Mon Oct 25, 2021, 10:33 PM

More roadscape photos

I had a really hard time picking my best images for the "Roadscape" photo contest. Please indulge me and allow me to share some of the other pics I was also considering. (Do NOT tell me if you think I picked wrong).

Please note that these images were not reduced in size for the contest rules. They are all original size.

Valley Drive in Monument Valley

Point Mugu

Movie Road in the Alabama Hills

The Filosena Ranch, (There was an old west shootout here).

A dashcam shot from the Valley of Fire

A horizontal view of Mount Robson

My lovely wife Legger on the Yellowhead Highway. (I am a very lucky man).

Old Highway 395

Kings Canyon National Park

Pacific Coast Highway at night

Kings Canyon National Park

Thanks for looking!

Grumpy Old Guy

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More roadscape photos (Original post)	Grumpy Old Guy	Oct 2021	OP
The pleasure was most assuredly all mine.	3catwoman3	Oct 2021	#1
nice pics nt	msongs	Oct 2021	#2
Stunning!	SheltieLover	Oct 2021	#3
LOVELY!	elleng	Oct 2021	#4
Great photos. Now, I want to head out.	Hoyt	Oct 2021	#5
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#6
These are WONDERFUL!	Bayard	Oct 2021	#7
Omigod, my dear Grumpy!	CaliforniaPeggy	Oct 2021	#8
All of these are gorgeous! Thanks so much for posting them.	Ocelot II	Oct 2021	#9
Woww! Those arre some stunning shots. Thank you	niyad	Oct 2021	#10
whoa!!!!!!!!! amazing photos of mountains, roads & coastlines.	bluboid	Oct 2021	#11
Yes, thank you!	royable	Oct 2021	#12
Valley Drive in Monument Valley....	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#13
Heartstrings gets to pick the next topic.	Grumpy Old Guy	Oct 2021	#16
That's right, so sorry.	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#19
Nice shots, all of them.	yonder	Oct 2021	#14
Old Highway 395 speaks to me too.	Grumpy Old Guy	Oct 2021	#17
A Close Encounter	wyn borkins	Oct 2021	#15
Thank you very much! 😊	Grumpy Old Guy	Oct 2021	#18
If we ever ha e a theme Mountain Majesty you will win hands down	LakeArenal	Oct 2021	#20
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Oct 2021	#21
Ha We love mountains too. But prefer rainforests and verdant green	LakeArenal	Oct 2021	#22
these are great	HAB911	Oct 2021	#23
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Oct 2021	#24
Beautiful pics.	ShazzieB	Nov 2021	#25
Thank you.	Grumpy Old Guy	Nov 2021	#26
Fine Photography Grumpy Old Guy! Is there anyplace you haven't been to?	George McGovern	Nov 2021	#27
Believe it or not, I've never been to Europe.	Grumpy Old Guy	Nov 2021	#28
Believe it or not I DO believe you. Ambitious plans - better stock up on film . . .	George McGovern	Nov 2021	#29
Wow!	Duppers	Nov 2021	#30
Thanks Duppers!	Grumpy Old Guy	Nov 2021	#31

Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 10:35 PM

3catwoman3 (21,801 posts)

1. The pleasure was most assuredly all mine.

I think you are a lucky man in more ways than one.

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 10:36 PM

msongs (65,373 posts)

2. nice pics nt

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 10:37 PM

SheltieLover (57,073 posts)

3. Stunning!

Every single one!

Tyvm for sharing!

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 10:39 PM

elleng (122,992 posts)

4. LOVELY!

You did NOT pick the wrong one; I had it pegged #1 from the first moment I saw it (not counting on HoarFrost, of course!)

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 10:43 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

5. Great photos. Now, I want to head out.

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 11:15 PM

Bayard (18,202 posts)

7. These are WONDERFUL!

I love the colors, the crispness, the subjects.

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 11:25 PM

CaliforniaPeggy (145,051 posts)

8. Omigod, my dear Grumpy!

Nope, you sure didn't pick the wrong one. I loved it from the first time I saw it.

The PCH photo at night does give it a run for its money, though!

These are all wonderful: great colors, great composition, great detail, etc!

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 11:47 PM

Ocelot II (107,193 posts)

9. All of these are gorgeous! Thanks so much for posting them.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:01 AM

niyad (99,079 posts)

10. Woww! Those arre some stunning shots. Thank you

so much for sharing them with us.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:10 AM

bluboid (417 posts)

11. whoa!!!!!!!!! amazing photos of mountains, roads & coastlines.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:10 AM

royable (1,100 posts)

12. Yes, thank you!

You have an eye for the dramatic!

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:28 AM

SergeStorms (18,185 posts)

13. Valley Drive in Monument Valley....

is spectacular.

That said, you made the correct decision choosing the Yellowhead Highway shot for the competition. I'd never be able to keep my eyes on the road.

I've always been partial to the desert southwest for my best photos. Death Valley has some incredible scenery, along with the Valley of Fire.

You did fantastic, Grumpy. What's your choice for next month's competition? Inquiring minds wish to know.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 02:13 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

16. Heartstrings gets to pick the next topic.

She came in first. I was second.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 06:17 AM

SergeStorms (18,185 posts)

19. That's right, so sorry.

The road less traveled. 👌

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:41 AM

yonder (8,572 posts)

14. Nice shots, all of them.

The one that speaks to me though is Old Hwy 395. It might be among the least "grabbiest" but I want to be there, like right now.

Filosena Ranch is pretty good too. I don't know why that name sounds so familiar.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 02:29 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

17. Old Highway 395 speaks to me too.

I actually took this photo near the Filosena Ranch. The ranch may seem familiar because I posted about it earlier this year. I was asked to find and photograph it by one of the descendants of the original homesteaders. There was a terrible gun battle here, and the local sheriff was killed when he came to investigate the next day. He drove down this road in his old tin lizzie. The house looks lopsided because part of it was burned down during the fight. The ranch is located in Mono County, California.

This old abandoned road sits about a hundred yards from the modern highway.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:49 AM

wyn borkins (1,091 posts)

15. A Close Encounter

Now if you look carefully, you can easily see both Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) and Melinda Dillon (Jullian Guiler) climbing up the face of that most-fine image of 'Devils Tower' (in your shot from Monument Valley)...

"Roy, I don't think I can make it...that's okay, stay close Melinda, and we'll both get to the other side"...

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 02:40 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

18. Thank you very much! 😊

However, I have to tell you that Devil's Tower is in Wyoming. This is Mitchell Mesa in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, which is in Arizona near where it borders Utah. It does, however, remind one of Devil's Tower.

If you've ever seen a John Ford western you've seen this mesa. The famous Monument Valley Mittens were just off to the left of where I was standing.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 09:44 PM

LakeArenal (25,855 posts)

20. If we ever ha e a theme Mountain Majesty you will win hands down

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 10:39 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

21. Thanks!

I do love mountains and deserts.

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 11:12 PM

LakeArenal (25,855 posts)

22. Ha We love mountains too. But prefer rainforests and verdant green

That is what I love about nature. Something for everyone...

🧐🤨. I don’t think you are as grumpy as your name might imply....Hmmm.

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Sat Oct 30, 2021, 09:10 AM

HAB911 (8,224 posts)

23. these are great

I shall never again look at roadways the same. I would never have taken photos like this, but now have an appreciation for them. It makes me think back to a tour of AZ one year and how many great photos I missed!

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Sat Oct 30, 2021, 10:08 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

24. Thanks!

We do a lot of driving with our travel trailer. That takes us to some beautiful places. Every roadway tells a story, and the leading lines help make the composition interesting. I'm always pulling the rig over to grab a few shots.

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Sat Nov 6, 2021, 05:47 PM

ShazzieB (10,583 posts)

25. Beautiful pics.

I'm especially enamored of the first one. I love the way you captured the fine detail in everything from the clouds to the mesa(s) (I can't tell if there's more than one) to the dirt road in the foreground.

TThe one of Mt. Robson with its head in the clouds is stunning, too.

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Sat Nov 6, 2021, 07:52 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

26. Thank you.

The shot of Monument Valley is one of my all time favorites. (I almost entered it in the contest). I get all that incredible detail by using an ultra wide angle lens, which insures that practically everything in the frame will be in focus. The eye is drawn back and forth between the foreground and background, which adds interest.

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Sat Nov 6, 2021, 08:51 PM

George McGovern (4,741 posts)

27. Fine Photography Grumpy Old Guy! Is there anyplace you haven't been to?

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Sat Nov 6, 2021, 09:26 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

28. Believe it or not, I've never been to Europe.

As soon as the pandemic is over we want to go to Europe, and also New Zealand, Tasmania and Australia.

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Sat Nov 6, 2021, 10:09 PM

George McGovern (4,741 posts)

29. Believe it or not I DO believe you. Ambitious plans - better stock up on film . . .

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Wed Nov 10, 2021, 01:55 AM

Duppers (26,325 posts)

30. Wow!

How did I miss this post?!

Outstanding, Grumpy, simply outstanding!

(Picked 2 favorites, one with your beautiful wife.)

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Wed Nov 10, 2021, 03:59 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,212 posts)

31. Thanks Duppers!

I bet Monument Valley was your other favorite.

Sorry you missed this post. Stay tuned. i have some pretty cool new pics that I'll be posting in a few days.

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