Motorcycle Graveyard

[christinamae]

My timing with the weather and sunlight were off today, so I stopped at this great place on the way up to Payson, AZ.

1
http://www.shotbychristina.com/photos/727656207_j5wmz-L.jpg

2
http://www.shotbychristina.com/photos/727656243_97vEo-L.jpg

3
http://www.shotbychristina.com/photos/727656178_3n72P-L.jpg

I might be headed that way again soon, so I plan to stop again and take more detailed shots.

Thank you for looking! All comments appreciated!

[Richard]

Wow, #3 is absolutely freaky. I love it. :clap

[rcof]

Nice shots. Looks like an interesting place with lots of photo potential.

[Eia]

Ah so you stopped there!!! Thats a wild place! :D Nice shots, how did you give it that effect? I especially like the first and third best. :clap

[lizzard_nyc]

Very cool!
Some of those bikes don't even look like they are in bad shape! What a waste.

I can't believe the amount of bikes in there--you sure you didn't clone:wink .

I actually like #2 the most, it just gives a good sense of the sheer amount of bikes. "Find the needle in the bike graveyard" sort of shot.:clap

[Nikonic1]

Cool place. It looks like there's a little bit of everything in there. Motorcycle, bikes, bikes with motors, etc. Really cool shots and compositions. So much to look at!!

[Nikonic1]

I also like in the back of #1 the one bike that looks to be "climbing to the top" or "growing" out of the pile of others. Nice work!!

[Dogdots]

Wow...I would love to spend a day taking photos in a place like this. We don't have anywhere like that here. Our old used and beat up bikes are picked up, fixed up and given to those that need a bike.

My fav is #3 -- as your looking in its lookin' right back at ya :D

[rwells]

Cool shots! I really like #1 & #3, both of these give the eye a main subject to focus on. Love the processing :thumb

[teamracephotos]

Beautiful images... are they focus stacks? Excellent detail! I am looking for an old bike to fix up. Can you offer up the name of the place? Great find. Mark

[Roadkill]

Great shots and what a cool place

[christinamae]

Wow, #3 is absolutely freaky. I love it. :clap

Thank you, Richard!

[christinamae]

Nice shots. Looks like an interesting place with lots of photo potential.

Thank you, rcof!

[christinamae]

Ah so you stopped there!!! Thats a wild place! :D Nice shots, how did you give it that effect? I especially like the first and third best. :clap

Thank you, Eia! I finally made it back there. :D I played around with the images in LightRoom. I wish I'd had more time and better weather, but I'm pretty happy with the results.

[christinamae]

Very cool!
Some of those bikes don't even look like they are in bad shape! What a waste.

I can't believe the amount of bikes in there--you sure you didn't clone:wink .

I actually like #2 the most, it just gives a good sense of the sheer amount of bikes. "Find the needle in the bike graveyard" sort of shot.:clap

Thank you, lizzard_nyc! I included the second shot for scale, but in reality that shows about 1/4th of the bikes and motorcycles there! It is a semi-famous place in the motorcycle world.

[christinamae]

Cool place. It looks like there's a little bit of everything in there. Motorcycle, bikes, bikes with motors, etc. Really cool shots and compositions. So much to look at!!

Thank you, Nikonic1! There is a bit of everything there and the owner know where everything is! :scratch

[christinamae]

Wow...I would love to spend a day taking photos in a place like this. We don't have anywhere like that here. Our old used and beat up bikes are picked up, fixed up and given to those that need a bike.

My fav is #3 -- as your looking in its lookin' right back at ya :D

Thank you! I want to go back and spend more time there. I'd love to play around with the macro there too.

[christinamae]

Cool shots! I really like #1 & #3, both of these give the eye a main subject to focus on. Love the processing :thumb

Thank you very much, Randy!

[christinamae]

Beautiful images... are they focus stacks? Excellent detail! I am looking for an old bike to fix up. Can you offer up the name of the place? Great find. Mark

Thank you, Mark! They are single images and I played around with settings in LR. The name of the place is All Bikes in Rye, AZ.

[christinamae]

Great shots and what a cool place

Thanks, Roadkill!

[dlplumer]

Very cool:thumb :thumb

[Panther]

Morning Christina,

That is just too Cool, what a great find, and then to capture it like you have

puts it over the Top.

That last one is my favorite, love the post processing, really fits the
look and feel of the place.

[christinamae]

Very cool:thumb :thumb

Thank you, Dan!

[christinamae]

Morning Christina,

That is just too Cool, what a great find, and then to capture it like you have

puts it over the Top.

That last one is my favorite, love the post processing, really fits the
look and feel of the place.

Thank you, Craig! It's a very cool place and I hope to make it back there soon.

[BradfordBenn]

Very cool effects and place.

[anwmn1]

:clap

We use to stop there all the time going to or from Payson. I wondered how they felt about photos- now I will be sure to stop or even make a special trip up there. :deal

[eL eSs Vee]

Wow! Great photos!

I like that silver-gray motorbike in your first image. I wonder what kind it is. Very unique and it looks restorable.

[christinamae]

Very cool effects and place.

Thank you, Brad!

[christinamae]

:clap

We use to stop there all the time going to or from Payson. I wondered how they felt about photos- now I will be sure to stop or even make a special trip up there. :deal

Thank you, Aaron! I asked him and he was fine with it. I just wish I'd had more time. Let me know if you head up that way. :D

[christinamae]

Wow! Great photos!

I like that silver-gray motorbike in your first image. I wonder what kind it is. Very unique and it looks restorable.

Thank you very much, Lee! I've been trying to find out what that bike is. It is very cool.