Motorcycle Graveyard

christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
edited December 2, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
My timing with the weather and sunlight were off today, so I stopped at this great place on the way up to Payson, AZ.

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I might be headed that way again soon, so I plan to stop again and take more detailed shots.

Thank you for looking! All comments appreciated!

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited November 30, 2009
    Wow, #3 is absolutely freaky. I love it. clap.gif
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  • rcofrcof Registered Users Posts: 115 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Nice shots. Looks like an interesting place with lots of photo potential.
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Ah so you stopped there!!! Thats a wild place! :D Nice shots, how did you give it that effect? I especially like the first and third best. clap.gif
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Very cool!
    Some of those bikes don't even look like they are in bad shape! What a waste.

    I can't believe the amount of bikes in there--you sure you didn't clonemwink.gif .

    I actually like #2 the most, it just gives a good sense of the sheer amount of bikes. "Find the needle in the bike graveyard" sort of shot.clap.gif
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  • Nikonic1Nikonic1 Registered Users Posts: 684 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Cool place. It looks like there's a little bit of everything in there. Motorcycle, bikes, bikes with motors, etc. Really cool shots and compositions. So much to look at!!
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  • Nikonic1Nikonic1 Registered Users Posts: 684 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    I also like in the back of #1 the one bike that looks to be "climbing to the top" or "growing" out of the pile of others. Nice work!!
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Wow...I would love to spend a day taking photos in a place like this. We don't have anywhere like that here. Our old used and beat up bikes are picked up, fixed up and given to those that need a bike.

    My fav is #3 -- as your looking in its lookin' right back at ya :D
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Cool shots! I really like #1 & #3, both of these give the eye a main subject to focus on. Love the processing thumb.gif
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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    #1 is my pick
    Beautiful images... are they focus stacks? Excellent detail! I am looking for an old bike to fix up. Can you offer up the name of the place? Great find. Mark
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  • RoadkillRoadkill Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Great shots and what a cool place
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  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    Wow, #3 is absolutely freaky. I love it. clap.gif

    Thank you, Richard!
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    rcof wrote:
    Nice shots. Looks like an interesting place with lots of photo potential.

    Thank you, rcof!
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Eia wrote:
    Ah so you stopped there!!! Thats a wild place! :D Nice shots, how did you give it that effect? I especially like the first and third best. clap.gif

    Thank you, Eia! I finally made it back there. :D I played around with the images in LightRoom. I wish I'd had more time and better weather, but I'm pretty happy with the results.
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    lizzard_nyc wrote:
    Very cool!
    Some of those bikes don't even look like they are in bad shape! What a waste.

    I can't believe the amount of bikes in there--you sure you didn't clonemwink.gif .

    I actually like #2 the most, it just gives a good sense of the sheer amount of bikes. "Find the needle in the bike graveyard" sort of shot.clap.gif

    Thank you, lizzard_nyc! I included the second shot for scale, but in reality that shows about 1/4th of the bikes and motorcycles there! It is a semi-famous place in the motorcycle world.
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Nikonic1 wrote:
    Cool place. It looks like there's a little bit of everything in there. Motorcycle, bikes, bikes with motors, etc. Really cool shots and compositions. So much to look at!!

    Thank you, Nikonic1! There is a bit of everything there and the owner know where everything is! headscratch.gif
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Dogdots wrote:
    Wow...I would love to spend a day taking photos in a place like this. We don't have anywhere like that here. Our old used and beat up bikes are picked up, fixed up and given to those that need a bike.

    My fav is #3 -- as your looking in its lookin' right back at ya :D

    Thank you! I want to go back and spend more time there. I'd love to play around with the macro there too.
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    rwells wrote:
    Cool shots! I really like #1 & #3, both of these give the eye a main subject to focus on. Love the processing thumb.gif

    Thank you very much, Randy!
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    teamracephotos wrote:
    Beautiful images... are they focus stacks? Excellent detail! I am looking for an old bike to fix up. Can you offer up the name of the place? Great find. Mark

    Thank you, Mark! They are single images and I played around with settings in LR. The name of the place is All Bikes in Rye, AZ.
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Roadkill wrote:
    Great shots and what a cool place

    Thanks, Roadkill!
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Very coolthumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Morning Christina,

    That is just too Cool, what a great find, and then to capture it like you have

    puts it over the Top.

    That last one is my favorite, love the post processing, really fits the
    look and feel of the place.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Very coolthumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thank you, Dan!
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Panther wrote:
    Morning Christina,

    That is just too Cool, what a great find, and then to capture it like you have

    puts it over the Top.

    That last one is my favorite, love the post processing, really fits the
    look and feel of the place.

    Thank you, Craig! It's a very cool place and I hope to make it back there soon.
  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    Very cool effects and place.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    clap.gif

    We use to stop there all the time going to or from Payson. I wondered how they felt about photos- now I will be sure to stop or even make a special trip up there. deal.gif
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    Wow! Great photos!

    I like that silver-gray motorbike in your first image. I wonder what kind it is. Very unique and it looks restorable.
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  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    BradfordBenn wrote:
    Very cool effects and place.

    Thank you, Brad!
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    anwmn1 wrote:
    clap.gif

    We use to stop there all the time going to or from Payson. I wondered how they felt about photos- now I will be sure to stop or even make a special trip up there. deal.gif

    Thank you, Aaron! I asked him and he was fine with it. I just wish I'd had more time. Let me know if you head up that way. :D
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    eL eSs Vee wrote:
    Wow! Great photos!

    I like that silver-gray motorbike in your first image. I wonder what kind it is. Very unique and it looks restorable.

    Thank you very much, Lee! I've been trying to find out what that bike is. It is very cool.
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