Top ten U.S. spots for photography

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Nice find!

my wife's uncle used to live in Jerome. i visited him before i got a camera.

but luckily for us, he then moved to baja california sur

I've been to Jerome. Not top 10 list-worthy in my opinion. It is a literal ghost town.

trj911 wrote in post #9862910
I've been to Jerome. Not top 10 list-worthy in my opinion. It is a literal ghost town.

I have never been to Jerome, but if the various galleries I just viewed are representative then I would have to agree. From what I see, as a ghost town Jerome does not offer one-tenth the photo ops Bodie does.

Cool! I live in the number three place!

narlus wrote in post #9862215
my wife's uncle used to live in Jerome. i visited him before i got a camera.

but luckily for us, he then moved to baja california sur

Love this shot!

I am a little insulted that my backyard didn't make it on the list.

Jerome is the kind of place people either get or they don't. My husband and I are very fond of it but we have visited it with others who could not wait to leave. It is truly an artist's community and as such just doesn't appeal to everyone. It really does require a certain mindset. That said, I'm a little surprised to see it on anyone's top ten list much less number one for photography. And I say that because I would be hard pressed to name a image I have from there that I don't instantly know is from there. The same would not necessarily be true of NYC or Seattle......

While I love Jerome, I can think of SEVERAL places here in AZ alone I would put before it. But, its all subjective.

I'm also scratching my head at Jerome... It's quaint and quirky but as PBeeee says, you either get it or you don't. I tend to run hot and cold on Jerome. After a while, I need to go shoot there but once I'm there it's sometimes "Tell me again why I felt I had to come up here...?"

The surrounding hills would be fascinating to explore though. Nearly in all quadrants you can see little piles of mine tailings. So many stories to be told!

Not sure the author has their geography quite right though. The sun generally sets behind the mountain on which Jerome is built (Mummy Mountain?) so Jerome goes into shadow pretty early.

Sunrises from across the valley toward Sedona are quite nice however.

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nicksan wrote in post #9865339
I am a little insulted that my backyard didn't make it on the list.

Your in NYC with a backyard? John

trj911 wrote in post #9862910
I've been to Jerome. Not top 10 list-worthy in my opinion. It is a literal ghost town.

PBeeee wrote in post #9866066
Jerome is the kind of place people either get or they don't. My husband and I are very fond of it but we have visited it with others who could not wait to leave. It is truly an artist's community and as such just doesn't appeal to everyone. It really does require a certain mindset. That said, I'm a little surprised to see it on anyone's top ten list much less number one for photography. And I say that because I would be hard pressed to name a image I have from there that I don't instantly know is from there. The same would not necessarily be true of NYC or Seattle......

Yeah, I wouldn't put Jerome in my Top 10 list since my photography is basically 99.9% landscape...not much of a lifestyle-type shooter. That being said, there is, for lack of a better word, a fairly eclectic "junkyard" up the hill that offers a multitude of shooting opportunities. Entry fee is only a few bucks, but worth spending a few hours there IMO (the image on the left had a posterization effect applied in post, along with some other goodies).

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FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9866505
I'm also scratching my head at Jerome... It's quaint and quirky but as PBeeee says, you either get it or you don't. I tend to run hot and cold on Jerome. After a while, I need to go shoot there but once I'm there it's sometimes "Tell me again why I felt I had to come up here...?"

The surrounding hills would be fascinating to explore though. Nearly in all quadrants you can see little piles of mine tailings. So many stories to be told!

Not sure the author has their geography quite right though. The sun generally sets behind the mountain on which Jerome is built (Mummy Mountain?) so Jerome goes into shadow pretty early.

Sunrises from across the valley toward Sedona are quite nice however.

That is so true - having seen some of them, I was in awe everytime!