When I had visited this remote mine in 2010, it had been abandoned for many years. Unfortunately, we got rained out that night (and ended up shooting the TV in the motel room). Returning to do more work here in the summer of 2011, we found a trailer parked behind these old structures with lights […]
Mineral A100
Early ’60s Dodge A100 van, rolled at Kincaid Mine in Central Nevada. Four 4-minute exposures, stacked for 16 minute star trails. Most of the van was a 5th exposure stripped in on top. The roof was lit with a xenon Stinger from 25 yards away and the interior with a red LED from the rear […]
Cabover Faceplant
Kincaid is an old mining site in west-central Nevada, near Hawthorne. Abandoned for many years, it was surprising to find that there are now people living there, working the mine again. Luckily, the most interesting parts of the site are far enough from the trailers that the inhabitants never knew we were there. It was […]
The Purple Pumpkin
Kincaid, Nevada. What caught my eye here was the rounded shapes piled on top of rounded shapes, as well as the light-colored metal in shade, just begging for light painting. The separate planes of the open doors gave me the opportunity to layer my lighting, giving this remote desert scene the perception of even more […]
