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Highway Insomnia

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Highway Insomnia by Nrbelex.
or: 'Clogged Arteries Redux'

'Highway Insomnia' On Black 
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kones  Pro User  says:

sweet photo
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Mollie Montana  Pro User  says:

great job, Brett.
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JTBernier says:

I really like this version -- it almost looks like blood traversing arteries.
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dshearer  Pro User  says:

Wicked cool, dude.
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GoFlatOut  Pro User  says:

Brilliant application of selective coloring! Fantastic composition too!
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daverice  Pro User  says:

I like this! The selective use of color on the taillights really makes this stand out and be unique. I know its about traffic, but the curvey lines tend to calm things down and remove some of the stress that you feel when your'e in that mess. Nice creative work!
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mister wombat  Pro User  says:

woderful shot. i've not gotten into a lot of aftercapture work, but this might make me think twice.
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TranceMist  Pro User  says:

Wow!
That's fantastic!
Just fantastic!
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Nrbelex  Pro User  says:

Thanks all. :-)
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Rrrusty  Pro User  says:

Love it! Good job.
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Kelly T [deleted] says:

Nicely, done. The selective color is a good choice for this shot.
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somnium! says:

atl ,lots of traffic, word .
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Kirpernicus  Pro User  says:

Excellent night photography and post processing!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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priceiscorect says:

This is one of the coolest photoshops I've seen.
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Leviathor  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Search the Best...Invited Photos Only, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

That is one of the best sections of highway I've seen for one of these shots. They're all terribly cliché, and the vast majority are poorly-executed, but this is cliché and beautiful: Perfectly acceptable. I could do without the selective desaturation, though.

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lauripiper  Pro User  says:

Great, makes the headlights/taillights look like a river of molten lava.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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fotomix says:

perfect!
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VerseOne says:

great photo.
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fwm1233  Pro User  says:

Great shot.
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kuula2000 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ROAD OF THE WORLD, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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toptenpicturesblog says:



WoW! Thanks for sharing!

B E A Utiful!! Way to infuse color in a black and white world

I have posted this picture on the Top Ten Pictures of the Day blog!
toptenpictures.blogspot.com/2007/05/splash-of -color-in-bl...

Not just a black and white with color in it…

This is among the best black and white and color pictures I’ve seen here!

Thanks again for sharing

Great work!


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brien applegate  Pro User  says:

looks great
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MPodrid says:

Nicely done!
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Paul-Wright says:

i love photos like this. and you have made my day :)
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Mazda6 (Tor)  Pro User  says:

nice effect...and awesome curves...add the others to if you want!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Traffic Trails, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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carolejeffery says:

OMG brilliant.
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N i c o_  Pro User  says:

It looks like a hard drive cable, it's awesome!
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vszy  Pro User  says:

fantastic
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Pieter D  Pro User  says:

Impressive!
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pbo31  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Light STREAM___, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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weeklymg says:

Hi. I wanted to let you know that I'm using this photo, in accordance with the Creative Commons License, on my blog: weeklymobilegoodies.blogspot.com
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Pierre M.  Pro User  says:

Vous êtes invité à poster cette magnifique photo (et d'autres) dans Photos en Noir et Blanc partiels
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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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rEdwiNTER  Pro User  says:

You are invited to add this beautiful image to
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enzopellarini says:

i like it, good idea to do that shot ...
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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*Marky Mark says:

Sweet!
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JamesH5 says:

Fantastic shot, love it
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Stumf2007 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called An American Landscape, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Lynn (Gracie's mom) - I'm here & there  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called My Stars!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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naromeel  Pro User  says:

My-Stars
Your Photo is one of
My Stars!

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fathomless7  Pro User  says:

My-Stars
Your Photo is one of
My Stars!

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teamkonsol  Pro User  says:

crazy.
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bovee? says:

wonderful. i dig it.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheHighwayGirl says:

Beautiful!

Will you please join our group, Highways, and add this photo to the pool?

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Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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Winso says:

Great capture! I love the way it flows.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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Babul Bhatt  Pro User  says:

This is wonderful !!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jan Hirsch says:

awesome!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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b1eed says:

Lord!, what can i say
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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olasisucsd  Pro User  says:

Awesome capture!!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tom.G. says:

very nice! ..good job
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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LSRPR says:

amazing
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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krystleblair says:

Congrats! This image was chosen to illustrate a wikiHow article that's been nominated for featuring on the home page and Google RSS feed. Thanks for using the Creative Commons license. Check out your work in action at:

www.wikihow.com/Hypermile

Your image in the article links to a description page, which in turn, links to your Flickr page. Feel free to edit the description page with more details, such as your name and website. If you have any other pictures that would fit into our how-to articles, let me know!

Thanks again,

-Krystle
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Rashed Ben Sultan Al Ben Ali - AKA TaaJ! says:

Crazy lines and compositions
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[ n e m t o m ]  Pro User  says:

did you use some ND filter?
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lmcrean says:

its like an urban waterfall
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Marschie  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called B&W Color, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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adio719 [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called black and white with color, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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ohsweetnuthin  Pro User  says:

this is awesome!
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J.u.s.t.i.n.e says:

Fantastic !!
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neuza teixeira  Pro User  says:

i love it
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DigiDreamGrafix.com  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called digital creations and photo art, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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AlexSerra says:

Beautiful shot...Great work!

This photo Deserve...

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You are invited at: The Best Capture
Please add your photo to... The Best Capture ((Post 2, Award 2 ))
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cltan47 [deleted] says:

Best job
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Jerry Law says:

great long exposure!
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hnnhlh14 says:

great flow and long exposure.
I would have liked this even more if you would have put the opaqueness not quite to 100%

But great, nonetheless.
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Luna De Cera  Pro User  says:

Impresionante!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Taylor Bush Progress  Pro User  says:

Spectacular Shot! I have a few traffic trails of Atlanta in my Long Exposure collection.
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farha_lolita says:

nice shot!
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Bill Jones Jr [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called City Scapes & Street, and we'd love to have this added to the group!


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Bill Jones Jr [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called It's the Composition, Stupid, and we'd love to have this added to the group!


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Isco72  Pro User  says:

Davvero bella!
Enjoyed your composition in It's the Composition, Stupid
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Rita Crane Photography  Pro User  says:

stunning use of selective color!! bravo!



This wonderful urban vista was seen in the City Scapes & Street group!
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musicman67  Pro User  says:

We'd love to have your photo in our URBAN LONG EXPOSURE theme contest.
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aidanone* says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called B,W & One Color, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Jay Rajamanickam  Pro User  says:

Nice work!
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ktania  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 50+ FAVORITES[Post 1: Award 3], and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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theodordh says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Great stock shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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tonyj19  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "Selective Color Awards Post 1 Award 3" - VOTE NOW!!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Cgroove65 [deleted] says:

that's pretty spectacular
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elpelly  Pro User  says:

Great shot.
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Still Alive (Busy)  Pro User  says:

one of the best shots
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Craigfaelossie - I'm back  Pro User  says:

I defy anyone not to love this pic! Great work... :)
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hello / seattle says:

This is great.
I love the black and white except for the car lights.
Really beautiful.
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raffa080808  Pro User  says:

This Picture is a great Reflection of your World and you are invited to post it

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socialjuliophotos  Pro User  says:

Cool, TechCrunch is using your photo here:
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Antakistas - Flickr! I want my life back! says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beyond Our Time, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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a2roland says:

Nice one........ What's your true WORTH for a photo you ask?, well, as an Award Winning Photographer:
Here's a simple but Extremely useful test for all you Flickr Photogs
to determine whether your shots are COMMERCIALLY VIABLE :-)
Take an unframed / framed photo and put it on the street for sale,
pick a few random passersby to ask how much they would pay for it,
specially, if their answer is "I don't need to buy a photo"...........
if you're satisfied with whatever they ARE willing to pay for it
regardless........then THAT's your TRUE WORTH for that photo!.
As far as what MAKES a Great photo?, a few things in short.....in this ---> Order: Composition / Content / Lighting / Focus , Symmetry (watch out for SPOILERS like jagged edges, off frame Subjects / Objects sticking in the frame and distractions such as a piece of crumpled paper in what otherwise amounted to be a calm and peaceful scene.
Wider fields and greater Depth, Colors / Tone / White Balance
and Shades.
Highlights should not be washed out and Shadows should not be overcast! (unless of course the intent is such) to find the right BALANCE between the two is true GENIUS!.
Either, number of objects has to be as many as possible in a
frame or, even if it is just ONE object, you have to have as many
sub objects as possible, for instance you could shoot a landscape
with lots of trees clouds and fields with shades of sunlight and a
barnyard in the distance with maybe a windmill at sunset,
that gives you enough objects, OR JUST have a tree in a photo
but if the tree shows finer details in leaves and branches and
ribs and veins, you've got yourself a great photo as well. Another good example would be, Sand, which by itself is just that, SAND!, but if the photo also shows the fine details in hundreds and thousands of sand grains taken at right angles with proper lighting and the right focus, you end up getting a great shot!
So, a compromise between many objects in a single frame OR just one object with attention to details....Last but not least is…. Sharpening, it’s an art to do this , (always zoom to 100% BEFORE sharpening) do not over or undersharpen the image, Unless the intent was such
Always resize the image BEFORE sharpening. And Remember to take your shots from a spot most others can't get to, or time, most others are sleeping, after all there are Millions of people taking pictures of Statue of Liberty or Times Square why should anyone pay for or look at your pics? Unless of course it's RADICALLY different or taken from a 100 story building.......Hanging upside down, :-)
Good Luck to ALL and…Happy Snapping!! :-)

Norman Zeb
Email: a2roland@yahoo.com
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ls1z28chris  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Downtown Atlanta, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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The Visions of Kai | New York City says:

One of the best of its kind!...
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MBOL says:

This is a great photo of my city!!
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m.ightymo  Pro User  says:

ATL ! Great city !
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Khun Shaun (ชอร์น)  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Travel on 5 Photos a Day (tag: 5PhotosaDay), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Nullerz  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "Super Photographer" (Post 1 - Award 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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LECHEF2008 says:

sweet
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LECHEF2008 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called *** FREEDOM ***, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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♑ Sam ♑  Pro User  says:

This amazing shot is awarded as
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Crazy-Heart says:

amazing!
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Tan Huynh says:

perfect !
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FrizzText  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called INDEPENDENT, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

greetings by
Ain't No Sunshine
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FrizzText  Pro User  says:

I've presented your artwork in the flickr gallery
www.flickr.com/photos/frizztext/galleries/721 57622522321470/
SELECTIVE COLOR
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AnneliesW  Pro User  says:

Brilliant!
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called In Fine Style (Invited Pics Only) contest 'Symmetry', and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Brian C Scott  Pro User  says:

Very creative. I love it. I've seen shots like this before but never with part color and part B&W.
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NJ.. says:

Waw !!! Great shot !! Really loved it :)
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