Tombstone and Bisbee
In the summer of 2009 Lian and I took a short trip to Tombstone. Its only a short drive from Tucson, and I thought it could be a fun photographic adventure.
I took a lot of HDR images whilst I was there, I was playing around with the technology. Some of the photos I liked, others, looking back on them look a little too cartoonish!
This pharmacy, built in 1879 was set to be demolished, a thoughtful resident of Tombstone saved it from the bulldozers and restored it as part of an attraction. Sadly on the day we were visiting, they were packing up for good, their business had failed in the recession, and they were forced to leave.
This statue of Wyatt Earp stands outside the modest home he built in Tombstone (pictured behind him)
Wild west cowboys, dressed for a fight!
I caught this stagecoach at the perfect time outside the famous OK Corral. I think the guy at the reins was asleep.
Lots of Tombstone is protected and well maintained in its original condition… This house on the outskirts of town caught my eye, and obviously doesn’t benefit from the protection much of the rest of the town receives!
After Tombstone, we headed on to Bisbee, famous for being one of Arizona’s ghost towns. After the major mining operations ended here the town was all but abandoned. Now its full of artists and hippies, getting away from comparatively furious pace of life in Tucson!
I didn’t have to wait at all to get a shot of no-cars on Main stree!