Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 50 mm, 1/350 sec, f/13, ISO 500.
In addition to exploring what I could of the defunct Holy Trinity School in Trinidad, Colorado, I wandered around in and near the downtown area looking for visually interesting things. The vertical lamppost contrasts nicely with the horizontal brickwork in the image above. The pattern really stands out because of the angle of the harsh morning sunlight. This building is in the heart of downtown, but is boarded up—notice the windows—because it is unsafe. If you look over at the left edge of the image, you can see the crack in the wall where the brick is bulging outwards. I stayed on the far side of the street.
The building below is in much better shape. The two-toned brickwork looks classy and the overall blueish color palette is pleasing. This part of the building was in shade—hence the blue color cast—but I like it that way and chose not to correct it.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 37 mm, 1/180 sec, f/9.5, ISO 500.
This next image looks like part of a large urban apartment block, but in reality this is the entire width of the building and everything but the ground floor. The light is harsh, but the strong shadows are much of what gives this image its punch.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 51 mm, 1/6000 sec, f/9.5, ISO 500.
Although the architecture below is nothing like Santorini, the stark white building under a deep blue sky exploits the same color scheme as that Greek island. It is also a color combination that looks good even in very harsh light.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 24 mm, 1/4000 sec, f/9.5, ISO 500.
I find this next building to be a little unusual because some of the windows were bricked over long ago and others were more recently boarded over. Both were neatly done; I have seen actual window shutters in far worse shape than this.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 30 mm, 1/1500 sec, f/9.5, ISO 500.
Looking at the exposure data for the previous three images, I clearly forgot to lower the ISO when I started working on the sunny sides of the buildings. Fortunately it was only ISO 500—not a big deal on my camera—but I should be more diligent.
I like the color combination of red brick and dark blue trim in this next image. I’m glad that whoever painted the trim on this building decided to include the gas pipes and downspout, too.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 51 mm, 1/250 sec, f/9.5, ISO 500.
I hope you enjoyed these images from around Trinidad, Colorado. Over the next few weeks I’ll showcase some images from other areas in southern and southeastern Colorado.
2 responses to “Traipsing in Trinidad”
Random observation: just happened to notice how often ”blue” and its variants crop up in your chosen images and comments. It certainly makes some of the brickwork and features stand out.
You are not wrong. Back when I started the “modern era” of my blog in January, 2023, I began with Santorini. But I didn’t include as many images per blog back then: about 3.5 images/blog on average, whereas now I usually use 6, occasionally 7. I also didn’t tend to do as many blog posts per trip. All of this is to say that I would have had even more blue if I hadn’t short-changed Santorini (although the blue was usually paired with white on Santorini, not brick).
I do like brick. And blue looks good with it. I guess I’ll have to work on finding other pairings!