Americana
Posted 06/04/2010 - 22:55
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Nice sharp shots. I especially like the rail road crossing image, very evocative of the landscape in that bit of the world. I also really like posts and wooden sidings image.
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 07/04/2010 - 07:29
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A great set, they really capture something timeless about the country. I particularly like the railway crossing, and the shadows on the sprinkler water. There's something about the diner one too
Tim
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Posted 07/04/2010 - 10:22
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Nice shots... makes we want to go to America!
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Posted 07/04/2010 - 22:27
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Pentaxophile wrote:
Thanks!
I agree. My favourite holiday destination, well after Africa.Thanks!
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Nice shots... makes we want to go to America!
It's a fascinating place, especially when you get off the beaten track.Nice shots... makes we want to go to America!
Route 66 was great, as Unlocker will no doubt agree, and we loved exploring hidden bits of California, weird little towns in the South west, and the stunning beauty of the Northwest. Boston and Massachusetts was good too, especially once we got out of Boston. Not a city person although I've also been to DC, but all I remember of that trip is the heat .
There is just so much to see, and I just want to keep going back again. Your photos remind me of all I love about it.
Posted 07/04/2010 - 23:45
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I didn't really like SF as much as I expected to. I love European cities but I couldn't get a handle on San Fran. But I loved driving through those endless empty miles of highway, stopping off at those strange isolated little villages and towns, and the scenery is spectacular.
Would love to visit Africa too.
Would love to visit Africa too.
Posted 08/04/2010 - 00:30
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Pentaxophile wrote:
But I loved driving through those endless empty miles of highway,
So you finally got used to driving on the proper side of the roads.
But I loved driving through those endless empty miles of highway,
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
Posted 08/04/2010 - 09:13
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pentaxian450 wrote:
If by "proper" you mean "wrong"...
Pentaxophile wrote:
But I loved driving through those endless empty miles of highway,
So you finally got used to driving on the proper side of the roads.But I loved driving through those endless empty miles of highway,
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 08/04/2010 - 09:36
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I like the first image. I keep comparing the crossing track/road with the crossing signs.
Peter
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Posted 08/04/2010 - 10:18
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I agree with Peter - that first image gets me in too.
Posted 08/04/2010 - 19:49
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Hey pentax', i'd like to see more of that kind of imagery you speak of, like empty desolate highway's with old and decrepit signs of what once was in the west, with a lot more besides.
If you have 'em show 'em, i'd be interested in seeing 'em.
I'd love to make the trip out on the Route 66 for example, with my camera before I die.
If you have 'em show 'em, i'd be interested in seeing 'em.
I'd love to make the trip out on the Route 66 for example, with my camera before I die.
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Posted 08/04/2010 - 21:39
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Thanks Pauly. I guess for the more classic images, you do need to head south to the desert. Although on a less rushed itinerary I suppose I could have captured more of the little redneck spots we drove through... most places were pretty humdrum, but what left an impression on me was the sense of isolation and how friendly people seemed. Perhaps on my own I could have come away with a few more people shots.
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