Outhouse on Mills Peak - Plumas County California - Infrared

by Mike Lee

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Outhouse on Mills Peak - Plumas County California - Infrared

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Mike Lee

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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This image captures an old outhouse that sits near the base of the Mills Peak fire lookout in Plumas County, California, above the community of Graeagle. Built in 1933 and restored in 2005, the lookout plays a vital role in wildfire prevention and early suppression. A few of these historic lookouts I’ve been to have similar old wooden outhouses nearby. I’m not sure if they’re still in use, but I hope modern staffers have more updated options.

It was nearly noon when I arrived at this location, and the high sun was directly illuminating the needles of the trees. To capture the scene in a unique way, I chose to shoot this with my full-spectrum modified camera fitted with an 830-nanometer infrared cut filter. The result is a surreal, high-contrast landscape where the foliage appears almost luminous against a darkened sky, emphasizing the timeless, rugged charm of this remote location.

𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦, 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳.

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September 7th, 2023

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