The photographs critiqued below were found in two online galleries of Nevada ghost towns.. The first set is from a gallery on the ghost towns of Nelson and Marietta on Ghosttowns.com by two photographers. The second set is from a ghost town gallery on Desert4wd.com, photographer not listed.
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Nelson at Sunset Courtesy Tracy Reehal. I like this image. It appears that the background color satuation was reduced to make the gas pump stand out, while the background is also blurred |
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Nelson Desert area Courtesy Tracy Reehal. Nice use of black and white. It's hard to tell at this resolution, but I think the foreground cactus could have been sharper. Although, the glow effect might be intentional. |
| Town of Nelson from a distance Courtesy Kevin Cappi. This could have been better if the mountain tops weren't cropped. |
| Village near town of Nelson Courtesy Kevin Cappis. Roadside snapshot. Seems a little yellowish. An over view of the town, so nothing is outstanding. |
| Village near town of Nelson Courtesy Kevin Cappis. The picture is backlit, but you can see the shadowed features well. I probably would have cropped the glaring sky. |
| Marietta Courtesy Paul and Mary Hamilton. Shadowed area does not have detail, probably because of the brightness of the rest of the picture. |
| Marietta Courtesy Dolores Steele. Rule of thirds may have made this a better picture. |
| Marietta Courtesy Dolores Steele. Difficult subject, being the same color as background. Lower exposure might have helped. A different view or time of day could also have helped. (compare with picture 2 above) |
| Marietta Courtesy Dolores Steele. It seems overexposed, although it hints at the harshness of the sun. |
| Ione area. I like thisrow of miner's cabins. |
| Ione area. I imagine this was a difficult shot to expose, with dark interior and bright exterior. I like that the photographer's jeep is framed in a window. |
| Ione area. Good backlight, with sun shining through roof. |
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Ione area. Difficult picture, with dark foreground and bright background. |
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Ione area.
I like the composition -- interesting things in foreground and background
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| Ione area. It looks like a flash was used to exposed this wall-less outhouse. |