Ghost Towns of Nevada: Goldfield and Gold Point NV; Car Forest, NV; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo Forest, CA; CARMA Telescope Array, July 2014
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The D7000 is a good camera, so I took it not only as a back-up, but also to photograph star trails and long exposure photos. I would sometimes leave the D7000 clicking away while taking photos with the other camera. |
Saturday 12 July 2014:This is the shop behind the post office of the ghost town of Gold Point. An evocative ghost town from yesteryear in the Nevada Desert, Gold Point, formerly Lime Point and Hornsilver before the name change to reflect mining for gold, is a well-preserved ghost town run by Herb Robbins. I stayed here for two nights, photographing the town, enjoying the beauty, and eating delicious food that Herb and Sandy serve. I loved this experience, and hope to return someday. These ghost towns and mines are a part of our rich history, and I am fascinated by the stories they still have left to tell. And these voices seem to whisper a bit more at night. (3270) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 3 seconds, f/8, ISO 200. 2014-07-12 14:56. I used an LED flashlight to light paint. Location: Gold Point, NV, USA ~~ El pueblo fantasma de Gold Point en Nevada. Esta es la tienda dentro de la oficina de correos de Gold Point. Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 3 segundos, f/8, ISO 200 12/07/2014 14:565.. Utilicé una linterna LED de pintura de luz. Ubicación: Gold Point, NV, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #nevada #ghosttown #miningtown |
One of the headframes in Gold Point ghost town, a former mining town in Nevada. |
I stacked 10 photos to create this star trails image. I used Triggertrap on my smartphone to control my camera. This is one of the headframes in Gold Point ghost town, a former mining town in Nevada. |
 The mysteries of a Nevada ghost town come to life at night. I "light painted" this old mining structure with flashlights with gels at night, lighting up the interior with a blue gel. All the color work on both the interior and exterior of the structure was done during the 236 second exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. You can see the movement of the stars from the long exposure.~~~~~~ One of the mining houses in the ghost town of Gold Point, NV, with an eerie glow from light painting the interior. You can see the movement of the stars from the long exposure. Title: Great Western Mine House (3288) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 236 seconds, f/8, ISO 250. 2014-07-12 22:25. I used an LED flashlight and SB-600 with gels to light paint. All colored light work was done during the exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. Location: Gold Point, NV, USA ~~ Una de las empresas mineras en el pueblo fantasma de Gold Point, NV, con un resplandor misterioso en el interior. Usted puede ver el movimiento de las estrellas de la larga exposición. Título: Great Western Mine House (3288) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 236 segundos, f/8, ISO 250 12/07/2014 22:25. He utilizado un flash LED y el SB-600 con geles a la pintura de luz. Todo el trabajo ligero de color se hizo durante la exposición, y no es una creación de Photoshop. Lugar: Gold Point, NV, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #nevada #ghosttown #miningtown #puebloedefantasma #fotosenlanoche #fotografianocturna #desierto #pinturadeluz #largaexposicion #stars #estrellas #nocturna #noche |
 Underneath the Nevada desert night sky, are ghosts still working the late night shift in the iron workshop? An evocative ghost town from yesteryear in the Nevada Desert, Gold Point, formerly Lime Point and Hornsilver before the name change to reflect mining for gold, is a well-preserved ghost town run by Herb Robbins. I believe this iron workshop was built by the Great Western Mine Company. I initially saw it, perched up on a hill, overlooking the expansive desert, and knew I had to photograph this. I lit the interior with a speedlight with a red gel to give the feeling of someone still working long nights. It took quite a number of tries to get this just the way I wanted it to feel. All colored light work was done during the exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. I stayed here for two nights, photographing the town, enjoying the beauty, and eating delicious food that Herb and Sandy serve. I loved this experience, and hope to return someday. These ghost towns and mines are a part of our rich history, and I am fascinated by the stories they still have left to tell. And these voices seem to whisper a bit more at night.Title: Ghost In the Machine: Gold Point Iron Workshop Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 202 seconds, f/8, ISO 250. 2014-07-12 23:15. I used an LED flashlight and SB-600 with gels to light paint. All colored light work was done during the exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. Location: Gold Point, NV, USA ~~~ ¿Son los fantasmas que siguen trabajando el turno de noche en el taller de hierro? Creo que este taller de hierro fue construida por el Great Western Mine Company en lo que hoy es el pueblo fantasma Gold Point. Título: Ghost in the Machine: Gold Point Iron Workshop (Gold Point Hierro Taller) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 202 segundos, f/8, ISO 250 12/07/2014 23:15. He utilizado un flash LED y el SB-600 con geles para pintura de luz. Todo el trabajo ligero de color se hizo durante la exposición, y no es una creación de Photoshop. Ubicación: Gold Point, NV, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #nevada #ghosttown #miningtown #greatwesternminecompany #minecompany |
 Sunday morning, 13 July 2014:An abandoned fire truck in the ghost town of Gold Point, NV, with the full moon hovering in the distance. This is a 30 second long exposure taken at f/8, ISO 100, taken on 2014-07-13 just after midnight. (3315) |
 One of the old mining cabins of Gold Point in Nevada. I lit the interior with a speedlight with a red gel to give the feeling of someone still working long nights. It took quite a number of tries to get this just the way I wanted it to feel. All colored light work was done during the exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. I stayed here for two nights, photographing the town, enjoying the beauty, and eating delicious food that Herb and Sandy serve. I loved this experience, and hope to return someday. These ghost towns and mines are a part of our rich history, and I am fascinated by the stories they still have left to tell. And these voices seem to whisper a bit more at night.Title: Sally's Bordello (3326) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 236 seconds, f/8, ISO 250. 2014-07-13 00:37. I used an LED flashlight and SB-600 with gels to light paint. All colored light work was done during the exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. Location: Gold Point, NV, USA ~~ Una cabina minera de edad en el pueblo fantasma de Gold Point en Nevada. Título: Sally's Bordello (3326) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 236 segundos, f / 8, ISO 250 07/13/2014 00:37. He utilizado un flash LED y el SB-600 con geles a la pintura de luz. Todo el trabajo ligero de color se hizo durante la exposición, y no es una creación de Photoshop. Lugar: Gold Point, NV, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #nevada #ghosttown #miningtown #cabin |
 An antique, rusting automobile in the ghost town of Gold Point in Nevada. I had a lot of fun light painting this one, including illuminating the interior with a blue light during this long exposure night photo.Title: Ghost Car (3342) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 133 seconds, f/8, ISO 200. 2014-07-13 01:15. I used an LED flashlight and SB-600 with gels to light paint. All colored light work was done during the exposure, and is not a Photoshop creation. Location: Gold Point, NV, USA ~~ Una antigüedad del automóvil, la oxidación en el pueblo fantasma de Gold Point en Nevada. Título: Ghost Car (3342) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 133 segundos, f / 8, ISO 200 07/13/2014 01:15. He utilizado un flash LED y el SB-600 con geles a la pintura de luz. Todo el trabajo ligero de color se hizo durante la exposición, y no es una creación de Photoshop. Lugar: Gold Point, NV, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #nevada #ghosttown #miningtown #car |
Title: Hornsilver Cabin (3353) |
 Herb's firetrucks, Gold Point, NV. This is a 154 second exposure taken 2014-07-13 at 02:34 in the morning, f/8, ISO 200. (3357) |
We'll let Randy Johnston's Hard Luck Castle website take it from here: The four-story, 8,000 square foot fortress has 16-inch walls and was built with 24,000 bricks, over 1000 yards of concrete, and more than seven tons of rebar. The mostly circular citadel is entirely powered by wind and solar, with redundant back-up generators. The estate has a theater and casino game room, auto and wood shops, four bedrooms and three full baths, two kitchens, and a great room with two working pipe organs. Mr. Johnston offers guided tours of the castle and shares his thoughts and dreams of building in the desert. This remote property is surrounded by thousands of acres of BLM land. Remote, desolate, secluded, private - all describe the Hard Luck Mine Castle. Nearly thirteen years of construction have gone into the building of this Gothic style Castle. With the help of friends, Mr. Johnstons has created a Castle that mirrors that of Death Valley Scotty's Castle (20 miles away). The Castle foundation is 50 feet in diameter and consists of 65 yards of special concrete and the footings are on solid rock - this fortress is not going anywhere soon. There are about 24,000 concrete blocks in the 16 inch thick walls. |
My car, cruising along the dirt road on the way from Gold Point ghost town to the Hard Luck Castle. |
Along the dirt road on the way to the Hard Luck Castle, looking north past the Joshua Trees. |
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Ghost Towns of Nevada: Goldfield and Gold Point NV;Car Forest, NV; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo Forest, CA; CARMA Telescope Array, July 2014
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Friday 11 July 2014, continued:
Later that Saturday evening, after a good dinner at Herb and Sandy's, I headed out to photograph the night.
The D7000 is a good camera, so I took it not only as a back-up, but also to photograph star trails and long exposure photos. I would sometimes leave the D7000 clicking away while taking photos with the other camera.
This is an old mining cabin, and the one I stayed in for two nights here in Gold Point, NV.
After eating another delicious meal at Herb and Sandy's, I set out on a ten-mile drive along a dirt road to the Hard Luck Castle, named after the mine, which operated from 1897 to WWII. 
This is just before the very very steep downhill, looking down at the valley below, where Route 95 runs. The Hard Luck Castle is about 3 and a half hours north of Las Vegas.
