Virgin Trading Post

A lovely Trading Post down in the Wild Wild West!

Wow! I'd hang this up anytime!

excellent image..nice colour!!!!!

Alec- I like this, it almost looks like a caricature. The sizes look so distorted. The inclusion of the green in the roof, door and shadow on the jail make this very artistically balanced. Nice job! Very unique.

Thanks guys. Yes Jayme, come to think of it - I can imagine Yosemite Sam coming out from the jail with both guns blazing! Well? I could have pasted in his image or maybe Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. LOL! ^_^

Love that sky Alec.

What's up Doc?! LOL Or maybe the Road Runner! Beep, Beep!

Great image Alec.

Alec , very nice shot ! CHiPs

Interesting sky!

I'm WILD of it!

Alec, you deserve more sevens!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the way you have captured the shadows in this shot. By filtering the sky with your sepia effect it appears to have accenuated the shadows in this exposure. Beautiful graduation of light in the sky from left background to right foreground - polariser must have worked well here.

Outstanding. This image doesn't look real but I know it is.

Looks like a hand-tinted b&w image from the old days. Very cool - I like it, Alec!

you got yourself another winner Alec. Congrats! caught it from just the right angle.

Love this Alec.... Very cool...!!!

Is this place for real? I really, REALLY, like this pic.7/7

Thanks guys. Honest to God, this image is taken as it is at 75mm and it looks cartoonish because they are fun-houses at the front of Virgin Trading Store. Don't they look good? Especially in Sepia tone. I didn't include the Disney cartoons as I'm not sure if it's an offence on their copyright laws. LOL!

I really like the shot, the colours are amazing, I still find it hard to believe that it wasn't manipulated, can you provide more info on how you did this?

Very Original image Alec, looks like a miniature town....very nostalgic, and very well done Pnina

I was there with my wife and kids this spring. It didn't look that cool in real life. Great photo. A correction though, this place in Virgin, Utah, not Nevada.

Thanks RD for the correction. Going through different states can be confusing. Here's the actual image unretouched.

Here is a good case to show why manipulation can be very good for a picture. I probably wouldn't have given a second look if I had seen the color version first. Well done, your creative thinking took it from 4 originality to a solid 6+. I am not sure how the aesthetics could be improved on so 7 there......Regards Steve