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These are some additional photos I shot at Vulture Mine near Wickenburg, AZ.  They are details of the various pieces of mining equipment scattered around this Arizona ghost town.  Using a more shallow depth of field in some images allowed me to draw the viewers attention to a particular part of the subject or to blur out a distracting background.  This lends itself well to close up detail shots such as these.

f/2.2 – 1/250 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Photo of an old machine dialf/2.8 – 1/20 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Photo of abandoned mining equipment in Vulture City, AZ
f/3.5 – 1/250 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Photo of abandoned mining equipment in Vulture City, AZ
f/2.5 – 1/60 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Photo of abandoned mine equipment in Vulture City, AZ
f/4.0 – 1/640 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Photo detail of mining equipment in Vulture City, AZ
f/2.0 – 1/30 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Photo of a rusting valve in Vulture City, AZ
f2.2 – 1/500 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm

Vulture City is near Wickenburg, AZ (about 90 miles west of Phoenix).  It was a gold and silver mining town in the late 1800’s with about 200 residents at it’s peak.  T0day it is privately owned and run as a tourist attraction.  For ghost town lovers that is both good and bad.  The buildings that remain are in relative good repair.  But in order to keep people interested things have been modified a bit to make it look more authentic.  “Props” have been added here and there.  But over all it is pretty authentic and worth poking around with camera in hand.

Vulture City Assay Office
f/4 – 1/1000 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Vulture City
f/14 – 1/50 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Glass Jug and Window Detail – Vulture City, AZ
f/2.8 – 1/500 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 m m
Looking In – Vulture City
f/2.2 – 1/800 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Vulture City Detail
f/4 – 1/125 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
f/2.8 – 1/100 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm

f/2.8 – 1/10 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm

Left Overs
Vulture Mine – Arizona
f/18.0 – 1/60 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 75 mm

Rusted Out Car in Vulture City, AZ Ghost Town
f/9.0 – 1/100 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Ghost Town Rocking Chair
Vulture City, AZ
f/6.3 – 1/6 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm
Vulture City Ghost Town near Wickenburg, AZ
f/9 – 1/640 sec – ISO 200 – Focal Length 50 mm

Vulture City is the remnants of a gold mine town in the Arizona desert from the late 1800’s.  As far as ghost towns go, Vulture City is rather well preserved.  It is privately owned which helps keep people from looting whatever remains of its buildings.  But at the same time the owner charges admission to tour the 1/2 dozen or so remaining buildings and has taken some “artistic” liberties by staging things a bit and adding back in some “artifacts” to keep the tourists happy.  Nevertheless, the photographic opportunities are plentiful.  There are old mining equipment, adobe and wood buildings and a multitude of paraphernalia scattered about.  With some careful composing and taking time to explore and see you are sure to walk away with some great images.