Roadside Distraction

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 18, 2009504 views27 comments

Whipping down the Glenwood Highway in southern Washington earlier this fall, this scene caused me to hit the brakes and whip a u-turn.

Nikon D80
Nikon 18.0-70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5 at 52 mm
Hand Blend of 1/45 at f/13 and ISO 400 (I hate it when I forget to change the iso!)

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on November 18, 2009 at 11:53 AM

I can see this causing a lot of accidents. Gorgeous.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on November 18, 2009 at 12:01 PM

Fantastic colors, great shot.

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Comment posted by beth summer on November 18, 2009 at 12:14 PM

If you got whiplash, well worth it

Wonderfully rich autumn colors.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM

Real purty, John, maybe crop or clone the dark green in the ulhc. Great shot!
(be careful driving, now

)

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on November 18, 2009 at 12:18 PM

I can see why. Beautiful array of colors thoughout - love those deep reds.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 18, 2009 at 12:23 PM

Wonderfully rich color John. Beautiful capture.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on November 18, 2009 at 12:30 PM

Amazing display of colors, John!

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on November 18, 2009 at 12:42 PM

Love the mix of colors here John, great fall shot!

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on November 18, 2009 at 12:42 PM

What an explosion of colours.
nice composition too.

gio

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 18, 2009 at 12:43 PM

Gorgeous fall color John. I love the simple, tight composition; the image has all it needs contained right in the frame. Fantastic color. I also like that you included a bit of the grasses at the bottom for a base.

Gotta be careful out there on the highway, but glad you were able to capture this!

Lon

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on November 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM

There should be a warning before one hits this spot. The colors are eye popping.

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 18, 2009 at 12:54 PM

Awww man Stan. You shouldn't have changed your comment. It was LOL funny and I wanted to quote it.

My driving in a target rich environment is dangerous enough, but fall color season is hunting season and rural SW Washington is covered with hunters this time of year. Great people and always friendly, although they seem to think it strange that anyone would be out photographing when they could just as easily be out hunting. I always wear an orange vest while out in hunting season. As I was shooting these orange colors I decided the vest was more camouflage than not, and that maybe I should just shoot myself and get it over with

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on November 18, 2009 at 1:16 PM

this is lovely

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 18, 2009 at 1:56 PM

Some major eye-popping color!! Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 18, 2009 at 3:17 PM

Very, very nice John!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 18, 2009 at 4:01 PM

Gorgeous image John. Fantastic color. Love the tight composition and detail. Incredible.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 18, 2009 at 6:00 PM

I think the slight diffusion really holds the colors back well, and they are just unbelievable. Excellent comp to show them at their best.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 18, 2009 at 7:10 PM

Hi John

What a fabulous discovery of these vivid magical colors. A superb capture.

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on November 18, 2009 at 7:41 PM

I can see why you made the sudden U turn; I would have done the same thing. The white birch trunks really stand out against the vivid autumn colors. A fantastic image, John.

Ed

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on November 18, 2009 at 8:26 PM

I just have to love this image. very vibrant and beautiful, quite magical. larger version is top on, as usual john. stuning comp.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 18, 2009 at 9:40 PM

Intense, John. Just incredible color.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on November 18, 2009 at 11:41 PM

Hope you didn't get whiplash. Excellent eye and reflexes for such a drive by. Does this qualify as a drive by shooting? Excellently executed.

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Comment posted by Elliot Johnston on November 19, 2009 at 12:33 PM

The 'glow' here is a little strong for my tastes but none the less a beautiful image. Those are some intense colors, i love it.

Registered on November 11, 2009, 23 Posts, 288 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on November 19, 2009 at 12:42 PM

Nice find, John. A reward for keeping your eyes open and a camera in the car. Crank up the colors, I don’t mind.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on November 19, 2009 at 12:46 PM

Great composition and of course - the colors. You just don't see that kind of red around here. It would definitely stop me in my tracks!