MPC #133: Roadscapes 1/30-2/15

[mtcham]

MPC #133: Roadscapes 1/30-2/15

Self explanatory. We all drive on them everyday yet they can change dramatically with light, weather, obstacles, geography, etc. Many times I find myself pulling off the road and just observing and shooting something that strikes me where in the past I was always in too much of a hurry reaching the destination.


RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.


Past MPCs:
MPC #132 Flight
MPC #131 Alpenglow
MPC #130 Urban/Street, 130 Voting
MPC #129 CHANGE
MPC #128 Autumn Fog
MPC #127 Depth of Field
MPC #126 The Trail
MPC #125 Renewal
MPC #124 Sky
MPC #123 Blue-Jeans
MPC #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief
MPC #121 Shopping Cart
MPC #120 Journey
MPC#119 Out of Your Comfort Zone
MPC#119 Out of Your Comfort Zone
MPC#118 Water
MPC#117 Opposites
MPC#116 Resolutions
MPC#115 Celebration
MPC#114 Santa
MPC#113 Leading Lines part Deux
MPC#112 Story
MPC#111 Sunstars
MPC#110 Noise
MPC#109 Structure
MPC#108 Vast
MPC#107 Reflections
MPC#106 Monochrome
MPC#104 Your Beach
MPC#103 Relationship
MPC#102 Decay
MPC#101 Juxtaposition
MPC#100 Tilt-Shift
MPC#99 Zoom
MPC#98 Signs
MPC#97 Artificial Light
MPC#96 Portrait, as pertains to orientation
MPC#95 MACRO
MPC#94 Framed
MPC#93 October
MPC#92 White Line
MPC#91 Harvest
MPC#90 Where you live, MPC#89 Geological, MPC#88 Big Machinery, MPC#87 Hot/Heat, MPC#86 Stress Relief, MPC#85 Dirty, MPC#84 Transportation, MPC#83 Of Yourself, By Yourself, In Context, MPC#82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition, MPC#81 Old School, MPC#80 Energy, MPC#79 Need, MPC#78 Weather, MPC#77 Action Sports, MPC#76 Stress, MPC#75 Anticipation, MPC#74 Foliage, MPC#73 Unreal, MPC#72 Speed, MPC#70 Old Technology, MPC#69 Plan B , MPC#68 Atmosphere POLL, MPC#67 Plants, MPC#66 Patterns, MPC#65 Weathered, MPC#64 WINNING, MPC#63 The End, MPC#62 Food, MPC#61 Seeing Double, MPC#60 Normal, MPC#59 Tranquility, MPC#58 Silhouette, MPC#57 Waiting, MPC#56 Night, MPC#55 Fire, MPC#54 Wheels, MPC#53 Small Sensors, MPC#52 Blur, MPC#51 Found Faces , MPC#50 Portraits , MPC#49 Panoramic, MPC#48 Light & Shadow, MPC#47 Timing, MPC#46 Coffee & Beer, MPC#45 Community, MPC#44 Potential, MPC#43 Solitude, MPC#42 Holidays, MPC#41 Ominous, MPC#40 Imbalance, MPC#39 Transition, MPC#38 Unsightly, MPC#37 Self Portrait, MPC#36 Music, MPC#35 Summer, MPC#34 Passion, MPC#33 Home, MPC#32 Electricity, MPC#31 Bridges, MPC#30 Old & New, MPC#29 BW, MPC#28 Winter, MPC#27 HDR, MPC#26 Shadows, MPC#25 Circles, MPC#24 Bars, MPC#23 People, MPC#22 Architecture, MPC#21 Wild Beasts, MPC#20 Water, MPC#19 Bulb, MPC#18 Celebration, MPC#17 Sunrise & Sunset, MPC#16 Out of Place, MPC#15 Altered, MPC#14 Angles, MPC#13 Pain & Suffering, MPC#12 Unusual Perspective, MPC#11 Depth, MPC#10 Contrast, MPC#9 Festive, MPC#8 Reflection, MPC#7 Leading Lines, MPC#6 Minimal, MPC#5 Abandoned, MPC#4 Perspective, MPC#3 Airborne, MPC#2 Straylight, MPC#1 Motion

[bad dancer]

Ohhhh.... I like this one !

[From_the_NEK]

Lemme get this started...

Changing out the B+W barn pic with this one. I like the way this one flows better.

WinterFarm2 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[crashtestdummy]

#1

So the topic is old barns as seen from the road? Here is mine.


M1017851-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

[mtcham]

So the topic is old barns as seen from the road? Here is mine.

Ideally with a road as part of the composition and any subject matter that strikes you. Nice shot!

[Fuzz]

You start this topic a week after my two epic road trips filled with roadscapes?

[From_the_NEK]

Are there no powerlines in NZ? I've been having a hard time finding good landscapes with roads that aren't crisscrossed by powerlines around here. Vermont may have banned billboards but powerlines screw up more photos.

[Supermoon]

That's why God created photoshop

[Fuzz]

Are there no powerlines in NZ? I've been having a hard time finding good landscapes with roads that aren't crisscrossed by powerlines around here. Vermont may have banned billboards but powerlines screw up more photos.

Those shots were all out in (relatively) remote places, so no powerlines (next to the roads at least). In the more populated areas (again, relatively speaking -- this is NZ after all!), they are definitely around (like this). If they go along the road, they can form nice leading lines. If they go across the road, then yes, they can be quite distracting.

[mtcham]

Good start, sorry Fuzz

830 miles yesterday....some randoms

Reynolds Pass-2563 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

Strange signs
Red Rock Park-2643 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

Red Rock Park-2655 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

[Fuzz]

Good start, sorry Fuzz

No worries. I've had a few local roadscapes in mind for a while, so this will force me to get out.

[From_the_NEK]

#2
Winding Road to the Sky by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Since there are so many trees here the power companies try to reduce the amount of line trimming they have to do by weaving the power lines back and forth across the roads. Kind of looks messy but it really helps with electrical reliability. In the case above, the power line is out in the field to the right off camera.

[BaNosser]

#1

[BeardedClam]

Unfortunately ineligible. Been on the road a good deal lately

[crashtestdummy]

#2


M1018140-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

[From_the_NEK]

#3
WinterFarm by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[ridinshockgun]

Climbing an old logging road, on the way to a great downhill trail. In the background is the east rim of Linville Gorge including Table Rock, Hawksbill, and Sitting Bear
RoadtoSinkhole by cbkoontz, on Flickr

Headed back from the River Yesterday - the US 176 on the Saluda Grade, bridge over the Pacolet River
Saluda Grade Pacolet Bridge by cbkoontz, on Flickr

More from the drive back from the river Saturday, always headed east when I go home so many days there is a great sunset in the rearview mirror....rarely do I ever stop to enjoy it.
IMG_2835 by cbkoontz, on Flickr

[Alpinord]

Almost 50° in February for Silverton Winter Festival and Fat Bike Race. Who'd a thunk it?

[BaNosser]

#2


3 pic panno..

Oso slide.... the stretch of the Stilly directly under the slide was called Leon's.. swung a fly thru it more times than I can count... caught my first sizable steelhead there in '93.. a 36" wild hen that tore me a new one.. It was always a little disconcerting wading that stretch with the water continuously trickling out of the clay bank cliff above you... It slid in '06.. drastically changing the channel.. but stopping just short of the residences..

The scarp is 650' tall and nearly 1500' long.. right click for a larger image

RIP to the 43

[Lonnie]

What this contest needs is some theme music...

[The Tortoise]

[From_the_NEK]

Embeded enlargment assistance for Tortoise...

[uglymoney]

http://lightbox.time.com/2013/06/18/...-gal-viewagn#1

[Supermoon]

1)


2) Not OF a road, but right OFF the road

[BaNosser]

#3