This location was once the home of a large Steel Corporation and a town with a population of 4.000. The property contained dorms, an auditorium and a swimming pool, among other amenities. Also located on this property was what became one of the largest California iron mines. In 1983, this mine ceased operation and the mining town was abandoned.
Photo: "The Cracks"
Flashback to a pit stop in Death Valley for sunrise on my way back to San Francisco after spending a week in Utah and Arizona.
Death Valley always seems to call me back in. Every time there is a new experience with unique conditions.
Photo: "Coolants"
Tools remaining inside the Knight's Foundry in Sutter Creek, California.
Photo: "Peering Into"
The 16th Street Station in Oakland opened in 1912.
The building was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt and constructed for the Southern Pacific Railway.
Photo: "Knight Tools"
Tools found inside the Knight's Foundry in Sutter Creek, California.
Photo: "The Tail End"
I sat here for an hour watching the waves, the clouds; then the sun kissed the sea and I continued to watch the waves and clouds as the last light crept beneath the horizon. It was a beautiful evening.
Photo: "Cadillac Dreams"
75 second single exposure. f/10. ISO 200.
Lit with moonlight and a Streamlight Stinger flashlight.
Since I was a teenager, I have wanted a Cadillac from one of the three years between 1959 - 1961. They are rare and typically when I see one, I get butterflies, but seeing this one rusting in this junkyard made me sad. I knew the only thing I could do would be to take photographs, so I did.
Photo: "Waiting Game"
The 16th Street Station in Oakland opened in 1912.
Architect Jarvis Hunt designed the building, built by for the Southern Pacific Railway, and was the last Western stop on the trans-continental railway.
The plans for this building, unlike many others, includes restoration; and a desire to keep the space a community icon.
Photo: "Mechanical"
The Knight Foundry, located in Sutter Creek California, was founded in 1873 and remained in operation until 1996.
This foundry utilized the Knight Wheel to use water to power the line shafts and belt drives.
Photo: "Bravo"
The Bravo test stands at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory were activated in 1956 and designed to test Thors, Atlas and Delta engines.
Photo: "Mine Rails"
This mine was founded in the early 1800's, but unfortunately, not much history can be found about this mine after 1916. Though the mil structure is long gone, but its adit and shafts still exist today.
This image was lit with (2) Lume Cubes and a NiteCore flashlight.
(Disclaimer: Mines are very dangerous. Do not venture into these places without proper equipment or without someone who is educated about the hazards.)
Photo: "Cadillac Eclipse"
This September 2015 evening started out cloudy, so much so we couldn't even see hints of the moon. Just as the eclipse began, the sky cleared and I captured this image of the moon above a Southern California junkyard.
Photo: "The One Time I Drank A Pepsi"
I haven't photographed a car junkyard since 2015. They really are fantastic places to be in the middle of the night, beneath a full moon.
I definitely would love to be back shooting in one sometime in 2017. (I guess that's my first new year's resolution.)
Photo: "Retreat"
Last night's sunset was beautiful.
The waves were large and thrashing about the shoreline, retreating and leaving behind excessive sea foam on the sand.
It was a constant game of cat and mouse, dodging the sneaker waves as each set rolled in moments apart.
It was a perfect evening.
Photo: "Driver Seat"
Inside a 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, my dream car, at a junkyard in Southern California.
(Stats: 60 seconds. f/9. ISO 200)