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Uploaded: 02/20/11 12:24 AM GMT
Autumn Path
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I'm assuming this one is from the bin, because I don't recall the great outdoors looking like this the last time I stuck my head out the door. All I know is that a certain groundhog lied when he proclaimed winter to be over a few weeks back. It's still snowing out there and cold, very, very cold.

One of the many paths in the park shot on an autumn afternoon if only because I'm too lazy to get up earlier in the day. The park maintenance crew were clearing out some trees creating new trails to meander down or up depending on your direction of travel. That hopefully explains away the log pile and brush off to the side. Either that or there are some woodchucks about to have a little practice session.

A little bit of post work thrown into this one folks and then worked over in a couple of layers just for good measure. So is it me or does the road look a little on the blue side? Oh well, it offsets the yellow in the leaves maybe. And to answer the burning question: there is another road at the top of the crest, a bit more open than this one.

Enjoy and your comments welcomed.

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::0930_23
02/20/11 12:54 AM GMT
The road does have a bit of a blue tint but it doesn't take away from the shot Wendell. It most likely has something to do with being tucked away in a bin and then forced to see the light of day again.
I think it is Geico that has the Woodchuck commercial. So how much wood can one of those chuckers chuck?

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Cameras are like people--sometimes they lose focus.
::trixxie17
02/20/11 1:08 AM GMT
I agree with you Wendell that there is a slight blue cast to the road but asphalt has a tendency to that in certain light combinations I have found. I like the shot and thank you for telling me what was at the crest because I would have had to ask!
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
.quickshot
02/20/11 3:22 AM GMT
As Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion said, "Follow the Blue Asphalt Road". Maybe it was the Munchkins who said it.

Very good work with the light and dark contrast, Wendell. It really shows some depth to the shot. Personally I probably would have tilted the camera up a tinge to show less asphalt and more of the trees, but that's personal preference because showing the asphalt reveals the length of the road; so ignore what I said.

Love the colors and the reminder that winter won't last forever although I'm starting to wonder. I agree with Bill Murray's sentiments in "Groundhog Day" when he talks about how they used to eat the critter. I'd give this a solid 7 in the VB. Without the blue asphalt, I might go as high as a 7.756.

Dorothy (Gale of Kansas)
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I'm not afraid of dying. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
::luckyshot
02/21/11 1:11 AM GMT
Wendell - Black or blue road seems somewhat moot with the autumn leaves on the roadsides and arch of branches over the roadway. I like the bright trees beyond the arch. Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
::Susiesun
02/21/11 6:00 PM GMT
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Very beautiful composition, Wendell, I would love to take a walk in this wonderful path!
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Susie Sun
.gizmo1
02/21/11 6:18 PM GMT
Stunning colours and very nice depth of field in this shot and I like how it as the up and over feel in the path.Plus the light and shade is stunning in this photo as well.
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.marcaribe
02/21/11 6:51 PM GMT
Perfect path to walk along on a hot summer day it looks cool and shady....good work Wendell!
Diane
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.icedancer
02/21/11 7:19 PM GMT
All how beautiful this is and would love to go walking or horse back riding through that peaceful scene.
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