The Ghost Town Of Nelson, NV

[DonJuanMair]

This place is really cool, kinda eerie at night when all you can hear is the clinking of the sign......
1
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/AbandondedHouse.jpg
2
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/BarnWithBottledCola.jpg
3
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/CocaColaBarn.jpg

4 a plane crash!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/CrashedPlane.jpg
5
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/Hamms.jpg
6
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/Texaco.jpg

7 look closely.....

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/TheResidents.jpg

8 and here they are closer.....

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/TheResidentsCloseUp.jpg

[DonJuanMair]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/TheShack.jpg

[idobref]

sweet pics man, where is that place I want to check it out !
Great work tho!

[DonJuanMair]

sweet pics man, where is that place I want to check it out !
Great work tho!

thanks! it is about 60 miles from vegas, south of Boulder City

[joelham]

nice work man, looks like a really interesting place.
HDR i assume? I like your style, not too overcooked.
Joel

[DonJuanMair]

thanks joel, yeah these are hdr, apart from the rabbits. I thought the style went well with the place

[SoCalAl]

Great pics, I love ghost towns. I'll have to check this place out next time I'm up that way.

[Oteck]

nice, not a sign of vandalism

[FlyingPhotog]

No wonder there are no humans...

The bunnies ate them all!

<Great series. Tourist "Ghost Town" or the real deal? Looks a little clean if you know what I mean...especially the wooden structures.>

[fireman93514]

Cool shots, How are the roads into there?

[DonJuanMair]

thanks everyone for the comments,
there still are 56 people living there i believe....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_Nevada

the roads there are actually not bad, its all surfaced fine.

[Al Hung]

Nice series, what a great place to get shots! The plane crash site is particularly nice.

[Denny G]

Nice, really nice shots.

I like the shot of the truck (No2). Looks like someone shines the tires.

[L1TTLEgreenMAN]

awesome location!! I love your PP on these shots.

[DonJuanMair]

Thanks Guys!
One more

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3167987828_9e73048bfa_o.jpg

[DonJuanMair]

I just received some good news, I will be exhibiting this series in downtown las vegas for an event called first friday on the 6th feb, anyone in the area feel free to stop by and say hi!

[L1TTLEgreenMAN]

congrats man!!!!! I wish I lived in LV Id be there!!!!

[DonJuanMair]

Thanks dude!!

[Permagrin]

great set! Love the processing on them as well as the wide angle style you used to photograph them. Good job.

[eddarr]

Where at? Which gallery?

[DonJuanMair]

At first friday, have you heard of it before? I can't send you a link at the moment because I'm on my cell

[eddarr]

PM me and let me know what gallery.

[stuartie]

Why can I never find places like this.....

[Jammet]

Awesome ghost town shots. I love the downed plane. The HDR effect is really great but I would like to see some non HDR images to get an idea of what it looks like with out it.

[eddarr]

Why can I never find places like this.....

You have to get to know your area. Get a really good map and start googling the out of the way places to see what you can find. Then fill up the tank and just drive.

[DonJuanMair]

Thanks for the comments guys, as for locations, I'm sure there are places by you, there are loads around nevada. I'm going to rhyolite soon another very cool ghost town

[Jpiano]

wow great shot and wonderful series!

[DonJuanMair]

thanks jpiano!

[bishop13]

You have to get to know your area. Get a really good map and start googling the out of the way places to see what you can find. Then fill up the tank and just drive.

Wikimapia is a good place to start, but just like all other "wiki" style resources, you have to take the info with a grain of salt.

http://wikimapia.org/beta/

The pics and location are awesome, DonJuanMair!

[DonJuanMair]

thanks bishop!

i agree, i just googled 'ghost towns nevada'
and then bam loads came up.
I also went to borders and they should have a section in yours about your area im guessing, if you live in a big city. I found a book there with details,

Where do you live stuart?

[baldieme]

Thanks for posting! #4 is my fave

[ahhhlawn]

the processing really matches the scene.

[DonJuanMair]

Thanks for posting! #4 is my fave

the processing really matches the scene.


Thanks guys!

[dadecountyanthony]

Great series. The post process is real cool. I wouldn't mind looking at some more.

[DonJuanMair]

thanks! i have a few more on my website :)

[ReF]

#5 and the last on the first page are cool. nice pp work!

[Elphaba]

The family that owns that place keeps the "store" open during the day with all kind of neat stuff in it, to see (even got "aliens" in jars LoL) . They give tours of the old mine that is across the road from the buildings, and loads of movie stuff from when various films were shot there... the "crashed" plane is from "3000 Miles to Graceland".

The shots here are awesome... the processing really gives it that "ghost town" feel... beautiful!

[andydajo]

Outstanding series and very well presented.

[iyer]

great location, thanks for sharing

[Harm]

Wonderful series, excellently converted. Good luck on your gallery!

[DonJuanMair]

Thanks a lot guys! Yeah the owner of the shop was really cool, he wasn't going to charge me to take pics there but I insisted. Thanks again for the comments about the processing I feel too it works well with these type of images

[kosin]

fantastic series and post processing

[barefooter14]

haha good cliff jumping out there! i used to live in boulder city from when i was
2 years old till this year. but i have a lot of the same pictures dont look the
same of course but of the same things. its pretty scary out there now a lot more
crime than there ever was.

(i was going to save my first post for a photo but i saw this and had to post on it)

very nice shots BTW!