Trailer, Christmas Valley

Comments appreciated--thanks

Beautiful capture of the clouds and sky Robert.

Wonderful skyscape, and the clouds? forms correlate nicely with the ground. Perfectly composed, tones are spot-on. Excellent

Robert, this is my idea of vacation, just far away from the madding crowd.. Beautiful sky! jana

home is where the trailer is ..

 

I love those rounded silver twinkies. I imagine this is much nicer in print/person than on screen.

I like it! and ... WOW! this sky capture is outstanding!

I get a strong sense of openness when I look at this image. I really like the feeling the sky imparts, it's just powerful. It appears to me that the bush at the very bottom left balances out the trailer nicely. Great tonal values too. This is just a strong image. Very nice.

 

- Randy

Brings back fond memories of living in an old bus in a sagebrush "sea" tending a flock of sheep. Your use of B&W, the dramatic clouds, and the simplicity of the composition have created a very interesting photo.

Carsten and Amar, thanks for your nice comments. I was exploring this area by car and drove back about 20 miles to shoot this because the clouds had rolled in.

 

Susan, I'm glad this brought you some fond memories. I see you're in Montana: I spent two years in Missoula almost 20 years ago.

 

Yann and Randall, thanks for the nice comments.

 

Sylvie, thanks for stopping by--I don't think you've ever commented on any of my photos before. I'm usually surprised by what I find in your portfolio.

 

 

 

Jana, if you like a lot scrub brush and sage, and really hot summers, this is the spot for you. Hardly anybody for miles and miles and lots of totally uninhabited government land.

 

Knicki, while I've never slept in a trailer or RV (I'm a tent camper), I do like the shape of these older Airstream like ones. They are very nostalgic and photogenic!

 

Thanks again for the comments.

 

 

Robert, this is easily among your best pictures on photo.net, and I've gone through several hundredths of them by now.

 

There are many things I like here, I think the strongest is the feeling of open space, which the grass gives with the foreground being equal to the background, and the clouds echo in their pattern, strangely attracting the eye to the left. In this respect, the trailer is in the perfect place to balance this attempt of the eye to escape, and freeze it in place.

 

There is something timeless about it all... the clouds and the grass, of course, are always the same, but the vintage lines of the trailer seem to blend into them rather than play the usual man-made/nature justapoxition: this I really like a lot.

 

Ok, I shut up, sit back, and enjoy the view: ran out of words!

I'm always reminded of a Ry Cooder album cover whenever I see an Airstream in the desert.

Aaron, is this a Paris, Texas moment?

Wonderful sky and great atmosphere.