On Monday I went back and finished uploading images from a visit early this month to Calico Ghost Town.

Flickr Set


Calico is about 10 miles outside of Barstow and is owned by San Bernardino County. I last visited the ghost town in 1972 and shot photos long ago lost. Back then, my brother-in-law worked for San Bernardino County and he had me shooting photos of some kind of Pony Express race to Calico. So I believe my pics are buried in some box in the county archives.

These new photos were processed through Topaz Detail. Calico is a great location for a photo walk. Enjoy the pics.

I am now a Pro - according to Flickr. All I had to do was upload 200 images into my account and pay 24.95 per year.

My promotion to the professional ranks came last weekend. As I uploaded a few photos up popped a message that I needed a pro account - or else. The "or else" was that after 200 images, additional photos would bump out others. Only 200 images could be viewed at a time - unless I joined the pro ranks.

Gee, after 33 years of working full-time in newspaper photo departments I thought I was already a pro. But hey, for less than twenty-five bucks I could could get Flickr to say I was a pro. So I signed up. Cheap recognition.

So now I am officially a Flickr pro.

Do I get an official Flickr Pro certificate to frame and hang on my wall?

My photostream link

A couple recent downtown Los Angeles images.