Stores, Shops & Market Challenge

My collections of photos of stores, shops,  and markets have reached "All-Star" level in the Gurushots photo challenge.  Photo files of these photos are available by clicking on the "download" button under the photo.  Here are my entrees.

NigerdaSuk    Goods for sale in a suk in Ibadan, Nigeria

CerrillosTurquoise    A colorful shore in Madrid, NM along the Turquoise Trail

GeneralStore       Old general store and cafe in the "ghost town" of Hillsboro, NM

Bikes2     2 racks of bicycles for sale in Xtreme Wheels Bike & Sport shop in Council Bluffs, IA

CuervoRuins

Iconic abandoned building in Cuervo, NM.               January 25, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/7.1 at 1/160 sec    Aperture Priority  35.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BlueHoleFullMoon

Full Moon over the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM                 January 25, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/100 sec    Aperture Priority  25.0mm  ISO 800   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

NuttSign

Driving in New Mexico, had to stop by to get my photo taken with this 'town" sign.     January 6, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  28.0mm  ISO 125   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

CuervoChurch

Church in the "ghost town" of Cuervo, NM.  Reported this church is still being used.    January 25, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.0 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  35.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

Abandoned Places Challenge

My group of photos has reached "All-Star" level in Gurushots Abandoned Places Challenge.  Over the last couple years, I have been shooting photos of ghost towns, abandoned buildings, and ruins.  As such, I have a good selection.  Selecting the photos to enter in the challenge was difficult.  Here are my entries. 

TurquoiseCurtains                 An old storefront in Sheridan Lake, CO

BurrowsPark                  Along the Alpine Loop Colorado Scenic Byway

AnimasForksHouse                Building in the ghost town of Animas Forks, CO

TexacoStar               Abandoned gas station on the plains of rural Colorado

AbandonedTucumcariMotel

An abandoned motel along Main Street in Tucumcari, New Mexico   January 25, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.0 at 1/800 sec    Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

RanchView

Some of the buildings of the Ghost Ramch, taken in front of the Welcome Center.  Abiquiu, New Mexico                     January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  25.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BlueHole

 

The Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM.   80 ft deep spring hole.   January 25, 2016 

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/60 sec    Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 800   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

CuervoBarnRuins

Ruins of an old barn in the "ghost town" of Cuervo, NM                  January 25, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/160 sec    Aperture Priority  42.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

Snow & Ice Challenge

My selections of photos in the "Snow & Ice Challenge" reach "A''-Star" level in the Gurustors photography challenge.  Copies of the photo files are available for purchase using the "download" button.  Here are my submissions...

FrostyMorning  was taken along the road in Iowa front of my house.   

SnowIceBranches      Taken in my Iowa front yard after a frosty/snowy morning

IcyBranches    This photo was taken in my Iowa front yard after freezing rain

SnowyBench     This bench was in the back yard of a house I was renting for a month in Albuquerque

WagonView

Old wagon along the road to Ghost Ranch Welcome Center         January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/500 sec    Aperture Priority  67.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

Tex

"Tex" welcomes visitors to a little settlement outside Dalhart, TX   Did not get the sign, one googlr maps, there is a large Sunray Cooperative elevator ner Tex      January 25, 2016

Previously, I had identified Tex as being located in Tucumcari, NM.  That was in error.  The next trip I saw Tex along the road in the NE end of Dalhart.

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/9.0 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  35.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls Challenge

The most recent collection of my photos that reached "All-Star" level in the Gurushots "Rivers, Lakes, & Waterfalls Challenge.  I had so many good (great?) photos in this category, it was difficult to select 4 for the challenge.

As usual, photo files of those photos are available by clicking on the 'download" button.

LakeManawaSunrise                 Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, IA

OuzalFalls               Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

LewisFalls                      Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

AlbertaFalls                    Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

On Two Wheels Challenge

It should be no surprise, with all of the photos of my bicycles on bike trails, my group of 4 photos reached the "All-Star" level in the Gurushots "On Two Wheels" Challenge.  Here ate the photos I submitted.  You can purchase a photo file of the photo by clicking on the "download" button.

TunnelD         Tunnel D on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota

BikingtotTunnel2      Fog rolls out of tunnel 2 on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail in Wisconsin

BikeTrick      Somersault on a bicycle at exhibition by the Twin Cities Fun Factory at Cuyuna Mountain Bike Festival

ColoradoCrossing          Artistic reditoion of a photo of my road bike on the bridge across the Colorado River near Moab, Utah

Be Square Challenge

My collection of photos in the "Be Square Challenge" on Gurushots earned "All=Star" level.   Challenge is for photo with a square (1x1) aspect.

"RushmoreTunnelView"

"OldTruckBW"

"MuleDeer"

"JulySuperMoon"