Curves of Red and White
I shot this from a bridge over the M1 motorway near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The M1 runs from London to Leeds and is largely straight which doesn't make for a very interesting shot, so I chose this location for its perfect vantage point over the curved section you see here. The glow on the horizon is from the city of Leeds in the distance.
I took several shots while I was there but decided to go with this one because I like how the headlights from the oncoming traffic are a nice white light. It seems that all of the vehicles passing during this particular 97 second exposure happened to have modern white LED or xenon lights, even the lorries. In all the other shots, the headlights were a much warmer yellow-white from the more traditional halogen lights.
The trip was tinged with a little sadness though. I didn't find out until after I returned home that, on this same night a little further south of here, a woman jumped to her death from another bridge over the M1 very close to where I live. Makes you think.
Curves of Red and White
I shot this from a bridge over the M1 motorway near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The M1 runs from London to Leeds and is largely straight which doesn't make for a very interesting shot, so I chose this location for its perfect vantage point over the curved section you see here. The glow on the horizon is from the city of Leeds in the distance.
I took several shots while I was there but decided to go with this one because I like how the headlights from the oncoming traffic are a nice white light. It seems that all of the vehicles passing during this particular 97 second exposure happened to have modern white LED or xenon lights, even the lorries. In all the other shots, the headlights were a much warmer yellow-white from the more traditional halogen lights.
The trip was tinged with a little sadness though. I didn't find out until after I returned home that, on this same night a little further south of here, a woman jumped to her death from another bridge over the M1 very close to where I live. Makes you think.