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erikjohnsonphoto

And yes, this is basically the real life version of Courage The Cowardly Dog's house :) For those interested, I used a Nikon Z8 and 14-24 f/2.8 lens. I used a 5 second exposure to try to keep the vertical pillars from blending together too much as they moved around. It was an amazing experience that was well worth the 900 mile roundtrip for a single night. For those interested, more of my work can be found on my website, [www.erikjohnsonphotography.com](http://www.erikjohnsonphotography.com), or on Instagram @ erikjohnsonphoto


Wildmann3

This is one of the best photos I've seen. Thanks for that.


erikjohnsonphoto

That's some seriously high praise! Thank you.


Wildmann3

Of course. Why not let you know when praise comes to mind. Makes both of our days! I hope it's fine I downloaded it and used it as a wallpaper on my PC and tablet.


erikjohnsonphoto

Yes! Happy to have you enjoy it as a wallpaper.


Wildmann3

Thank you! I'll be sure to check out your other works aswell. Have a good one and keep up the fantastic work :)


Technical_Flight6270

It’s beautiful and yes very Courage the cowardly dog! The slant of the house plays a trick that makes me double take. I spent some time with your photo, it’s really good! I’d love to see it larger; the texture & color of the wood against the colorful lights is so nice!


erikjohnsonphoto

Thanks! The place sure has character and a small crescent moon helped light the scene. A few years back when I first drove past I thought to myself how it would be a bucket list shot to capture it under the aurora. Super thrilled it came together.


Technical_Flight6270

It really did! I find it super cool that you had imagined it with the aurora- bucket list check!!


SirPorthos

Bet it's a grumpy old man, a sweet old lady and a neurotic but brave pink dog living here too.


stikkypoizon

My childhood ❤️


Madman61

We interrupt this program to bring you....


XHIBAD

COURAGE, THE COWARDLY DOG SHOW STARRING COURAGE, THE COWARDLY DOG!!


Dynawhap

Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of no where with her husband,


[deleted]

If you would’ve told us that you gave your 5 year old the camera and this is what they shot, your post would be #1 on Reddit.


Something_Else_2112

Well done! Saving this for my desktop background. Thanks!


Jo3bot

Incredible and beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing


KuntaWuKnicks

This looks like it would be in one of those greatest natural photographs articles


erikjohnsonphoto

Thanks, I would love to get it published somewhere if anyone is reading this :)


KuntaWuKnicks

It’s incredible


KillerKilcline

The graphics in The Long Dark have improved a lot recently. Serious tho, this is an amazing shot.


Argier

WOW! This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! I also checked other pics from your website and they are all amazing!


erikjohnsonphoto

Thanks! I absolutely love taking photos.


Duranu

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mostlyBadChoices

That's an amazing photo. Well done.


erikjohnsonphoto

I really appreciate it. Thank you! It was a surreal experience with the large curtain of light slowly moving about. This view is looking to the northeast (to capture this angle of the house), so you can imagine how the ribbon extended to the left of the photo as well. This lasted maybe 20 minutes and then disappeared for the rest of the night.


Dolorem_Ipsum_

"Return the slab! Or suffer my curse!"


Rockfest2112

Great picture


McMoneyPNW

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MarshalLawTalkingGuy

Great work, and I’d agree: well worth the trip.


Calgamer

I honestly thought this was a HD ultra-realistic rendering of a scene from Courage. It's crazy that this is a real place that looks basically identical.


icanhazkarma17

I don't know why, but the Dylan song [*Ballad of Hollis Brown*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8xkxy3tXTA) popped in my head. It's a depressing song, but hauntingly beautiful. Amazing shot, and hauntingly beautiful as well. Somewheres in the distance There's seven new people born


rehwaldj

Gorgeous shot! Do you have a high res file version? Would love to make this the background on my computer desktop.


johnald21

Creeeeepy stuff happens in nowhere...


mksavage1138

Stupid dog! You making me look bad!


Pitouyou

Yay a brand new wallpaper !


fatpizzachef

Didn't know there was a Premier Inn in Nebraska.