Desert Reflection-Bodie

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted June 13, 2016199 views11 comments

Here's another from my archive. Harley and I were wandering Bodie on a hot July afternoon a few years ago. I really liked the reflection of the desert and the sky in this old window. I had to use quite a bit of shift on the front standard so that the camera and/or me was not visible.

Chamonix 4x5
Fujinon 180mm
Astia 100F
July 2012

Plesae see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

--P

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on June 13, 2016 at 2:27 PM

I love the painterly look. The colors are wonderful. You also did a great job of keeping your own reflection out of the image. Perhaps including more of the bottom would have added to it depending on what was there.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on June 14, 2016 at 12:50 AM

The large version is a must. If I had seen it not knowing that it was a photograph it would have taken me a long while to decide that it was not a painting, and then I might not have been sure. No nits, truly gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 14, 2016 at 3:29 AM

Excellent inside-outside shot ! The varying textures of the window panes add a lot of interest to the desert view, and I like how you've cut off the bottom window frame, somehow adding to the feeling of space.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on June 14, 2016 at 3:24 PM

Preston: I really like how the weathered and detailed window form the framing of the reflection. The old wavy glass makes the reflection appear to be impressionistic. Richard

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on June 14, 2016 at 5:36 PM

Nicely done, Preston, love the wavy glass.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 15, 2016 at 7:03 AM

Agree with others, Preston. This really came out well. I also like the impressionist reflection. Expertly and artistically done.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on June 15, 2016 at 6:34 PM

Beautifully crafted. My only "nit" would be that we do not see the lower window pane frame.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on June 15, 2016 at 7:06 PM

This tells the Bodie ghost town story quite well, and I love the painterly look of it. Well done!

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on June 18, 2016 at 4:26 PM

After going back to this several times, the distortion in the upper 2 panes of the window is fascinating. I would do an image of just those 2 with a bit of a frame to have a balanced composition.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 20, 2016 at 1:11 PM

Excellent, Preston. A great take on Bodie.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on June 22, 2016 at 2:11 PM

This is wonderful Preston, as the window frame is a natural frame for a beautiful painting that is captured in the reflection. The sweet aspect to this image is the this natural frame is pretty much acting like a frame for a painting, but it is captured with photography.

Just wonderful!!

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