think I took some of these. The problem is that I work hard at getting the pictures and I have no time to look at them and ponder about it because I am busy reeling them in.
I agree about not having time to look and ponder -- especially with digital, it's way too easy to take way too many shots -- and then wonder why I took a particular shot! I think I did that today, in the tidepools again.
@slmret -
I don't know if that is the case with me. My poor days when I had to be sure that I wanted to take a photo is still ingrained with me and I try to make every photo count. I take a lot of photos because I will never get to go back there again. I have now published three books and I intend to do more and so I continuously build my library. It is also a game for me - much like golf. I like to make each one count. None of my Calico photos were cropped in the computer except the one of the restaurant which I deliberately shot to be cropped.
I'm doing quite a bit of cropping these days, but very little color enhancement. But selection is a problem, as I do take a lot of photos!
@slmret -
I shoot RAW + JPEG. I just hate it when I want to make a print and I cropped the image and thenthe photo does not fit the paper. I do find it difficult to compose well because my glasses prevent me from getting close enough to see the whole image in the viewfinder. If I remove my glasses I can't see the numbers on the back of the camera. I would love not to have to wear glasses.Do you keep all your photos or do you prune them?
I keep ALL my photos -- both the originals and most of the edited versions (using picasa, I have to save a copy in order to save the edits, and occasionally I decide not to use an edit so don't save it). But that way, I also have the option of re-editing it. I shoot only jpeg -- and I have issues with trifocals (although the correction is not so strong I can't see without)! In my camera, I often have difficulty seeing the screen for quick review -- just have to take it on faith -- occasionally I'll take a second shot just to make sure I got what I wanted.
@slmret -
I also keep all my photos except the ones which are flawed in a big way (I might use flash and then forget to reset). My USA photos are very valuable to me because I know I will go back to Australia and so I am working frantically to get good memories of this beautiful country. My photos remind me of something very special and they often trigger memories that are not on image.
when we were in New Mexico we got in the middle of a dust storm and it was really something
I can just imgaine you wandering about Calico with your camera. You probably have a grin on your face the whole time.
@craftea -
I wonder why?
Cause.....I know I would!! We need to go on a photo shoot together, we'd be grinning like idiots the whole time!
@craftea -
Ha ha, you can say that again...
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