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Ghost Town Beauty

© Robert Jensen

Ghost Town Beauty

Uploaded: January 03, 2014

Description

Inspired by pics of Randsburg by BP members Jill Odice and Linda Ruiz, I finally took a trip there. It is an old mining town / "living" ghost town in the Mojave Desert. Linda Ruiz had produced a superb image of it using a fisheye lens, so I decided to do the same ... thanks Linda! Canon 15mm rectilinear fisheye; internal 3 exposure HDR and I removed the power lines from the image.

Exif: f/8, ISO 100

Comments

Arthur Bohlmann January 03, 2014

Very nice #1558046

Orsi January 04, 2014

Very cool image,Robert! Love it! #10937556

Ken Smith level-classic January 11, 2014

A pretty cool shot, Robert and the sky's color is perfect! #10942766

Jill Odice level-classic January 11, 2014

Glad to see you got there Robert! We are headed back up that way next week. I love how this came out and of course it went right into my favs :-) Thanks Ken for pointing it out! #10942980

Marilyn Cornwell January 15, 2014

Congratulations on this wonderful POTD! #10947121

Joy Rector January 15, 2014

congrats on the POTD #10947130

Richard M. Waas January 15, 2014

Congrats on a well deserved POTD. I love the soft colors! #10947133

Arthur Bohlmann January 15, 2014

WAY TO GO BOB! #10947155

Linda D. Lester level-classic January 15, 2014

Congratulations on this awesome POTD! #10947160

Nancy Marie Ricketts January 15, 2014

Superb fisheye shot of this great place, Robert-congratulations on your masterful POTD! #10947168

Sylvia Rourke level-classic January 15, 2014

Wow...awesome capture...Congrats on your POTD, #10947175

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 15, 2014

It IS a beauty; congratulations! #10947204

Susan D. Royce level-classic January 15, 2014

Super use of fisheye! A perfect subject. Congrats on your POTD! #10947217

Maria Coulson January 15, 2014

Robert, very ice image, congratulations! #10947231

Emile Abbott level-classic January 15, 2014

Outstanding fisheye presentation Robert and congrats on you POTD #10947252

Carla Capra Anderson January 15, 2014

Outstanding. Congrats!
#10947260

Sara B Coffey level-classic January 15, 2014

A beautiful capture. The fisheye lens worked so well w/ this image.
Congrats on your POTD:)
Sara #10947266

Michele Peterson level-classic January 15, 2014

This is fabulous! Well deserved POTD, great colors and fish eye use, Congratulations! #10947275

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic January 15, 2014

Lovely image. Great colors and use of a fisheye lens. Congratulations on your POTD! #10947315

Ellen Hodges January 15, 2014

Huge congrats on a super cool POTD!! #10947385

William C. Raco level-classic January 15, 2014

Great lens choice for this scene, Robert
Congratulations on the POTD recognition #10947388

Bojan Bencic level-classic January 15, 2014

Fantastic result, Robert. Congratulations on your POTD! #10947421

Jill Odice level-classic January 15, 2014

What a coincidence! Linda , Marilyn and I went there on the same day BP picked this for POTD! Congrats, great minds think alike :-) #10947552

Debora Suterko January 15, 2014

Congratulations on your winner, Bob! It truly is one! Very nice! #10947718

Richard D. Love January 16, 2014

Congratulations, Robert...well done!

Rick #10948064

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic January 16, 2014

Awesome capture... CONGRATULATIONS on your POTD. #10948207

Nancy L. Green level-classic January 16, 2014

LOVE this fish eye presentation Bob, CONGRATULATIONS on a wonderful POTD!!! <>< #10948245

Linda L. Ruiz January 16, 2014

Huge congrats. Thanks for the mention. Love this place and shot. You sky is amazing. #10948488

Sue January 16, 2014

Had never heard of Randsburg. Now I want to visit with camera and tripod. Great shot! #10948696

Mary K. Robison January 18, 2014

That fisheye lens made a beautiful image.
Belated Congratulations on your POTD! #10949910

Christine Lobsinger level-classic January 20, 2014

WOW... gorgeous work!!! Congrats to you on your Wins...
Love the sky too..
Smiling Chris #10951585

February 26, 2014

Wow! #10986234

Jane Hirst February 26, 2014

Very nice treatment of this subject. I love the curve, quite eye appealing. Congratulations. #10986791

Chris Budny level-deluxe February 27, 2014

Congratulations once more, on the Finalist here! #10987461

Sylvia Rourke level-classic February 27, 2014

congrats on your Finalist
#10987477

JO ANN CLEVELAND February 28, 2014

Great fish eye treatment! Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Robert!

jo ann c. #10988224

Carrie M. Groseclose February 28, 2014

Congratulations on your first place win! This is a fantastic image! #10988487

Susan D. Royce level-classic February 28, 2014

Congratulations, Robert, on your win! #10988493

Jill Odice level-classic February 28, 2014

Wahoo!!! Congrats Robert! #10988498

Carol Eade level-classic February 28, 2014

Love the effect of the fish eye and HDR, Robert, beautiful. Congratulations! #10988582

Deborah Lewinson level-addict February 28, 2014

Huge congrats on your First Place Win, Robert, for this marvelous image!

Debby #10988647

Denny E. Barnes level-classic February 28, 2014

Congratulations on you First Place Win, Robert! Outstanding! #10988654

Michele Peterson level-classic February 28, 2014

Congratulations Robert, I still love this image!! #10988668

Nancy Marie Ricketts February 28, 2014

Congrats! On your 1st place win, Robert! #10988750

Lana Arcemont February 28, 2014

Congratulations on your First Place Win! #10988847

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic February 28, 2014

Wow, Congratulations on well deserved First place win! #10988940

Terry Cervi level-deluxe February 28, 2014

Congrats on your fantastic win, Robert! #10988961

Debora Suterko February 28, 2014

Kudos on your awesome, well-deserved win, Bob! #10988986

Debbie Bray February 28, 2014

Robert, what a spectacular win, it's a real beauty! Congratulations! #10989011

Colette M. Metcalf March 01, 2014

Big congrats!!! #10989178

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic March 01, 2014

What a fascinating glimpse and perspective of this place, Robert. Double CONGRATZ on the First Place Gold and POTD badges!!!

UB. #10989363

Bojan Bencic level-classic March 01, 2014

Well done, Robert. Congratulations again! #10989391

Marilyn Cornwell March 01, 2014

Congratulations on this wonderful Winner! #10989414

Liz blahh March 01, 2014

Congratulations! #10989544

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 01, 2014

Congratulations on you First Place Win! Outstanding Robert!!

jo ann c. #10989635

Lindley Johnson level-classic March 01, 2014

Big congratulations on your creative and outstanding First Place Winner, Robert! #10989905

Carol Flisak level-classic March 02, 2014

Wonderful details, processing and use of the fisheye lens, Bob... huge congratulations on your terrific first place winner! #10990935

Irene Colling level-classic March 02, 2014

Wonderful color, lines and detail.

Congratulations on your win Robert. #10991397

Sylvia Rourke level-classic March 02, 2014

Huge congrats again Robert..
#10991429

Linda D. Lester level-classic March 03, 2014

Congrats on this awesome shot! Great job with the Fisheye! #10991773

Phyllis H. Burchett March 03, 2014

Fabulous work and image Robert, congrats on your win! #10991783

Ellen Hodges March 04, 2014

Huge congrats on a fantastic winner, Robert!! #10992781

Dayna Cain level-classic March 04, 2014

Congrats on this amazing winner Robert! #10993138

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