Night photo at the former arcade building, Lake Dolores Waterpark, an abandoned waterpark off I-15 in the Mojave Desert. Previous incarnations of the park featured stand-up and 50 mph waterslides, bumper boats, zip lines, high dives, trapeze-like swings, and more. The waterpark has also been operated under the name Rock-A-Hoola and Discovery. Regardless, attempts dried up. The site is now a series of badly damaged retro-futuristic structures and waterslides, mostly frequented by taggers, skateboarders, and arsonists. One of the caretakers gave me a brief tour of the site and pointed out some man-made ramps, allegedly haunted buildings, and fascinating tales of trespassers conducting seances. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The sky was hazy with smoke from catastrophic fires further north, including the Caldor and Dixie Fires. This may appear in an upcoming book of night photography of abandoned locations. Thanks!
Night photo of the waterpark sign at the Lake Dolores Waterpark, an abandoned waterpark off I-15 in the Mojave Desert. Previous incarnations of the park featured stand-up and 50 mph waterslides, bumper boats, zip lines, high dives, trapeze-like swings, and more. The waterpark has also been operated under the name Rock-A-Hoola and Discovery. Regardless, all attempts for waterparks dried up. The site is now a series of badly damaged retro-futuristic structures and waterslides, mostly frequented by taggers, skateboarders, and arsonists. One of the caretakers gave me a brief tour of the site and pointed out some man-made ramps, allegedly haunted buildings, and told fascinating tales of trespassers conducting seances. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The sky was hazy with smoke from catastrophic fires further north, including the Caldor and Dixie Fires. This may appear in an upcoming book of night photography of abandoned locations. Thanks!
Fisheye night photo of the waterpark sign at Lake Dolores Waterpark, an abandoned waterpark off I-15 in the Mojave Desert. Previous incarnations of the park featured stand-up and 50 mph waterslides, bumper boats, zip lines, high dives, trapeze-like swings, and more. The waterpark has also been operated under the name Rock-A-Hoola and Discovery. Regardless, all attempts have dried up. The site is now a series of badly damaged retro-futuristic structures and waterslides, mostly frequented by taggers, skateboarders, and arsonists. One of the caretakers gave me a brief tour of the site and pointed out some man-made ramps, allegedly haunted buildings, and fascinating tales of trespassers conducting seances. I illuminated the scene with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The sky was hazy with smoke from catastrophic fires further north, including the Caldor and Dixie Fires. This may appear in an upcoming book of night photography of abandoned locations. Thanks!
