Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sunday Stills: The Open Road

This was an experiment Saturday on a nearby road to see if I could get more road in the shot. I kind of like all the converging lines and the texture of the macadam in the foreground.

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This panoramic photo is one that I took on a business trip to visit west Texas clients a couple years ago. I'd actually stopped to photograph the large wind farm running along the left mesa as my subject. But perhaps the neatest thing about the photo is that--just like the song--the road goes on forever.

I'm sure Ed can attest to this, since he was driving through it earlier this week! Visit him and the rest of the gang at Sunday Stills.

16 comments:

Tammy Vasa said...

Both your pictures are very unique! I enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing.

Nivin Kadar said...

Superb shot! I like the angle in the first shot, very creative!
And the panorama is very nicely stitched! Gorgeous shot! Really enjoyed both the shots! :D

Ed said...

great shots! LOVE the yellow line fever shot..:-)

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

Awesome! I like that first photo so much! Very cool. And I like imagining you getting down low like that, too. hehe!

~Lisa

thecrazysheeplady said...

Love the yellow line pic. Great perspective.

Ebie said...

Love the first one! Its good to experiment! Your panoramic shot has no flaws, perfect!
My main blog is here.

Sherri said...

Excellent shots. Well done and very creative.

chloe; moresecretwhispers.wordpress.com said...

i reallllllllllllly wanted to capture a photo just like your 1st one; straight off the road

but everytime i thought it was clear a car would come lol :(

absolutly gorgeous photos

my late entry is up :
http://moresecretwhispers.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/late-sunday-stillsmacro-monday/

Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchen said...

Love the low angle int he first and that fish eye panoramic!
ronelle

Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchen said...

Love the low angle int he first and that fish eye panoramic!
ronelle

Linda said...

I love the composition and the angle of the first one! Excellent!

Rebekah said...

Oh very nice! Gotta love the windmills. :) And your first shot is captivating -- the yellow lines, the texture -- wish I'd thought of that. LOL! :D

gigi said...

Now those pictures are just cool as grits! I want to run out and try that :)

Regular Guy said...

Love the first shot, great focus and the lines take you off to the open road. http://morephotosplease.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/sunday-stills-the-open-road/

CTG Ponies said...

I love the perspective of the first shot! The road does seem to go on forever in the other pic.

Nic said...

Like everyone else, I really like the angles of the photographs - very nice.

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