Old Vasco Truck

Every day I drive home from work I have passed this old truck way off in the distance under a couple of trees. It has never moved. No obvious access roads exist. Just a truck and some trees.  I did once see some ranchers in the area...

Anyway, I have always wanted to get a photo but access is not very good and the road isn't very safe, but I did find a spot to safely stop and then walk about 1/4 mile with my tripod.

When I zoom in a little I can see that the windshield appears to have been replaced by either wood or painted metal.

I took these shots with my Nikon 70-300mm lens and I couldn't get in any closer to really get more detail from the truck.  I have no idea what model of truck it is.

To the right of the truck I managed to get a nice HDR image of Mt. Diablo

Barns of Vasco Road

One down....

I was able to find safe access to one of the Barns I have been wanting to shoot. Access was pretty easy and I may return to try shooting again with a different lens.

Image shot with Tamron Ultra Wide


In other news, I am signing up for Shutterstock. Hoping they accept my initial 10 photos. Do any of you use Shuterstock to sell pics? What is your experience?

Shooting the Unavailable

How many times have you been driving and seen what would the most perfect subject but you have no way to pull off the road safely?

Vasco Road in the Bay Area is the perfect example.  If you have been on Vasco, then you have seen the 2 big barns that are screaming for a really good photo to capture the texture and history of the crusty buildings.  Once again, no place safe or legal to stop.  They have an access road near by but still no way to back up off the turnout after taking the pics. A few shots exist on the web but they just don't capture the landscape the way I want to shoot it.  I might get my chance later this month on a planned and organized hiking trip. We will see.

On the Livermore side of Vasco is an amazing view on an old barn surrounded by perfect junk! This one can be shot safely, but stopping is still probably a risk on Vasco.

What does everyone else do in these situations?

I didn't take any pics today, but I do have 2 different barns on my list that are easy to reach.