Wild Driver Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

A third photo of the Negev desert series.
I found these tire mars on the road, not far from the dunes, which I showed yesterday. I try to imagine the way that this driver was driving...

Tech: almost none, just cropped and adjusted levels.

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Nottinghill (1085) 2004-08-23 13:29

whoever it was , must be driving on a cycle. or maybe these are SIGNS :) or a modern way of ethnic art. turists do not visit caves nowadays, so the art comes closer to them

Bos (619) 2004-08-23 13:34

Are you sure these are tyremarks? this could also be some repairs to the road, i think that is more likely. Still a nice photo you made of it, whatever it may be....

Didi (36452) 2004-08-23 13:35

C'est ce qu'on appelle aussi un screwdriver (vodka + orange) C'est ce que le conducteur a dû boire pour faire ces étranges traces sur le macadam.

It is what is called also a screwdriver (vodka + orange) is what the driver had to drink to make these strange traces on the macadam.

jocke71 (566) 2004-08-23 13:43

Well captured. Those tiremarks are wild, but also really black, looks like someone wanted to paint snakes on the road. I also like the frame you created - it brings out the best in the photo.

Hanssie (9133) 2004-08-23 13:47

I just saw your "Wild Sands" and I saw "water" in it, this one is the same, I see "rivers" your shots are often very inventive...

nwoehnl (120) 2004-08-23 14:09

Wow, I sure hope Bos is right and these are road repairs, not tire marks. Whatever they are though, they make a great graphical compo in the way they are randomly waving on both sides of the white dividing line. Good contrast and texture, well done Yitzhak.

ishai (4093) 2004-08-23 15:03

I like your imagination Yitzhak
Your graphical eye is doing overtime
Or do you have special sunglasses
But this shot is great too
Very artistic

pridel (233) 2004-08-23 15:46

Yitzhak
I do not believe that they are brake impressions but repairs of the road which imports. the graphic effect is successful, as of the tags on the road.
I like much the three only colors (often pledge of success)
congrats for yours eyes
Pascal

Spoony (3539) 2004-08-23 16:47

Great final result... I like a lot!
Very, very well done.

orme (6746) 2004-08-24 1:44

A very creative shot, Yitzhak. I like the way you framed it with the slight tilt. The black wavy lines work well with the whites ones. Well seen.

jhonny_blue (4954) 2004-08-24 4:34

Inretesting composition ! Nice colours.
Congratulations

elihesamian (26091) 2004-08-24 6:37

A great playing with all kind of roady lines,very nice work,a fine attention to strange subject,it's refer to your careful eyes,well done,well composed,too.I like it,artistic,Yitzhak!
Yours
Mohammad

olli (2091) 2004-08-24 7:09

WOW. Very graphic, original, genius, beautiful, simple... One of your best shots – absolutely.
I like the frame, too.

Ebbe (9571) 2004-08-24 15:51

Nice graphical work. Not sure about the sepia on asphalt though, it seems asphalt is naturally grey, or is that only my limited civil engineering view. Are you sure that is tracks, looks more like crack repair to me?

lemon_logix (1054) 2004-08-25 14:28

pretty "abstract" feel to the image, you caught a good piece of art ON THE ROADS.

ChrisJ (70443) 2004-08-26 3:00

Looks like several black snakes having a race

joseelias (367) 2004-08-26 8:18

And this is another example of I've been saying about your photos being able to ilustrate magazine articles. Great POV with a very nice dephtness in the view considering the motive and your positioning. Great contrast and textures.

A good detail is how all the marks point to the same point. Even those in the top right area.

dominique (11403) 2004-09-01 15:15

Like this framing, I find it really powerful and still another very good subject on the road, well considering.

supereira (9576) 2004-09-01 17:16

Very interesting photo, with good colors and framing.The graphic lines are very interesting, makes me remember the form of a person.

greg64g (11193) 2005-03-13 3:22

Hello Yitzhak,

I am so impressed about "your eyes" , you are able to see so many thing i couldn't look. that's the photographic eye i think.

thanks to share your album it's a good exemple for me.
Cheers
Greg