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Jul 14, 2019 12:37:41   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
The weather set a great "mood" for these images and, to me, offered a much better light to shoot in. Great job, jederick.

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Jul 14, 2019 14:44:24   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
You have done it again, Jim! You find and record these venues so well.

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Jul 14, 2019 15:56:19   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Like the dark clouds which add to the ghostly effect. Excellent set and interesting information Jederick,

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Jul 14, 2019 16:20:07   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
Nice shots! When you think of how long these have been abandoned it is amazing that they are still standing!

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Jul 14, 2019 21:04:56   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
jederick wrote:
Thank You, mt...I could feel you shaking clear over here in Utah!!



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Jul 14, 2019 21:30:28   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
kpmac wrote:
The weather set a great "mood" for these images and, to me, offered a much better light to shoot in. Great job, jederick.


Thank You, Ken...I was banking on the weather for cloud drama just wish I didn't have to get me and the camera wet in the process of capturing the drama!!

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Jul 14, 2019 21:31:22   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
UTMike wrote:
You have done it again, Jim! You find and record these venues so well.


Many thanks, Mike...we were given a lemon and yet opportunity arose!!

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Jul 14, 2019 21:33:26   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Sylvias wrote:
Like the dark clouds which add to the ghostly effect. Excellent set and interesting information Jederick,


Thanks, Sylvias...didn't realize how much the clouds contributed til I got home on the computer...a dark and stormy day. More to come tomorrow on
the Piedmont kilns.

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Jul 14, 2019 21:36:16   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Cwilson341 wrote:
Nice shots! When you think of how long these have been abandoned it is amazing that they are still standing!


Thanks and that is correct...standing the test of time. There were several old log cabins that were down to just one or two logs per side though. Gonna go back
at some point and photograph some of them and an old cemetery there.

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Jul 14, 2019 23:44:01   #
judy 2011 Loc: Northern Utah
 
Hey! How ya doing?
Looks like an interesting place!

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Jul 15, 2019 00:06:02   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
judy 2011 wrote:
Hey! How ya doing?
Looks like an interesting place!


Doing great, Judy and miss seeing you in all the old familiar places (sung to the Frank Sinatra music)!! Been, for me, a dull summer and hope you are doing better finding photo ops. Now that the dog days of summer are approaching I am really looking forward to fall colors and cooler weather.

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Jul 15, 2019 01:36:28   #
Shootist Loc: Wyoming
 
jederick wrote:
We left home early Saturday morning heading to Monte Cristo Pass, Utah in search of wildflowers. Patches of wildflowers were few and far between. And, as the worm turned, Saturday turned into a dark and stormy day. Not wanting to turn around and head home, I suggested to the wife that we head to a ghost town in Wyoming. How many muddy dirt roads do we take to get there, she asked...of course I said, not many, and they are good roads.

When we arrived at the site of the Piedmont ghost town the rain had let up slightly. Dark clouds looked like we would get more rain so I didn't have a lot of time to photograph and traipse around. All these photos were taken in light rain...so I used my Panasonic DC-G9 and a Panasonic/Leica 12-60mm f/2.8-40 lens, both of which are "water-proof" (shameless plug!).

A little history. The town of Piedmont supplied charcoal to Utah for use in forging/manufacturing operations. There were huge kilns in Piedmont that were used in the manufacture of this charcoal and a convenient rail line for shipping the charcoal. Around 1901 the rail line was re-routed and no longer ran through Piedmont. With the lack of a rail line and no other means of sufficient transportation, Piedmont succumbed. I will do a subsequent post another day on the kilns.
We left home early Saturday morning heading to Mon... (show quote)


Really like those shots.

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Jul 15, 2019 05:54:35   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
jederick wrote:
We left home early Saturday morning heading to Monte Cristo Pass, Utah in search of wildflowers. Patches of wildflowers were few and far between. And, as the worm turned, Saturday turned into a dark and stormy day. Not wanting to turn around and head home, I suggested to the wife that we head to a ghost town in Wyoming. How many muddy dirt roads do we take to get there, she asked...of course I said, not many, and they are good roads.

When we arrived at the site of the Piedmont ghost town the rain had let up slightly. Dark clouds looked like we would get more rain so I didn't have a lot of time to photograph and traipse around. All these photos were taken in light rain...so I used my Panasonic DC-G9 and a Panasonic/Leica 12-60mm f/2.8-40 lens, both of which are "water-proof" (shameless plug!).

A little history. The town of Piedmont supplied charcoal to Utah for use in forging/manufacturing operations. There were huge kilns in Piedmont that were used in the manufacture of this charcoal and a convenient rail line for shipping the charcoal. Around 1901 the rail line was re-routed and no longer ran through Piedmont. With the lack of a rail line and no other means of sufficient transportation, Piedmont succumbed. I will do a subsequent post another day on the kilns.
We left home early Saturday morning heading to Mon... (show quote)

Excellent set of images jederick.

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Jul 15, 2019 08:13:48   #
Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada
 
Great set, jederick. The skies add a nice moody feeling to your pics.

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Jul 15, 2019 09:10:56   #
Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota
 
A lovely set of images, and the sky adds a dreary moodiness to the images, which is so appropriate for the subject.

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