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Tractor Graveyard

September 18, 2009 by Spencer 

Need something to do this weekend?  Head up to Sparta, NC to a place that has the nickname of the “Tractor Graveyard.”  The president of one of the camera club’s I belong to, had grown up with the family that owns this great piece of history. So naturally, I wanted to check it out…

My buddy and I decided that we were going to get there for the first of the morning light, he got to my house around 4:50 AM for our drive of less than two hours. We set the GPS to the address and off we went.  We raced against the sunrise while we tried to get to this unknown wonderland.   As we reached the mountains we contemplated taking our time and to just simply catch a few good sunrise shots, but we decided to press on.  The Tractor Graveyard at sunrise was an amazing opportunity that we could not miss.

As we came closer to our location a light fog was slowly rolling in.  We came around the final bend and we could see an abundance of old tractors lined up on both sides of the road. We had arrived just before sunrise. There was heavy morning dew on the ground, and we quickly noted to bring water resistant shoes next time, but the moisture didn’t put a damper on the amazing backdrop that was before us. The sun gently came through the trees and we had a great look at what we had to shoot; tremendous amounts of old, decaying tractors, covered in moss, dew, and spider webs.  These tractors were full of personality that needed to be captured with a lens.

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