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Sheiky
12-07-2012, 06:15 PM
On behalf of Jonathan Huyer, this is assignment 45: Roads
The assignment is to take a landscape image that includes a road as a primary element in the picture. The presence of the road should enhance the image, and make it a compelling shot that allows the viewer to visualize themselves driving or cycling on that road and taking in the scene. Often times when shooting landscape pictures we go out of our way to avoid including a roadway in the image. But when it's done right, a road can greatly enhance a composition. Train tracks can have the same effect, and will also be accepted in this assignment. But to keep the scope tight, footpaths will be excluded.
The following entries have been selected as finalists:
Name: DavidF
Motivation: A great viewpoint that puts you right in the driver's seat. You can immediately visualize yourself being there, enjoying this gorgeous drive. The road really makes the shot work.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8300394668_39e0949e24_b.jpg
Name: jrw
Motivation: Very effective use of a telephoto lens to compress the scene, to graphically show the challenge that the runners face.
http://community.the-digital-picture.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1588&d=1355066680
Name: nvitalephotography
Motivation: A challenging lighting situation that was perfectly executed. It evokes the feeling of a very peaceful morning, with the sun breaking through the fog. I can immediately see myself riding a bike there, and loving it.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8117983560_4bf951944a_c.jpg
Name: DKSA
Motivation: Great colour and lighting, plus a very nice subject that was thoughfully composed. It is very easy to see yourself right there in the picture.
http://community.the-digital-picture.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1597&d=1355727310
Name: bgood
Motivation: Beautiful colours and composition of a very peaceful scene. The road leads your eye right through the frame, and the tall trees create a feeling of majesty and splendor.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5230/5615051003_5f506d5b6c_b.jpg
The poll will be opened for 3 days
Good luck and Merry Christmas to all of you!
Jonathan Huyer
12-07-2012, 07:09 PM
Thanks, Jan. I should add that these shots represent 100% of the images in my collection that include roads or tracks. I'm looking forward to seeing all your great results, and being inspired to get many more of my own.
M_Six
12-07-2012, 07:17 PM
Valley of Fire, NV
http://bimmermail.com/Vegas/vf23c-sm.jpg
ddt0725
12-07-2012, 07:26 PM
I think you have set a record for the quickest new assignment post!
This will be my entry for this one ...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6502071353_97ae551dc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/6502071353/)
Illinois train tracks leading to Wisconsin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/6502071353/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr
erno james
12-07-2012, 07:34 PM
whoa! Banff with side lighting looks sweet! M_Six, i know this road! Was this taken near Meunch's Fire Cave? ddt, glad there were no trains in this scene! These are from my archives but will do for now...
Lake Tahoe
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7778882186_e880a1f998_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/7778882186/)
Night Lights - - - Emerald Bay Lookout on Hwy 89 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/7778882186/) by ernogy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ernogy/), on Flickr
This one is just for fun...point and shoot. Unintentional motion blur while taking a turn too fast on a bumpy road while out for a bike ride.
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4088/4842813988_23506d03da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/4842813988/)
Bike Ride (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/4842813988/) by ernogy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ernogy/), on Flickr
ddt0725
12-07-2012, 07:35 PM
Here's a shot I took out a Horicon Marsh. No beautiful mountains but plenty of farmland in Wisconsin!
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6228/6280433895_a8b5a7255b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/6280433895/)
Road to Somewhere ... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/6280433895/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/), on Flickr
DavidF
12-07-2012, 07:41 PM
From a recent trip up the Talimena Drive; Oklahoma State Highway 1
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8300394668_39e0949e24_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidfranks517/8300394668/)
Talimena Drive: Oklahoma State Highway 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidfranks517/8300394668/) by Dave9072 (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidfranks517/), on Flickr
M_Six
12-07-2012, 08:04 PM
M_Six, i know this road! Was this taken near Meunch's Fire Cave?
Possibly. We were there for less than a day and I took hundreds of pics. Seriously target rich environment.
clemmb
12-08-2012, 12:36 AM
I shot this one in North Carolina a few years ago.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8252840053_be28231bd5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/markclemphotography/8252840053/)
IMG_1085 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/markclemphotography/8252840053/) by clemmb60 (http://www.flickr.com/people/markclemphotography/), on Flickr
HDNitehawk
12-08-2012, 12:51 AM
+1 on the Grain Elevator Jonathan.
That location would be a good one to return to at different times of year and different weather.
gkphoto
12-08-2012, 04:10 PM
here is a night shot I did
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8255447582_2bec6100b5_c.jpg
Jonathan Huyer
12-08-2012, 05:41 PM
+1 on the Grain Elevator Jonathan.
That location would be a good one to return to at different times of year and different weather.
Thanks! And you're right... it is a good location to return to. I did this shot a month later, composing the same image from memory. As it turned out, I managed to nail it --- the two scenes match perfectly.
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Landscapes/Alberta-Landscapes/i-zVzTh8n/0/L/_MG_4568-L.jpg
Meanwhile, I'm very much enjoying the excellent submissions so far on this assignment --- keep them coming!
Thanks
Dave Throgmartin
12-09-2012, 03:35 PM
Sorry, I'm not trying to be a rip off artist of gkphoto's idea, but my best road picture is also a light trail. This is a 1.6 second exposure at f/8 taken with a 60D and 135L.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/7510963438_0a0ed4d0cf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7510963438/)
2012_07_02_7185_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/7510963438/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr
Dave
gkphoto
12-10-2012, 06:09 AM
no worries Dave, yours is a city setting, mine is a rural mountain road, no real similarities ;). I like the hints of red coming through the trees on your shot.
Jonathan Huyer
12-13-2012, 07:23 PM
Hi everyone -
Just a reminder that there is one week left to enter your submissions for this assignment. Great job on the ones submitted so far!
Thanks
nvitalephotography
12-14-2012, 12:32 AM
been a while since I participated in one of these assignments, decided give this one a go.
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/59342069@N07/8117983560/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8117983560_4bf951944a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59342069@N07/8117983560/)
Kayaker72
12-15-2012, 08:41 PM
Some very nice shots so far for this assignment. JRW...I really like that shot of the runners. Great composition.
I was back in the Palouse for an early Christmas this past weekend and was able to shoot this shot for the assignment.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8224/8275289710_ae1a6a9c2a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8275289710/)
small-0956-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8275289710/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr
This was shot earlier this year:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8275287576_47466e4583_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8275287576/)
small-6453-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/8275287576/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr
The first is my entry. Thanks for viewing.
Brant
ahab1372
12-16-2012, 08:21 PM
Here is my entry. Snow is rare around here, but sometimes on Mount Hamilton you find some.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8360/8278107367_d41f03aa06_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8278107367/)
101 _MG_8084 - Version 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8278107367/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr
some more from the same day trip:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8351/8279169460_c91a6f0077_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8279169460/)
101 _MG_8057 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8279169460/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8279156802_3205ea8330_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8279156802/)
101 _MG_8098 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/76937997@N07/8279156802/) by ahab1372 (http://www.flickr.com/people/76937997@N07/), on Flickr
Thanks,
This is my first post to this forum. I thought that this road photo would work for this assignment.
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DKSA
erno james
12-17-2012, 02:44 PM
I'd like to submit this to replace my earlier entry (if the assignment is still open)...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/8279452175/" title="Get the Show on the Road by ernogy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8279452175_bdda3c5162_n.jpg" width="320" height="213" alt="Get the Show on the Road"></a>
erno james
12-17-2012, 02:46 PM
let's try that again...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8279452175_bdda3c5162_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/8279452175/)Get the Show on the Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/8279452175/) by ernogy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ernogy/), on Flickr
ahab1372
12-17-2012, 02:57 PM
Welcome to the forum DKSA.
Nice shots!
Sheiky
12-18-2012, 06:38 PM
This is my first post to this forum. I thought that this road photo would work for this assignment.
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DKSA
Welcome! Nice shot, if you want to show the image somewhat larger, you should be able to change the image size by double clicking the image when you're editing your post.
Sheiky
12-18-2012, 06:50 PM
Here's my entry. The roads in the NL are kinda boring, so I'll have to do with this one from Norway for now.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8269781285_593b354962_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/8269781285/)
We own the road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/8269781285/) by Jan Paalman (http://www.flickr.com/people/janpaalman/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8202/8270845778_f152c5a29f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/8270845778/)
Road to nowhere (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janpaalman/8270845778/) by Jan Paalman (http://www.flickr.com/people/janpaalman/), on Flickr
I was searching the exact location for both shots and looked into google maps. I found the exact same spot, but it looks a little different:
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Still can't believe I found it. It's a road in the middle of nowhere and I can even use streetview on it, which isn't available for my own street..:rolleyes:.
This will be my entry unless the next shot I have planned ends up being really good. Does a racetrack count as a road? I'm not able to get to any rural environments with my resources and freetime.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8285197103_a5161f67a2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericolsson/8285197103/lightbox/)
Cityarena (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericolsson/8285197103/lightbox/) by Poik242 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ericolsson/), on Flickr
bgood
12-19-2012, 01:50 AM
I've had to focus on soccer this month instead of roads, so I'll have to go with an old one until I get a chance to get outside.http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5230/5615051003_5f506d5b6c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bthurgood/5615051003/)
Autum Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bthurgood/5615051003/) by B_R_T (http://www.flickr.com/people/bthurgood/), on Flickr
Welcome! Nice shot, if you want to show the image somewhat larger, you should be able to change the image size by double clicking the image when you're editing your post.
Sheiky, thanks for the tip. I don't want to mess up my posted image for this assignment. I'll I have to try this on another post.
Andy Stringer
12-21-2012, 04:07 PM
I saw this assignment whilst on holiday in Chile and decided to shoot something new for my entry.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8294794646_21da8e5a39_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/8294794646/)
Osorno Volcano (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/8294794646/) by Andrew Stringer (http://www.flickr.com/people/apstringer/), on Flickr
TheRoff
12-21-2012, 10:41 PM
Beautiful shots, all. Here is my entry from a month or so ago here in Maryland.
http://www.pbase.com/roffee/image/146931959/original.jpg
Larry
Sheiky
12-22-2012, 09:49 AM
This will be the end of the entry-period. Any photos entered later than this will not be judged.
I will notify Jonathan to make his selection of finalists. And hopefully we'll have a poll up and running soon. Good luck all!
Sheiky
12-23-2012, 01:19 PM
The finalists have been chosen and the poll is now up and running. You've got 3 days to vote. Good luck all!
Jonathan Huyer
12-23-2012, 08:32 PM
Great work everyone --- thanks for participating in this. Picking the finalists was quite difficult!
Jonathan Huyer
12-27-2012, 02:13 AM
It looks like the poll is now closed, and jrw is the winner in a very close vote. Congratulations! And thanks again everyone for your participation.
DavidEccleston
12-27-2012, 02:34 AM
Congrats jrw.
bgood
12-27-2012, 02:46 AM
Congrats jrw. I can feel the pain of the runners in your shot and the challenge that they face. Good work.
ddt0725
12-27-2012, 05:37 AM
Congrats jrw for a definite winning shot!
Kayaker72
12-27-2012, 10:25 AM
Wow, that was a close one. Congrats JRW and to all the finalists. Excellent photos!
Sheiky
12-27-2012, 11:12 AM
Congrats JRW! Brilliant shot. That road looks quite special and the runners make the photo even more interesting.
I'll contact you for the new assignment.
M_Six
12-27-2012, 01:28 PM
Kudos, JRW. Great use of the tele compression. Nicely done.