Trading post Photo

Photographer’s Note

Bluff City was established in 1880 by a group of Mormon pionners called to colonize the San Juan River area of southeastern Utah.
After the settlers established thier town, they were beset by the challenges of marginal souls, floods, dam breaks, extreme heat and Indian trouble.
In 1884 some left after a flood of nine feet higher than normal. Those who stayed developped a prosperous local livestock industry.
Today, this region of San Juan County attracts tourists
in unprecedented numbers despite the town has no sewer system, people living there have no jobs and grade school enrollment declines yearly.

denisn72, dareco, bakes888, pablominto, ktanska, paura, NickVu, fulvio52, kiwi_explorer, gunbud, pboehringer, darrasin, maloutim, jusninasirun has marked this note useful

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emilbo (10162) 2007-09-24 16:48

Salut Robert!
J'aime bien ta photo avec cette vieille bagnole que je trouve magnifique. Il doit y avoir un bon bout de temps qu'elle n'a pas roulée, depuis les années '50 j'imagine. Bonne composition et bonne clarté d'image.
Félicitations!...
Emilius

denisn72 (7265) 2007-09-24 16:54

Bonsoir Robert!
Image très nette et la couleur de la voiture se fond avec le décor. Les broussailles vertes comme la voiture et le bâtiment est brun comme la rouille de l'auto mais en plus pâle. Le poteau, la chaise et les nuages s'harmonisent bien ensemble.

Bravo!
Denis!

dareco (17104) 2007-09-24 18:09

After reading your note I hope to see more pictures of this town. Very interesting. I love this picture!! The colors are wonderful. The car! All of it...a fantastic composition. TFS

crckt (7116) 2007-09-24 19:37

Hi Robert,
This is an AWESOME shot! Reminds me of a shot that peter took in Bodie. The abandoned car and the trading post reminds me of some old texan movie.
Well done,
Shaeri

testmaniac (12523) 2007-09-24 22:31

Hi Robert,very interesting place and nice photo!
I like composition, POV and colors!

TFS

Philip

bakes888 (18353) 2007-09-24 22:44

Hi Robert. Excellent capture. The sense of dereliction is real and well displayed in this shot. Excellent colour and composition. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

pablominto (42522) 2007-09-25 0:32

Hello Robert,
That is an interesting one!
Also interesting to hear there are still folks around, I would think this is a ghost town entirely...
Good point of view and the scenery is well framed, good details and an interesting old car too!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

ktanska (17083) 2007-09-25 3:22

Hi Robert,
Combination of green and rust makes that car really photogenic. Famous place where the time stood still. Art deco style sign is a nice detail.
Kari

paura (40841) 2007-09-25 4:54

Robert,
Very nice photo here, friend. The compositions is really nice to show this old trading post. Is the car an old buick?

Abraços do Brasil.

Paulo

daddo (11961) 2007-09-25 6:00

Hi Robert. Reminds me of the old saying- Dreams of Mice and Men. How many plans, anxieties, arguments, posturing, cruelties and kindnesses went into the project/ And now time and nature reclaim and bury. Poignant scene, well taken. Nice elongated PoV. Excellent details. Regards. Klaudio.

fulvio52 (8314) 2007-09-25 6:17

Wonderful shot, Robert!
Rough and rusty atmosphere, absolutely Made in USA, I love it.
Have a great day,
Fulvio.

kiwi_explorer (12203) 2007-09-25 13:06

Hi Robert,
I'm sure this place had lots of history ... what a shame it has been neglected ... this could be a tourist attraction because of its history. Well seen and composed with very good image quality. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

gunbud (28813) 2007-09-25 19:58

Hi Robert,
Striking desert image this old Buick (my guess 1949 vintage) at its final resting place next the old trading post. The colors contrast wonderfully and the close cropping works well.
Regards, Tom

pboehringer (770) 2007-09-27 7:40

Robert,
a spetacular shot documenting the reminiscence of the old wild expansice days in conquering the vast space of the Far West. It couldn't hold and there are scaterred elements of it that are decaying and provide this fascinating stage photography. Very good light conditions to explore all the texture and colors, especially the rust on the car and paint coming off the sign on the top.
Regards, Peter

jonathan_hart (22926) 2007-09-29 14:20

hello Robert
les couleurs et la lumière sont fantastiques, la compo est magnifique, bravo
jo

Angshu (34841) 2007-09-30 0:36

Bonjour Robert
A picture of decay. I like how you framed the shot at an angle & show the elements affected by neglect . Beautiful light to capture the rusted colours on the car & the paints peeling off from the top of the sign. Lovely shot my friend!
Best Regards
Angshu

darrasin (2860) 2007-10-15 23:28

Hello Robert! We usually expect these types of shots to be in B&W but colors works brilliantly here since of course the colors are very good themselves. This seems like the real deal here, genuine abandoned rusting junk, a subject I love to shoot. The composition is very strong, the angled building and car work well.

TFS
Doug

Loic_bzh (7073) 2007-10-31 4:48

Salut Robert,

je tombe maintenant sur cette superbe photo, emprunte de nostalgie. Sûr que pour cette Buick (?) rouillée les meilleurs jours sont derrière...

Salutations depuis l'autre côté de la grande mare! ;)

Loïc

marietom (32694) 2007-12-04 2:41

Bonjour Robert,

Jolie trouvaille, cette vieille voiture rouillée. Belle compo !
Marie

maloutim (4239) 2008-06-28 4:27

Ca aussi, c'est l'Amérique profonde! Et la présence de la vieille voiture rouillée ajoute au pittoresque de la photo!
C'est bien dommage que les conditions sociales de la population soit si pauvres, et que le tourisme ne fournisse pas assez de travail!
Merci de nous faire partager cette tranche de vie d'un village à l'abandon!
Amicalement.
MarieLouise.

jusninasirun (10573) 2008-09-28 20:07

Hello Robert. Excellent notes and the picture is a good indicator of what has been written. I like the sharp details and excellent framing with this car well placed in front of the Trading post. The chair in the front door is still there like the owners left in a hurry. Interesting scene and TFS. Best regards. Jusni