The Cabins

• Pablo Picasso.

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Another shot from the beautiful Valley of Fire state park near Las Vegas, Nevada. The subject is the three cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Now the park identifies the area as a picnic spot, but originally built in 1930 as lodging for travelers who were visiting the beautiful park.

I struggled a little bit with this subject; due to the massive rock formation behind the cabins and their tucked-in architecture style, it's hard to isolate them from the background. By design, they were built to blend into the landscape, and the builders used locally sourced stones and wood for construction, making them difficult to photograph. I experimented with depth of field and angle of view in a photo I posted earlier to make the subject visually impactful. For this shot, I want to stress how well these buildings blend into their surroundings, which I believe should be a general objective for any construction on public land.