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Pony Express Solano House
Pony Express Solano House
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Abandoned Buildings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Davis, CA
Date: Apr 12, 2005
Aperture: 8
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2005

 Between Sacramento and San Francisco, CA - the terminus for the Pony Express route - there were eight different stations to relay the mail and relieve riders from 1860-1861. The Davis site (now home to the University of California, Davis) housed the Solano House, the exchange point for mail and riders. This is all that remains of that building, abandoned in 1861, upon completion of the transcontinental telegraph.

Statistics
Place: 389 out of 500
Avg (all users): 4.7209
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.5654
Avg (non-participants): 4.9909
Views since voting: 818
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 301
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/18/2005 05:15:38 PM
Nice composition. I wish it were a little sharper, but it is still very effective. Neat old ruins.
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 04/18/2005 12:39:45 PM
I like the faded colors
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 04/17/2005 03:30:04 PM
Good choice of view. But the focus is way too soft and the image looks greatly over-exposed. I think I'd have cropped the blown sky to a minimum and gone more for the great old walls.
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 04/16/2005 09:08:03 PM
I love the soft greens in this one. Great going.
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 04/15/2005 06:37:00 PM
I don't think the contrast is strong enough. The big pine on the left detracts from the overall size and shape of the building.
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 04/14/2005 09:12:59 AM
not much left of this building, certainly abandoned for a long time! lighting looks a little harsh in spots some detail lost but a good subject
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 04/14/2005 06:25:50 AM
Nice image and a different approuch to the topic. I like the tradional photographic quality that this photo has. 7
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 04/13/2005 08:49:34 AM
This shot has a blsown out sky and seems a bit out of focus.
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 04/13/2005 05:49:03 AM
good photo i like this building because there isnt much left of it, great color
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 04/12/2005 11:40:06 PM
This shot doesn't have anything special for me. Sorry.
 04/12/2005 08:21:32 PM
Lower left opening seem overexposed, otherwise nice image.
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 04/12/2005 08:12:09 PM
nice coloring.
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