Photographer's Note
In a long section of the route between Asuncion and Ciudad del Este, there are strange lines along the route. I always questioned myself their origin. A broken painting machine? Maybe...
But what I can tell you is that driving on that road with the sun hitting with a low angle, gives you a strange feeling.
Everything seems almost black and white, and the winding stripes are kind of frightening.
I wanted to grab that feeling, waited till the time was right, then I shooted. We were moving at more than 100Km/hr.
K.
No crop, and almost no changes, only USM a bit, nothing else.
nathanreed, Michael_Gan, digi-mom, Jeppe, elihesamian, Rinie_Hoff, bfly, MLINES, lucasgalodoido marcou esta nota como útil
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nathanreed
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(65) 2005-11-06 20:29
Wow, an amazing and very interesting shot. It really gets the mind thinking of what created these lines, and for what purpose. Great Shot ! :)
Michael_Gan
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(2776) 2005-11-07 1:53
Hi Kike! This is indeed an interesting pattern on the pavement and you caught the right moment: good reflection of the sun in the patterns, nice curve of the road and another vehicle in the distance going through the curve. I wish it could have been a bit sharper to give the patterns even more impact, but considering your speed of travel this is a great result. I just hope that you weren't holding the steering wheel....;-)
Jeppe
(18654) 2005-11-07 14:37
Hi Cesar - I believe to have seen this kind of repair work on roads here - but never with a pattern like this - I could try to take a photo - but it can't compete with this - thanks for a nicely composed image as well.
elihesamian
(26149) 2005-11-07 15:23
What an amazing pattern on the road,Cesar!
Great perspective,wonderful light and great DOF and POV,very well worked here,and I like the way you captured the car in the perspective here,very well composed and still I'm thinking about the strange painting on the road;o)
Nicely done,
Yours
M
Rinie_Hoff
(9340) 2005-11-07 17:34
Hi Kike, very strange pattern. I would say it’s repair work for the asphalt with fluid tar, but they are so strange and whimsical. The sun shining on the lines is very nice. Well seen, but I hope V. was driving ;-)
Take care, and be careful
jmdaoudal
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(82) 2005-11-08 2:48
This is certainly the effet of some subtances abuse when they painted the central line :-))) Or traces from giant snails's promenade :-))
Anyway this is surprising and graphic.
Jean Michel
Kenny10pin
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(19301) 2005-11-08 8:18
very interesting road here, I like the curve of the road which makes the extraorinary writing or wiggly line follow the road markings too, well done
bfly
(5775) 2005-12-23 11:08
hi Cesar,
interesting pattern..I loved it:) I wish we had roads like this instead of the lines..it looks like the road paint machine was broken :) or hand operated by a drunk driver :)
I wish you a very good new year..
fusun
lucasgalodoido
(26928) 2006-08-02 23:53
Olá César!
Pelo vista as estradas paraguaias são tão ruins como as brasileiras, parece ser o excesso de peso dos caminhões e carretas que faz esse estrago, (ou arte).
Parabéns pela bela fotografia e Abraço!
Photo Information
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Copyright: Cesar Kike Velazquez (kikvel)
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(4784) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2005-11-02
- Categories: Vida Diária
- Camera: Canon EOS350D/Digital Rebel XT, Canon EF 28-200mm/F4.5-5.6
- Exposição: f/5.6, 1/250 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2005-11-06 20:20
