Sunday, July 07, 2013

The Art of Downtime-Virginia City, Nv

 When I am feeling the stresses of life, I grab my camera and go. Even when I am not feeling the stresses of life, I grab my camera and go. It's my own personal therapy and it's what keeps me lifted and focused. (scuse the pun)

I don't care how many times I visit Virginia City, I can always find something new to shoot. A nearby fire..or not so near actually, gave me a boost in color and contrast while creating this glow in the sky.

                                                 St Mary's


                                                  
                                                Not sure what they were, but they were new to me. Random old structure. Totally my kinda stuff.


                                              The Bison Fire outside Gardnerville, Nv


                                            Used a different lens to bring in Virginia City





                                                A peek inside St. Mary's. Without a tripod, all I could do was hold my breath, hold my camera on a long exposure, and hope for the best. Which quickly reminded me of a photographer named Tony who recently commented on the use of a light meter and tripod. Infact, his spot on comments rang true to me throughout the day as I fought wind, and lighting issues. Kicking myself all day.

                                              
                                                    So they have this store in VC that sells all sorts of sports stuff. Below is a super duper diahard Steelers Fan. The moment she saw this hoodie, she had to have it. Nevermind that it was 98 degrees.



                                                   Oh yeah, she had to have these too.
                                                             


                                             I LOVE creepy, old houses.


                                              Just when I thought I had taken my last shot for the day, we came upon a herd of wild mustangs.  Thanks so much for making this easy on both of us.

                                         
                                                 I believe this gorgeous palamino is the stud of the herd.

   
                                                And this is The Horse Whisperer...aka Eric Toner.


                                                   Naturally, I had to try and get a decent shot.


                                                Another random building I had to tweak some additional character into.



                                        And lastly, I would like to call this..."United We Stand, Divided We Fall"


 

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