What's a Road trip Without a Road
A quickie road-trip last week heading to Nevada. Early morning sunlight helps keep me awake in hour 19 of a very long day. More to come.
This photo was taken on May 10, 2007 in Inyo County, California, US, using a Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
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ds1029, Cliff Stone, gill4kleuren, Desolation..Row, and 71 other people added this photo to their favorites.
jordics (73 months ago | reply)
Nice picture!
Lemon Lady (73 months ago | reply)
Ths is a great shot,Bodie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GAP Foto [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
Great composition! I always like these "going to the horizon" shots...very well done!
SheldonBranford (RichGreenePhotography.com) (73 months ago | reply)
Wow, I really like this perspective. Very cool!
CaliforniaNat (73 months ago | reply)
Yes, Wow! In real life, I've always wanted to see a long road like this. Love it! -NAT
BobTPhoto [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
Very nice road shot. I love this part of the country. Wide open earth!!
Christmas w/a K (73 months ago | reply)
Beautiful layers of landscape.
Jacob...K (73 months ago | reply)
Amazing angle!
Carrie Patterson (73 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot!! 395 is an amazing drive. Great job!
AussieinUSA (73 months ago | reply)
Great capture mate, well done!
outnbout [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
Wow! A most impressive composition!
I think this is a great image !
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Cliff Stone (73 months ago | reply)
Nicely done! The freedom of the open road personified!
gill4kleuren (73 months ago | reply)
nice one. fav.
Johnny 111 (73 months ago | reply)
Fantastic.... great perspective.
Harpa J (73 months ago | reply)
Great depth and beautiful muted colors!
Desolation..Row (73 months ago | reply)
Ditto . This reminds me of driving trough Texas . Those long roads that go on forever
Bodie Bailey (73 months ago | reply)
Thanks to all, I love it when you can find a road that just speaks to the great Western outback.
Patflinschrod (73 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
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suzysputnik (73 months ago | reply)
What a great shot! Totally reminds me of how the exits can be 300 miles apart in Northern Nevada. Scary if you think you're going to run out of gas.
Jo Tarot (73 months ago | reply)
Doesn't look real...stellar job!
Bodie Bailey (73 months ago | reply)
Thanks Patti, Nikki.
Suzanne I'm glad when they warn you with a sign that says next service 140 mile or so. I had one bad time a couple of years ago. I was driving a stretch on back country Nevada roads. I fueled up in Las Vegas and headed to Pioche and I was pulling my little trailer. It chews up gas a little quicker than normal. Pioche was closed at least I couldn't find a gas station. Smart thing to do would have been to stay till morning and look again.
No I decide to drive on I thinking I could make it to Ely. I had a half tank and off I go. I get down to about a quarter tank and I'm past the point of return, it's the middle of the night and I didn't have a phone. I now know I don't have enough gas to make it to any town. I even turn off the engine trying to save fuel on down hill stretches. While I still have fuel I decide to pull off and stay the night. Maybe I can flag someone down to call for help, this is the middle of nowhere. About a half hour later I see a headlight way down the road. I decide to try flag them down and this is a little scary for me and them. He stops and god must have been watching. He was on a very long drive up to Idaho and had about 15 gallons of gas he bought along the way. We put 10 gallons it and I gave him 40 bucks for the gas and the help. He then followed me to Ely to make sure I made it, very cool. I never want to get in that situation again, but I'm glad that there are truly great people out there who will help a stranger on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.
Jo Tarot (73 months ago | reply)
Great story! There really are more good people then bad out there but we're asked to forget that by modern news media. Angel over your shoulder.
Bodie Bailey (73 months ago | reply)
Nikki, that's what I thought I'm not a super religious person at least in an organized sense. I am a spiritual person, that's why I like the great outdoors it lets me think and revitalize my soul.
So here comes this guy the first guy not only does he stop he has what I need and stays till I'm safe, Angel indeed.
rudedee (73 months ago | reply)
Lovely composition, lovely muted colors. The whole photo is WONDERFUL.
Bodie Bailey (73 months ago | reply)
Dee thank you, I tend to prefer muted colors. I think it night be from my training in black and white. I lean more to the graphic with less emphasis on color. Although once in while if I find the right colors I 'll use them for effect also.
I do think you photos are very good I see a lot of potential there.
Swift Benjamin (73 months ago | reply)
Nice shot, a vanashing point that goes somewhere. I like the way the centerline is continued in theroad further down the valley.
dlemieux (72 months ago | reply)
i couldn't agree more....beautiful
~XANE~[AWAY] (72 months ago | reply)
~This Photo is invited for~Beautiful Capture Group~
liteworx (71 months ago | reply)
nice road pic!
TrudiAnna (69 months ago | reply)
Fabulous photo! It's wonderful how the light caught the piece of roadway off in the distance. I love the perspective, and the way you captured the undulations in the road in the foreground. And then there is the other awesome portion with the soft focus and muted colors!
Bodie Bailey (69 months ago | reply)
Thanks Trudi, It was tricky because I was looking into the Sun and it was early morning, but you could see for miles.
Dom Ciancibelli (64 months ago | reply)
A pleasant, well balanced, well composed image.(as seen in AA gallery)
No tricks, straight ahead with an interesting line juxtaposition and nice variation in values.
teenyaileeny (64 months ago | reply)
Bodie,
I'm the editor of the Duke magazine Eruditio (http://www.duke.edu/web/eruditio) and we'd love to use this photo to accompany one of our pieces for this year's issue. Is that all right?
Bodie Bailey (64 months ago | reply)
Teeny, OK if you give photo credit, thanks.
silvia_crimi (62 months ago | reply)
Hi Bodie,
I work for an Italian travel agency and I'm the administrator of a website which is about turism! I'd love to have your picture in our site! And I'll give photo credits, of course! Is it ok?
Bodie Bailey (62 months ago | reply)
Silvia, OK with photo credit, thanks.
NyToul (61 months ago | reply)
This is a very nice composition. And the light is stunning.
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Seen on a map. (?)
Bodie Bailey (61 months ago | reply)
Thanks.
jones-y-gog (60 months ago | reply)
Thank you - for not only the superb image but an uplifting tale. Very welcome to hear in such depressing times. This is why I spend too much time on flickr - coming across gems like this by chance.
Bodie Bailey (60 months ago | reply)
Thank you, it's the good things that keeps us going.
road.trippr (59 months ago | reply)
Awesome picture, I'd love for you to add it to my road trip group. If your interested you can find it here:
www.flickr.com/groups/roadtrippr/
Bodie Bailey (59 months ago | reply)
Thanks
mythabby (58 months ago | reply)
Hey I write for the site Apartment Therapy and I'd love to use your photo to illustrate a post about road tripping. Photo credit of course! And a link back to this page (or another page if you prefer!).
Fort Photo (58 months ago | reply)
Great use of lines!
Bodie Bailey (58 months ago | reply)
mythabby , yes with credit.
Thanks.
mythabby (58 months ago | reply)
thank you!
Basha P (56 months ago | reply)
This is a great shot . Wow
storvandre (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Storvandre [Long Travel & Adventure Pics - post 1 comment 1], and we'd love to have this added to the group!
storvandre (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Storvandre [Long Travel & Adventure - post 1 comment 1], and we'd love to have this added to the group!
max_wedge (54 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Beauty of Roads, and we'd love to have this added to the group!