Road from..., a photo from Utah, West

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I-80 interstate, east of SLC. Shot from a small freeway ramp. Increased saturation of the sky wich was highlighted anyway, because of SLC underneath.

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jrj (34843) 2004-01-28 12:18

Elegant shot Eugene where the long exposure function very good with the overall light setting.

Eagle78 (1933) 2004-01-28 12:19

Amazing motion sensation Eugene! You managed to get a great shot with great colors and detail on hills and sky, in spite of the 30 sec exposure. Really amazing composition.

Vagabond (5848) 2004-01-28 12:23

Excellent shot with a superb composition, exposure time and definition

ilouy (3370) 2004-01-28 12:24

Nice tones, colors... mysterious mood. I like the little sign on the right side of the road. That's a small detail that breaks the monotony, that give a supplemental point of interest to look at.

Opus (0) 2004-01-28 12:28

Fabulous shot. You've cuaght the motion blur and sky superbly.

zto (268) 2004-01-28 12:30

Love the trail of light in thisone. It looks really intence. Nice detals on teh mountains as well, spite the short exposure time. I guess the light from teh road light up thos as well. Very nicely done.

Oeildelynx (243) 2004-01-28 12:33

Very impressive! I like the way the road is not going in a straight line. And what about the colors! Simple shot but very powerful. I like the snow too on the mountains, it gives an impression that the car lights (red, yellow and white) are melting down all that snow and creating a new path between the mountains.

claudiaf (4438) 2004-01-28 12:40

Excellent composition. Sureal but great.

padam (186) 2004-01-28 13:10

A masterpiece. Great lines.

AdrianW (2274) 2004-01-28 13:40

Excellent shot! The mountains are a good start, and the road snaking between them was a great idea too - but a long exposure with the light trails? Brilliant :-D

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-01-28 14:21

Vry nice picture... Le lines are amazing and the colours wonderful! A great shot!

Motrem (2392) 2004-01-28 14:39

Haughtiness! The long exhibition(exposure) is thought well because it allowed to get light of cars. The composition and the colours are excellent, I like very much.
Superbe! L'exposition longue est bien pensée puisque cela a permis de capter les lumière des voitures. La composition et les couleurs sont excellentes, j'aime beaucoup.

nielsenallan (524) 2004-01-28 15:34

Beatiful captured. Another good moving shot. Have yoy seen the photos of Maciekda and torben ?

Clochette (8076) 2004-01-28 15:50

Great !... I'm dreaming of succeeding in taking such a shot.
The curve of the road adds dynamism, these lines look like a river.
Beautiful colors, also. It's completely different of similar photographs I've seen, because it was shot in the nature, and no other light or streetlamp is disturbing.

hdl (7035) 2004-01-28 16:46

very strange, special and intriguing at the same time. Great shot.

jiherka (4552) 2004-01-28 17:00

The flow of light... magnificent picture. What is excelent is that all the cars are not on the photo. It's purely lights. You was on a bridge to take the picture ?

ninadev (5377) 2004-01-28 17:26

Wow! almost like molten lava spilling out of a volcano. The curve of the road adds to this motion scene.

jurgen (2074) 2004-01-28 17:42

One of the photos I like most to do. It remembers me when I was a kid, didn't know how this traffic trails were done and they intrigued me much. I'll post something resembling this picture, but not as marvelous as this is.

whereami (1477) 2004-01-28 18:33

Almost feel compelled to comment on this.... Very dynamic shot where everything works well. great colour in the sky, and the sharpness/clarity of the light trails is brilliant. The composition is just right.

mimi (2325) 2004-01-28 20:31

Wow! Great colors, great composition, amazing sense of motion.

Midnight_sun (1941) 2004-01-29 3:52

Great shot, 30 seconds is a long time in photography but you've used it to great effect. Sky is also very good. Great shot!

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-01-29 3:59

Great work! Nice long exposure.
The sky color and the long tail lights are nice. well done

Surfer31 (0) 2004-01-29 16:17

What can I say about such a simple and magnificent picture... wonderful job.
PS. I can't wait for my new 10D... :-)

seiliv (317) 2004-01-31 14:41

I must say Eugene that this one is really facinating. Like the way the light is leading us through the picture, through the mountain, and because of the sky I expect that there is a big city behind all that.

Seastro (176) 2004-02-23 19:31

Great shot and the sky has a nice color. Well done.

MyriamVillert (3223) 2004-03-05 7:31

wow !!! beautiful snake of light !

freddd (435) 2004-03-21 18:03

Astonishing shot! We use to see those long exposure traffic picture taken in cities, but wath a good idea to take it on landscape like this. Excellent composition with the curves of the road and th mountains. Bravo!
How did you manage to put your tripod on such a tinny ramp?

omritoppol (826) 2004-04-12 3:37

WOW, amazing shot. I love the colors and the dynamics of it.

vapours (8264) 2004-09-19 21:45

Normally I wouldn't bother rating freeway photos like this one, however yours is much different with the mountains on both sides of the freeway. offering a superb contrast.

borax (1732) 2004-11-04 21:10

great !
the red lines, the white ones, the orange sky... very nices colors and composition of a very dynamic view. That's very original, and I'm particularly found of car lights by night.

And you used the f-stop very well in order to use a long time shoot, with a great DOF.

Salocin51 (0) 2005-02-24 19:36

C'est frappant cette photo, on a l'impression que c'est Mars vient d'être colonisée par l'homme !

Et quelle composition, c'est vraiment parfait !

natc (315) 2005-03-08 5:44

very nice composition, all the lines lead to the same point. the warm colours are pleasant too

jwright (260) 2005-05-31 21:13

Excellent shot with good composition and use of shutter speed to capture the moving cars.

sayzey (2358) 2005-06-18 13:48

Simply excellent shot, you have done very well to get the exposure time just right, so that none of the lights are too much.

Brilliant, I wonder how many attempts you made before you got this one, or did you manage it on one go?

randompics (961) 2005-08-07 9:45

great shot. the sky and the mountains have great color here. and the light due to moving vehicles is just awesome.

MLINES (12516) 2005-11-20 23:35

This is a great photo. Well done. The sloping hillsides focus the trails of light.

klyee75 (778) 2005-11-29 19:14

beautiful shot. The slow shutter speed has worked so well....The best part is the curve...and good exposure of the overall pictures.

KLYEE

rajhema (1873) 2006-02-01 9:36

Simply superb capture Eugene. Very sharp and fierce motion is captured well. And the silent inactive mountains with golden sky all perfectly blended in this picture.

TomekWalkiewicz (233) 2006-02-01 10:53

wow
amazing picture!
fantastic,
great worl

NikosG (196) 2006-02-04 19:32

Wow! The curve. The colors. Maybe the coolest shot ever taken in Utah!!! Seriously.

tatadalou (7459) 2006-04-12 12:21

Wow!!! What a shot!
It's very impressive. The color of the sky seems surreal.
I love the nuances of orange and red given by the lights of the cars. Good choice for the very long time exposure: we can't see any car!
Congratulations!
Pace e salute

Delphine

twofun (1480) 2006-06-14 16:52

woww,it's amazing photo
i like it, car lights efect is impresive:)
t.f.s

iGirl (1223) 2006-08-03 16:08

Hi Eugene, awesome colors! I love the curve of the highway, and I think your exposure setting was just perfect for capturing this scene. Thanks for sharing!

Erin

TimWilson (236) 2006-08-03 16:18

Nothing really to add over whats already been said....great photo, one of my new favourites!

elBud (2237) 2006-08-04 1:04 [Comment]

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rafid76 (0) 2006-08-05 21:15

no comment my freind great job!

farshid (365) 2006-08-13 17:35

amazing shot Eugene

where did you put the tripod??
i tryed alot,to shot something like this,but the street light was the main problem.

yours is wonderful

well done

A310 (418) 2006-12-10 21:59 [Comment]

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branley (3681) 2007-02-24 16:37

Hi Eugene,

everyone's said everything there is to say about it so all I can say is.......superb and superb once more.

Regards

Stephen

belido (19934) 2007-04-22 11:43

Hi Eugene!

That's a great road shot! It could be a poster inside an airport or mall. Very well done!
Regards,
Carlos

crckt (7222) 2007-06-10 12:13

Hi Eugene,
What a great picture! Amazing!
Regards,
Shaeri

Moyano (163) 2007-10-05 7:55

Hi Eugene,

Fantastic! Excellent exposure control.

Natalia

gmg (4202) 2008-02-21 4:16

Good shot, very well done
TFS
gmg

k-k1 (90) 2008-02-21 4:17 [Comment]

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sowhat (1004) 2008-06-19 7:14

Great pic, I love the dynamics, the red tones et the idea.
TFS,
Ioana

LAPIAZ (3144) 2008-07-16 2:53

Bonjour Eugene,
Belle perspective ! Le bitume ressemble à un serpent tortueux et les couleurs des feux de voiture font résonnance avec la couleur du ciel...
Anna

placebo828 (388) 2009-01-18 11:27

enough words are said. just great photography!

Tempodulu (168) 2009-08-31 23:13

cool shot - very clean lines.

atuzmen (4) 2009-10-16 5:13

very long timing but get a real good photo!

PainDivine69 (175) 2009-10-16 5:30

Hi Eugene,
wonderfol long exposure shot. Really exciting!

Best regards, Björn

syrus_persia (2270) 2009-10-22 9:42

Salam Eugene
Superb light management.Excellent composition.amazing sense of motion.
TFS
cyrus

anupam06 (771) 2011-06-28 21:56 [Comment]

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clic (20732) 2011-07-27 7:44

Hello Eugene
"Who can say where the road goes?......Only (exposure)time....!"
Song by Enya.
Many compliments for this most-magnificent work!
Cheers.
Robert