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To purchase this image as an exclusive limited edition print please visit my website @ WWW.NATEZEMAN.COMAshcroft's history is a brief one. It began with promising silver finds by prospectors from Leadville in 1879. Quickly pioneers began to settle here. By 1885 the population of Ashcroft was nearing 2,500. However, nearby Aspen was also experiencing a boom of its own. Residents began abandoning Ashcroft as quickly as they had settled it. By 1890 most of the businesses had closed. The devaluation of silver in 1893 was the fatal blow. The post office closed in November of 1912, and only a few hardy men were left. Jack Leahy, the towns last resident died in 1939, officially rendering Ashcroft a ghost town. Many of the original buildings exist yet today. This is the Hotel View. Still standing proudly among a grove of aspens. Not yet forgotten.
Hotel View - Ashcroft, Colorado
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thanks so much! [link]
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Lovely view. It amazes me that ghost towns still exist.
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Your photos are absolutly breathtaking! You are and incredible photographer. All the colors are so deep and rich. I am a Colorado native, do we not have an incredible state?!! I appreciate the history and information you add to your photos.
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I think I like this one a little better. The perspective is more interesting
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Incredible image, the trees against that sky are killer! Nice story too, thanks
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Although I like both, I like this one better because your eyes are drawn to the building rather than the mountains. The blue sky and the yellow aspens frame the hotel nicely.
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i do like the color contrast of the blue and yellow in this shot, but i like how the mountains are more prominent in the other, thanks for the input!
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Yes. The mountains are beautiful in the other but the contrast in this one excites my eyes.
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Great shot. Really nice contrast and colours.
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You have been featured in my latest journal [link]
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Nice colors and depth in the picture, great photo!
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I have a strange fascination for places just like this one.....and iΒ΄ve never been in a place like this before.
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Your beautiful work has been featured here:[link]
Have a nice day!
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i love ghost towns 
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Nice...It's interesting how you chose to photograph this building.The hotel being in the background or in the back of the image it doesn't take on more interest then the landscape. Everthing seem to read on the same level. Trees, sky and the building or hotel.
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yeah i hope it looks ok. thats kinda what i was going for.. i wanted it to just blend in with its surroundings, not overwhelm the whole shot
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nice photo, and I liked the little history you wrote as well.
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This photo have been featured on Thumbs of the Week 39th .
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wow thats really cool 8D
The hotel just blends right in with the rest of nature~
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Wonderful autumn shot. Can it be that the GND is visible on the trees?
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hmmm i dont think so.. where do you see it?
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The top of the leftmost big tree is just darker than it's center which looked a bit unnatural to me as the tips usually are brighter. If it's no GND the maybe you darkened the sky and the trees together? I can be wrong though.
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You must have some kind of special arrangement with Mother Nature. Did you slip her a twenty or something when the rest of us weren't looking?
Awesome work, as usual.
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haha i wish it was that easy
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Wonderful shot!
What kind of filters do you use for your landscapes?
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i used a polarizer and a gnd for this one
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Thank you for capturing a treasure of the past like this one. The setting and colours are glorious.
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Great work, how much post work do you do on your photos?
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depends on the photo. i didnt really do anything to this one
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Amazing, I'm trying to learn Photoshop and how to use it with my pictures, thats why I ask! Thanks!
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