I was out walking along a nearby river where I met this gold miner from Kansas panning for gold. Struck up a nice conversation and he was happy to show off some of the gold in his pan. I then asked if I could do a quick impromptu portrait of him and he obliged. He kind of reminds me of Todd Hoffman one of the original gold miners from Discovery Channel's Gold Rush TV series!
douter wrote:
Only the one, portrait capture, AP?
Douglas
I tried four shots altogether, here are the other 3 and in color. I thought I initially posted the best one and I liked the B&W but let me know if you prefer color and/or one of the other compositions. I only had about a minute to do these as another person came by with their dog and interrupted us.
Danpbphoto wrote:
Great capture and story Scott!
When I lived in S. Oregon, there were abandoned gold mines everywhere. Never panned for gold though!
Dan
Thank you Dan, I've only done it a couple of times and it was fun! I can see how people get "gold rush fever"! I've got a friend who got into it a couple years ago and he has found nearly an ounce of gold in a couple years panning and running a small gravity fed dredge in creeks throughout Colorado.
adventure_photo wrote:
Thank you Dan, I've only done it a couple of times and it was fun! I can see how people get "gold rush fever"! I've got a friend who got into it a couple years ago and he has found nearly an ounce of gold in a couple years panning and running a small gravity fed dredge in creeks throughout Colorado.
Had to be a real rush to actually see gold spec/nuggets in your pan!
Glad you got to photography and talk to a real "panner" Scott!
Kudos!
Dan
