Topic: Nevada High Desert

[Bryan]

I'm back working in the middle of The Nevada high desert.  I spent two weeks there in early May and will be returning in June.  On my days off I like to take my camera and explore the mountains, valleys and ghost towns.  This first trip I took a Rolleiflex Automat and shot a few rolls of Kodak Ektar 100.


Horse Skull by bac1967, on Flickr


Mud Cracks in Diamond Valley by bac1967, on Flickr


Diamond Valley Wind Mill by bac1967, on Flickr


Power Pole by bac1967, on Flickr

[Bryan]

Some ranches and farms.


Cows by bac1967, on Flickr

When I took this photo a storm was moving into the area.  You can tell by the cloud formations and the wind stirring up the sand on the dry lake bed behind the water tower.  The next few days we got several inches of snow in Eureka.

Abandoned Home by bac1967, on Flickr


Irrigation by bac1967, on Flickr

[Bryan]

Signs of past human activity.

Straight-eight engine block rusting away in the Diamond Mountains.

Straight-eight engine by bac1967, on Flickr

Old rock wall that could have been a building foundation or a corral.

Old Foundation by bac1967, on Flickr


Abandoned Stables by bac1967, on Flickr

[Bryan]

Old wagon on display in Eureka.

Wagon by bac1967, on Flickr

I'm not sure what animal this came from, I couldn't find the skull.

Spine by bac1967, on Flickr


Cactus by bac1967, on Flickr


Dead Tree by bac1967, on Flickr

[Fluminian]

Great shots, Bryan. Nevada seems like an endless source of great photographic motifs.

[Late Developer]

Fantastic work, Bryan.  Love the big skies and wispy clouds.

Lara and I enjoyed our trip across the US of A via R66 so much, we're hoping to go back and repeat the dose soon - just via another, less-travelled, route.

[02Pilot]

Nice set. The colors seems a little more subdued than I expect from Ektar, but it works given the subject. I really need to get back out West soon.

[Bryan]

Thanks for the great comments!  I think the colors were a little subdued for a few reasons.  The sun hiding behind thin clouds and just the nature of the desert colors.

Fantastic work, Bryan.  Love the big skies and wispy clouds.

Lara and I enjoyed our trip across the US of A via R66 so much, we're hoping to go back and repeat the dose soon - just via another, less-travelled, route.

These photos were all taken near highway 50 known as the loneliest highway in the US.  You can drive a long time without seeing another car.  If you do an internet search you can find guides to the ghost towns of Nevada.  There are around 700 including abandoned mines. 

[Alan]

love this set, as mentioned i too love the big skies.
Nice consistent colours through the set.

700 ghost towns/mines - they would be great locations for photography ?

[Bryan]

love this set, as mentioned i too love the big skies.
Nice consistent colours through the set.

700 ghost towns/mines - they would be great locations for photography ?

Some of them are, you have do do a little research first.  Some of them are so decomposed there's not much left.

[irv_b]

what a great place to go and shoot and boy have you done it justice- nice work Brian.

[Bryan]

After a few weeks in Alaska it's back to Nevada for a while so prepare for more desert photos.  I have 3 cameras with me, a Canon AE-1,  Kodak Tourist II 620 and a Polaroid 101 Land Camera.  These were shot with the Canon AE-1 using Kodak Ektar 100.  This first one was shot with an FD 28mm f2.8 lens.


Toiyabe Outcrop by bac1967, on Flickr

These next two were both shot with an FD 100-200mm f5.6 Zoom lens.


Nevada Wild Horse by bac1967, on Flickr


Big Smoky Valley Power Lines by bac1967, on Flickr

[Bryan]

A few more from my Canon AE-1 using an FD 50mm f1.8 lens.  Kodak Ektar 100.


Ruins of Kingston, Nevada by bac1967, on Flickr


Extreme Danger Keep Out by bac1967, on Flickr


Toquima Cave Petroglyphs by bac1967, on Flickr

[SLVR]

ektar really is an impressive film, love the stuff on the rollei

[Bryan]

A few more from the last two weeks.

All Photographed with a Canon AE-1 SLR using a Canon FD 50mm f1.8 lens.  Kodak Ektar 100.

Broken window at Lone Mountain Mine.
Broken Windows at Lone Mountain Mine by bac1967, on Flickr

Lone Mountain Mine looking back in the opposite direction as the picture above.  I didn't notice this until I got the film developed but you can see through the same two windows on the building. 
Lone Mountain Mine by bac1967, on Flickr

Old truck rusting away in Eureka. 
Oshkosh by bac1967, on Flickr

[Bryan]

These were taken at Western Heritage Days, Eureka County Fairgrounds in Eureka, Nevada.
All Photographed with a Canon AE-1 SLR using a Canon FD 50mm f1.8 lens.

Team Calf Roping with Fujifilm Xtra 400.
Team Calf Roping by bac1967, on Flickr

Horseshoeing Competition with Kodak Ektar 100
Horseshoeing Competition by bac1967, on Flickr

Horseshoeing Competition with Fujifilm Xtra 400.  This was interesting the watch, they make a horseshoe from scratch from a flat piece of metal and fit it to the horse.
Making a Horseshoe by bac1967, on Flickr