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Time, wind, rain, sun, and nuclear blast
Time, wind, rain, sun, and nuclear blast
Cory


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Challenge: Weathered II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenge Images
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG for Canon
Date: Jul 8, 2010
Galleries: Rural, History
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2010

 An abandoned farmhouse stands along side US 380 on the desolate and isolated White Sands Missile Range, just 15 miles northwest of the site of the first nuclear blast.

On the morning of July 16, 1945 at 5:30am, if you were looking at this house from this angle, you would have seen a great flash and a fireball would have risen directly over this house, and just a few seconds later you would have been greeted by an immense boom.

In the intervening years, the house has suffered further degradation, both natural and man-made..

I must admit that this was one of the most disgusting shooting locations I've ever worked in, the house is quite literally FULL of animal waste and human debris, including a refrigerator, a couple of tires and many, many clothes scattered about. The floor is piled wall to wall, and about a foot deep with this waste and trash. The smell is awful.

The water tank shown in the photo is full of water, and antelope were present (and surprisingly tolerant of my presence..) when I arrived at the location, I even managed a couple of decent shots of them..

I will soon brave the smell of this place to setup and wait for some incredible wildlife shots of Antelope.. Maybe I'll bring a few clothes pins.... :)

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 164
Avg (all users): 6.1967
Avg (commenters): 7.5556
Avg (participants): 6.0152
Avg (non-participants): 6.4107
Views since voting: 1295
Views during voting: 250
Votes: 122
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/29/2010 02:51:51 PM
This shot caught my eye because I think you did well with your composition and using the wide angle to distort the cabin. The trees in the background both help and hurt. It is nice to have something else for the eye to see, but trees like that often wind up all jumbled and muddy, especially at these small canvas sizes. You did well to control the sky and your processing overall is very good.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 07/19/2010 12:16:45 AM
Nice high placement. You are turning into some serious competition on this site. Got a 7 from me.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 07/18/2010 10:05:56 PM
Stood up well considering. Nce shot.
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Pentax *ist DL
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Pentax
 07/17/2010 09:53:05 AM
Fantastic Subject - well done.... 9.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 07/15/2010 02:18:42 PM
Nuclear blast? Must be at a former test site in the midwest. I'm guessing this could be a coryboehne entry, due to the suggested location.
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 07/14/2010 04:00:46 PM
a beautiful scene
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Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/13/2010 03:24:00 PM
Beautiful textures great lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2010 12:18:12 PM
Great colors and tone. The sky area has some noise in it.
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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/13/2010 07:26:42 AM
nice colors and perspective. focus and dof are good too 7
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 07/12/2010 04:04:38 PM
Wonderful mood to this photo (it was the perfect time of day for the shot). Great details and interest throughout.
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS
 07/12/2010 03:24:28 PM
lovely image with muted colors in sky to match the building
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/12/2010 02:10:02 AM
Perfect lighting. Well processed.
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