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Descanso - Hwy 560, NM
Descanso - Hwy 560, NM
jemison


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Road Signs IV (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Hwy. 560 (Tramway Road), NM
Date: Jan 31, 2005
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 02:53.00
Galleries: Emotive, Travel
Date Uploaded: Feb 1, 2005

 Descansos are highway shrines built to commemorate the place of a death on many southwest US highways. This one is on Hwy. 560 near Albuquerque, NM. I took a long nighttime exposure and popped the cross once with my handheld strobe, then ran across the highway and popped the road sign a couple of times, then ran back to close the shutter before traffic came from the wrong direction screwing up the red taillight trails.

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Statistics
Place: 40 out of 292
Avg (all users): 5.9580
Avg (commenters): 7.7273
Avg (participants): 5.8710
Avg (non-participants): 6.0247
Views since voting: 916
Views during voting: 397
Votes: 286
Comments: 11
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2005 06:29:24 PM
yep..i see them alot..great u made this a nightshot..appropriete
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 02/06/2005 03:42:52 AM
The lighting of the cross is great. I wonder whether cropping in from the left (removing everything up to and including the chevron) would be preferable.
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 02/04/2005 07:56:14 AM
Awesome idea! This actually makes me think for a minute and that isn´t all too common on this site. Only thing is I think you could have lit the cross itself better, the lighting is too harsh and I guess you used a flash for this. I would have used a flashlight to "paint" the cross with light, enabling you to control the shadows more. The lighting drag it down from a 10 from me but I still gave you a 9 and it´s the highest from me so far in this challenge.
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 02/03/2005 01:50:34 PM
Nice image. Sharp, great color & contrast. Technically outstanding. Great subject.... check my profile after voting finishes.
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 02/02/2005 06:53:51 PM
This is great, I have one of these along the highway here in my hometown. In memory of a friend that died in an auto accident in 1992. I like the shutter speed effect of the passing car, like life goes on. Congrats on a moving shot 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2005 04:48:39 PM
Lighting on both cross and tail lights is very good. Nicely done.
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 02/02/2005 03:06:31 PM
The emphasis here is more on the monument. Nice shot...I wonder if the effect would have been more dramatic with the flash at camera left and up high...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2005 01:56:01 PM
I have a hard time whenever i see one of those on the side of the road.. Good photo, good exposure time, and good focus!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2005 10:46:32 AM
Sad but still a lovely shot!
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 02/02/2005 04:59:44 AM
a top ten photo...very nice
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 02/02/2005 04:50:02 AM
Somber but meaningful
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