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Looking Back... (the Road to Chena)
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 30 September 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
taken just before heading over the rise that will bring us to the outskirts of Fairbanks, here is a glimpse looking back down the long and gently winding road to Chena. what awesome weather for experiencing Alaska -- perfect for walking, hiking, climbing, camping, fishing, boating, biking... - perfect to sit around a fire til late in the night talking... smelling the wonderful scent of pine and relishing the hot crackle of wooden coals... - perfect for star gazing and aurora watching with a warm sweater and gloves... - perfect in every way!
stay tuned tomorrow for this same view taken last December in the eerie winter twilight -- what a difference!
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Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
Ahhh you have come a long way down the road my friend! What a stunning image!! I'd love to be on that road in a convertable, the sun beaming down, looks like awesome weather, that sky is sooo blue, brilliant shot, I look forward to tomorrows comparison!
30 Sep 2008 5:38am
Vinod from Bangalore, India
Miles and miles again? Thats a real happy thing to know that we have more to live... wonderful view...
30 Sep 2008 5:51am
Eric Rousset from Grasse, France
Wow m8 stunning perspective & angle, well done !!
30 Sep 2008 6:14am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Beautiful, DJ! The portrait treatment really makes this photo for me.
30 Sep 2008 6:37am
KZC from Sydney, Australia
Long way along the road DJ. Superb shot - More trees... Is there a bit of a tree hugger in your soul?
30 Sep 2008 6:40am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A super perspective and I really like the sky.
30 Sep 2008 6:40am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wow dj... I love this image!! Simply brilliant composition and very sharp. Great stuff my friend...looking forward to tomorrow:-))
30 Sep 2008 6:55am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I love the sound of stargazing! with no light pollution it must have been a magical sight.
This is similar to the roads that we have here, through the forest nearby, and although we know it well, there alway's seems to be anticipation as we go over a hill or round a bend as to what we'll find there and I get the same feeling looking at this shot dj. Looking forward to seeing it tomorrow in a different light :)
30 Sep 2008 7:07am
beanow from Poland
Wow! Fantastic the perspective and beautiful view :)
Where you made this picture?
30 Sep 2008 7:08am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Woa, look at that tree line and the road going through it splitting the landscape in half. Amazing sight.
30 Sep 2008 7:36am
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Stunning work, DJ! I really like the wide-angle used here. Almost without limits...
30 Sep 2008 7:49am
Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France
Excellent perspective ! on the road again !
30 Sep 2008 8:23am
Monique from Netherlands
What great depth and scenery! Alaska must be beautiful, the way you describe it makes me want to go :))
OT: Yes, I gave up my Aminus account...I can't keep up with it so I will continue with my "old"photoblog
30 Sep 2008 8:41am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
wow! great shot,great perspective,great framing and...It is so beautiful and lovely shot! very well composed,framed and captured.
well done
30 Sep 2008 8:41am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Long straight road in the woods. Some trees are getting yellow, very nice.
30 Sep 2008 8:42am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Great angle DJ ... you've created a never ending road with this PoV. Great depth and beautiful colors and the composition is perfect!
30 Sep 2008 8:51am
marianne from Toulouse, from France, France
it'a long way, a nice way ... a very nice capture !!! beautiful colours ... I love your sky !
30 Sep 2008 8:54am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Gently winding? I think you need a trip to the UK DJ to see what winding in all its varieties is. Did you get montage sorted?
30 Sep 2008 10:21am
Veronelle from Lens, France
The road on the paradis , the way to Roma ! good shoot ! the long, long way to the life !
30 Sep 2008 10:41am
Thomas Griffioen from Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fantastic perspective dj! What a view!
30 Sep 2008 11:02am
Iris from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Great shot DJ - it looks as though that road goes on for ever!
30 Sep 2008 11:52am
Laurent from Lyon, France
this is a STRAIGHT road!!!
We are not used to it in France
30 Sep 2008 12:04pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
what an impressive perspective on this road…
30 Sep 2008 12:13pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
I am ready to head off to Alaska I think...
30 Sep 2008 12:40pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
wonderful perspective, love how the road carves a gap in the treeline, and also the beautiful sky
30 Sep 2008 1:12pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
Great perspective. Like JJ I'm struck by the sharp line cut through the treeline by the path of the road - perfectly straight road vs the randomness of the tree tops - contrasting engineering vs nature perhaps?
30 Sep 2008 1:28pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
What amazingly different experiences. I had to 'catch-up' on the past few days posts and look forward to tomorrow, DJ - this is so fine.
30 Sep 2008 2:01pm
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
A long road to go... Great perspective DJ. This series has been fantastic. And I look forward for tomorrow's shot. I'm curious to see it!
30 Sep 2008 2:23pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Incredible shot, the perspective and lines are fantastic. As always, great work.
30 Sep 2008 3:31pm
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
great image, i like the way the road goes on for ever
30 Sep 2008 4:02pm
callemie from Belgium
perfect example for perspective!!!!
looking forward to the winter pictures!
30 Sep 2008 4:29pm
jean-sebastien from St-joseph du lac, Canada
Almost nostalgic, hey. Well you'll discover other nice places, and you'll certainly do other beautiful posts like those youve done ! Always nice to see your images !
30 Sep 2008 4:35pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I love how it looks, how it leads your eyes and we're right there along with you ;)
30 Sep 2008 4:51pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
lovely shot - gives a sense that the road is infinite. the thumbnail (horizontal) crop is interesting too - really emphasizes the diagonals and pulls one into the shot. quite a different effect from the feeling of freedom in this version of the shot.
30 Sep 2008 4:56pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Thats a neat road that cuts across the hills and forest, can't wait to see the deep winter version tomorrow.
30 Sep 2008 7:59pm
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
we don't have such straight roads!!!, i like the evolving trees and vegetation, a beautiful road.
30 Sep 2008 8:50pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Incredible view watching the highway cutting right through the forest.
30 Sep 2008 11:30pm
vu@granby Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada
It's a long long way to Chena ... I like this long stretch view with the blue sky.
30 Sep 2008 11:30pm
Emily Ng from Adelaide, Australia
great POV.. that leading line in the foreground really throws attention on the background, as opposed to jus taking that typical shots of "road up the hill"
1 Oct 2008 12:38am
danthro from Suburbia, United States
this looks like it would be a fun place to hitchhike--according to some romanticized notion i have of hitchhiking, if i wasn't afraid of hitchhiking ;)
1 Oct 2008 1:13am
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I love how in the distance it looks like someone has sliced into the landscape for the road. You can tell that the weather was beautiful.
1 Oct 2008 2:21am
Karthik from Chennai, India
Love the long straight line the road forms. Differnt from the usual perspective.
One for the road!
1 Oct 2008 3:24am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I love how the changing of the leaves are beginning to show through. The outstretched road feels like anything is possible. You know, I love your landscapes, and am learning so much from your images!
1 Oct 2008 3:52am
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
it sure has been a wonderful journey and I am glad that we could share your experiences and views! i like this shot with the road leading nicely in for the eys to follow...
1 Oct 2008 4:29am
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Wow what a difference (I'm going backwards to catch up) Definately visitng in summer for me.
1 Oct 2008 5:33am
Isao from isère, France
les photos de chemin et de route me plaisent beaucoup :
ici j'aime la perspective, la forêt et les nuages !!!
I like a lot photos of road and path :
Here I like the perspective, forests and clouds !!!
http://isao.aminus3.com/image/2008-09-30.html?comment=1293000
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1 Oct 2008 8:17am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Fantastic perspective... a long long road... well composed !
1 Oct 2008 9:28pm
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Great perspective on such impressive scenery. I can imagine myself on a Harley driving towards those hills. Beautiful work.
8 Oct 2008 3:43am
Nan from Quezon City, Philippines
Now, that's perspective. The lines look really extended like you used an ultrawide lens :)
15 Oct 2008 10:32am
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/125 second
F/6.3
ISO 100
18 mm