Cold and Lonely

Arla M. Ruggles

Cold and Lonely

Mr. Campbell’s old car remains parked right where he left it, some 40 years ago.


Cherry Creek, Nevada
(2009.JAN.03)

Featured on
NEVADA: The Silver State
(2009.DEC.10)
Steptoe Valley Photographers’ Association
(2009.NOV.27)
Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!
(2009.AUG.)
Nature’s Reclamation
(2009.APR.09)
Old and Rusty
(2009.MAR)
Old Farts Of RedBubble
(2009.MAR)
Rural Around The Globe
(2009.FEB)

Second place in blind vote non-RedBubble competition: “Winter”. The prize was Corel PhotoImpact x3 editing software. Learning to use this program vastly improved the quality of work I was producing.

This was the first image I ever posted to RedBubble.

RedBubble Album: The Wheels We Were

Canon 350D EOS
Tamron 55/200mm + Polarizer
JASC PaintShop Pro x7

Sales: 6+ Gallery Print
Views: +740 (2009.DEC.04)

Cold and Lonely belongs to the following groups:

Complex Simplicity of Art, ! 100% !, "Old Things - 3 per Day", *Focus and Lighting*, 4 Winners Only, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Digital Photography, Dilapidated Buildings, First Things, High Desert Life, JPG Cast-Offs, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Metallic Junktion, Nature's Reclamation, Nevada: The Silver State, Old & Rusty, Old farts of redbubble, Outsiders, Personal Meaning Photography, POSTED: No Trespassing, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, Snow Days, Snow! Glorious Snow!! 2 a day, Speaking Photos (Storytelling) - 2 per day -, Steptoe Valley Photographers' Association, THE 500 TO 5000 VIEWINGS GROUP, The Red Barn, The Wild West Show, Unconventional Artistry - 3 per day, United States, Universal Innovation, Unlimited Quality, Urban Exploration, Vibration in Art and Verse - VAVoom!, Victorian Viewfinders, Western United States Artists and Photographers, Who are YOU to Judge? and You're Accepted Available for sale as

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Cold and Lonely by Arla M. Ruggles
  • Ulrikeart

    Ulrikeart

    Mr. Campbell got himself a new house somewhere on the beach and forgot all about it…......
    very beautiful …........

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Ah, more likely a job in a mine somewhere … ;)

    Thanks for the comment!
    Arla

  • BigD

    BigD

    Congratulations you have been featured in Rural Around The Globe. BigD

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Wow!! Thank you, so much!

  • arvyart

    arvyart

    Congrats and compliments! Nice picture that generates a very special mood full of controversial sentiments. I admire your artistic eye and add you to my favorites. I often go to your mySpace page and the Great BasinLife.com to admire your pictures. Don’t stop! Good luck!

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Arvy! I think you might be a TINY bit prejudiced … but I appreciate your support no less for it!

    When shall we see some of YOUR great photos??

  • arvyart

    arvyart

    Yes, I’m. We all do the same. When somebody earns our trust in some field we become a bit prejudiced. Isn’t it?

    Thanks. You’ve just recommended yourself as a prejudiced too :). If I would think the same my pictures were on display already. However, I check the pics for the bristlecones under the “trees”. All the captures came from the White Mountains, CA. Perhaps I should start “saving” the honour of NV and win fame for it. Lol. In earnest, I believe NV is #1 bristlecone state. Yes, I have some plans for the future.

  • Debra LINKEVICS

    Debra LINKEVICS

    Excellent image. Fabulous find. Wow.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Debra!

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    THANK YOU, Old Farts of RedBubble, for featuring this image!
    I am blown away!

  • CraigsMom

    CraigsMom

    congrats on your feature…this is great…an instant favorite!!! Mary-Ann

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, SO MUCH, Mary-Ann!

    I am just delighted!!

  • Michael Rucci

    Michael Rucci

    super work

    mike

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you very much, Michael!

  • Susan Bergstrom

    Susan Bergstrom

    Speaks volumes!!!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks, Susan!

  • Leanna Lomanski

    Leanna Lomanski

    Love the rust against the snow….......the old shed, the mountains….....perfect!

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Thank you, Leanna!

  • Ellen Price

    Ellen Price

    Wow! Excellent image….Very beautiful

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks, Ellen!

    I appreciate the comment and favorite.

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    Very NICE!!!! Love it.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Elizabeth!

  • Kate Purdy

    Kate Purdy

    This image is outstanding! Amazing find! Did Mr. Campbell live there, too? Wow.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks, Kate!

    Yes, Mr. Campbell lived there with his wife and son. They left here in the early 1950’s.

  • Ilene Clayton

    Ilene Clayton

    What a wonderful find! Beautiful image!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks, Ilene; I appreciate the comment!

  • Erwin G. Kotzab

    Erwin G. Kotzab

    So beautiful!

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Thanks so much, Artform!

  • RichardKlos

    RichardKlos

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Richard!

  • John Beamish

    John Beamish

    Fantastic shot, very cool if you catch my drift.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks very much, John! For the comment and the fav!!

  • i l d i l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Great image!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, ildilazar!

  • Alexanderargyll

    Alexanderargyll

    excellent find…................and capture

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks, Alexander!

  • walela

    walela

    This is great!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks very much, walela!

  • dogbreath

    dogbreath

    outstanding image!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks very much, dogbreath! :p

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    absolutely and completely LOVE this image!!!!!!! Perfect composition, extraordinary and romantic subject matter, perfectly exposed, fabulous detail!!! Belongs on the front page!!!!!!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Wow! Lois, thank you so much for your glowing critique!
    Means a lot!

  • enno2009

    enno2009

    nice light!!!!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Enno!!!

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    brilliant capture on 40 years old car!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Svetlana!

  • Patricia Montgomery

    Patricia Montg...

    Excellent composition and light! Beautifully captured!!!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks very much, Patricia!

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    This is an AMAZING shot! Wonderful!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks so much, Karen!!

  • enno2009

    enno2009

    happy Eater!

  • Jody Johnson

    Jody Johnson

    very nice…this is what it looks like today, Easter in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado…surprise winter storm rolled through….you have wonderful work, I don’t have time to comment on all of them….so I will add you to my watch list for future work!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks so much, Jody!

    Colorado and Nevada are a lot alike. Spring here is a rolly-coaster of contradictions – snow on the blossoms; winter one day, spring the next … repeat ….

    I greatly apreciate your comments—and fav!

  • PhotosByG

    PhotosByG

    Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!”

    This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.

    Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to our group.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    What a great compliment!
    Thank you so much, Graham!!

  • PhotosByG

    PhotosByG

    No worries Arla. Thanks for the great work you have contributed to the group. You picked up a “Featured Member” too.
    Cheers, Graham

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Holy WOW!!

  • gabryshak

    gabryshak

    quite the duo you got here arla!! stories abound
    ♥t

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, gabryshak!

  • Kat36

    Kat36

    You are a very clever lady, what beautiful photos you produce!! Well done, can’t wait to see more..

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you very much, Kat36!

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fantastic ,

  • PhotosEcosse

    PhotosEcosse

    WOW, just came across this in Style Class Elegance !
    I am bowled over by this amazing image !

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you very much, PhotoEcosse!

  • Richard George

    Richard George

    Cool picture…literally..:) Lots of sentimental feelings here. Well done!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks very much, Richard!

    Coincidentally, yesterday I “bumped into” a descendant of the late Mr. Campbell. Turns out, the family didn’t go far – just about 65 miles south.

    So nice of them to leave that car for future photo ops! :)

  • Shannon Paskaruk

    Shannon Paskaruk

    love it, great work!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Shannon!

  • reflector

    reflector

    A fantastic location, subject and shot ! Awesome !

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you sooo much, Reflector!

  • janfoster

    janfoster

    truly excellent shot well done Arla : )

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks so much, Jan!

  • dove99

    dove99

    Arla, NEVER put your camera down! This is awesome too.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    LOL! I never do, and never will. ;D))
    Thanks so much, DiDi!

  • MelMaven

    MelMaven

    This is stunning. Reminds me of when I lived in New Mexico.

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thank you, Melissa!

  • Hope Ledebur

    Hope Ledebur

    This is what I call the “Pathos of Nature”. Man leaving his ugly beauty. Beautiful composition. ...Hope

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks, Hope—we have lots of “ugly beauty” around here! :D))

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    stunning composition and capture!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied

    Thanks very much, Gerry!

  • Mike Slaughter

    Mike Slaughter

    Oh the memories of the high desert Nevada snow. I really do miss it down here in Texas where snow may come one or two days a year – if we’re lucky.

    Great shot! Thanks for sharing you work.
    Mike

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles 21 days ago

    Thank you, Mike!

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles 20 days ago

  • Robyn Carter

    Robyn Carter 17 days ago

    Looks freezing – but lovely shot :)

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied 12 days ago

    Thank you, Robyn – when the sun is shining, it seems much warmer.

  • Edyta Pelc

    Edyta Pelc 17 days ago

    Awesome capture and beautiful winter! gorgeous snow!!!

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied 12 days ago

    Thank you, Edyta!

  • Nadya Johnson

    Nadya Johnson 13 days ago

    I absolutely love this, Arla! Here where I live in northwest Illinois, while not as barren or as vast as the West, I often come across abandoned vehicles and barns (and homes)—always so intriguing! What happened? Where did they go? This photo has ” a million” silent stories to it… also, an extreme desolated beauty. Wonderful! A fave

  • Arla M. Ruggles replied 12 days ago

    Thanks very much, Nadya!
    It is one of my favorite car shots. :)

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