I am glad we will be spending the coldest part of the Colorado winter in Seattle. Saturday was very cold, very windy, and very brown. We deposited Eva at the grandparents house, and headed north. After a brief lunch stop in Ft. Collins, we continued north on HWY 287 towards Wyoming. Aside from a few good shots in Laramie, Wyoming, and a very lucky find in Brush, Colorado, I did not have a good day shooting. Jen had a great day shooting, and would have had an even been better if I stopped at the places she wanted to. But we were both fine just cruising and talking.
In Laramie, we eventually found a few old cars sitting around a bright blue building. We headed east from Laramie, hoping that the amount of snow would diminish as we moved away from the mountains. Thankfully it did, but the wind was much stronger. But that could have been our fault since we drove to a wind farm. The huge turbines whooshed over our heads, it was a very cool experience. After a drive through the Pawnee Grasslands, past a dozen or so nuclear missile silos, and a helluva good laugh, we ended up in Brush, Colorado.
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The sun was already down when we drove past the abandoned school, but there was still enough light to get decent shots. I jumped out of the car and took advantage of the 10 minutes of usable light remaining. It turns out that we were lucky to find the old school when we did. If we had discovered it when the sun was still up, it would have been impossible to get the shots I wanted, even with a broad HDR. I want to shoot the inside of this building, I bet the corridors, classrooms, cafeteria are amazing.
Shots from the day:
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Amazing photos! Looks cold out there…
Deceptively cold. Getting out and taking pictures is a good idea while you are sitting in a nice warm car.
It’s funny, this day seemed really cold… Until a day like to day when it’s -2 degrees out. Obviously my photos don’t look quite like Rudy’s but it was a great day.
Here’s my version of the trip!