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Ron Horloff | all galleries >> Galleries >> Bodie, a California Ghost Town > Taking a rest at the red building
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Taking a rest at the red building

Bodie

Nikon D70
1/100s f/5.6 at 120.0mm full exif

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Terry Perrin 12-Feb-2016 06:57
Apparently red paint was commonly used on outbuildings in the Old West because it was inexpensive to produce, relying on lead oxide as a coloring agent.
Carol E Sandgren10-Sep-2004 07:23
I'm SO relieved that he is't on his cellphone, but merely reading! Nice composition here and wonderful texture of the worn wood!