We are very excited to announce the release of our newly redesigned Website.  This new design supports more gallery choices and an enhanced search tool making it much easier to find the images you are interested in.  You can now choose to have your photograph framed or printed on canvas.  
 
We hope you like the new look at www.imagesbytk.com

Downtown Bodie 

 

There is something about ghost towns that draws us in.  They stand as evidence of man's eternal optimism, building towns in some of the most challenging areas with the hopes of great success.  There is just something appealing about exploring the stark remains of a once bustling town.  There are a surprising number of ghost towns still in existence, Ghosttowns.com has a very compressive list. Most of these are just ruins or have a few buildings remaining.   As we live in Northern California we are lucky to be near one of the best preserved ghost towns - Bodie. Bodie is now a state park and kept in a state of "Arrested Decay".  This is one of our favorite places to go and photograph.  We love the color of the weathered wood, the large number of buildings still standing and that many of the buildings still have furnishings.

 

Here are some samples of our new Bodie Photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

 

 

Besides visiting the ghost town, this is also a great place to get away from it all.  Above Bodie, on Bodie-Masonic road (4WD recommended) there is a primitive camping location on BLM land on a high plateau. The photo on the left is of the road and the one on the right is of our campsite.  

 

The night we stayed there it was a moonless night and the stars were outstanding.  We were awakened the next morning at dawn by range cattle moving through the area.   

In keeping with our company motto of "Appreciation of nature leads to preservation", each month we highlight an article or product we are excited about.
 
Last month we highlighted a local company that was working on renewable fuels from Algae. 
 
        Oak Reflections

 

It appears that Algae fuels are about to make their way into the main stream.  Several companies are currently or about to build full scale production plants as outlined in the story Pond Scum to Fuel.
 
I know that pond scum does not sound that interesting; however M.Glen Kertz CEO of Valcent Products Inc. does a great job of explaining this new technology in this short video The Power of Algae.