The Gingerbread House in Santa’s Village near Lake Arrowhead, CA was originally built in 1955. It closed in 1998. The village survived a nearby fire in 2003. Now, a new owner is creating an environmentally friendly action adventure park, with hiking trails, zip-lining, and many other activities. And, yes, Santa’s Village. The owner granted me permission to photograph Santa’s Village at night. I wanted to photograph by the full moon, but the skies were very cloudy and foggy instead. I photographed anyway, and the fog created some very eerie images.
The security guard told me that he recently took his wife to Santa’s Village while he was working. She walked up to the Gingerbread House, and to his surprise, suddenly began crying. Puzzled, he asked why. She replied that seeing the house brought back memories of when she came here with her father long ago.
This photo was taken at night. Illuminated by a ProtoMachines LED2 flashlight and a full moon. 156 second exposure. To the left of the image, you can see the lights of a car streaking on the mountain road nearby. This is not a post-processing creation. No pixels were harmed during the creation of this photo. 😀
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La Gingerbread House (casa de pan de jengibre) en Santa’s Village cerca del Lake Arrowhead, CA fue construido originalmente en 1955. Se cerró en 1998. El pueblo sobrevivió a un incendio cercano en 2003. Ahora, un nuevo propietario es la creación de un amigo de la ecología parque de aventura y acción, con rutas de senderismo, tirolesa, y muchas otras actividades. Y, sí, Santa’s Village. El dueño me dio permiso para fotografiar Santa’s Village en la noche. Quería fotografiar por la luna llena, pero el cielo estaba muy nublado. Fotografié todos modos, y la niebla creado algunas imágenes muy misterioso.
El guardia de seguridad me dijo que recientemente llevó a su esposa a la Santa’s Village mientras trabajaba. Se acercó a la Gingerbread House, y para su sorpresa, de repente comenzó a llorar. Desconcertado, le preguntó por qué. Ella contestó que ver la casa trajo recuerdos de cuando vino aquí con su padre hace mucho tiempo.
Foto tomada en la noche. Iluminado por una linterna LED 2 ProtoMachines y una luna llena. 156 segundos de exposición. A la izquierda de la imagen, se puede ver las luces de un coche en la carretera de montaña cerca. No es una creación de post-procesamiento. No hay píxeles fueron perjudicados en la creación de esta foto. 😀
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