Three Musketeers

3. August 2010 by David.

Yesterday, Friedhelm, fellow photographer Mike and I went on a quest to photograph Olmstead Point, Bodie, CA and Mono Lake. Armed with three Canon cameras, 10 lenses, 20 gig of storage (plus spares) and three tripods we set out on our 17+ hour journey.

This was of course taken in Bodie, CA. This State Park is a wonderful Ghost Town. Well preserved in a state of ‘controlled decay’. It shows a slice of life after the town was abandoned. It has everything from coffins still sitting in the funeral home to a roulette table, dusty and slowly decaying in a gambling hall. This is one location where there truly are just too many photo opportunities for one day. Some of the buildings though ‘rustic’ on the outside are still used by park service members as places of residence.

I shot this photograph laying on the ground trying to hold my camera steady, using a relative short depth of field to give it depth.  I like the texture of the wood and metal and converted it to black and white to give it an older feel. Bodie is filled with artifacts, some still inside the building and many just lying around. It is a tribute to the Park Service and visitors that these relics of the past are still there. It makes for a long day but well worth the trip.

f8 at 1/15sec, 75mm, ISO125

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Dave

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