Rain over a field in Western Nebraska

Knox County, Nebraska

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Boone County, Nebraska.

I haven't been photographing the abandoned places for a month or so, yesterday I finally moved my butt and went out to photograph some places that I photo'd last year, with different weather.

It looks like I will be in Colorado, in a few weeks from now, to photograph some abandoned places. I think this would be a great opportunity for me to expand my portfolio.

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Late in the afternoon, BNSF rotary 972559 is just out of Trumbell, Nebraska, heading toward the end of the Giltner Subdivision at Hastings. It has spent the entire day opening the line from Aurora.

Washington County, Nebraska

In the past week, I've seen two different, recently-released movies that were partially shot in Oglala National Grassland. This is a place that almost nobody knows about. The locals use it, as well as some anthropologists and geologists. There is some somewhat broader history from the area (a small battle between US troops with Buffalo Bill Cody and a band of Northern Cheyenne under Little Wolf), but mostly it's gloriously forgotten.

The area has almost no services. There is an established campground near some incredibly fun rock formations (toadstools), and that's about it.

I am utterly in love with this place. I have visited it every year for the past five and plan to visit again this year.

It's not likely that the movies will bring in more tourists. The location isn't mentioned in the films and even on IMDB it's not listed for either.

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'The Reason For'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Fomapan 400

Process: PMK; 1+2+100; 13min

Nebraka

July 2021

spent an hour on dirt roads trying to find a nice Platte River overlook… never found it.

My first shot of this house was horizontal and I missed focus in a pretty drastic way. I can't remember if I noticed it at the time, but I immediately shot this take on it and moved on.

This entire day was bright and sunny until the end. The storms grew quickly and were some of the most intense I had experienced in a month full of storms.

That night severe storms with countless bolts of lightening and 50mph winds raged through my campsite. I kept an eye on the radar and moved to the car for an hour or so watching my tent trash about.

The storms finally passed, and I returned to the tent, still dry. The same repeated the next day, and the next. It was a week of nightly storm, maybe longer. I just wanted it to stop.

A few days later, it did. The skies cleared and the roads dried and the miles slid away.

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'That Solemn War'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90

Film: Kodak TMax 100; 01/1991; 50iso

Process: 510 Pyro; 1+100; 11.5mins

Nebraska

July 2022

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'The Take'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Ilford Pan F+

Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min

Nebraska

July 2021

This afternoon, I was a storm chaser. It was actually pretty easy. The storms were basically intense, but not dangerous. A lot of lightening and rain, a lot of wind, but nothing more. So I got a few photos and had an exciting little time.

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'Over the Ocean'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90

Film: Kodak TMax 100; 01/1991; 50iso

Process: 510 Pyro; 1+100; 11.5mins

Nebraska

July 2022

Some of the more than thirty windmills at the Downey Well Co. in Merna, Nebraska.

Nebraska

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'Wits End'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Fomapan 100

Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min

Nebraska

July 2022

On my way through Nebraska it stormed off and on for days. On this particular storm, I was mostly shooting what would be a 90 degree angle to the left of this scene.

But I kept my eye on this tree the whole time, waiting for the storm clouds to overtake it.

For the most part, they did, but it got too dangerous to wait much longer. Lightening, I am told, is something you don't want to be struck by.

I spent maybe 30 minutes here watching and waiting for light (and lack of light). I missed some shots, some shots missed me, and I believe I have more to come.

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'Front'

Camera: Chamonix 45F-2

Lens: Steinheil Rapid Antiplanet 6,5; 27cm

Film: Fomapan 100

Exposure: f/64; 1sec; Yellow Filter

Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min

Nebraska

July 2022

Shooting this scene was a mess. The storm was on top of me and lightening was very present. I didn't feel like I was in total danger, but I didn't feel safe.

I rushed most of my photos and nothing really came out all that great. This one is interesting, but really doesn't portray the feel of the moment (essentially impending darkness).

The sun poked through once or twice and that's when (and why) I shot this color image. It makes it look super cheery, which it wasn't.

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'A Newer Wilderness'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Kodak Vericolor III; x-x-04/1992; 50iso

Process: DIY ECN-2

Nebraska

July 2022

Abandoned house in the black and white, located in Knox County, Nebraska. On that day the weather was overcast, looked dull so decided to white-out in the background. And it turned out nicely, I think.

Texture to photo image

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Sony ILCE-7RM4

Hay Springs, Nebraska

Welcome to Lyman.

These doors make me think that this building was the town's theater. The Lyman Theater (as it was named) was opened in the summer of 1927 by G.A. Parberry. And installed a new sound system in March of 1938. Not only that, they also got a Crystal Beaded screen and reflecting arc lamps. And in the summer of 1955, they finally got air conditioning!

I'm not sure when it closed, but the last newspaper listing for showtimes was in December 1956. They showed Revenge of the Creature starring John Agar.

It's possible they closed after that. The same ad mentions that they were going to one movie per week. Prior to that, they'd show as many four films, changing them every couple of nights.

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'New Telepathy'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90

Film: Ilford HP5+

Process: Rodinal; 1+50; 11min

Nebraska

July 2022

BNSF 9316 leads a empty coal train up the Angora subdivision after a thunderstorm rolled though.

Far northwestern corner of the Nebraska Panhandle, land of the toadstool park

One of my favorite places. HFF

The Illinois Railroad Museum is a great place to spend a day and get the feel of how railroading once was across the country. Here, we observe the IRM's beautifully restored EMC E5 locomotive, Silver Pilot, built for the CB&Q railroad, about to roll by the preserved Spaulding tower as it rolls into the Union Illinois depot to pick up more passengers.

Nebraska Zephyr

CB&Q 9911A

Union, IL

Spring 2017

August 11, 2011 - Kearney Nebraska US

Only a few final captures of this day. Was trying out this new cam and I wanted to check out if I could get some quality pics that evening. I think I overachieved my own wishes!

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Grace Lutheran Church, near Swedeburg, Nebraska,

One of a few Lutheran Churches I encountered while heading north on Hwy 77 between Lincoln and Sioux City

Sticking his tongue out. With the last of his winter coat literally hanging on.

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'Unrelated Pause'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Ilford Pan F+

Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min

Nebraska

July 2021

Nikon Z 5

VR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G

I struggled to both take the photo and to not be struck by lightning. Sometimes just surviving is your success.

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'Our Passing'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Agfa Copex Rapid 50

Process: Rodinal; 1+100; 18min

Nebraska

July 2022

The Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln. Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 1932. The capitol houses the primary executive and judicial offices of Nebraska and is home to the Nebraska Legislature—the only unicameral state legislature in the United States.

The Nebraska State Capitol's 400-foot (120 m) tower can be seen up to twenty miles (32 km) away. It was the first state capitol to incorporate a functional tower into its design. Goodhue stated that "Nebraska is a level country and its capitol should have some altitude or beacon effect."[3] In 1976, the National Park Service designated the capitol a National Historic Landmark, and in 1997, the Park Service extended the designation to include the capitol grounds, which Ernst H. Herminghaus designed in 1932.