Methodist Church

Bodie, CA

Goodrich Silver

Bodie – a few interiors

Some interiors in this post. Interiors often posed a challenge due to the reflections in the windows.

In some cases, the reflection became part of the photograph.

This one I shot through a crack in the door.

This was shot through a knot hole in the wood. This is pretty much how it came out of the camera and I really like the effect.

Sneak Peak: Bodie

Our photographers group went to Bodie State Park today. It’s an amazing ghost town. We were there about five hours and I shot over 600 photos, so it’s going to take me a while to get through them. Here are a few . . .

Free!

Today I had the staples removed from the aforementioned head gash. Somehow the removal hurt more than the shot I was given to numb my scalp to put them in! Ouch!

Smoke Trails

Last night I met with three other members of my photography group to shoot smoke trails. It was the first time I’ve ever done it. Aside from nearly getting smoked out of our leader’s garage studio, we had a great time. The first two were shot using my Speedlite. The others were shot using Michael’s studio strobe (after Susan let me use one of her Pocket Wizards).

Cap

I had the house to myself last night, so you know what that means! I was looking to explore broad soft lighting but at the same time decided to try shooting myself in a ball cap, just to see what challenges the brim would provide.