ToxicTabasco
Overtime
A Twilight shot of a tool shed at Death Valley Mine. Although the place is not a functional mine, it looks like the area is still occupied. There are a lot of broken relics from the early 1900s, but the 2 houses are in great shape and appears to be maintained by volunteers or a private owner. There was nobody there the whole time I visited. But, there were 2 large Golden Eagles (or Red Tail Hawks) in the area. I first caught sight of them in flight when I arrived. While they circled close above me, I fumbled to change lenses on the GX85 to the telephoto. And no sooner than it was attached, they were gone. It wasn't until sunset, that I see one sitting in the huge nest on the pole in front of the main house overlooking the entire property. Because the pole is so high, the 300mm equivalent on the GX85 would only reveal the head and tail. Also, during the sunset, a huge jack rabbit came by and hobbled around my car inspecting the Subaru Crosstrek, and looked at me dead in the eyes for a few seconds before hobbling off to the buildings. A road runner also came around for a minute waiting for a hand out as did a squirrel and mouse. Nevertheless, this place has a lot of wildlife. And by the looks of the many rodents, I suspect Hentavirus could be in those structures.
Earlier that day the winds were strong and gusty. Once the sunset it was like magic. The winds calmed down, to a light breeze, and the sky cleared up during the blue hour. It's been a long time since I shot in calm conditions. The past 2 to 3 months have been very windy, and always cloudy.
Here's the link to the video:
Thanks for viewing.
Overtime
A Twilight shot of a tool shed at Death Valley Mine. Although the place is not a functional mine, it looks like the area is still occupied. There are a lot of broken relics from the early 1900s, but the 2 houses are in great shape and appears to be maintained by volunteers or a private owner. There was nobody there the whole time I visited. But, there were 2 large Golden Eagles (or Red Tail Hawks) in the area. I first caught sight of them in flight when I arrived. While they circled close above me, I fumbled to change lenses on the GX85 to the telephoto. And no sooner than it was attached, they were gone. It wasn't until sunset, that I see one sitting in the huge nest on the pole in front of the main house overlooking the entire property. Because the pole is so high, the 300mm equivalent on the GX85 would only reveal the head and tail. Also, during the sunset, a huge jack rabbit came by and hobbled around my car inspecting the Subaru Crosstrek, and looked at me dead in the eyes for a few seconds before hobbling off to the buildings. A road runner also came around for a minute waiting for a hand out as did a squirrel and mouse. Nevertheless, this place has a lot of wildlife. And by the looks of the many rodents, I suspect Hentavirus could be in those structures.
Earlier that day the winds were strong and gusty. Once the sunset it was like magic. The winds calmed down, to a light breeze, and the sky cleared up during the blue hour. It's been a long time since I shot in calm conditions. The past 2 to 3 months have been very windy, and always cloudy.
Here's the link to the video:
Thanks for viewing.