OK, you must be wondering why the title- the tagline to the opening credits of The X Files. That’s simple. This abandoned home was less than a mile away from one of the gates to Area 51. And believe me, this was the most interesting thing we saw that day. Oh there were a couple dozen cows that stared at us as if we were aliens. And the weather changed drastically from a beautiful sunny day to thunder and lightning and hail, then back again. Other than that, nothing. No aliens, no alien space ships, no military presence, no men in black. We’ve been back 3 times within two weeks and there will be more photos in the weeks to come.
And more of the story will unfold.
Monochromia 
Oh gosh I love this!
So … no Will Smith? Harry Connick Jr (who is my crush)?
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Not even a lone Air Force jet.
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Ghostlike stillness.
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Thanks, my friend! 🙂 Couldn’t agree with you more.
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Very Nice! Feels like the establishing shot in one of those Western movies that came out in the 90s.
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It does have that feeling to it a bit, though I was going for more of a Psycho-ish mood. Thanks, Devon! 🙂
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Ok, how about the establishing shot for my planned Unforgiven / Ghosts of Mars / mashup starring Mark Mcgrath as the alien werewolf vampire hunter.
Does that bring us closer on the interpretation? LOL
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I’m sold! When do we start the shoot? 🙂
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As soon as I can wrangle the ghost of Ed Wood into writing the screenplay!
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A cracking good shot Emilio!
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Thanks, Patti! 🙂
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Perhaps the cows were the aliens! 😉
Love the image and your post!
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Shoot. I never thought of that. You might be on to something.
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😜😃
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This is the truth here, an abandoned house. I have just watched the new series – it was funny – a lot of injokes about the original series. Plus there was a Kiwi in one of the episodes. A comedian. But I loved the first few series but then it deteriorated and that was the end of it for me.
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I wasn’t even aware there was a new show. Haven’t watched tv in about 9 or 10 years now. Just movies on Netflix. Sometimes a series.
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You have captured a great atmosphere here. Mulder and Scully would be proud 😉
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Thanks, Pete. I was never a great fan of the show but I did like Scully! 🙂
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Great shot and excellent framing Emilio.
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BTW, is this an HDR shot? The dynamic range looks great.
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No HDR. It is a single shot that I processed in Lightroom in color, then exported to Nik for their b & w presets. Then I went back into Lightroom and added some highlight areas with a brush.
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Thanks, Sam. Do you mind if I call you Sam? 🙂
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Wow, indeed this is a spectacular photo! Love it!
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Thank you! 🙂
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WOW this image is spectacular Emilio, I wish I had taken it 🙂 Every thing about it is perfect – composition, subject matter, exposure and post processing. Perfection !!! Superb work BRAVO !!!
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Thanks, Joe. Feel free to borrow it anytime. But your images are consistently spectacular so maybe we can trade? 🙂
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Super shot!
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Thanks, Pat! 🙂
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With your POV, the massive gnarled tree and the moody sky, you have given us a sense of foreboding, Emilio! As only you can…….
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Thanks, Sue but I think anyone could have done the same- considering I took about ten different angles of the house and tree. I have another angle that I liked in color so I played with b & w until I liked this one just as much.
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OK, Mr understated…
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Stashed in cows, in full gestation, there are crafty … !!!
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Thanks, Laurent. I hate the translation but am assuming your comment is positive! 🙂
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