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Bathrooms on the backside of the concession stand, backstop to the left. A one stop shop, empty yourself and refill on the other side.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to blue and pink.
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Gas station converted to a liquor store.
Night, near full moon. 180 second exposure, protomachines set to orange.
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In the Shadow of the Moon
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The moonlight added a magical touch to the already captivating light and shadows in the station. To enhance this effect, I used a vivid red and warm white light from a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 RGB light painting device to illuminate the scene while the camera's shutter was open during a long exposure night photo. The effects are unique and offer new life to the abandoned building. This is located in Southern California near the border of Mexico and was part of our Notorious RGB 1165-mile photography safari. Thanks!
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(Plate 8456) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. October 2022.
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Night photo with the glorious Milky Way over an abandoned aircraft in the Mojave Desert. D610/Irix 15mm f/2.8.
PODCAST INTERVIEW:
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And hopefully I will see you March 22nd at 5 pm Valley Relics Museum for a brief slide show and presentation. Get there early to check out the museum.
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Reach for the Sky, Just Spread Your Wings
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A rare night photo of the Space Shuttle transport carrier in this long exposure photo, showing the perceived movements of the stars during this very long exposure image. This is a Boeing 747 Tail #N911NA. This shuttle vehicle transport carrier is one of two that ferried the Space Shuttles to and from destinations. The aircraft was extensively modified by Boeing in 1976. This shuttle carrier was retired on February 8, 2012 after its final mission to the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, California, and will be used as a source of parts for NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). It was on loan to from NASA Armstrong to Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, CA, and I thankfully received permission to photograph it then. I illuminated the plane with a handheld Protomachines LED2 light painting device during the exposure. This photo appears in my second book of history and night photography.
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(Plate 8647) Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. 2 hour 21 minute long exposure in total "stacked". Each of the 47 photos were 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. May 2015.
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The biggest, fattest, mid-'70s Thunderbird ever, slowly decaying at Pearsonville. Night, with 3-minutes of full moon and purple, red and white light from the Protomachines flashlight.
Mater Trio (2724)
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Night photo of three trucks at the Motor Transport Museum near the border of Mexico in California. This was lit with warm white and red light from my trusty handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. Thank you for looking!
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Pentax K-1/Lensbaby Edge 35 Optic lens. 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. October 2020.
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Light trails from cars and semi's passing a long abandoned house along a highway through the Texas panhandle.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, protomachines set to yellow with a shot of natural white.
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The "Cobb" '59 Imperial, at Paul's movie prop junkyard. Night, deep shade for 3 minutes with green and white Protomachines flashlight. Yes, it's a DOF composite.
Late at night on the road, halfway beween Reno and Susanville. 83-seconds of full moon with green and white Protomachines flashlight.
Ruins of a pump island sitting in front of the shell of a building.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to red & natural white.
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Sister look at the metal grill of a Buick. Shot with a fisheye lens and added red and warm white light from Protomachine.
Captain and Professor
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Night photo of the former arcade at Lake Dolores Waterpark, an abandoned waterpark off I-15 in the Mojave Desert. Previous incarnations of the park featured stand-up and 50-mph waterslides, bumper boats, zip lines, high dives, trapeze-like swings, and more. The waterpark has also been operated under the name Rock-A-Hoola and Discovery. Regardless, all attempts for waterparks dried up. The site is now a series of badly damaged retro-futuristic structures and waterslides, mostly frequented by taggers, skateboarders, and arsonists. One of the caretakers gave me a brief tour of the site and pointed out some man-made ramps, allegedly haunted buildings, and told fascinating tales of trespassers conducting seances. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The sky was hazy with smoke from catastrophic fires further north, including the Caldor and Dixie Fires. This may appear in an upcoming book of night photography of abandoned locations. Thanks!
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(Plate 4961) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. 19 August 2021.
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Milky Way over an old ranch schoolhouse that was completely self supporting, kitchen, his and hers bathrooms and a stage for theater productions. Later converted to a community center for a community that no longer exists.
30 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set yellow & white.
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60s era studebaker zip van/former mail truck, or van, or whatever you want to call it. The license plate expired in 1978.
Night, near full moon, 120 second exposure, protomachines set to blue, red & white.
Fleetwood Cadillac-Ac-Ac
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Night falls on a 1940s Cadillac Fleetwood at Nelson ghost town in Nevada. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light while the camera's shutter was open during this long exposure night photo. This was on a trip with night photographer Tony Donofrio and George the monkey for a short November trip.
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(Plate 3312) Nikon D750/Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. 111 seconds f/8 ISO 200. November 2022.
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The Long Shadow of Fossil Fuel (4098)
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Long shadows reach out from an abandoned gas station, Two Guns, Arizona, built in 1963, only to burn eight years later, partially sending the location into decline. Two Guns has a fascinating history complete with Apache massacres in death caves, drifters, gila monster bites, calamitous fires, a strange zoo and general misfortune. I lit the structure from several different angles with a handheld ProtoMachines light painting device during the exposure. This was photographed during a 10-day 2559-mile night photography road trip a day before meeting up with Mike Cooper, Tim Little, and George Loo. This photo may appear in a third book of night photography that I am working on now.
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Nikon D750/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. 150 seconds f/8 ISO 320. July 2019.
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Former store that sold just about anything and everything, although the sign doesnt say, you could even buy a boat here. It was not open long, and its been closed much longer than it was ever open I believe.
Night, near full moon, behind heavy cloud cover, 180 second exposure, protomachines set to red with some white to the front.
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Yeah I know it's a year off, but the title is too rich to pass up. '57 Plymouth front clip and other parts in storage at Big M Auto dismantlers. Rising full moon, vapor trails, naturally occurring white light from the house and added purple and green from the Protomachines flashlight, all soaked up in 39-seconds of exposure.
Old ranch schoolhouse that was completely self supporting, kitchen, his and hers bathrooms and a stage for theater productions. Later converted to a community center for a community that no longer exists.
240 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to gold & aquamarine, with a shot of white to the front.
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Art deco era gas station that was long passed by the interstate.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, protomachines set to lime, shot of white to the front.
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Better than a Clown Car (2733)
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Night falls upon a, uh, wow....okay, an old "Federal Clown Prison" transportation bus! This is located at the Motor Transport Museum near the border of Mexico, close enough that we could easily see the lights of nearby towns. We also saw a plume of smoke. The gentleman I spoke to mentioned that some people attempting to sneak across the border will light fires to distract people from finding them. I lit the bus with warm white and red light from my trusty handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. This may appear in my second book of night photography that I am working on now. Thank you for looking!
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Pentax K-1/Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 9 minutes total "stacked"; each photo 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. October 2020.
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Small building behind a gas station in the middle of the mojave desert>
Night, near full moon (behind clouds behind building), 180 second exposure, protomachines set to gold, purple & white under heavy cloudy cover.
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Gas station/service garage sitting next to a restaurant and motel along a quiet intersection in nevada. At some point in time the gas station was found to have underground tanks leaking fuel into the ground everyone in town moved.
Night, near full moon. 180 second exposure, completely dark interior, protomachines set to white & aquamarine.
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Limos With Your Rainbow Pops
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A beautiful night in the Car Forest, Mojave Desert, Nevada. This is an ice cream truck/limousine duo that I lit from several different angles with red and warm white light using a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device while the camera's shutter was open during the long exposure. This was photographed during a 10-day 2559-mile night photography road trip with Mike Cooper and Tim Little. The place has been tagged up considerably since I first came here, but it is still a fantastic place to photograph.
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(Plate 1083) Nikon D610/Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. 168 seconds f/8 ISO 200. July 2019.
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Variation on a 1958 Chevy school bus, at Nelson Nevada. Lit by the full moon and Protomachines flashlight.
Rust Never Sleeps (7143)
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Night photo of the interior of what is most likely a 1928 Moreland truck. I lit the interior with warm white light using a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device during the exposure. This may appear in my second book of night photography that I am working on now. Thank you for looking!
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Nikon D750/Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. 18 minutes total "stacked"; each photo 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. October 2020.
The Desert Queen
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Step into the enigmatic world of the past with this night time view. You're looking at a magnificent head frame, ore bin, and hoisting house, reminiscent of an era long gone. Built in the early 1900s, this site holds the whispers of the hardy miners who toiled beneath the earth's surface. I illuminated the scene with a warm white light from my trusty handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the long exposure. Light painting to illuminate subjects by hand is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. The upper part of the mountain is illuminated by streetlights from a nearby town and a moon starting to rise to the camera's right.
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(Plate 9982) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Earth: 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. Sky: 20 seconds f/3.5 ISO 3200. May 2023.
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mall house deep in west texas, and one of the few remaining things left in this town.As of 2005 the town was estimated at 60, i would guess today it is far less than that.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, protomachines set to white & yellow off to the right of the camera.
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The Domes of Sonora
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This is a night photo with light painting on a cold winter evening in the Arizona desert. These structures that look like concrete caterpillars were built for the manufacture of computers but never completed. Now, some speak of ritualistic witchcraft and Satanic worship. Regardless, domes at Casa Grande were torn down in January 2023. I illuminated the interior and exterior with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during this long exposure image. This was part of a three-night trip with night photographer Mike Cooper, exploring the remote corners of the desert. NOTE: These domes were razed in January 2023.
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(Plate 6751) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. 6 minutes total "stacked". Each photo 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. February 2022.
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60 second exposure under full moon, light painting with protomachines LED flashlight. nikon D7000 + nikkor 10-24mm.
A Nose for the Dramatic (4130)
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CUUUUHHHH-RAAAAAAAAASH! Is this the aftermath of military plane crash? No. Nothing so dramatic. It's an old movie set built specifically for the 2001 film "3000 Miles to Graceland". Still, it makes for a fun night photography subject, especially with the moon perched right behind the tail and all. I lit the airplane from several different angles with a handheld ProtoMachines light painting device during the exposure. This was photographed during a 10-day 2559-mile night photography road trip with Mike Cooper, Tim Little, and George Loo.
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Nikon D750/14-24mm f/2.8 lens. 154 seconds f/8 ISO 200. July 2019.
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Ready to Retire (3149)
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Night photo of a couple of old abandoned city buses underneath the heavenly bodies perpetually in motion. I snuck in a quick visit just before Thanksgiving Day, photographing for two nights in a row in the California desert near the Mexican border. And I managed to stay awake for Thanksgiving dinner the following evening. Although warm and sunny during the day, by the time I packed up, it was below freezing and I had ice on my windshield. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device during the exposure. Thanks for looking. And never run away from a fun pun.
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Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 40 minutes total "stacked". Each photo 160 seconds f/8 ISO 200. November 2020.
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How many times was this car shot during the workshops at Pearsonville? I remember people waiting in line to do this set up. It still remains one of the most photogenic objects out there, when the clouds are running. 1961 Chrysler Newport with red, lime and white-set Protomachines flashlight.
Abandoned motel sign along the old Pony Express route, Schellbourne, Nevada. Night, 3-minutes of cloudy full moon, with red and lime-set Protomachines flashlight.
Upper catwalk overlooking the conveyers that carry the crushed ore down to the milling facility below for a ore processing plant. This mill opened in the 1980s and closed in 1995 after the market dropped. Due to the hazardous materials left behind it became a superfund site due to cyanide used in the leaching process being left behind
Night, near full moon, inside building of complete darkness, 120 second exposure, protomachines set to red, green and blue.
Old school bus slowing decaying in the high desert of nevada
Night, near full moon, 120 second exposure, protomachines set to green & blue.
This was the shot from the Dixie Inn that made it worth the barking dog for me. After doing a few lighting tests, I noticed the projection that was occurring on the left side of the building. That ended up becoming the focal point of my mission to photograph this night photographer favorite.
Lit with the Protomachine LED 2, the night after October's full moon.
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Drove my Chevy to the Levee (5948)
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Night falls, but with a large full winter moon's light bathing an old Chevrolet flatbed. This was photographed at a decommissioned WWII airfield in California. Interior illuminated with a blue light; exterior with a warm white light from the ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device on a chilly night in February. American Natives sometimes referred to the February full moon as the snow moon, and while we were missing snow in this area, it still seems fitting. Maybe, we will sneak this into my second book of night photography, which I hope to finish by fall.
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Nikon D750/Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. 255 seconds f/8 ISO 200. February 2020.
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No Tiger in the Tank (2792)
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Service station of sorts near the border of Mexico in the California desert. Illuminated with a ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device during the exposure. Thank you for looking!
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Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 12 minutes total "stacked". Each photo 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. October 2020.
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Entrance to the cafeteria at Moundnsville Prison where multiple times people have taken photos of "Shadow Man", yes you can google that. The West Virginia State Penitentiary is now a retired, gothic style prison located in Moundsville, WV. It operated from 1876 to 1995. It closed after a riot broke out in 1988 resulting in the deaths of 3 inmates and exposing the facility to the fact that it was not designed for todays criminals.
120 second exposure, protomachines set to green pink & red, completely dark interior. This photo was taken on my first trip to the prison and recently found this never edited or posted image.
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The Red Crown (7451)
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A rather menacing night encounter between my fisheye lens and the massive International Loadstar 1600 truck, wearing a five-point crown of red...with a shooting star for good measure. I snuck in a quick visit just before Thanksgiving Day, photographing for two nights in a row in the California desert near the Mexican border. And I managed to stay awake for Thanksgiving dinner the following evening, a great success. Although warm and sunny during the day, by the time I packed up, it was below freezing and I had ice on my windshield. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device during the exposure.
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Nikon D750/Rokinon f/2.8 fisheye lens. 8 minutes total "stacked". 19.8 minutes total "stacked". Each photo 149 seconds f/8 ISO 250. November 2020.
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Smoke on the Water
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Night photo of the waterpark sign at the Lake Dolores Waterpark, an abandoned waterpark off I-15 in the Mojave Desert. Previous incarnations of the park featured stand-up and 50 mph waterslides, bumper boats, zip lines, high dives, trapeze-like swings, and more. The waterpark has also been operated under the name Rock-A-Hoola and Discovery. Regardless, all attempts for waterparks dried up. The site is now a series of badly damaged retro-futuristic structures and waterslides, mostly frequented by taggers, skateboarders, and arsonists. One of the caretakers gave me a brief tour of the site and pointed out some man-made ramps, allegedly haunted buildings, and told fascinating tales of trespassers conducting seances. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The sky was hazy with smoke from catastrophic fires further north, including the Caldor and Dixie Fires. This may appear in an upcoming book of night photography of abandoned locations. Thanks!
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(Plate 4976) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. Six minutes total "stacked". Each photo 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. 19 August 2021.
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Wooden WWII era hangar at a former Army Air Force airfield. This location was a B24 and B25 training base during the war.
Night, near full moon, 180 second exposure, protomachines set to orange with some white to the front of the building
Scale sitting in the front of a former cotton gin.
Night, near full moon, 60 second exposure, protomachines set to green, sodium vapor light to camera left.
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The Final Frontier
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What's part of historic Route 66 has the most intriguing history? You might agree that Ella's Frontier along Route 66 in Arizona is up there. This place was formerly known as the Frontier Trading Post, the last business of Frederick "San Diego" Rawson. Born in 1861, he apparently spent two years of his childhood held captive by the Plains Indians before being rescued by the U.S. Cavalry. That's not all. He also was a prospector, circus clown and trainer, emcee, wagon freighter, Indian scout, trapper, and cowboy. He opened a museum of his collection along Route 66 before moving to a small log building and opening up his trading post. Eventually, Ella Blackwell Meany owned and operated this place from the 1950s until her passing in 1984. She had attended the Julliard School of Music and kept an upright piano in the trading post. There's some debate as to who built the place. Two sources believe that it was built by Mormon pioneers in 1873, and claimed that it was the oldest trading post on Route 66. This may be a tall tale, but it sure is a fascinating one regardless. The Ella's Frontier sign was removed from the top of the building in 2019. The building unfortunately collapsed after that. This is how it looked in February 2022, with traffic on I-40 zooming past. I illuminated the exterior with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. This was part of a three-night trip with night photographer Mike Cooper, exploring the remote corners of the desert.
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(Plate 6853) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. 75 seconds f/8 ISO 200. February 2022.
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Lights of a passing car going by a station/service garage along a quiet intersection in nevada. At some point in time the gas station was found to have underground tanks leaking fuel into the ground everyone in town moved.
Night, near full moon. 180 second exposure, completely dark interior, protomachines set to orang and blue.
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Royal
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Night photo of a Chrysler Royal with light painting, Mojave Desert, Nevada. After two long years, my night photography friends and I got together for an eight-night trip to Nevada and California. This was a 1856-mile night photography safari with Tim Little, Mike Cooper, and George Loo, and George the monkey. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device. This photo will most likely appear in my third history/night photography book I'm working on now. Thank you.
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(Plate 5636) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. October 2021.
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