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I had heard that name before from stories my gran used to tell me of her travels but I had no idea where it was. In December I decided to plan a little road trip to Cape Town which included a stop to find little gems in the Karoo and the Valley of Desolation jumped out at me. We ended up staying in a beautiful mystical little town called Nieu Bethesda which we fell in love with immediately. We headed to Graaff Reinet at sunset to see the balancing columns of Dolerite which makes up the Valley of Desolation also known as ‘Cathedral in the mountains’. Its that type of view that makes you want to stop, sit down and just gaze in silence and awe.
Experience the awe-inspiring natural beauty of the Valley of Desolation with my stunning pen drawing illustration. Capturing the rugged and dramatic landscape of this unique and iconic South African destination, this illustration is a true work of art. The intricate details and expert linework bring the majestic cliffs and towering rock formations to life, while the muted tones and natural colour palette create a sense of serenity and tranquillity.
Desolate, it really is one of the few single words that can be used to describe Rannoch Moor, one of the most incredible and wild parts of Scotland. This is the kind of location that makes Scotland the unique country that it is, from its very built up and densely populated central belt to the mountainous west highlands it is so diverse in so many ways. Nature really has packed an awful lot of interest into such a small country, no wonder we call it, "The Best Wee Country In The World."
12/52
Since I am back at school, I'm feeling like this project's going to be harder to accomplish each week as I get more to do and have less free time so I apologize if pictures aren't uploaded on time.
Last week, I waited until Friday to take pictures, and they didn't turn out as I planned. I was thinking about doing what I wanted in an abandoned place. I wanted someplace desolate to almost mimic how I was feeling since arriving back to school. It took a while for us to find the right place and to get what I wanted, but most of all, this picture was a lot like self portrait therapy, which was exactly what I wanted out of this picture.
Wisdom from previous masters. Bring a lens cover for your gear... I ran into a photographer that learned this lesson the hard way here. Fortunately my gear survived unscathed. Definitely go shoot. Don't try to eat your dinner... It's just going to turn out a bit crunchy and gritty.
There's something special about the former Rio Grande across the Utah desert and there are no shortage of ways to try to capture it in images. Standing on a small hill next to BLM road 328 with a 300mm zoom on a crop sensor camera this view of the distant La Sal mountains behind the Utah desert foreground contrasts the different scenery through this part of the west. Despite I70 being not very far away this stretch of the Rio Grande through Floy and Solitude seems especially remote. This view also makes it clear that the desert through here is far less than flat despite how it looks from some perspectives. 3/27/2016
Another abandoned farmhouse in northwest Iowa. I often wonder what happened to the families that lived in these old places.
Nice on black.
Textures by Distressed Jewell, Boccacino, and Sarah Gardner.
A bit of abstract photography for today and another shot from Burnham on Sea.
After getting my photo of the lighthouse I just stood there on the beach for a while thinking how desolate it was. Stood there in the cold wind, it really wasn't a pleasant place to be and the feeling of loneliness and desolation really hit me. It was grey and miserable with not a lot going on, but I did see some nice patterns where the tide had gone out so I tried to find something I could make out of them.
This shot isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea but it reminds me of some kind of impressionist painting and to be honest, I think this would look nice in my bathroom lol!!
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Camera: Omfman 612 multiformat pinhole
Lens: Omfman f160 at 1/2 sek
Film: Fomapan 400
Negative scan, R09 1/40 9min
All is hushed except the fluttering and snapping and popping of the cloth undulating on the unseen force around our angel.
Peering down upon the masses and deciding if it is time to descend and ask "why do you keep calling me here with all this discontent of life and tossing aside friendships over trivial matters. You need each other in these times of restlessness. I don't wish to bring my kind of pain and desolation upon earth. Please think on what your doing to each other, so I might sit up here quietly and believe in humans once again."Then there is quiet again except for the fluttering and snapping and popping of the cloth and a angel sitting peering down.
The Trona Railway operates one of the most isolate and desolate piece of track in western United States. The scenery of the line along with a full roster of EMD product fresh from the 70s help to attract many people over these empty roads to the mining town.
Clearly showing the colours of their former owners even if they are badly burned by the merciless Death Valley sun, six SDs slowly pull an empty coal train out of Trona, ready to attack the 30 miles uphill ride toward the interchange point with Union Pacific in Searles, the railway's only connection with the outside world.
TRC road job
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Milepost 2.6 TRC subdivision
Trona,CA
March 24, 2011