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One of the things I’m doing on this trip is location scouting for a feature film I’m writing. North of Tonopah is probably a great location for part of the film. I first saw this area back in April and needed to return and take another look with a different perspective.
The above image is a panorama of the storm that was north of Tonopah in the valley. It was quite big and quite alive with electricity and wind and rain. Later on I was finally able to capture my first lightning photo ever. It took quite a lot of patience and many many many many black frames of nothing to get this shot. I now know how difficult some of the more spectacular lighting photos that others have captured must have been to get.
While I was exploring one of the sites that I’ve earmarked as a location, Dusty disappeared! He blended right into the rocks that I was walking around in. If it wasn’t for the thunder and his subsequent shivering and trying to cower underneath my legs, I don’t think I would have spotted him! Ha! Can you spot him?
I definitely think the area would work for a reinactment sequence in the film I’m writing. I’m going to check in with the Nevada Film Commission and see what they have to say about the area.