Lost Highway Photo

Photographer’s Note

Leaving Ontario to Quebec, along the 401 East/Est, on the road to Montreal.
The long North American roads, under giant sky full of clouds.

An homage to the David Lynch movies.

Converted in sepia, desaturated.

Make: NIKON
Model: E4300
Software: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Exposure Time: 10/2541 sec
F-Stop: f/7.6
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 8 mm
Date Taken: 2006-08-11 20:09
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode
File Size: 194 kb

ChrisJ, luisafonso, leonorkuhn, Gerrit, sanalytis, Muse, riclopes, evanrizo, Silvio1953, JCG, john_c, yogi32, abulafia has marked this note useful

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Lix (0) 2007-01-30 4:29 [Comment]

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andy_yoes (275) 2007-01-30 4:34

Amazing lanscape.....

ChrisJ (70569) 2007-01-30 4:35

Hi Paolo

The b&w gives this an aged look. Good lighting, perspective, contrast & tonal range. Tfs!

luisafonso (858) 2007-01-30 4:42

Very beautiful Paolo. Love the title and David Lynch too. Your sepia conversion is very good and add a lot of character to the scene. I probably have composed it a bit more to the left, trying to put the road sign a bit more into the right third thus breaking the road in the bottom left corner. Great shot!

leonorkuhn (14391) 2007-01-30 4:44

Hi Paolo,

I like roads too. Good composition in sepia tones. Great perspective and nice contrast. Fabulous sky!
Ciao,
Leonor

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-01-30 4:48

ciao Paolo, bella!ha una bella prospettiva e una ottima conversione...
avrei tagliato forse l' inquadratura 1 o 2 cm nella parte bassa della foto, tanto da dare più peros al cielo e un pò meno alla strada...
Comunque mi piace!bel lavoro!
ciao!
Valeria

Gerrit (36615) 2007-01-30 5:05

Hi Paolo,.
good POV and tones. One for Hank Williams too. I expected a songtext.

Regards, Gerrit

nursez (1903) 2007-01-30 5:16

Hi Paolo,
I like this road picture and the sky together,it looks good.thankyou.

sanalytis (1634) 2007-01-30 5:22

Ciao Paolo,

Excellent image, the viewers eyes are led into the center of the photograph. Your composition is perfect. Sepia tone and dramatic sky are a nice touch. I have driven this highway many times between Toronto and Montreal, but I've never seen an image of this road as good as this one. Well done.

Spiros

ben4321 (9809) 2007-01-30 5:24

Ah, the open road, and it looks great under that angry looking sky. This could have been made for black and white, and saying that, I personally would have preferred it in straight black and white rather than sepia. That's just my taste though.
I think this would have been even better if you had taken a pace to your left so that the white line at the edge of the road was leading in from the corner.
This is great though, I like it.

Cheers,
Ben

Muse (31131) 2007-01-30 6:03

Hello Paolo,
Un bien bel hommage!
Le sepia convient très bien à cette photo, lui donnant un air inquiétant.
Le ciel est superbe. Un tout bon pov qui donne une belle perspective.
Well done
Best regards
Denise

barrufeto_77 (25957) 2007-01-30 6:14

Hi Paolo.

The "old" atmosphere created here is lovely. It's a lovely homage to Lynch because the view is similar to his strange style.

Rgs, Oscar

riclopes (33159) 2007-01-30 6:34

A good reference to David Lynch, Paolo and the b&w is perfect for that. Good perspective of the never ending straight road, but the main attraction here is that sky. May be I would include a bit more of it and a bit less foreground. Love the inclusion of the sign. Well done!
Ciao,
Ricardo

gemlik (969) 2007-01-30 7:34

Hi Paolo,
Great B&W,
beautiful lighting, perspective and contrast
congratulations and thanks for sharing with TE.
Regards
Bulent

evanrizo (456) 2007-01-30 7:38

-:) Hi Paolo. I like the lightness here very much,perspective,composition are excellent.
Thanks very much.

eloisa (182) 2007-01-30 7:44

belle nuvole! pesano sempre come macigni, quelle americane.
bello che tu abbia preso una nuvola nera proprio nel centro, lì in alto.
bel colpo!!

vinicio (22504) 2007-01-30 9:10

Una foto "old style" molto bella Paolo, ottima fattura, manca Kerouac e che la strada si chiami Route 66 :)
Complimenti.
Ciao
Vinicio

AiresSantos (43298) 2007-01-30 9:18

Hi Paolo,
Magnificent light and contrast in this black and white picture. Lovely sky, great perspective.
Very well done my friend
Aires

Budapestman (43344) 2007-01-30 10:30

Hi Paolo,
Interesting and expressive shot! Its a spectacular composition and particular atmosphere. Good choice the B&W and superb frame. This is a very fine observation and effective realization. Splendid image.
Thank you, nice days
George

carper (66148) 2007-01-30 12:23

yes a nice one,
well chosen for the black and white, but I think he is nice in colours too, good point of view, nice prespective, good photo job.
gr. jaap

rhizomes (15325) 2007-01-30 12:38

Hi Paolo,
Impressive b/w picture of this highway because of the dark sky and the wide spaces impression...
Very nice !
Christophe

stefanocer (10416) 2007-01-30 13:02

Bella la scelta del B/W , ottima composizione e cielo impressionante , complimenti .
Stefano.

anducina (8153) 2007-01-30 13:29

Excellent compo and POV, I like the dramatical sky and the vintage look given by those sepia tones. Very good.

TFS,

Andreea

nwoehnl (120) 2007-01-30 14:38

Ciao Paolo. Interesting ... when I opened the photo, I thought "David Lynch" - then I read your note ;-). I think the post-work turned out really well on this one, converting a roadside Canadian highway impression into an image that is reminiscent of a still from a road movie. Fine contrasts and gorgeous tonal range in the b&w, and good perspective along the not-so-busy Quebecoise highway.

pastadog (12821) 2007-01-30 14:59

Ciao Paolo - and thanks for this shot well achieved, I find the road sign very strong here, and it reminds me of my dream of a coast to coast in Canada... excellent sepia, although I also believe B&W could have been interesting too... Regards, Daniel

hyasar (7393) 2007-01-30 16:50

Hi Paolo,

amazing POV and great composition in B/W. The position of cars and heavy clouds are very impressive. TFS.

congratulations,
Hakan

peter1892 (1681) 2007-01-30 18:14

Very good - I like the sense of depth & distance created by the road & also by that cloudy sky as it sites over what appears to be a flat landscape. The B&W treatment works well, nice tones & good contrast, the trees appearing as black silhouettes against the lighter colours of the sky.

triptych2003 (1430) 2007-01-30 19:23

hi paolo

the sepia works really well here because it accentuates the contrasts. so many things to look at and like to; clouds, horizon, positioning. for this type of shot, i'd almost say you've pulled off the perfect shot for it. well done!

JCG (25911) 2007-01-31 5:17

Hi Paolo,

Typically American environment here, I like very much environment "Road movie". The black and white treatment is appropriate very well and gives to the sky another relief. Beautiful composition, cheer.

With my friendships,

Jean-Charles

Silvio1953 (43458) 2007-01-31 8:48

Ciao Paolo, mi ricorda un vecchio film con Peter Fonda di cui non ricordo il titolo, grande prospettiva della strada, bellissimo il cielo ed affascinante la conversione in seppia con una tonalità molto delicata, bravo, ciao Silvio
:) domani

john_c (24635) 2007-01-31 21:26

Hi Paolo,
Yes, this is certainly typical of many of our N. American highways, and your shot reminds me of scenes of the famous Route 66. I like the choice of B&W here. The depth is very good, the vehicular traffic well placed, and the perspective well chosen. The sign helps balance the frame. Very well seen and captured.
John

balatrek (7419) 2007-02-01 16:43

Hi Paolo,

The tones of this work have created an interesting atmosphere, it seems an old image, the sky is impressive and very dramatic, the composition creates a perfect depth in the scene. Great shot

Regards
José

abulafia (4802) 2007-04-10 13:29

Hello Paolo
Yes it does indeed look like a David Lynch Setting.
Wonderful sky on this road shot!
Very beautiful work
Harry