BR-116 (Highway of Death), a photo from Parana, South

Photographer's Note

I'm here to say I'm alive...shot taken on BR-116 between Curitba and São Paulo.

BR-116 runs in a north-south way, near, but not in Brazil's coastline. It is the major Brazilian highway, and it is the second longest of the country. Numerous parts of the long path taken by the BR-116 have other official names.

The Curitiba-São Paulo section of the highway is known as Rodovia Régis Bittencourt, nicknamed "Rodovia da Morte" (Highway of death), due to its many accidents caused by the unstable weather conditions of the region. The São Paulo-Rio de Janeiro section is named Rodovia Presidente Dutra, and it is the busiest section of the highway, running into or near of 15 cities with more than 200.000 habitants.

In my way back from São Paulo I saw four accidents...privatization is to come with three toll-road fee between Curitiba and São Paulo.

...backing to work now!

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rdalfovo (426) 2008-11-22 4:57 [Comment]

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ocskaymarci (2572) 2008-11-22 5:00

Hello Carlos,
What a nice photo from a highway! In Hungary the highways run mostly on plains so they're very dull for most of the time..
I love this one leading the eye to the mountains in the bg. The colours are fanastic and the note informs us about everything we need to know about this highway.
TFS!
Best wishes,
Marci

saylan-cb (12738) 2008-11-22 5:01

Hi Carlos
This is a great POV whit a beautiful colours the light,image are excellent.
TFS/Regards

danos (64295) 2008-11-22 5:03

Ola Carlos,
i could say Brrrrrr from the word death, but now i'll tell it twice from the initials letters of the road BR-116.I'm joking of course,nice and splendid this landscape view that in combination with the superb sky make the scene so marvellous.The blur running car, adds a nice stroke in it.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,danos
PS and the heads down

jlbrthnn (71938) 2008-11-22 5:05

Bom-dia Carlos,
É interessante descobrir a rede rodoviária brasileira e magníficas as paisagens que atravessa. A impressão de profundidade é notável. É uma bonita imagem para o teu regresso. Espero que lá terá outros.
Passa um bom dia e um bom fim de semana
Cordialmente
Joël

delkoo (68) 2008-11-22 5:26

ho carlos
there is long time, you do not post a photo!!
Great composition and perfect use of the highway as lead-line ,Light management, contrast, color and definition are perfect.

didier

denisn72 (8300) 2008-11-22 5:34

Hello Carlos
Finally, another picture from you. Now I know you are still alive.
Impressive colours and landscape. Exposure is perfect. Details are so fine like usual and I like the point of view because the road drives my glancefar away. The blurred car is a good element too.
Best regards
Denis!

baba_flies (8827) 2008-11-22 5:50

Hello Carlos! I don't know if I should smile, maybe it is not appropriate, but my friend just returned from Sao Paulo and I mean he loved it in so many ways but he still speaks about the traffic :))) He is a college teacher and had an exchange thing with Senai. Wonderful vegetation, so rich I can hardly believe it as it snows where I live right now :) Great the move in the car, you think he is the only one speeding on the highway busy to go from a to b!!!! Take care, best regards, Barbara.

litiancai (1048) 2008-11-22 5:52

Hi Carlos,
When you live in a landscape like this, even a photo of a highway can become a great photo! The lighting conditions are great, and perfect colours. Fine simple composition and pin sharp. Technically faultless, and the slow shutter effect on the moving car is a nice added effect.
Fine shot! Regards
Lee

Atousa (6866) 2008-11-22 5:54

Salam Carlos,

Sorry to hear that its a highway of death..without considering your note n the title of the shot, it looks a beautiful n scenic road n you have chosen a good pov ..the colors are nice n natural too..TFS
Best regards, A

siamesa (25867) 2008-11-22 5:59

Oi Carlos
O cenário tem cores indescritíveis. Esse azul do céu com nuvens esparsas e a belíssima vegetação fizeram uma composição maravilhosa. A estrada a se perder de vista também ficou uma beleza, apesar do triste cognome.
Abraços
Maria

Vames (4356) 2008-11-22 6:03

hola Carlos,very beautiful landscape and nice colours!good composition.salutare Vaios

Gerrit (43095) 2008-11-22 6:05

Hi Carlos,
morbide reputation and name for a road in such a beautiful landscape. The movement blurr is a very eeficient way to make your point.
REgards, Gerrit

paura (48148) 2008-11-22 7:12

Carlos,
Esse seu POV baixinho ficou excelente para dar o efeito de movimento na sua bela fotografia. Um trecho particularmente bonito fotografado com a eficiência que lhe é peculiar.

Abração

Paulo

Tayon (1979) 2008-11-22 12:25

Oi Carlos

uma captura bem interessante e bem composta com a visão da estrada que nos leva junto para as montanhas.
Gostei da inclusão do carro em movimento, que deu a mesma idéia na foto, ótima luz e céu perfeito para a foto..
TFS
Bom trabalho no retorno :(

abraços

Taba

ahmetgedikli (24756) 2008-11-22 12:34

Ola Carlos,
Good idea, curious effect... I like the landscape, frame and colors. Good work.
Nice weekend.
Ahmet

ribeiroantonio (22618) 2008-11-22 15:53

A estrada por ser de morte mas a foto está bem linda e cheia de vida com aquele carro em movimento. Gosto da perspectiva e das cores excelentes proporcionada pelo polarizador.
António

vascao (192) 2008-11-22 17:04

Voltaste com uma senhora imagem, Carlos. O formato horizontal é perfeito, o céu polarizado, a curva das montanhas e a curva da estrada dando perspectiva e profundidade, excelentes. A mão do fotógrafo se faz sentir no 1/30s, para borrar o carro e dar a sensação de movimento (que bom ter f/18 na câmera) e no posicionamento do mesmo na imagem. Uma foto para um manual de fotografia.
[]'s
Sergio

bucanas (2218) 2008-11-22 19:32

Ola Carlos,
Otima perspectiva,que ceu,parabens.
Abracos,
Ralf

bakes888 (18499) 2008-11-22 21:32

Hi Carlos. Great photo. Dynamic composition and nice movement also. Wonderful colours and details too. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

rodgerg (55729) 2008-11-23 0:46

Olà Carlos,

A very nice landscape and an incerdible depht of field. The way invites to discovery the landscape. Nice colours and contrast very well collected. Good impression de movment with the car.
A very good photowork.
Have a good sunday,
Roger

azaf1 (15910) 2008-11-23 1:51

Hi Carlos
A great perspective indeed and the blurry car really shows the speed they are doing. The long frame is really nice and the colors beautiful with sharp details. The detailed note creates a full picture of BR-116
Have a good day and TFS
Argiris

carper (96) 2008-11-23 2:58

it's a very good one Carlos,
the speed of the goast car made the shot exelent, well taken shot, good pov, fine quality. thanksfor sharing. have a good sunday.
regard jaap

Bluejeans (59426) 2008-11-23 3:21

Oi amigo ,
Muito trabalho? Ficou linda esta estrada perigosa a cortar esta manto verde , uma paisagem bem típica das regiões do sul do Brasil , o contraste entre o azul e o verde estão magníficos , dá umas saudades ao ver este tipo de paisagem só de pensar no calor e no cheiro , gostei muito movimento do carro , parabéns !!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom domingo

hatti52 (12782) 2008-11-23 6:33

Ola Carlos,
what a nice shot
i can fel the speed of car because of 1/30 sec
well done
regards

batalay (30786) 2008-11-23 6:33

Hello Carlos,

Good to see you back. I like the vantage point you've chosen, with the divided highway curving and converging into the distance. The spectacular mountains in the distance create a dramatic focal point, but of course the speeding car seen as a blur becomes the main focal point. I want very much to see Sao Paulo one day, but why so many accidents — too many blurs on the road?

Warm regards,

Bulent

Photo65Net (43120) 2008-11-23 9:19

Hello Carlos,
Superb dynamics, great POV... An your compo is very pleasant too, nice job,
Have a nice day,
JB.

COSTANTINO (36497) 2008-11-23 11:05

Hello Carlos
I visited your photos many times but I understood that you were away..
Nice photo from a highway..
I like the way you present this place..
I love this leading the eye away..
Nice shot indeed
regards
Costantino

lucasgalodoido (20870) 2008-11-23 11:54

Olá Carlos,
bonita essa foto da rodovia, com ótimas cores, mas não sei se seria essa propriamente a rodovia da morte, pelo menos nesse trecho entre São paulo e Curitiba, achei uma estrada boa, duplicada, problemático mesmo só a decida da serra em São paulo, em pista simples. Creio que o título de rodovia da morte iria pra BR-381, no trecho entre Belo Horizonte e João Monlevade, todo dia é uma tragedia na estrada sem que nossos governantes tomem providência alguma... é o Brasil né...
Parabéns e Abraço

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-11-23 14:15

Hi, Carlos.
Great angle and perfect exposure to provide outstanding lighting and color, and a splendid complementary landscape for this striking highway shot.
Good to have you back. Don't work too hard, buddy! Have a good day, I'll see you soon.
Un abbraccio,
Fulvio.

wgreis (8249) 2008-11-23 15:41

Olá Carlos,
a imagem bem congelada e oferecendo o bonito contraste do automóvel em movimento.
A iluminação também está muito boa e o WS bastante elucidativo.
Parabéns, abraços e ótima semana.
Wagner.

mauro61 (47839) 2008-11-24 5:02

ciao Carlos,
purtroppo strade rettilinee come questa invitano alla velocità....
Per quanto riguarda la foto la ripresa è ottima e i colori molto belli.
buona giornata
maurizio

Benedict (7064) 2008-11-24 5:36

i see that driver of this SUV is at high speed....no highway patrol around? and four accidents on your way back?
what a perfect day, blue skies with scattered snowy clouds above and to the right that murky-brown water made the special effect..and, yeah spick and span highway you got there. was this shot taken from your car, or...? clear, sharp and well detailed as always.

and work, oh yeah the sad reality for us all. i am heading to mine in 30 minutes. more fotos of SP, dude.
regards,
Benedict

avene (12669) 2008-11-24 7:47

hi Carlos,
I've read about this "Higway of Death", and glad to hear you survived it :) I quite like the panoramic format you have used here, it certainly emphasises the feeling of distance, and the blurred car adds a sense of motion. the curve of the road works well to lead the eye through the scene, nice one :)

regards,
Kristine (also back to work)

patdeph (35126) 2008-11-24 8:22

helo Carlos
it's a long time,and was afraid that you had also left TE!I like the colours of this picture,especially the blue sky with its beautiful clouds,and I like the mountains where the road is leading the eyes!The blurred car gives dynamism to the compo!Very well done!
Regards
Pascale

cfreire (11739) 2008-11-24 12:59

Oi, Carlos,
Linda captura com cores e contrastes exemplares. Gosto do efeito causado pela baixa velocidade quando entra um objeto em alta velocidade, na cena que está sendo capturada, como foi o caso deste carro, quebrando a estaticidade da paisagem. Ótimo POV e enquadramento. Linda mostra. Abraço, Consuelo

leo61 (53805) 2008-11-24 13:02

Hi Carlos!
Great POV an amazing depth with the road leading to the mountains in the distance.Great colors and contrast,and the blurrat the car shows well the speed.
Regards,leo

John_F_Kennedy (40995) 2008-11-25 1:42

It seems to be the peolple are looking too much to the beautiful landscape. The tones and colours, and the composition makes it. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

siolaw (35731) 2008-11-25 3:36

Hi Carlos,
The road seem to be good... maybe the drivers go too fast, so many accidents happen (specially if drunk!)
The polarizer gave good contrast level and fine colors in a perfect exposure, the motion blurred car adds interest and impression of speed!
Greetings
Laurent

trekks (14348) 2008-11-25 5:40

hi Carlos

It is good to see you back on TE again.

This highway looks like a road in Borneo's Sarawak from Kuching to Sibu with the dense tropical forest, the mountains and the sky. And it is because Brazil is so big country but part of it is also lying along the equatorial zone like Sarawak.

I must say the blue sky and the scattered clouds make this a wonderful view.

tfs, bill

axiotea (21616) 2008-11-25 9:50

Olà Carlos
An intriguing title for this image! Although there are many accidents, the road looks pretty good and here it makes for a good starting point leading the eye to the mountains in the far! A well timed capture as well of the motion blurred car adding dynamism to the scene!
Abraço
Marilyn

Charo (51174) 2008-11-25 11:51

Hola amigo Carlos,
El paisaje es precioso y con una perfecta definición y colores. Gran profundidad y dinamismo muy bien conseguido. Gran trabajo.
Um abraço,
Charo

Gierlinski (946) 2008-11-25 12:12

Hi Carlos,
Great sharp and well composed picture. Well awaited moment for the car to be placed in exact position. Thou I think that just a bit of a blur would give enough motion for this static composition. I would go for 1/80 maybe even 1/125, the car is speeding anyway so the motion would be preserved. 1/400 would nicely freeze it...
Good one, keep up.
Kind regards,
Michal

BWJ (3016) 2008-11-25 18:41

Hello Carlos,
Driving is on the left side of the highway in Brazil while in the U.S. it is on the right. I did not know that. You made good use of the blur. I like your perspective and the wonderful mountains and sky in the background. Brazil is a beautiful country.
Kind regards,
Betty

pablominto (53742) 2008-11-26 1:59

Hello Carlos,

I notice the beautiful scenery and the wonderful summer light!
A fine effect from the blurry ca, indicating that speed also may be a part of the accident explanation...
A balanced composition with good lead-in!

Greetings,
Pablo -

molla (7125) 2008-11-26 5:48

Keep stay alive my friend.
Always nice to see old friends popping up now and then.
the motion blur really makes the image, and makes this sunny landscape moving.
hope things are great.
see you again
Anders

bostankorkulugu (39741) 2008-11-27 10:10

oh you can not imagine how i missed to see a bright blue sky like that carlos... i ve been experiencing this terrible cold weather in germany for the last two weeks... sucks indeed... but hey, why did you stop n the highway?... for p....g?LOL...

a dynamic shot in charming vivid colours... cheers buddy...

Scharan (14144) 2008-11-27 11:44

Olá Carlos

Linda paisagem, ótima composição.
Boa perspectiva e as cores são divinas.
Gosto do efeito do carro em movimento, ficou muito bom.
Parabéns
GA
Vera

npecanhuk (45335) 2008-11-28 1:18

Olá Carlos!
Essa estrada é realmente perigosa, principalmente em alguns trechos críticos, porém atravessa algumas regiões belíssimas, principalmente no Paraná! Seu resgistro está excelente, muito atraente e belo! O desfoque do carro foi uma ótima idéia, prá mostrar a velocidade muitas vezes excessiva dos motoristas, ignorando possíveis problemas da rodovia! Cores, nitidez e luminosidade também excelentes!
Parabéns, abraços e até mais!
Neyvan

angela926 (1882) 2008-11-28 17:40

Hello Carlos,
Great shot, fantastic show of speed, excellent
composition and pov, good sharpness and depth
of field.
Angela
well done.

zmey (7333) 2008-11-30 5:40

ola carlos
i like this one. despite abundance of sunlight and wonderful scenery there definitely is something spooky about this one. i guess, it's the contrast of the blurred racing car against the bright and still clarity of the scene. you're definitely getting your message across here, Carols. well done!

regards,
kristaps

gracious (20025) 2009-01-05 9:22

Ola Carlos,
Compliment for this beautiful landscape shot with the best pov in such depth! the cpl brings out the total colour contrast in this beautiful HW!
perfect exposure and focus with great sharpness indeed!
thanks for the informative notes regarding this HW!
well done
greeting from NZ
Tony

riclopes (35559) 2009-01-11 0:18

Olá Carlos, belíssima panorâmica com cores espectaculares como já é habitual e que me agrada - pois espero atingir o teu nível técnico com a mesma máquina e lente que adquiri recentemente. Só falta comprar o polarizador. O ponto de vista é excelente, fazendo uma diagonal poderosa da estrada a perder-se lá muito ao longe nas montanhas. Mas o melhor é mesmo a originalidade de apanhar o carro com efeito de velocidade super-sónica. Grande foto.
um abraço,
ricardo

Amaz (11475) 2009-08-18 1:30

Belíssima captura e impressionante a nota sua sobre esta horrível strada, Carlos!!
Só o nome disse tudo!!
Não tome mais esta strada!!

Ótimas cores e boa composição, amigo!!

Excelente travalho!!!

leonorkuhn (16111) 2010-02-25 6:21

Olá Carlos,

Na única vez em que viajei por esta rodovia também vi um acidente com vítimas. A paisagem é maravilhosa, dá vontade de parar em alguns trechos, mas o risco é muito grande. As más condições da estrada e a imprudência dos motoristas desanimam a gente. A serra, os campos verdes, o magnífico céu azul e a grande perspectiva deixam a imagem muito atraente.

Abraços
Leonor

Photo Information

Copyright: Carlos CB (belido) (19934)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-15
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 18-55mm/f3.5-5.6, Digital ISO 100, Hoya Pro1 Digital 58mm PL-C
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-11-22 4:46