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Road to Nowhere, Anaktuvuk, Alaska
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 6 August 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
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Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands
This is defiantly one of my favorites... what an amazing site to see.
6 Aug 2008 6:34am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Wow, this is spectacular ... the environment doesn't make you feel welcome but it looks amazing!
6 Aug 2008 6:43am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wow this really is the road to Nowhere! Just such an amazing sky and once again dj you have captured the atmosphere perfectly. Oh no, I don't want you to leave Alaska!!!! Only kidding:-))
6 Aug 2008 6:45am
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
'It's the end of the world as we know it...' Beautiful addition to the series, DJ!
6 Aug 2008 7:04am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
great landscape! so interesting and amazing place to be! I like this series! well framed!
6 Aug 2008 7:29am
Marie Le Corre from Voiron, France
The end or the beginning of the world... or the white paradise
6 Aug 2008 9:41am
Namaki from Bordeaux, France
another beautiful capture of the great North ! beautiful !
6 Aug 2008 10:07am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
How much further to go before everywhere is South? The penny has only just dropped as to why the lighting in thes shots is so soft. That's what age does for you. Did the sun ever actually get above the horizon?
6 Aug 2008 10:40am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
That should have been 'these' of course. An edit facility for comments would be nice, or is there one and I am to stupid to have noticed?
6 Aug 2008 10:43am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Despite the dangers of the cold, you just want to step out across those tracks, and off into the wilderness.
6 Aug 2008 11:02am
bm from Budapest, Hungary
another inviting shot...just to go and explore the world...you're a true explorer my friend!
6 Aug 2008 11:16am
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Another amazing shot that we wouldn't normally see, it must be strange having that eerie glow, living in twilight. Jaycee did you think about making a motion record of your trips...?
6 Aug 2008 12:00pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Your lack of words substantiates the title perfectly, gosh you're brilliant. Love this photo Dj. :)
6 Aug 2008 12:11pm
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
I agree with Linerberry, it will be sad to leave alaska, how lucky are we that we get to experience it without the bitter cold, although somehow I think that would add to the experience. A great capture leading to who knows where DJ. It looks very pretty there. Thanks for sharing this with us.
6 Aug 2008 12:24pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Another great capture of a desolate landscape. The tracks in the snow do a good job of leading one's eyes toward the mountains.
6 Aug 2008 12:29pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
White desert, a great scene of this unknown & not touristic land.
6 Aug 2008 1:29pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
The light is fantastic. What a sense of isolation.
6 Aug 2008 2:19pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Love the landscape of this... come on DJ... why not stop and have a picnic here... hehehe... a little cold you think?
6 Aug 2008 2:45pm
Monique from Netherlands
Again a beautiful picture from this cold (cold is actually an inderstatement;)) and harsh place!
6 Aug 2008 3:18pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Lovely shot, I find the road intriguing and want to follow it, except for the cold off course.
6 Aug 2008 3:52pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
It just looks so cold!!!! I like the blue sky in this one - I think it's one of the few I've seen in this arctic series and it really makes the environment seem a little less forboding.
6 Aug 2008 4:27pm
kerfendal from Paris, France
I like this big immensity of snow and ice everything peaceful
6 Aug 2008 5:39pm
Helma from Tehran, Iran
Wow .. another wonderful landdscape shot !! an excellent works .. bravo !
6 Aug 2008 7:51pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Bleak and beautiful. A wonderful picture. Were you using a polarizing filter. I just see the round edges in all four corners which in this picture really adds to the composition.
6 Aug 2008 10:40pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
The warm colors of that cold sky are betrayed by that fine powder snow - which says how cold it really is. Another beautiful addition to your journal.
6 Aug 2008 10:58pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
A feeling of going to nowhere indeed, only big space...
7 Aug 2008 12:28am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A big beautiful feeling of open space and glorious scenery. Wonderful, Jaycee.
7 Aug 2008 3:39am
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
wonderful wide shot here! what an intriguing place, one that i don't think i'll ever see in real life and therefore it is wonderful to see it through your photos... i think the white snowy "desert" can look a lot more raw and desolate than other landscapes...
7 Aug 2008 3:52am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Wow! You've got some incredibly impressive images here dj. Love all your commentaries for this Alaska series. And I must say that you're doing an amazing job with these winter images.... and very impressed with a Californian braving a real winter!! LOL!!! Looking forward to the rest...
7 Aug 2008 4:08am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
So many important details and factors in this image. The traces of life coming from the bottom of the frame...leading to beyond the eye can see. The cloud entering the frame from the left...like a creature making it's way across the landscape. I love how this is such a quiet image, bu there is so much activity :)
7 Aug 2008 4:39am
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I can feel vastness of this area! you had a wonderfull trip!
7 Aug 2008 12:36pm
@Arash: Hello and thank you Arash! Yes, the trip was certainly wonderful and amazing! The open spaces were just mind blowing! :)
@Sandrine: Thanks heaps Sandrine! And thanks for getting Ina to post those pics of the mouse! I loved those shots too! :)
@gbe: Cheers mate -- yes, i do like those tracks too! I just wish i had been able to follow them... i am sure it would have led me somewhere spectacular! :)
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Great stuff! This really conveys the majesty of the North.
19 Aug 2008 5:17pm
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