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29-JAN-2011 Walter O. Koenig

Green Desert Landscape

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An unusual amount of rain has turned the Desert Landscape in Campo, California green.
Taken from the inside of what I thought was an old Grain Elevator at the Motor Transport Museum.
One of the men working there told us that the Elevator was not used for Grain, but for Feldspar used in making porcelain.
There was a feldspar mine nearby and this Elevator next to the railroad tracks running from San Diego to Yuma, Arizona and beyond was used for storage and loading.
Many of the men who worked the mine died as a result of having inhaled the dust.
The mine has been shut down many years and the Elevator is slowly decaying as the desert outside blooms.



The image above was taken for the Weekly Informal Challenge (Week 42): "Landscape"

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/3200s f/3.5 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif


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Jim's Atavistic Visions08-Feb-2011 21:38
Very creative! Love it!... Josefina
Carl and Racine Erland01-Feb-2011 04:40
Great perspective...love this shot! - Racine V
Timothy Guenther01-Feb-2011 01:34
Great history - nicely composed image.
Janice Dunn31-Jan-2011 21:54
Excellent POV Walter (and notes)
J. Scott Coile31-Jan-2011 21:26
I looked for something similar to this in Nashville Sunday morning but the old building had been demolished. Very nice.
Colin Storey31-Jan-2011 20:17
Would never have guessed that was a dessert image, very nicely taken through the window of the old store. v
Jola Dziubinska31-Jan-2011 18:56
Still well seen through the dirty windows LOL
Wolfgang Bluhm31-Jan-2011 17:48
Interesting take on the challenge.
Guest 31-Jan-2011 16:13
You got to get out more... Lol! Vµ
Norbert Fortelny31-Jan-2011 15:17
Great frame.
LynnH31-Jan-2011 13:20
Oh, I like the view through the window! V
larose forest photos31-Jan-2011 01:15
Fabulous view looking out of those old windows which gives an interesting POV. V
sue anne30-Jan-2011 22:06
Love the view out the window - very creative !
Carla Resh30-Jan-2011 21:03
Very Creative Idea to take the picture from inside. well done.V
Jeff Lobaugh30-Jan-2011 20:37
Nicely done. I could spend hours in Campo. The train museum and rail yard is fantastic.
lisamidi30-Jan-2011 19:50
Great decision to take it through the window, there is a mood of western movie, love it. v
Guest 30-Jan-2011 19:46
A porthole to the desert through the window...Wonderful colors and great composition!
BleuEvanescence30-Jan-2011 17:41
Impressive to see a desert through a window...and indeed creative ;)
Ali Majdfar30-Jan-2011 17:11
Fantastic! ~V
mart senior30-Jan-2011 17:01
nice window shot...
Carol Rollins30-Jan-2011 16:35
Perfect image to go with your wonderful story. ~
patou30-Jan-2011 16:32
Exellente prise avec ce vitrage tout abimé , cela fait un belle effet visuel ( v )
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