Road to Enterprise Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another shot from the Zumwalt Prairie in NE Oregon. Before you say it's overexposed it's supposed to be. I rather liked the watercolour look here and I only applied levels to the road itself to bring out the texture of the gravel.

lucasgalodoido, dareco, AROBN54, Charo, fulvio52, rodgerg, Cretense, gunbud, jhm, Atousa, denisn72, lrw1966, bakes888, plimrn has marked this note useful

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lucasgalodoido (16945) 2009-05-13 5:49

Hi Phil,
interesting POV here pf the road, and I like of the hill in BG and the soft colors of your capture. Great job.
Regards,
Lucas

dareco (17104) 2009-05-13 6:13

I like this very much, the 'watercolour look' is very 'dreamy'. Nice composition. TFS

AROBN54 (10799) 2009-05-13 7:49

Hey, Phil,
this looks pretty good for a year old shot...:)))) The road leads in beautifully and I like the fence lines on both sides and the way it curves in the distance. Wonderful composition and I love how perfectly balanced it all is. I like the color, too. Like Karen said, it gives a kind of dreamy effect. Nicely done! Many thanks and warm regards,
Shelly

Charo (32190) 2009-05-13 8:32

Hello Phil,
Fantastic perspective and composition of this lonely landscape. I think you need a bit of definition and contrast, but the idea is good and has great depth.
Best wishes,
Charo

ddupre2 (888) 2009-05-13 9:13

bonsoir Phil,

des couleurs toutes douces,

le vent dans les herbes,

cordialement ,

dd

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-05-13 10:30

Hi, Phil.
You'll hear nothing but praise from this here ol' boy. A dreamy shot, one that literally oozes Oregon, stunning watercolor-like quality and terrific atmosphere. I call this artistic license, and like Machiavelli used to say : the end justifies the means. Most certainly so in this specific case, TFS! Have a great day, see ya soon.
Fulvio.

rodgerg (25535) 2009-05-13 11:02

Hello Phil,

A very astonishing shot, but very efficience and very nice too. The prospect is very great and the way invite to discovery. The color are especially astonishing but very nice.
Best regards,
Roger

saxo042 (16576) 2009-05-13 11:44

Hi Phil,
Very pale and soft colours that actually emphesized the feeling of a painting, in stead of a photo. A very fine composition with the hill at one third and the hut at the other. The road leads the eye into the picture.
Kind regards
Gunnar

bracasha75 (22523) 2009-05-14 7:39

Hey Phil
Country roads take me home......
Intresthing place with lot of free space
TFS
Cheers,Braca

batalay (21416) 2009-05-14 19:35

It's a very clever shot, Phil. I like it. The cabin serves as a good counterpoint to the peak, and the colors a subdued in the manner of a water color. Well done.

Warm regards,

Bulent

vincz (19075) 2009-05-14 23:31

Very very unique look. I indeed love the watercolour feeling, ruely like a pianting. Congratulations!

Cretense (57564) 2009-05-15 6:28

Hi Phil!

Wonderful and very original photo, I like the soft and "pale" light the soft colours make it look like a painting! Great composition and framing, great perspective! Congratulations!

Hercules

gunbud (28295) 2009-05-15 18:50

Hi Phil,
Fulvio took the words right of my mouth. This does look like a lovely watercolor with wonderfully gentle lines and fine depth.
Regards, Tom

jhm (83786) 2009-05-16 1:49

Hello Phil,

The long road leads us depth through the mountain landscape.
A nice rural picture with soft colours, lonelily area.
Excellent composition and nice presentation. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

gneufeld (15289) 2009-05-17 19:34

Hi Phil,
This is so like a painting, as you suggest. Excellent perspective and such a prairie landscape feel. Greal work and TFs. Gerald

John_F_Kennedy (32340) 2009-05-18 1:16

Brilliant POV to make this road very interesting. A good idea really.
Best wishes,
Achim

Atousa (3524) 2009-05-18 4:47

Salam Phil,

Looks like a painting ..I like its soft colours n the peaceful atmosphere of this shot..very well composed..thanks for sharing.
Best regards, Atousa

denisn72 (7093) 2009-05-18 5:37

Hi Phil
The point of view is excellent. The photo is well balanced. The fence and the road make interesting lines. The watercolour look gives a dreaming effect. I feel I am in another world. Well done!
Best regards
Denis!

lrw1966 (1632) 2009-05-19 9:44

Phil, Hi;

Very nice work, amazing landscape. Looks a little like the Sandhills of North Central and North Nebraska. Only difference is our fense post are a great deal further apart than those. Thanks, very much for your wonderful compositon.

Larry

chicken (1781) 2009-05-20 21:36

That's an interesting corner of Oregon which I so far only visited once, but definitely plan to return to (after I revisted the SE end). Here I like the lonely rural road and landscape.. while I like the painterly feeling, a tad more sharpness wouldn't have hurt.

shevchenko (10192) 2009-05-20 23:19

Hello Phil,
Suprise with the exposure result showing artistic effect, good pov and good perspective to frame the house, road and background view, thanks for sharing a view in fantastic color just like in the dreamland.
Ally

bakes888 (18353) 2009-05-22 18:56

Hi Phil. I’m surprised no ones done a WS to bring out more colour contrast and detail ;-). Well composed with good depth and perspective. The subtle and pastel effect is well rendered and adds a nice atmosphere to the scene. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

mumek (17530) 2009-05-26 5:27

Good morning Phil!
Looks like beautiful watercolour painting. Lovely colours in this great composition. Thanks for sharing
best regards
ziggy

plimrn (19872) 2009-05-30 22:50

Hi Phil,
The painterly appearance is what drew me from the thumbnail -- and I was NOT disappointed.
HLj, Pat

photoray (1447) 2009-06-03 13:46

Hi Phil,
Even though over exposed, exposure is in the eye of the beholder ( or some such cliche!)
I like the dreamy quality and creamy pastels, and the road leading the eye into the distance.

Good job,
RAy

daddo (11647) 2009-07-01 4:58

Hi Phil. I sort of lost you on the radar and was thinking that you might be unwell and then on visiting your page i see that you have been quite active. Nice effect here which complements the vastness of the scenery and I presume the disposition to lose the sense of the Self in a place with few reminders of where you are, have been to or are heading for. Regards. Klaudio.

trewheeler (1707) 2009-07-13 11:42

Phil, I finally have the opportunity to say, "I'm not really sure about this one" (not that I have been waiting with digits poised or anything!) about one of your pics. What's good to me is the fact that you went for it and tried something different. I really like the comp, but the whole thing looks "wrong" to me. Perhaps it's the magenta (predominantly in the clouds)...? But, that's me. Thanks for sharing the idea though. Best, TW

danielswalsh (13330) 2009-10-13 0:33

I don't know why- but I just had the theme from the 'Littlest Hobo' enter my head! hahaha

Okay, so I'm not going to say it's 'overexposed'... I'll just say that I prefer a bit more 'contrast'. I do have to somewhat agree with TW in regards to magenta though.

Nice shot, but not one of your best ones in my honest opinion ;-)
- Dan

fabianoleite (1898) 2009-12-16 7:15

Excellent view of the simple road, which apparently leads to wonderful places. I like the vastness and 'infinite' of the shot. Congratulations!