by Caryn Esplin | Jan 21, 2012 | Things
I shot these colorful umbrellas during the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point, Utah, which is between Salt Lake City and Provo. They were setting up shops to sell souvenirs to visitors and these beauties were on display above one of the little...
by Caryn Esplin | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog, Places
The grand entrance/yard of Cabin #2 – What in the world were those large pillars for? Notice the Flamingo Still, as I named it, sitting between two of the pillars. Lots of rusty equipment tell a interesting story of life at the Gold Eye Gold Mine. It is rare to...
by Caryn Esplin | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog
Two roofless stone cabins full of artifacts provide a glimpse into a gold miner’s life. Cabin #1 was owned by a man names Lehre Harold Erdman. His gravestone guards the entrance of the one-room stone cabin. Many personal belongings still line the walls, such as...
by Caryn Esplin | Jan 19, 2012 | Blog, Light Painting
Fun times in the Arizona desert… painting with lights at an abandoned gold mine. In this first light painting I wanted to leave some dark areas to show the blackness of the night all around me. It was definitely spooky to be in this abandoned gold mine all...
by Caryn Esplin | Jan 18, 2012 | Blog, Things
I had to smile at the good humor of these old gold miners. They set up all these old toilets and sinks in a long row and used them as planting pots! Of course this mine was abandoned years ago, but the plastic flowers still...
