New Idria: Night photography in an abandoned mining town
New Idria was a quicksilver mining town in Central California that has been abandoned since the early 70′s. This weekend I finally made the 175 mile drive from the Bay Area to photograph this amazing ghost town at night under the full moon. I highly recommend having a look at the extensive Three Rocks Research website devoted to the history and preservation of New Idria, which includes some great vintage photos. The gallery below has my 12 favorite images from last night’s shoot.
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Basim:
Excellent photos, Joe. This is a cool place.
15 September 2008, 7:11 amI THINK MINING:
[...] I was away, Joe Reifer visited New Idria. He tells us this was a quicksilver mining town in Central California that was abandoned in the [...]
16 September 2008, 7:37 amBrad:
Cool pix from a cool place…
17 September 2008, 6:58 amJay Watson:
Is Pictopia doing the reprints on the New Idria site? Too bad I couldn’t make the trip and dig up some old donkeys and ghosts from the past with you.
Acid Mine Drainage. My new favorite band.
17 September 2008, 10:58 amjoe:
Thanks, Brad!
JW – not sure who is doing the New Idria prints. Definitely want to go back to New Idria. I also thought Acid Mine Drainage would be a superb metal band name.
17 September 2008, 11:24 amSteve W:
Did you see the apparent tracks across that orange pool?
19 September 2008, 10:23 pmjoe:
Steve – I pulled up the shot from the settling pool at 100% and it definitely looks like footprints. Dedicated photographer? Shortcut? Bigfoot?
21 September 2008, 9:22 amSteve W:
Definitely bigfoot. Great series, BTW.
22 September 2008, 9:17 am