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Dec 20, 2023 09:19:58   #
Wilderness Images Loc: Apache Junction, AZ.
 
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson

Train at the station
Train at the station...
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Looking up the main street
Looking up the main street...
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The coffee shop was open
The coffee shop was open...
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The Chapel on the Mount
The Chapel on the Mount...
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Looking down the main street
Looking down the main street...
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The Gallery
The Gallery...
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The Bordello
The Bordello...
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Overall shot of the Ghost Town
Overall shot of the Ghost Town...
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Train returning to the station
Train returning to the station...
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Dec 20, 2023 09:22:13   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 

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Dec 20, 2023 09:30:58   #
terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains
 
Wilderness Images wrote:
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction... (show quote)


Very nice. We were just there a couple of weeks ago.

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Dec 20, 2023 09:36:17   #
bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri
 
Great work!

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Dec 20, 2023 10:44:08   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
Very nice.

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Dec 20, 2023 11:01:38   #
JustJill Loc: Iowa
 
Wilderness Images wrote:
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction... (show quote)


Very nice I like the where the grils are taking a selfie and the young man is looking at them.

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Dec 20, 2023 11:15:23   #
GeneB Loc: Chattanooga Tennessee
 
Wilderness Images wrote:
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction... (show quote)


Great shots. I feel like I have been there even though I haven't.

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Dec 20, 2023 11:56:50   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Beautiful and great series, Jack.

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Dec 20, 2023 16:05:00   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
Wilderness Images wrote:
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction... (show quote)


Beautifully eye catching and arresting 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

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Dec 20, 2023 19:41:32   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Great, colorful set Jack.

Don

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Dec 21, 2023 00:07:33   #
nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah
 

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Dec 21, 2023 05:53:09   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Wilderness Images wrote:
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction... (show quote)



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Dec 21, 2023 06:46:08   #
Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut
 
Wilderness Images wrote:
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction is the Goldfield Ghost Town. Usually I'm there to photograph the gunfights in the streets on weekends, but as the Christmas season dominates our thought process, they decorated the Ghost Town with an untold number of colorful light strings and some wood fired bonfires scattered around the street.

All of the businesses along the main street got into the spirit of the season and are staying open until 9:00pm to show off their handiwork and enjoying the comments of the visitors. This is the first year that the Ghost Town has tried a Christmas lights event, so everyone was nervous about the outcome.

I brought my camera and tripod along and spent a little more than an hour shooting the lights. I started early enough that most of the people hadn't arrived yet so there were very few spoilers for my long duration photo shots with people straggling through the shot, creating ghostly images. The Ghost Town has an old train system with rails that circle the town and it too was decorated with colorful lights to set the mood for the riders.

My camera is the Canon M6 mark ll shooting with ISO 2,000. f/8. Aperture Priority so the camera set the shutter duration. Editing was done using Affinity Photo ver. 2.3. The final shot, of the train returning to the station, was taken with my Pixel 7 cellphone.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jack Olson
One of my favorite go-to places in Apache Junction... (show quote)



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Dec 21, 2023 08:11:29   #
Wilderness Images Loc: Apache Junction, AZ.
 
terryMc wrote:
Very nice. We were just there a couple of weeks ago.


Thanks terryMc, too bad you missed the light show, but it's still a good time to visit the Ghost Town.

Jack Olson

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Dec 21, 2023 08:12:27   #
Wilderness Images Loc: Apache Junction, AZ.
 
NMGal wrote:
Very nice.


Thanks NMGal, glad you liked them.

Jack Olson

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