The Kelso Train Station

kdog

I happened to be passing through the ghost town of Kelso, CA just after sunset while doing some exploring in the Mojave Desert. This train station was built in 1925, and scheduled to be demolished in the 1990's. But a group of residents banded together to save it, and the National Park Service stepped in and renovated it as a visitor's center. There was a very cool moon up, and it seemed like an opportunity for a brief photo op.









Thanks for lookin'.
-joel

dlplumer

Beautiful set Joel, and I think you got Venus in one as well

kdog

dlplumer wrote:

Beautiful set Joel, and I think you got Venus in one as well

Thanks, Daniel! And yes, now that you mention it, I think I did get Venus in that first one.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Here's a closer look at the sky shot just up the road. Maybe a couple of planets in there.

hawkeye978

Nice set. I particularly like the second with the moon and the twilight sky.

kdog

hawkeye978 wrote:

Nice set. I particularly like the second with the moon and the twilight sky.

Hey, thanks Tom. That was actually the shot I had in mind when I stopped, and the first one I shot. The rest were taken just fooling around in the yard.

Cheers,
-joel

wfeller

Very nice colors. I like the first shot the most.

dlplumer

kdog wrote:

Here's a closer look at the sky shot just up the road. Maybe a couple of planets in there.

Venus and Jupiter I believe. Nice shot.

Jack'll do

Beautiful series joel. I particularly love the colors in #1 and the perspective, comp, and colors in #3.The distortion in #4 detracts IMO.

BeachBill

I love the color in the first one.

Tango

very sweet series! this was good work

anwmn1

First shot and the moon shot are my favorites. Very nice work Joel.

leaforte

Very cool series: lots to look at. My fav is one.

kdog

wfeller wrote:

Very nice colors. I like the first shot the most.

Thanks, Walter!

-joel

kdog

Jack'll do wrote:

Beautiful series joel. I particularly love the colors in #1 and the perspective, comp, and colors in #3.The distortion in #4 detracts IMO.

Thanks, Jack! Yeah, #4 was my last shot and I was running out of ideas.
I did like the framing though.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

BeachBill wrote:

I love the color in the first one.

Hey, Bill!

Thanks!
-joel

grimace

Beautiful job Joel!! I really like the colors of the setting sun reflecting in the window of photo #1.

clemensphoto's

Very nice photos, really like the colors in the first one.

Awais Yaqub

Amazing place and photos !

bfjr

kdog wrote:

Here's a closer look at the sky shot just up the road. Maybe a couple of planets in there.

Nice stuff, but I was hoping there'd be UFO in there as well

Thwack

Nice set! Is #3 processed as HDR? The colors seem pretty intense on the walls. Makes for a cool look.

David_S85

bfjr wrote:

Nice stuff, but I was hoping there'd be UFO in there as well

Pssssst.... they're easy to add into a pic.

schmoo

David_S85 wrote:

Pssssst.... they're easy to add into a pic.

Nice job Joel! I love the colors and the great light you caught there. Gorgeous!

kdog

AaronNelson wrote:

very sweet series! this was good work

Thank you very much, Aaron!!

-joel

kdog

anwmn1 wrote:

First shot and the moon shot are my favorites. Very nice work Joel.

Thank you very much, Aaron!!

(Wait, didn't I just say that? )

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

leaforte wrote:

Very cool series: lots to look at. My fav is one.

Thanks, leaforte!! Number 1 seems to be the favorite here. I guess it probably was for me as well.

-joel

kdog

grimace wrote:

Beautiful job Joel!! I really like the colors of the setting sun reflecting in the window of photo #1.

Hi Adam. Thank you for the compliment! I wish I could have gotten more of that color on the main door to the left as well, but it wasn't happening.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

clemensphoto's wrote:

Very nice photos, really like the colors in the first one.

Thanks, clemensphoto's. Really appreciate the comment.

-joel

kdog

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Amazing place and photos !

Thank you, sir! It is a pretty cool place. The lighting made it especially so.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

bfjr wrote:

Nice stuff, but I was hoping there'd be UFO in there as well

Thanks Ben! There was a UFO, but when I looked in the camera, it was gone! :s85

kdog

Thwack wrote:

Nice set! Is #3 processed as HDR? The colors seem pretty intense on the walls. Makes for a cool look.

Hi Thwack. Yup. In fact all four of the shots with the train station are HDRs. I purposely over-cooked #3 to give it that surreal look.

Cheers,
-joel