Go North East: Roadway Stripe Livery
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Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I am going to do something new, now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.”
This section of Wi Hwy 42 at the tip of Door County Peninsula is quite possibly the most photographed section of roadway in the state. It looks quiet now but believe me it was anything but when we were there last week. When we arrived, there were already a half-dozen vehicles pulled off to the side to view and shoot, people in the middle of the road dodging near constant traffic. We waited and waited, finally five left and we leapfrogged the remaining one to grab this quick shot before a new vehicle leapfrogged in front of us. It was not a completely clean grab, there was a vehicle at the far end that I erased. Same with a power line, but I left the mailbox and realtor sign.
I have seen a few of this scene and most all take out the power line but the verdict is split on whether to leave the mailbox.
After 2 agonizing years we are finally off to Portugal once again ... I bring this photo forward from a previous trip to head up my photostream until our return. It will be good to see Rosa's family after all this time. Wish us safe travels if you might - I shall catch up with all of your fine photography on our return. Cheers, Michael
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It was a good test of my cameras ability to withstand rain ... and it passed the test with aplomb. I took a number of photos (see first comment box) but the one above is my personal favourite of the day. There is something about the irony of the message embedded in the graffiti and the position of his umbrella and the 'don't walk' signal. Even the leaping jaguar on his bag seems to fit. Cheers!
- Loures, Portugal -
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'Enigma'
Yes, and that.
We are many things
And not others.
Our caste, our genes, experiences
A mystery to ourselves
Painted false colours in reminisces
And some forget to be conscious
And prefer the dullness of
Satiation of eye and ear
Until death closes them.
To live is pain and joy and beauty
And grief and light and the dark.
Slivers of truth were meant to
Mark purpose and make it
Worth the effort.
To decorate our essence.
Who can extract a man from his extremes
When he thinks he is right?
Who can extract a man
From his vices
When his vices speak loudest?
Who can save a nation
From its ruin
Whilst the few wield their
Dire damages
On the many who march in stupid file
To another brink.
I am at times vortex, my anger spinning
Until it plays out
I am at other times friend,
Able to forgive as I have been forgiven.
May I always be conscious.
C.Hill
What would you guess? Probably a decade ago as a bird was sitting up on those wires it dropped a Malus Lollipop Crabapple tree seed into the ditch at the side of the road. In her not so quiet solitude she grew to be the Queen of the road.
Maybe for people who in live in the more quieter parts of the world may not understand but for someone who lives in one of the most congested parts of North America the concept of walking into the middle a quiet road for minutes at a time and not worry about getting run over and taking in the blessed silence is a simple pleasure.
This image captures the State Route 89 Bridge over Lake Britton in Shasta County California, USA in monochrome infrared. The bridge spans almost 600 total feet, was built in 1938, and recently underwent a major refurbishment. I like the way the surrounding woods frame this porition of the bridge and also have a visible light color image from this vantage with the oaks, bare here, in fall colors. Very near where I stood to take this photo is the railroad trestle a young Will Wheaton and his fellow child actors ran across in the classic movie Stand By Me.
Cypress knees are cone-shaped structures that grow vertically from the roots of the tree where the roots are at the soil/sediment surface. The most likely function of the knees is to provide stability in the swamp substrate.
The road by High Newton Reservoir stretching out into the distance. The reservior was created in the 1870s to provide Grange-over-Sands with it's first proper water supply. It's mainly for fishermen now.
It was nice to meetup with these guys again and on some Blue water.
These were about a Mile hike in from the roadways. Glassing the distant ponds allowed us to locate a pair. At one point a third flew in and things got pretty heated as the male ran the other male off. unfortunately the action took place a fair distance away from us.
Murray River Road Bridge, Swan Hill. Built in 1896 now heritage listed for historical and technical significance - Timber Allan trusses, steel lift span bridge, timber roadway deck.
I found this rocky beach along the shores of the Quabbin Reservoir mainly because the leaves had thinned enough to see the sun striking this spit of land from the roadway. I had to go back the next day or I never would have reached it in daylight.
It was a peaceful little cove with little evidence that many others had found there way down there. I enjoyed the quiet and the solitude.
We got a much needed 1/2" of rain and shouted Hallelujah! When it first started, I just stood in it and enjoyed the feel and the smell of something so foreign to us. I got out and took several pictures and was walking toward a fence when I slipped in the mud. Luckily I landed in between two barbs on the fence and didn't puncture myself. We stopped alongside the road to watch the double rainbow form and thanked the Lord for what was provided.
Beaver County Oklahoma
I found this one lane road over a small dam on a lake. The fog was very thick. The Sun had already rose, but the fog diffused the light.
This is a three-image focus stack
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Focus stack (37 images) Shot with three off-camera strobes (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. Flash B camera right, 60 degrees, 30 degrees above subject, modified with MagMod MagSphere and MagMod MagGrid. Flash C behind subject, 45 degrees below, modified with MagMod MagSphere, behind 24 inch velum scrim.
Shot for Macro Mondays - Plants, fill the frame.
Subject 65 mm length, 55 mm width.
Wild teasel is commonly found in the lower peninsula of Michigan along roadways, railroads, open meadows, and disturbed open land. Flowers are pale lavender in color. Can grow to a height of 2-3 meters.
Click on the image to zoom in to see more detail of the seed head.