Hang On Tight!
Wisconsin State Fair amusement ride, at night with a long exposure. There was also a pretty sunset sky as background.
Sand Carving
Annual sand carving contest in Key West
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EAA Oshkosh
State Fair
Wisconsin State Fair at night I will mount a camera on a tripod and as the ride is spinning I open the shutter for some random amount of time which in this case was 2 seconds. I never know what these will look like until I get home and see them on the computer.
Virgin River crossing
In the background is Zion National Park which was carved by the Virgin river. Here in Rockville UT this very old bridge crosses the river. The surrounding area is very prone to flash flooding when rains fall north of the park.
Flagler Rail Bridge
Used as a railroad bridge to Key West then converted to a highway bridge before being abandoned.
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Window to the past
Park Service restored home in Grafton Ut 1864-1921. Used in many movies including Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.
Decay began in 1959
One of hundreds of buildings in Havana featuring incredible architectural detail.
Barn door
Can’t you just hear the screams
State Fair...faster and faster it spins, pushing you farther out and up till it feels like you'll fly off into space......
Perfectly engineered illusion
Easy to photograph but impossible to get the full effect. This glass case was about a foot tall and 3 wide. The reflections and angles made it appear as if there were thousands of bottles in a space the size of a warehouse, seen from any angle.
High Above The Colorado River
Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Pat Tillman, an American football player who left his career with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the United States Army and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 by friendly fire. It
is an arch bridge that spans the Colorado River between the of Arizona and Nevada. The bridge is located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and carries Interstate 11 and U.S. Route 93 over the Colorado River. The bridge was the first concrete-steel composite arch bridge built in the United States, and incorporates the widest concrete arch in the Western Hemisphere. At 890 feet above the Colorado River, it is the second highest bridge in the United States after the Royal Gorge Bridge near Cañon City, Colorado, and is the world's highest concrete arch bridge.
I took this photo while standing on top of the Hoover Dam. Pedestrian access is provided over the bridge who wish to take in a different view of the nearby dam and river below, but the dam is not visible for those driving across it.
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EAA Oshkosh
Old World Wisconsin
Original 1800s farmhouse owned by the WI Historical Society
Milwaukee 3rd Ward
Old warehouse district near the river has some interesting architecture and masonry work. For many years this area was full of vacant buildings but now contains some of the cities most expensive condos and apartments.
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EAA Oshkosh
Sandstone Path
The sandstone surface of the wash I was walking on. This patch was about 3’x4’ and went on for a few miles. The rock darkens when wet so to be here during a rare rain would be even more beautiful.
Wisconsin Homestead
Original 1800s farmhouse owned by the WI Historical Society
Street Walking Las Vegas
Great city to walk around pointing a camera at odd things.
Spray Can Art
This 8x12 foot wall painting was done with spray cans. There is an area in Miami called Wynwood Walls which is covered in graffiti like this.
Bahia Honda
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is a derelict railroad bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. It was originally part of the Overseas Railway, but the state of Florida purchased it from the Florida East Coast Railway after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it for automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. After a replacement Bahia Honda Bridge was opened in 1972, two spans of the old bridge were removed for the safety of boaters. Wikipedia
A favorite
Wonderful seafood, atmosphere and sign.
Street Walking
Side of a building in Key West. I purposely shot it a little out of focus to make it all blend together.
Camera Bump
While taking a photo of a ferris wheel at dusk, I bumped the camera which was, until this moment, very securely attached to a tripod to prevent any
movement. I think it’s one of the better shots I came home with. This new art form I will call Camera Bumping!
Sometimes it’s photo worthy
Somewhere in California
Mallory Square
Walked past this really old tree in front of an old wall and happened to have my black & white camera with me. I was in an area of Key West called Old Town where people gather nightly to watch the sunsets.
Old World Wisconsin
Old World Wisconsin: 1875 German blockbau building that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Billboard Improvement
Along an old highway in So California
B&W Desert
A while back I bought a new camera that only takes B&W photos. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. In my humble opinion, this one turned out pretty good.
the Calatrava
The Milwaukee Art Museum, often referred to as "the Calatrava", contains a movable, wing-like brise soleil that opens up for a wingspan of 217 feet during the day, folding over the tall, arched structure at night or during inclement weather. The pavilion received the 2004 Outstanding Structure Award from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. This iconic building, overlooking Lake Michigan contains over 25,000 pieces of artwork. Wikipedia
Navajo Sandstone
Per Wikipedia: Variations in the type and proportions of precipitated iron oxides resulted in the different black, brown, crimson, vermillion, orange, salmon, peach, pink, gold, and yellow colors of the Navajo Sandstone.
I say, in strong sunlight it makes for wonderful art.
Chicago Architecture
Old World Wisconsin
Original 1800s farmhouse owned by the WI Historical Society
Sun Dried Piano
Reaching for the sky
Chicago
Chryslers
Hope I look that good in my 80s
Public chalkboard
Streetwalking in old downtown Las Vegas and came upon this storefront art.
At One Time
Another beautiful building wrapped in decay. I probably would not have noticed this building back in the 1950s.
Reflection Fun
Walking around downtown Milwaukee taking photos.
Ice…
I thought it was pretty
Orb
Old and New
Chicago Illinois
Navajo Bridge
When it was first built, Navajo Bridge in AZ was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles. Prior to its completion in 1929, travelers between Utah and Arizona had to cross using Lee’s Ferry river crossing. Until the bridge was completed, there was no direct route between Utah and Arizona and travelers had to trek hundreds of miles around the canyon to cross the River.
A shame
This is very typical decay found just about everywhere in Havana. One can only imagine what this city looked like back in the 1950s.
.32 a gallon
Boulder Utah gas stop before heading off to Page UT.
Headframe
Defunct gold mine near Pioche Nevada. The headframe is the structure above the mine shaft that enabled the hoisting of machinery, personnel, or materials. The building to the left contains the steam engine that provided the lift power. Always have to be carful around these places.
April Boom
Neapolitan Rock
Multi-colored sandstone in Gold Butte National Monument Nevada
New York New York
More streetwalking in Las Vegas with a B&W camera. I got lucky with the nice clouds that particular day.
A News Icon
Key West Walk
I enjoy grabbing a camera and walking up and down every street in a small area of "Old Town".
Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona near the town of Page. The 710-foot high dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1956 to 1966 and forms Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S.
And here it shall remain
At least someone mows around it.
Look up
I do a lot of that while in Chicago.
Still Video
While taking a night photo of an amusement ride which requires a rock steady tripod, sometimes I'll purposely move the camera to see what it will see.
Nevada Forgotten
Sometimes black & white works well and some photos just need color. This one was taken in both but the lack of color makes for better edges.
Hay Art
What one discovers on the backroads.
Out walking
on some side street in Las Vegas and came upon these 3 doors of an abandoned building. They were so wonderfully vandalized it looked to me as there was some plan. For a while this was printed and hanging in my house.
It’s an odd thing to photograph
But I can't help myself sometimes...usually
Spinning Dream
This is the 1,004 foot Carnival Dream cruise ship as it makes a 180 degree turn to depart the Key West harbor. I set the camera and waited for the ship to untie, move away from the dock and begin turning. I opened the cameras shutter for about 5 minutes until it stopped turning.
Silver Mine
Pioche NV has lots of abandoned mines. The building contained the machinery to lift the ore up the shaft that is at the base of the wooden structure. I am always very careful where I step anywhere near these things.
A hard worker in its day
Flat bed truck from long ago
Chicago river
Walking along the river I took a few photos of the building across the river behind me reflected in the ones I was facing.
Ford
I really like photographing old vehicles.
Lift Engine
Used to lift the ore cart up the mine shaft. This is an old silver mine in Pioche Nevada. These old mines are pretty spooky to explore, have to be very very careful.
Big Bangs
Pioche Nevada
On the site of an old ore processing plant established in 1891 that's been closed for about 45 years. The mill is intact and very interesting to photograph. This is just one of a few outbuildings on the property.
Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, United States, near the town of Page. The 710-foot high dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1956 to 1966 and forms Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S. with a capacity of 27 million acre-feet. Credit Wikipedia
International Harvester
Delivery truck R.I.P. in Nevada
Waiting for a train
There's something in photography called "leading lines" that if captured should lead your eyes into the photo causing interest. I took it in color but I converted it to B&W because the color seemed to get in the way.
Pawn shop wall art
Nicely decorated wall of the parking lot. The Stratosphere hotel, my walking destination, towers over it.
Abandoned Hotel
Pioche NV is a dying town with plenty of old building such as this one.
Inside Out
Without color the lines and shapes become visible.
Navajo Bridge
Navajo Bridge is the name of each of a pair of steel spandrel arch bridges that cross the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park (near Lees Ferry) in northern Coconino County, Arizona. The newer bridge of the pair carries vehicular traffic on U.S. Route 89A over Marble Canyon between Bitter Springs and Jacob Lake, allowing travel into a remote region north of the Colorado River including the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
The dual spans of Navajo Bridge are tied at ninth place among the highest bridges in the United States with nearly identical heights of 467 feet for the original span, and 470 feet for the second span.
Chevrolet
Sunscreen is a must when laying out in the Nevada sun.
Alley Art
A couple areas of Las Vegas have alleys that attract graffiti. Some art is very well done while others is as they say, in the eye of the beholder.
It shimmers
Walking around Chicago with my camera is the best. Sharp lines, the glass reflecting what cannot be seen and morning light combined with shadows brings it all together.
Old Godbe Mill Property Nevada
Abandoned mine building
Rhyolite
Gold was discovered in 1904 here in Rhyolite NV. There were over 2000 claims covering everything in a 30 mile area from here. The most promising was the Montgomery Shoshone mine, which prompted everyone to move to the Rhyolite townsite. The town immediately boomed with buildings springing up everywhere. One building was 3 stories tall and cost $90,000 to build. A stock exchange and Board of Trade were formed. The red light district drew women from as far away as San Francisco. There were hotels, stores, a school for 250 children, an ice plant, two electric plants, foundries and machine shops and even a miner’s union hospital.
One of many
Walking around downtown Las Vegas on lower Fremont Street almost all of these old motels were boarded up due to the Covid shutdown.
New and Old
Daylily outside an 1800s home in Wisconsin. I walked up to this window thinking I was going to take a photo of what was behind me in some very old wavy glass but it was in the shade. The flower was lit nicely so it seemed to work against the drab old wooden building.
Dry sandstone waterfall catch basin
Over eons of time flowing water gradually wears down the sandstone highlighting the layers and smoothing the surface.
Ore Mill
Old Godbe Mill - A silver-ore processing mill located in Pioche Nevada, the Godbe Mill was established in the 1920s, and abandoned in the 1940s.
Old rolling stock
Soo Line sleeping car #1210 “Rhinelander” was built in May 1902 as a first-class, 12 section sleeper with a smoking room and a state room. The sleeper is of wood construction. Not bad for 121 years old.
Newspaper Rock
Within the 527 square miles of Utahs Canyonlands National Park you'll find this petroglyph panel etched in sandstone that records approximately 2,000 years of early human activity etched on the rock from B.C. time to A.D. 1300. Scholars are undecided as to the figures meanings. In Navajo, the rock is called Rock that tells a story. This panel is about 8x12 feet with many other panels located throughout the park.
International
Baking in the Nevada sun
1897 Barn
This octagonal barn was erected by Ernest Clausing, a local barn builder 125 years ago. Mr. Clausing erected 14 of these barns in the southern end of Ozaukee County WI, all within one mile of the Lake Michigan shoreline.They ranged in size from 3,200-over 9,000 square feet.
Subtle contrast
As I've said in other captions, Walking around Chicago with my camera is the best. Sharp lines, the glass reflecting what cannot be seen and morning light combined with shadows brings it all together.
Godbe Mill
Old Godbe Mill - A silver-ore processing mill located in Pioche Nevada, the Godbe Mill was established in the 1920s, and abandoned in the 1940s.
Window to the past
Nelson Nevada gold mine has a wonderful assortment of old stuff.
Weeeeeee
Wisconsin State Fair ride. I left the shutter open for 2 seconds and had the camera mounted on a tripod to prevent it from moving.
Look up
Fire escape on a very tall building.
Overseas Highway
Built in 1893 to connect Key Largo and Key West via steam train. Finished in 1912 the tracks were laid over 126 miles of ocean.
I might be the same age…
Now that hurts.
1800s Outhouse
Wikipedia: Outhouses are commonly humble and utilitarian, made of lumber or plywood. This is especially so they can easily be moved when the earthen pit fills up. Depending on the size of the pit and the amount of use, this can be fairly frequent, sometimes yearly. I found this in South Dakota on a homestead from the 1880s.
Las Vegas in B&W
Taken with my Leica Q2 Monochrome camera. All digital cameras take photos in grays then the processor matches those tiny grey pixels to the matching color pixels the camera maker engineered into that brand. So 10 cameras, including phones will give 10 different looks all settings being equal. The differences will be very subtle but they will differ. This camera I used does not convert to color. It uses its lack of color processing to produce a very, very high resolution image in shades of grey. It seems to work particularly good on architecture.
One of so many
Las Vegas architecture at night
In front and behind
No, my camera does not smoke pot.
Cannery Row
Cannery Row is the waterfront street bordering the city of Pacific Grove in Monterey, California. It was the site of a number of now-defunct sardine canning factories. The last cannery closed in 1973. This mural is painted on an old Cannery wall.
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