Rudy Lopez Photography » travel http://rudylopezphoto.com Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Middle of Nowhere: March 14, 2009, 500 road miles http://rudylopezphoto.com/middle-nowhere-eastern-colorado/ http://rudylopezphoto.com/middle-nowhere-eastern-colorado/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:04:40 +0000 Rudy Lopez http://picherthis.com/?p=760 This is the first MONW post to implement a live map with the locations and shooting data for the photos.  I am also working on a page that will have the photos from all MONW trips on a large map.  Other future improvements will add GPS tracks to the map and other geo related . . . → Read More: Middle of Nowhere: March 14, 2009, 500 road miles]]> This is the first MONW post to implement a live map with the locations and shooting data for the photos.  I am also working on a page that will have the photos from all MONW trips on a large map.  Other future improvements will add GPS tracks to the map and other geo related info (weather, etc).  Eventually, there will be a Middle of Nowhere site separate from Picherthis.

This MONW excursion covered 505 miles, including the towns of Limon, Hugo, Genoa, Cope, and Lindon.  I left Denver at 11 am, arrived in Limon at 12:30.  I found a deserted motel and quickly snapped a few shots of the slowly deteriorating structures.  From Limon, I headed to Hugo where I found a few prime subjects.  Heading Northeast from Hugo (with the sun behind me), I traveled the county roads, looking for abandoned structures.  On HWY 71 near Last Chance, I found an old farm.  The house was creepy (as most abandoned houses in the middle of nowhere are).  All of the furniture was overturned and falling apart.  Every surface was covered with bird shit, and there were more appliances scattered inside and out than the house originally was equipped with.  This is clearly where people discard old, large objects when they don’t want to go to the landfill.  Up a hill to the west of the house was the farm.  An old truck, slowly rusting farm implements, and several ruined grain silos covered the large grassy area.  The photos of the old truck are definitely my favorite images from this trip.  I hit several other areas over the next few hours, eventually finding myself in Edson, Kansas.  From Edson, I returned to Denver on I-70 arriving home at 830pm.  It was a fun trip, allowing for plenty of time to reflect on the week that had just passed, and the week that was coming.  The experience left me feeling relaxed, focused, and centered.  There is nothing better than a freshly scrubbed brain.

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]]> http://rudylopezphoto.com/middle-nowhere-eastern-colorado/feed/ 0 Sunset from the Petroglyph National Monument http://rudylopezphoto.com/albuquerque-sunset-petroglyph-national-monument/ http://rudylopezphoto.com/albuquerque-sunset-petroglyph-national-monument/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:48:46 +0000 Rudy Lopez http://picherthis.com/?p=722 There is definitely a personal history with this particular location.  My friends from Albuquerque will recognize this area as ‘The Volcanoes’.  It is a place where my friends and I would go at night to drink beer, listen to music, and raise hell.  It is also a great place to get a fantastic photographic . . . → Read More: Sunset from the Petroglyph National Monument]]> There is definitely a personal history with this particular location.  My friends from Albuquerque will recognize this area as ‘The Volcanoes’.  It is a place where my friends and I would go at night to drink beer, listen to music, and raise hell.  It is also a great place to get a fantastic photographic perspective on the city of Albuquerque and the stunning Sandia mountains.  Ordinarily, the Sandias would be un-obscured by clouds.  But on this day a rare, late winter rain storm rushed across the West mesa and settled on the peaks as the sun set.  As I approached the parking area, the rain was falling hard and I had the feeling that the sunset might be a washout.  Undaunted, I gathered my gear (making sure the waterproof camera bag was zipped up tight), and headed towards the trail head.   My persistence paid off as the rain cell moved east, providing a dramatic sky.  The clouds hugged the 10k ft Sandias and the sun glinted off the buildings of Albuquerque.  I had to hustle to reach a good vantage point, so by the time I had to press the shutter release my breath was heavy from the mad scramble up the hill.  After a few deep breaths I was able to settle and shoot.

I was equipped with my standard rig:  Nikon D300, 3 lenses, and Garmin eTrex GPS.  I arrived at the location with rain falling at 630 pm, allowing approximately 30 minutes to hike and shoot.

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