Forgotten, a photo from New Mexico, West

Photographer's Note

Abandoned vehicles blend with the landscape along old Route 66. Extreme side lighting brings out the textures in the background hills. Shooting against the light creates a back-lit effect on the yellowing vegetation and makes it glow. I saw this scene in the distance and used a long focal length (maybe 450-mm) on the zoom lens to compress the image and bring the layers of colours together. In pp I increased athe saturation for even more vivid colours.

mariandrea, delic, Dyerco, gneufeld, holmertz, jurgen, angela926, jean11-3, jafadabret has marked this note useful

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pastadog (13111) 2008-02-10 12:38

Hi Eva, I like this compo, both the fg and bg are nice to see, really well achieved, lovely colors too (esp. that yellow strip) and I also like the light on the attractive hills back there... TFS, Daniel

PaulVDV (62920) 2008-02-10 12:38

Hi Eva,
Beautiful picture. Nice contrasts between the yellow vegetation and the dark mountain, between the light and the shadow on the mountain and between the ugly wrecks and the beautiful nature.
Well done, Paul

FRED79 (81) 2008-02-10 12:39

Beau contraste de couleur, lumi鑢e superbe!
Bravo!
Fred79

mariandrea (979) 2008-02-10 12:40

Great composition, a good contrast of objects and landscapes, and of colours... really nice, well done! chau chau,

Maria

Mateja (434) 2008-02-10 12:55

Hey,
great colours on this photo! Looks really nice, also the composition and the background is carefully chosen.
Best,
Mateja

miysis (242) 2008-02-10 13:17

Completly horizontal composition with dominant in glowing yellow colour and differential texture of fore-& background, makes this seemingly static composition more dynamic. This shot also seems to be a little bit chaotic - I can't rest my gaze just on the foreground or background, but I have to concentrate on both of them and analise their "structure".
For me it's perfect:D

delic (6735) 2008-02-10 13:19

Hello Eva,
Fine composition from the relics of Rt. 66. Colors are very nice, and the increased contrast is effective. Regards,
Hakan

Dyerco (10185) 2008-02-10 13:33

Hi Eva
Well done. The lighting is spetacular. The telephoto lens worked to your advantage here.
TFS
Phil

gneufeld (15890) 2008-02-10 13:47

Hi Eva,
A well seen image with strong colors and good details. I am a wee bit curious about the larger view here - what are those hills like and what did you all leave out of the image? Good shot and TFS. Gerald

holmertz (102708) 2008-02-10 14:00

Hello Eva,
Well seen and well handled. Unusual and quite stimulating contrasts of colors and contents.
Best wishes,
Gert

jurgen (2074) 2008-02-10 14:18

Hi Eva.
What a very bright picture. The cars seem almost corroded by the weather, and hidden by the intense yellow of the bushes (well, you said you increased the saturation, so I think it wasn't really that yellow). The contrast with the bluish mountains at the background really enhances the picture.
Well done.
Regards,
j黵gen

ptibelo (3380) 2008-02-10 14:58

Superbes les 3 plans...les carcasses/ la v間閠ation / les montagnes pel閑s...
beau r閟ultat.
JMarie

angela926 (1884) 2008-02-10 18:27

Hello Eva,
Great shot, I love the colors and contrast. nice composition and pov, good details and textures.well done!
Angela

wolf38 (30) 2008-02-10 23:09

Hello Eva. The photo is impressing and fascinating. The motive speaks for itself. The combination old cars, flowering field and mountains make the photo worth seeing. The photo is outstanding observed and photographically realized. Best regards, Wolfgang.

pat0500 (21561) 2008-02-11 4:15

Hi Eva,
I like much this picture..!
Very good framing and wonderful colours..!
Very nice composition..!
Best regards,
Patrick

jean11-3 (2799) 2008-02-11 9:33

Hello Eva, a striking shot with the beauty of nature contrasted with man's disregard for his surroundings!
The bright yellow of the vegetation makes a nice dividing line.The light shows up the texture of the bg hills.
Tfs, regards Jean.

woozbman (368) 2008-03-11 16:44

Hi Eva,

Good find. There's good contrast among the cars, the grass and the mountains. The colors are rich, though personally I prefer a tad less saturation. The cars seem to be coming and going. I specially like the turquoise pickup truck.

Best regards,
Lamberto

anatoliototol (151) 2008-03-21 4:01

Bonjour Eva,
Excellent traitement des couleurs, avec juste ce qu'il faut de saturation.
Anatolio

jafadabret (56501) 2009-09-22 11:23

Bonjour Eva.
Cette route 66 est une l間ende et cette photo est une r閡ssite.
J'aime la lumi鑢e et les couleurs du paysage qui sert de d閏or � la triste fin de ces v閔icules.
Beau travail !
Jacque