road closed (redux)
While race walking at the park yesterday, this was the sky. I race-walked home even faster to grab my car and camera to catch the shot I wanted—a Road Closed sign with no road, just endless clouds.
I tried the shot as a panorama. I tried it with a bit of lake. But at the end of the day, what worked best was my original vision.
The only bit of photo processing done to this photograph is a lessening of the midtone contrast. That's it. Nothing else.
For Take a Class with Dave & Dave.
"1. Street Signs. Street signs are boring. So the challenge here is to create a photo of a street sign that is interesting. Make use of composition, cropping/framing, processing, etc. to create an interesting image where the primary subject is a street sign."
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KatColorado, Kenny Muir, Sidereal, O Caritas, and 50 other people added this photo to their favorites.
lucy96734 (64 months ago | reply)
This is fantastic! What an amazing sky!
KatColorado (64 months ago | reply)
this is it! perfect!
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d.rex (64 months ago | reply)
Yes! Those clouds kick ass.
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Kenny Muir (64 months ago | reply)
Brilliant cloud!
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weavingmajor (64 months ago | reply)
excellent! one of those shots that could mean just about anything - lots of visual punch. I want to open up the greeting card and read the punchline though! :o)
Rachel.::.K (64 months ago | reply)
This is a great edit!
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Rachel-B (64 months ago | reply)
Those those bigs clouds! This is amazing! :)
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briemarie (64 months ago | reply)
amazing. it seems like the clouds are just going to land on you.
TACWDD
evaxebra (64 months ago | reply)
Amazing color! Wonderful clouds! I love it!!
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bokaholic! (64 months ago | reply)
This one is a fave for sure! All I can say is: Beautiful work! Love it.
elladog (64 months ago | reply)
This is absolutely, breathtakingly incredible. It feels eternal.
Great job!
TACWD&D
dogfaceboy (64 months ago | reply)
Thanks for your comments and suggestions, you guys! I think this shot of the three nailed what I wanted. The other two are pretty, and it's easy to let pretty blind you to the truth. LOL.
mobtownblues (64 months ago | reply)
Yeah, of the three you posted, this one is definitely my fave.
drewsmuse (64 months ago | reply)
that is awesome! love that sky!
TACWDD
rutty (64 months ago | reply)
This one just pops out doesn't it? Fabulous capture
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www.LKGPhoto.com (64 months ago | reply)
Love it! The sky is so stunning!
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dogfaceboy (64 months ago | reply)
Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. You folks at Dave & Dave are making me work hard, every one of you, with your fantastic shots and constructive criticism. I've never been so proud of my photographs.
gallow_chris (64 months ago | reply)
Now that rocks!! Great redux.
dogfaceboy (64 months ago | reply)
Like a Whale That Swims Through the Thames That is one long name!
imagecarnival (64 months ago | reply)
cool- verrry cool....
mivox (64 months ago | reply)
BIG THUMBS UP on the final choice for this shot. Love it!
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peculiar235 (64 months ago | reply)
Great image! the sky in this is unbelievable! well done.
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orangefay (64 months ago | reply)
i love sky and clouds so much and it's really interesting about the street sign. maybe we can name the foto "road closed, sky opens"
RainAtDawn (64 months ago | reply)
What a wonderful mixed message, with the sign and the wide open sky. Maybe it's just my eyes / monitor, but the clouds look a little too processed (I don't know what you did to them or if it's just like that!), almost cgi-like. Which is a bit of a shame, as it looks wonderful in the thumbnail :)
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RainAtDawn (64 months ago | reply)
I meant a shame for me :) And I'm not sure what effect that tweaking would have had on an image like this... as I said it could entirely be my monitor, no offence intended just constructive critique from the group.
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dogfaceboy (64 months ago | reply)
No offense taken! And thanks!
imagecarnival (64 months ago | reply)
we have been getting a lot of "movie" skies haven't we? Of course it might be because of the 20 degree swing in temp from day to day. But at least it's purty. Glad to know we'll have something cool to look at as we feeze or roast:) Did you see the grid of contrils tonight as the sun went down? Looked like some sort of net coming down on us. Pretty cool. And of course, my camera was... at ...work.
dogfaceboy (64 months ago | reply)
Fabulous sky tonight, yes! I actually saw the contrails and took a picture from the upstairs window. I never used to be able to do that, but we just had our windows cleaned!
d.rex (64 months ago | reply)
Meredith_Farmer (64 months ago | reply)
The wide angle works wonderfully. Well done.
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d.rex (64 months ago | reply)
Congratulations!
This has been chosen as the new CWD group icon. Check it out: www.flickr.com/groups/classwithdave/discuss/7 215759457923...
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scampion (62 months ago | reply)
Wonderful camera placement and terrific colors.
I'm reading about the space shuttle right now and my first thought seeing your photo was "Only one choice, then: up and out!"
billadler (62 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 1-2-3 Signs, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
The way you photographed this is spectacular.
TheTannykid (62 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot. One of those special ones. All you need now is a giant finger pointing out of the clouds and it would be perfect.
thewhitekat (62 months ago | reply)
This is just awesome! GREAT shot!
philipbouchard (62 months ago | reply)
I love the effect of this shot. It's like the edge of the world -- no more land, just sky and clouds. And the bad news is that the road to heaven is closed. I hope it's just a temporary closure!
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Angelina :) (52 months ago | reply)
Stunning
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zupermx (50 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Signs & Logos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Tom Dauben (50 months ago | reply)
cool, love the sky!
three_eleven4life (50 months ago | reply)
georgous sky well done
dogfaceboy (50 months ago | reply)
Thank you. Glad you all like it.
rachel is coconut&lime (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Lake Montebello, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
dogfaceboy (49 months ago | reply)
grandepics (49 months ago | reply)
Me, too---to all of the above.
Terrific!
Gannarumma (42 months ago | reply)
I like this shot :-)
mts83 (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Road Closed, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
mts83 (38 months ago | reply)
Thanks for adding this, feel free to join the group if you'd like... im just getting it started. The sky really came out great in this!
szalina (36 months ago | reply)
Hi! I'm an admin of the group: nieczynne/closed or out of order group
and I invite you to join us!
www.flickr.com/groups/1106105@N24/
photoshootings_now (33 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WorldwideRoadsigns, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
dawnpurvismla (17 months ago | reply)
I used this to illustrate a post on www.dawnpurvis.com (you have been credited) - hope you dont mind - if you do just let me know and I will remove it.