#45 - Roads (Congrats jrw)

[Sheiky]

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]

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]

Valley of Fire, NV

http://bimmermail.com/Vegas/vf23c-sm.jpg

[ddt0725]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

+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]

here is a night shot I did
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8255447582_2bec6100b5_c.jpg

[Jonathan Huyer]

+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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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,

[DKSA]

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]

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]

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]

Welcome to the forum DKSA.
Nice shots!

[DKSA]

ahab1372, Thank you.

[Sheiky]

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]

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:.

[Poik]

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]

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

[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, 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Great work everyone --- thanks for participating in this. Picking the finalists was quite difficult!

[Jonathan Huyer]

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]

Congrats jrw.

[bgood]

Congrats jrw. I can feel the pain of the runners in your shot and the challenge that they face. Good work.

[ddt0725]

Congrats jrw for a definite winning shot!

[Kayaker72]

Wow, that was a close one. Congrats JRW and to all the finalists. Excellent photos!

[Sheiky]

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]

Kudos, JRW. Great use of the tele compression. Nicely done.