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Published: 2004-06-09 04:52:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 3081; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 296
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another photo from a ghost town~ Bodie, CAUnable to enter the buildings, my photos were taken through windows, or knocked out knot holes in the walls. I scanned the black and white negatives with a transparency/negative adaptor, and switched it to true color...the result being more aged looking. Depending on the film, I got very orange tones or more true grey tones. Hope you enjoy.
This photo was taken through a crack between two boards in the door to this bar. I loved it so much.
I did a bit of cropping, but I didn't want to take anymore of the image away in order to get rid of the blurry part (on the left side) Oh well. Let me konw what you think.
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wee. i imagine ghosts sitting down at night and playing cards and having sex with women with too much rouge make up on.
hm. ghost sex. weird.
anyway, nice job. i like the angle in relation to the seats. won-dee-ful
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Wow...nice imagination...thank you for sharing it. That is an interesting thought...ghost sex. hmmmmm
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Excellent!
Are drinks on the house these days?
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hmm possibly...if you like vinegar and dust. 
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A ghost town... intriguing... tell me more about this place, pleeease!
Wonderful shot, again...
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Thank you again for all your wonderful comments to my ghost town photos. I took these shots in Bodie, California. This town was once the 2nd largest city in California during the goldrush era of the late 1800's. A booming city with a lot of greed and death. The cemetary book shows so many deaths of small children, and also death by poison or gunshots. I guess with riches comes a lot of greed. There are only about 5% of the buildings still standing, and it is a state park now, with a few on site rangers. there are only a couple buildings that are open for people to walk into...the rest of the buildings are preserved only by weathered wood and aged glass. This place intrigues me...I've been there twice, and although it is a 4 hour drive...I would love to spend even more time there. here is a link to the website if you would like to look up more info...[link]
Thank you for your interest.
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Very nice photo! I can easily imagine prospectors and outlaws sitting in those barstools drinking whiskey. As others already said, it even looks like it was take back in the late 1800s. Great job!
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Thank you so much! It has been a really popular one.
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Wow. It looks great. I really like that blurry part. It gives this "I remember when I was young and there was a bar"-feeling to this picture.
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what a great shot! a like the this kind of oldage...
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emmmm how this brings back memories of when i was younger, lol jk so maybe it brings back memories of a couple days ago thats still younder right. lol anyways nice photography, keep up the excellent work.
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thanks doll. dream of raspberries and whipped cream swirls.
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I love this photo, and I think the blur on the edge gives it a subtle, ancient look that adds to the piece really well. Great job!
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I can't believe there are places like this that were abandoned and just left like this. It looks so cool! I wish I could visit these ghost towns...
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I'm sure you can find some beautiful places in Canada. But most ghost towns are in desert areas...uhmm not to many deserts in Canada eh? Come visit California!!!
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Thanks you, I just might do that, once I've won the lottery...
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I hear ya! I've had an invite to the Caribbean too...suuuuuure I'll get right on that. LOL. Love to, but it's not gonna happen.
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Sucks doesn't it? Ah, the restraints of our economic standing... Oh, woe.
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the negative tones gave an awesome feel to this one too! the blurring to the left works very nicely too.
....aaah, this fits so much to the soundtrack of a highly disturbing western i'm listening to right now!!
i love beautiful decay.
..take me there
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thanks for your precious time. it is amazing to see the longevity of shacks and the decay of palaces. i love irony. your photos amaze me and i appreciate your comments very much. take care!
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awsome perspective - great job =- its a classic photo
i'm big on super thin frames b/c they detract less from the image and let the image stand by itself - that's my only cnstructive criticism
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thanks for the cc, the watch, and the favorites. Yeah I started putting frames on some of my stuff, because in some cases I think it makes the image pop out a little more. I understand what your saying though. The frame can send its own message, and it shouldn't overpower the image. Thanks again.
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did you see "trust" in my scraps?
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wow!!!
this is really good
honestly..
the tones are fantastic..
and shooting through the window wasn't such a bad thing after all...because you still got a nice angle there.
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yeah I tried getting different angles from the two surrounding windows, but the door in the middle had a few good sized cracks, with the best angle of all. I loved that bar soo much. It was just so welcoming...even though it was so lonely at the same time.
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OMG girl.... THIS IS ONE AMAZING PIECE!!!!!!!!!!
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THANK YOU MAN!! hehe I really appreciate that!
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That's great! I love the look, definatly has the feel of a ghost town.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. It means a lot to know that someone is watching and appreciating.
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Hey, it's no problem appreciating great work like this
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The tones really give off a creepy feeling. Looks like a bottle of ghost beer on the left. Very effective.
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Thank you so much for your comments. Yeah that far bottle in the blurry edge is one of the reasons that I didn't want to crop any more of the edge off. Like I said I took the photo through a crack in the door, and the edge of the wood was caught on the left. Thanks for your thoughts...Mmmm ghost beer. Yummy
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Definitely old western...hahaha thanks
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Thank you so much. I wanted soo badly to explore beyond the door, but I respect what that place is, and those layers of dust wouldn't be there with my footprints scampering all around. Oh well. I appreciate your comment.
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I'd want to go in too. The photo looks old. I live in NV and photograph the ghost towns here, but that photo is just great!
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aww thanks I put you on my watch list. I like your gallery so far. keep it up. NY is wonderful. I've only been there once when I was 13-14years old. I've got family in Manhattan. I'll go back someday I hope.
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