10:03 Forever ::::: Winnebago in a stream bed. Three Points, California.
During the October full moon I had a free day to myself before teaching a workshop at Paul’s junkyard, so I cruised the Antelope Valley in the afternoon searching for locations and subjects to shoot that night. In the southern foothills, near a hamlet called Three Points, I found this wrecked 25′ Winnebago, canted at a 20° angle and half buried in a dry creek bed. I can’t even begin to figure out how it got there. Due to the proximity of trees and abandoned buildings I didn’t like any exterior angles, but I loved the interior textures and especially that clock, so I rolled back at midnight to shoot this view.
I set the camera up low in the RV’s side door and used red LED flashlight shallowly, along the ceiling to pull out the wrinkled textures. I also kissed the seats and dash with it, just enough to show what was there, but not enough to be distracting. I also used snooted natural LED on the steering wheel and the clock. Then I went outside and added lime-gelled strobe pops through the windshield from several angles. It took a few tries to get it all balanced.
