on the long road to my education

another faux-lomo. (i hope that fact doesn't ruin it for any of you!)

this was taken on the way to my internship at cerro gordo high school.

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Ayush says:

Neat! I like the contrast
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrea Rinaldi says:

BEATIFUL! LOVE THIS!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

jaymce says:

nice one... lomo is amazing, ain't it?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

hey guys! thanks so much. this is a fake lomo, but it added so much to the shot.

here's the original:

Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorrie McClanahan says:

doesn't ruin it for me. great image
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorrie McClanahan says:

the original is pretty nice, too. I like lonely road photos, a LOT.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

michaelpickard says:

No such thing as a 'fake' Lomo.
It's either Lomo or it isn't...
This is photoshop.
;)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

jaymce says:

lomo or lomo not, there is no try.

personally, i dig the lomo version.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

suddenly, i feel like i'm in a star wars movie. thanks jaymce!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Hilary (curioush) says:

the effect is terrific -- worked very well.

and i'm not a big fan of the cropped version in the C.A.F.E. thread. this one conveys the expansiveness of the scene much better.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Hourman says:

Great shot. The intense color separates this from what could have been pedestrian if treated differently.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

thanks Hilary and Hourman!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Robyn's Nest says:

this is a fantastic set!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

many thanks!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

hbomb1947 the turnstile-jumper (on semi-hiatus) says:

Nice coloring and composition, but I don't like the way it's tilted. I vote "deleteme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Joserri says:

Preciosa exageración del cielo. Foto muy original y se siente el camino.

voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

but I don't like the way it's tilted

that's the best reason for a deleteme. if you don't like it, just say so.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

oh shit...

tilted. as in tilt i thought it said titled as in title. whoa. i went through this wierd vertigo thing when i realized that.

sorry bud, my (big, huge) mistage.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

dooda says:

The intense colours do work well, and I like the painterly effect in the sky, even though it is maybe a little too contrasty, and the title is a little on the cheesy side. Not sure about the whole pinhole thing. I sort of like it, but I'm sort of sick of it too.

deleteme
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Christiaan Briggs says:

That's the kind of picture I'd like see on my wall each morning. voted saveme
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

hbomb1947 the turnstile-jumper (on semi-hiatus) says:

I think the title is fine. It's the skewing that bothered me, as you realized. :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Tampen says:

Hey I remember this one from my dissolute days at CAFE.

Liked it then, still like it.

voted "saveme"
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

notcatherinezeta says:

it holds my attention for about hmmm..3 seconds. I do like the original better. sorry.
deleteme
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

schmod says:

I like it. Perspective's nice, and the fake lomo does add to it. Of course, it's a matter of preference with this one, it would seem....

saveme.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Michelran says:

I like it. Just today, I needed something colorful, something away, something too much. And despite the title: I want to keep it.

voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

grebo guru says:

Well I can see this one's going to be close.

I have to say that I really want to like this one, but I have to say that overall it doesn't work as a magic capture.

The clouds are too dark and forboding - perhaps that's as a result of the fake Lomo, but I don't think so.

Agree with earlier comments about the tilting and the lackluster vanishing point.

Voted as 'deleteme6' (from the Delete Me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

shoot. i'm starting to fall behind.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

grebo, you forgot a tag. i'll add it up there "deleteme6." geez, add insult to injury.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

lawatt says:

I like it much better than the original, it does look interestingly painterly... but it still feels like a great backdrop for an ad or something, rather than a great photo I'd want on my wall. can't quite get enthused enough about it

voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Bondseye says:

Sorry in advance, but... This really isn't much more than a road treated with lighting effects. The posts are too frequent and too distracting, and the gravel on the shoulder really takes away from the asphalt.
-deleteme (for delete me group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

this game sucks.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Hourman says:

voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)

The effect gives this a sense of speed in the foreground, and eerie foreboding over the horizon.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Bondseye says:

Now I feel bad, it's good it just doesn't seem to meet the standards this group is striving for, it's not save me good.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

bondseye, don't feel bad. i know that it's a game

cheers!

...jerk.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Hourman says:

Bondseye, better a jerk than a jerkface.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

dooda says:

Feel bad, the photo sucks. You're crap! Repeat that over and over.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

you're right.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

webbetravel says:

it's a long road ... for all of us

good title

-voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

robholland says:

I like this. The moreso for being "faux." In photography, everything is faux, nothing is faux. It's all illusion

Saveme.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

ooo. i just need four more saveme's.

now, don't be the guy that puts it over the edge into the deleteme10 side. don't be that guy!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

robholland says:

Go for it, Dan.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

oh, i'm going!

(bump in deleteme pool)

finish it off already. (but remember, don't be that guy!)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Matahari Sky says:

colors are a bit weird, and the pic isn't really that interesting
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

WallaceJames says:

how come people just don't use real Lomos?
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

michale says:

haha. well, i woulda said saveme, but too late...
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

how come people just don't use real Lomos?

because we don't have them, or the money to develop the pictures. now, do what mommy told you, think before you speak, jackass.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

sorry. i must be bitter from going down 10-6. not bad though.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

WallaceJames says:

hey, hey, hey! I never resort to outright name calling. I may insult your intelligence, your photh or both but... jackass!?! That's a low blow.

Besides, I am just a stalwart of film and processing, rhetorical question aside. Now don't go running to my photostream and get all riled up about the fact that sometimes I DO shoot with a digital. sheesh, it was just a question.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iDanSimpson says:

yes, you're right. i'm sorry, we can totally be mature about this.

mr. poopy pants.

(i'm sure by now you've figured out that i've been sarcastic this whole time, no offense has was ever meant, though it would be cool if you gave me money to buy the lomo, the film, and pay for processing and scanning... thanks in advance for the money transfer)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Tummy Princess says:

For what it's worth, I love this photo. Not sure what lomo or fake lomo is but the shot is great. Sorry I found it too late to saveme!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

tucci says:

just caught this on the "one year ago on flickr" page. awesome capture, stunning colors!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

dark.lightx says:

Good one! wonderful colors!!

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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

worldwidewandering says:

This picture is too DANGEROUS for the SAFE. But you are invited to add this photo to THE DANGEROUS!!! pool! A place for some really great deleted photos from the deleteme! group.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

henningbulka says:

Thank you for putting your picture online under a CC license. I just used it to create the logo for my new podcast, which you can find at fyos.wordpress.com. Have a listen! :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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