Lost American West by Night



	SODIUM CLOUDS The gigantic abandoned general store and gas station at Lockhart, CA. Canon 20D. Night, full moon, 4 minute exposure, available light only. Sodium vapor bounce on the clouds is from the Los Angeles metroplex, 75 miles away. See more images from Lockhart.

	BIG SKY PUMP The pump island at the dead truckstop in the completely abandoned "town" of Coaldale in west-central Nevada. Night, full moon, mercury vapor light (the green cast), purple- and red-gelled flashlight. 4 minute exposure, give or take. Canon 20D. See more images from Coaldale.

	GIANT ORANGE 1995 Along central California's old Highway 99, this peculiar old round OJ Stand was replaced by a shiny new square building a quarter mile further down the road. The old one was left to molder. 160T film, night, full moon, 8 minute exposure, red and green-gelled strobe flash.

	PUMP GUTS 2006 Ancient gas pump parts, part of the petrolania collection outside Darr's, Kramer Junction, CA. Night, full moon, Sodium-vapor and mercury-vapor lights, natural and purple-gelled flashlight. 15 second exposure, Canon 20D. See more images from Kramer Junction.

	THE 45 OUTDOOR 2006 The abandoned 45 Outdoor drive-in theater in New London, Wisconsin. Canon 20D. Summer sunset and yellow-gelled strobe flash. See more images from Wisconsin.

	THE PEAK 2002 A 20 foot tall fiberglass indian says "hiya" at Picacho Peak AZ (burned down / melted 2003). 160T film, 4 minute exposure, full moon, mercury and sodium vapor light. Available light only.

	GIANT JOSHUA 2006 I think that pile of white rocks might be a grave? A roadside settlement along Highway 58 near Kramer Junction, CA. This thing was at least 20 feet tall. Night, full moon, headlights, taillights and distant sodium vapor glow of the town of Boron. 4 minute exposure, Canon 20D. See more images from Kramer Junction.

	INSURANCE TOO 2006 Is there anything more ironic than an abandoned Real Estate office? El Mirage, CA. Night, full moon, 2 minutes, red-gelled strobe-flash, tungsten balanced, Canon 20D. See more images from El Mirage.

	RED TRIM 2007 An abandoned gas station on busy Highway 138 at the "Llano Curve." Night, full moon, 1 minute exposure, passing headlights / taillights. Available light only, Canon 20D. See more images from this corner of the desert.

	MOTEL CHAIR 2003 An abandoned motel in Monahans, a sleepy West Texas road town. 100VS film, 4 minute exposure, night, full moon, mercury vapor light, green-gelled flashlight.

	TRUCK-CICLE 1996 Yucca, Arizona's world famous truck-on-a-stick. 160T film, 8 minute exposure, night, full moon. Available light only.

	AVENUE G 2007 Ancient neon sign advertising a nonexistent subdivision. Literally "in the middle of nowhere" along the northern reaches of So Cal's high desert Antelope Valley. Night, full moon, sodium vapor lamp, 1 minute exposure, available light only, Canon 20D. See more images from this area.

	LUBRICATION 2003 Everything has dried up in Penwell, Texas, but the wind never stops blowing. 100VS film, 4 minute exposure, night, full moon. Available light only.

	TICKET BOOTH 2006 The abandoned 45 Outdoor drive-in theater in New London, Wisconsin. "You don't have anybody in the trunk, do ya buddy?" Canon 20D. Dusk, red-gelled strobe. See more images from Wisconsin.

	SKELETAL PUMP 2000 I had to kneel in a room full of broken glass to get the shot in this San Fidel, New Mexico "Whiting Brothers" station. 160T film 5 minute exposure, blue and pink-gelled strobe flash and sparklers.

	CONCOURSE 2001 The snack dome at the Jetsons inspired Burlingame, CA drive in. Torn down in 2002. 160T film 8 minute exposure, red-gelled strobe flash.

	LENWOOD DRIVE IN 1992 This wind-battered screen was all that was left. Razed in the late 90s. 160T film, 8 minute exposure, night full moon. Available light only.

	RUSTY BOOMERANGS 2002 This Jetsons era Googie gas station rots beside Interstate 80, near just east of Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. 160T film 8 minute exposure, blue-gelled strobe flash.

	METAL CASCADE 2007 An abandoned gas station on busy Highway 138 at the "Llano Curve." Night, full moon, 1 minute exposure, red-gelled strobe flash, passing headlights / taillights. Canon 20D. See more images from this corner of the desert.

	ROMA NITE PARK 2006 On the northern outskirts of Tonopah, Nevada is this abandoned RV Park. Night, full moon, passing truck headlights. 1 minute exposure, Canon 20D. See more images from the Tonopah area.

	HIGH VISTA CAFE 2007 Derelict cafe in California's High Desert. This is just south of Edwards AFB. Bet this place has been rattled by a few sonic-booms over the years. Canon 20D. Night, full moon, 1 minute exposure, natural flashlight on the sign and front of building. Composite of 2 exposures. See more images of this diner.

	UPPER MANAGEMENT 2007 The second floor corner office in the abandoned gas station / general store in Lockhart, CA. In the Mojave desert near Barstow. Canon 20D. Night, full moon outside, completely dark office, natural flashlight rotated on it's axis on the floor and up at the ceiling. The windows are composited from a different exposure (with no light painting) to cover up the strong reflections from the flashlight on the glass. I knocked back the opacity of the window layer to keep a small amount of the reflections. See more images from Lockhart.

	MOTEL 2006 Blown out motel sign at Kramer junction, CA. Night, full moon sodium-vapor and mercury-vapor lights. 1 minute exposure. Available light only, Canon 20D. See more images from Kramer Junction.

	THE WESTSIDE DRIVE IN 1990 The last car at this Sacramento drive-in has a long wait to see the 2nd feature. This little bit of Americana was bulldozed shortly after this photo was taken and is now a condo development. 160T film, 8 minute exposure, night, full moon, red and green-gelled strobe flash and green-gelled flashlight.

	666 early 90s Sunset on U.S. Route 666 in southern Arizona. Redesignated as U.S. Route 491 in 2003 from pressure by Christian groups and an AZ highway department tired of replacing stolen signs. 160T film, 30 second exposure and flashlight.

	THE SILVER SLIPPER 2000 The YESCO sign boneyard, Las Vegas, NV. 160 Tungsten film, night, full moon, sodium and mercury vapor lights, blue and red-gelled strobe flash. This shoe is 15 feet tall. Legendary location seen in many TV shows and movies containing hundreds of old signs. Almost everything here was donated and moved to the Las Vegas Neon Museum across town shortly after I shot here, this lot was turned into more manufacturing/warehouse space. See 40 more images from the YESCO and Las Vegas Neon Museum yards.

	HEAD EAST 2006 Pile of random debris at a roadside settlement.