Bodie Ghost Town Photo Gallery by Erwin Darmali - www.aperturaphoto.com at pbase.com

Bodie Ghost Town

Please hit the vote button if you enjoyed this gallery.
All types of constructive criticism or comments are very much welcome.
Thanks.

Some of these photos will be published on UK's DIGITAL PHOTO magazine (July edition)

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Guest		01-Oct-2008 00:37
This is such a wonderful place and these pictures does it justice. I went to Bodie as part of my honey moon a few years ago. It was an amazing experience. facinating piece of American history. Thanks Greg United Kingdom

Don Ballard		25-Jan-2008 19:50
Mr. Darmali, I enjoyed your photos very much. You did a great job of catching some of the more interesting subjects that are available in Bodie. The use of shadows to show depth, I felt was extremely well done. I am related to J.S. Cain ( my Grandmother was a Cain ) so the pictures are of special interest to me. Thank You for your great effort to show Bodie in it's best light.

Czarina Quilantip		13-Apr-2007 04:26
Your lighting is amazing. Great pictures...

Siim		21-Feb-2007 10:19
Great gallery!

Beth Everetts		07-Jul-2006 18:36
My 11 yr. old son was just there yesterday. i can't wait to see the photo's he comes home with. Thanks for giving ne a chance to see what he did before he came home.

Julie		01-Jun-2006 00:00
Gorgeous photography, absolutely stunning!

kyoung kim photography		21-May-2006 07:34
beautiful gallery!

Quantum_Illusions		16-May-2006 18:38
Forgot, I voted...

Quantum_Illusions		16-May-2006 18:38
Constructive criticism? You've got to be kidding! My dear sir, your work is perfect! Be proud!

Derek Daniel		02-Apr-2006 23:09
Great Gallery!

wendigo		18-Feb-2006 19:03
fotos increibles. maravillas olvidadas en alguna parte de los estados unidos . algunas dan miedo

Robert Socha		17-Feb-2006 14:43
Amazing shots, love your shooting style. Vote

Sandy Hart		16-Feb-2006 20:59
Bodie is one of my favorite places to explore. These are beautiful. Great gallery!

Rod Hodge		12-Feb-2006 22:33
Awesomely perfect and beautiful photography!!!!!!!!!!

David Fenn		19-Jan-2006 01:46
Great gallery! I almost made my way out west a while back, but life took over and didn't make it. Thanks for sharing.

Mike Bates		31-Oct-2005 07:20
Absolutley Breathtaking!!!! I love Bodie. I'm planning a trip back since going digital... Maybe around thanksgiving ( I hope the road will be open) Wonderful and inspiring work Erwin... Thanks for sharing! Mike

Steve Albano		09-Aug-2005 02:48
An amazing Bodie gallery. I have devoted 2 gallerys myself to this wonderful place. I'm glad that I found yours!

saskia		18-Jul-2005 16:14
Wow what a place... I hadn't heard of it, but found www.bodie.com, this town alone is almost worth a ticket accross the ocean! Fabulous gallery!

mdaveau		11-Jul-2005 07:56
I Very nice shots thanks

james2002		29-May-2005 07:41
An excellent gallery from an area we ALMOST saw. We didn't brave the dirt road to that area. My loss. After looking at your gallery I'm ready to head back! Nice job Erwin. Voted. Jim

SB		12-Mar-2005 19:30
Awesome gallery!

Marc Vermeulen		11-Mar-2005 20:45
Great works! Marc

Sam Antonio		11-Mar-2005 19:37
Composition, location, light, spirit of place - what more could you ask for? Sam Antonio www.picturetrail.com/bircher

Guest		01-Mar-2005 06:00
One of the most outstanding galleries of Bodie I have ever seen. Great shots to begin with and great post work.

vanita boyd		27-Feb-2005 06:21
Nice images of an interesting place - I nedd to see it for my self sometime.

Guest		16-Jan-2005 20:04
Beautiful. You captured the spirit of the place.

Simon		15-Jan-2005 18:56
Brilliant photographs and an amazing place. Well done.

Ron Horloff		24-Dec-2004 20:10
Beautiful composition, lighting and color. Well done. Ron

Jim Davis		22-Dec-2004 04:28
What a great site. My brother and I visited Bodie for a couple of days around 1976 and it's pretty apparent that buildings have severly deteriorated since then. Kind of sad really. I took many slides on our visits back then. I'd like to go back, but probably never will.

Dave Beedon		16-Dec-2004 03:22
Your images are a pleasure to see, and they had an nice effect on my memory. When I saw them I remembered that in the early 1970s a company named Sierra Designs photographed its products (clothing, packs, and tents) in Bodie for its annual catalog. I didn't understand the point of photographing those things in Bodie, but it made the 1972 catalog---which I still have---interesting. Thanks for the reminder with your beautiful pictures.

Ami Halfon		08-Dec-2004 10:11
Interesting work in an interesting place. Thanks for the overview of Bodie, it gives me the feeling of visiting there myself...

BILL MOSS		25-Nov-2004 03:47
I HAVE BEEN TO BODIE MANY TIMES, LAST TIME WAS IN 1975.YOUR PICTURES ARE GREAT. THEY TOOK BACK TO BEING 50 AGAIN.

Don Guo		21-Nov-2004 23:35
Good job!

Erwin Darmali - www.aperturaphoto.com		15-Nov-2004 07:18
Thanks, Arto.. I have described my post processing technique below..

Arto		10-Nov-2004 02:18
Hello Very nice images! I wonder wich post processing technique you use? If you wan�t, please explain to me ;) -> arto@svinryggen.com

Grizz		09-Nov-2004 00:49
Nice

kerry		01-Nov-2004 23:27
Erwin: Extremely well done, in giving the 'sense' of how Bodie must feel.. The images convey time seeming to sleep, with the present just over that horizon.. Good work.. Keep it up!

Erwin Darmali - www.aperturaphoto.com		28-Oct-2004 22:38
Hi Chris. Thanks for the kind words. My method of post processing may be considered as a low-end processing to others. It's actually considerably simple. Here are the steps when shooting RAW: 1. Increase color temperature up to 6900k 2. Increase saturation - don't be afraid to bump it up. Make sure that it is saturated enough, but not too saturated that it starts to get too "blochy" 3. Reduce tint anywhere between -15 to -30, depending on your taste. The -15 to -30 combined with the high color temperature will give you that gold / greenish tint to the picture, obviously depending on the colors. 4. Adjust Contrast, and add shadows if needed. 5. Add vignetting 6. In Photoshop, fine adjust curve, dodge / burn as necessary, and sharpening. Hope this helps... =) Let me know if you have some other "tricks" too... Thanks again for visiting.

EclecticPhoto		28-Oct-2004 15:22
Hi Erwin, these photos are great. I'm definately voting for these. I wonder if you could share with me you methods of getting the color and saturation seen in these photos. I am sure light quality and a polarizer play a part but I believe you have done some post work to get this effect.

yogesh		19-Oct-2004 19:06
seeing these a moment found to be still

TJ		18-Oct-2004 17:15
Unbelievable color saturation! Very nice composition also. One of my favorite galleries on PBase.

Wendy O		17-Oct-2004 18:40
Terrific gallery! Your lighting and editing are superb!

koiom		16-Oct-2004 03:12
some of the best post processing i've seen here, magnificent, punchy colours and saturation. awesome gallery

Erwin Darmali - www.aperturaphoto.com		15-Oct-2004 06:04
Jessica, Thanks for the kind words. I have been shooting digital pretty much throughout my photography "career"... Thanks for visiting!

Jessica		14-Oct-2004 21:14
BEAUTIFUL SHOTS!! You are an inspiration! I am curious did you shoot, film, digital, cross process or slide? Whatever you did amazing results! Please check out my gallery I would love to hear your critiques (sp?).... http://www.pbase.com/photogirl12605

Erwin Darmali - www.aperturaphoto.com		13-Oct-2004 05:57
Thank you again for those who have left me a comment since my last reply. I appreciate your kindness and time to review my pictures and give your honest opinions on them. Thanks again.

Allan		13-Oct-2004 05:56
damn, these are so fine pictures. great http://www.usual-album.com

Danny Cambr�		11-Oct-2004 18:38
I agree with everything that's been said before, great gallery

Veronica		10-Oct-2004 06:25
Erwin, I'm very very impressed with the pictures you took in Bodie. You're definitely a talented photographer :)

Guest		06-Oct-2004 20:31
Ghost Town ? You brought it to life! Great place, great photographer.

Dias dos Reis		06-Oct-2004 14:07
Great work, Erwin. Greetings from Portugal, Antonio Reis

Guest		06-Oct-2004 08:23
Great collection of images from this place - must be a very atmospheric place - is it full of tourists and photographers though I wonder?

Gaz		05-Oct-2004 16:42
Awesome Photo's..reminds me of a friends book...Abandoned America

Guest		05-Oct-2004 03:50
Boy, you've really got an eye for this stuff! Excellent work, you've got my vote! Look forward to seeing your future work.

Ian David		04-Oct-2004 21:47
Spot on lighting & composition - your gallery illustrates perfectly the beauty that can can be captured even in decay. Thank you for sharing these very impressive images.

Steve & Kathy		04-Oct-2004 15:10
Awesome photos! Love the colors and perspectives. We've been to Bodie and it was cool to see your pictures. Great work!

Guest		04-Oct-2004 12:29
Top top stuff, I cant believe places like this exist, I need to come and visit!

JamesTan		04-Oct-2004 09:40
very well appreciated. cant say more but a BIG WOW ! really nice work..

iNNOCENt		04-Oct-2004 06:11
Wow, I was shocked with this gallery! A whole science fiction novell could be told from these pictures! Wow!

Guest		04-Oct-2004 03:18
Sir, you are one talented man. Thanks for sharing.

Lisa Haskins		03-Oct-2004 18:58
Extraordinary work, beautiful compositions and wonderful color and tones....great capture of the mood of a very strange place!

Bob Hosker		03-Oct-2004 03:25
I really enjoyed this collection because of your sensitive eye for composition, color, and texture. Your soft brown and rust tones add a haunting touch to your subjects. My compliments for such a unique look to your images.

alex ringer		02-Oct-2004 09:12
With a loving sensitive eye you've brought to life a goast city, pictures from a better past, all in beautiful golden shades, contrasts and astounding compositions. Pure poetry. What I'm missing here (and I'm not from the States) is the place's story. Thanks. Alex

Alaina Kleparek		01-Oct-2004 14:44
The context, composition and lighting in your photos is unreal. I came to this site looking for some sports shots and stumbled upon your gallery. I'm completely impressed and really enjoyed looking at all of them! Thanks for sharing such beautiful art!

Alessandro Catuogno		01-Oct-2004 06:37
Great gallery. Nice light and composition. Compliments

Linda McIntyre		01-Oct-2004 03:49
Incredible gallery. The lighting, color and composition are supurb. Thank you for posting these photographs - I thoroughly enjoyed them!

John Lehmkuhl		30-Sep-2004 20:52
Erwin, Stunning gallery - wonderful moments that are as frozen in time as the subjects you are photographing. Love the depth of color and the post processing work you have done to these. Some of the best !

Scott DeGraff		30-Sep-2004 19:19
Erwin, these photos are really good, they capture the light,color and shadows real well.

Erwin Darmali - www.aperturaphoto.com		30-Sep-2004 06:22
Thank you so much to everyone that has placed such a supportive and kind words of this gallery. I am tremendously humbled but very excited about the feedbacks that you have given me. Never would I thought that I would be receiving such positive reaction from the so many talented photographers hovering inside the Pbase circle. Your comments are definitely taken very highly by me and I fully appreciate it. I do have to credit my friend Ray Soemarsono for teaching me better ways to landscape photography. As a matter of fact, his "A Journey Through Bodie Ghost Town" gallery is the one that inspired me the most. But as I thrive to be as good as him (barely still... ), I try to look at it from a different point of view thus the gallery that you have seen here. So, for those that have NOT seen his gallery, you are definitely missing something =) Plus, I believe he's got some more shots of the place that we haven't seen.. * hint... Thank you again!

Paul Keates		29-Sep-2004 11:18
Stunning Gallery, well done.

STERLING		29-Sep-2004 09:10
Great Gallery! I love it. I've gotta make it up to bodie soon!

Enchantment Studio		28-Sep-2004 23:48
I'm impressed. Great effects. keep them coming, I look forward to seeing more from you.

Ron Lofgren		28-Sep-2004 22:52
I have seen many shots from Bodie - took some myself. These are the best I have ever seen. Your colors are incredible.

Rob Oele		28-Sep-2004 10:32
You did a great job here. It must have been a feast for a photographer like you to walk around there: all the colours, the beauty of decay, the special forms and textures...

Ann DeCamp		28-Sep-2004 00:25
Erwin - Fantastic gallery.

Phil Douglis		27-Sep-2004 19:55
Your gallery is electrifying, Erwin. You push color to the very edge of surrealism, and do it for meaning, not just for effect. You show us time and time again how important it is to realize that it's not what we shoot that's important, but rather how we shoot it and why we shoot it. You use light, color, and texture to take us back into another world, and you do it with great energy, tension, and power. This is the most expressive gallery on a ghost town that I've seen on pbase seen since Ray Soemarsono's black and white interpretations of the same material at http://www.pbase.com/zeroscan/bodie. Both you and Ray are offering me, as well as our pbase colleague Tim May http://www.pbase.com/mityam/profile) much inspiration, because Tim and I are going to be shooting at Bodie together next month ourselves as part of a workshop. You have set a high standard here, Erwin. I am sure that we all can learn much from each other, as each of us brings our own point of view and photographic style to bear on this fascinating slice of the past.

Gary Hebert		27-Sep-2004 03:27
Beautiful gallery Erwin. Looks like very good use of the yellow/blue polarizer. Very creative compositions. I have seen several images of this place before, but this pulls them all together. Excellent!

Eldar Kadymov		26-Sep-2004 14:14
Holy smokes, I love it, what beautiful captures !

Guest		25-Sep-2004 23:31
Have to agree with Ray S who's Bodie shots are awesome, too. These are very fine!

Ray Soemarsono - www.aperturaphoto.com		25-Sep-2004 23:03
This is what sweet, golden morning light can do to your photographs. It adds great colors and mood. Superb stuff, dude. Vote and vote again...

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