Pan-American

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• jusninasirun (6142)
• [2008-01-27 21:54]

Hello Hank,
Perfect high angle shot of this vastness of space with the highway running across. The vehicles are in sharp details and the mountain/rock formation is stunning against the blue sky.
Regards,
Jusni

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• carmem_busko (3285)
• [2008-01-27 21:54]

just perfect... the road leading our eyes through the picture...
TFS
Regards,
Carmem

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• robertosalguero (16183)
• [2008-01-27 22:07]

Hello Henk,

I would hate for my car to break down along this stretch of road, as it seem to be in the middle of nowhere! Very nice picture of this arid and inhospitable landscape. The blue streak of sky create a nice contrast amid this warm coloured environment. Thanks for sharing :-)

Roberto

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• fayeulle (23012)
• [2008-01-27 22:24]

Hi Henk
The Chile highway look like the Peru highway... Same desert, same mountains, same dry weather. The difference is the tower witch make possible this different photo.
Cheers
JP

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• Wanda1 (7703)
• [2008-01-27 22:36]
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Dag Henk,
De kleur van de blauwe vrachtwagens past by die van de lucht en vormen een geheel, en hun staan uit tegen het verlaten landscahp wat hun omringen. De weg ziet ernaar uit of er geen einde aan komt zoals deze door het woestijnlandscap snijt, en laat het oog in die richting volgen. Ik herhiner deze weg, heb je de Nazca lines gezien? Ik vond ze ongelofelijk.
Prima werk!
Groetjes
Wanda

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• Dyerco (5340)
• [2008-01-27 22:48]
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Hi Henk
I like the POV such that the road forms a diagonal line. The colour of the truck really stands out. How long did you have to wait for that one?
Phil

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• bibiweb (31099)
• [2008-01-27 22:53]

Hi Henk,
I guess the locals must have been surprised to see that you were taking shots of the Pan American from the "mirador" instead of the Nazca Lines. ;o)
It's wonderful view of that road that you've managed and I really like the way that straight, dark line crosses the whole compo, disappearing in the horizon. Colours are exactly what I remember of the place and of course these two blue trucks make an excellent foreground subject.
Have a nice day.
Brigitte

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• mugush (2046)
• [2008-01-27 22:53]

nice work dude.. i like the over all atmosphere,also equally good composition and note
thanks for sharing
love
mugush

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• Matthew-Watt (4159)
• [2008-01-27 22:56]

G'Day Henk,

I have heard about the Nazca lines many times, they are very peculiar. In Australia, a similar feature was found in 1998 called the ”Marree Man” depicting an Aboriginal man holding a throwing stick. It was on top of a desert plateau near Lake Eyre in South Australia. My family was in the area during its 'discovery'. At 4,200 metres long, it is the world's largest artwork. The Nazca lines are particularly interesting considering the age and intention.

This is a good photo of this remote part of the world. I like the way the road slices the photo in half. Also of interest is the shadow which cavers much of the frame and then suddenly stops further along. A great frame, well done.

P.s. Hope you like the New Zealand info I posted. :)

Matt

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• syd1946 (16487)
• [2008-01-27 22:56]

Hello Henk,
It is a great photo...with your own amazing style!The idea first and the result next.I love the never ending perspective through the road...it is a pleasure for the eyes... and the desert all around!

Have a nice day,
Thomas

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• besnard (20054)
• [2008-01-27 22:57]

Bonjour Henk
Très belle image de cette route rectiligne qui conduit le regard jusqu'à l'horizon, au milieu d'une région désertique. Les camions donnent de la couleur et de l'animation au cliché.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

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• cbrman (13218)
• [2008-01-27 23:04]

Hello Henk,

You perfectly succeeded in highlighting the vastness of this landscape! The road makes it possible to plunge in the image ! All is well placed in this photography! The blue truck points out the sky and is an excellent point of hangs!
I wonder how you found this point of view elevated!
If the lines of Nasca are cut, it is not astonishing that the extraterrestrial ones do not come any more to be posed on this plate ! ;-))
Very well done !

A+

Dominique

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• wolf38 (7092)
• [2008-01-27 23:18]

Hello Henk. One does not have to make many words. The photo is again a photographic maximum performance. Really impressing. Best regards, Wolfgang.

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• hello_ishan (1569)
• [2008-01-27 23:20]
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Hi Henk,
If I am not mistaken I read somewhere about 'Nazca Civilization’, is this the same place?

The POV is very effective. I like the way the road meet one corner (on the right) of the image. The landscape is very beautiful and giving some place to the sky is a very good idea. TFS.


RS

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• pasternak (11884)
• [2008-01-27 23:58]

This is really fascinating, Henk, reminded me of the old film "Convoy" with Kris Kristofferson... The ultra deep perspective of the road which cuts the frame in two like a knife, and those two trucks... really well captured!

Cheers
Alexander

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• everlasting (9487)
• [2008-01-28 0:02]

such depth here henk, and the well chosen angle. The trucks stand out against the vast mountains. What a landscape, i have never set foot in South America, which makes it more interstign for me.

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• barni (9719)
• [2008-01-28 0:06]

Hello Henk
Pff... Pas l'habitude de voir de telle ligne droite...
Le cadrage avec la route en diagonale est parfait.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

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• dip (8777)
• [2008-01-28 0:36]

Hello Henk,
wonderful image,
excellent point of view and framing,
tfs.

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• imrek (6805)
• [2008-01-28 0:49]

HI Henk,
the highway is nicely placed on the photo, the diagonal line ads more depth of field but the scenery is very similar to Nevada state.

regards,

imre

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• vincz (17514)
• [2008-01-28 0:51]

Great depth, huge depth!!! i love the feeling. The colors are also remarkable, reddish on the mountains then grey enhanced by the blue of the trucks. So well seen.

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• luisafonso (13113)
• [2008-01-28 1:19]

Tell me, you painted the trucks with that turquoise blue in order to match the beautiful sky! :)))
I mean, it's perfect. Those blue trucks had so much life to the scene and you couldn't ask for better colors here. I love these type of scenes very much. Long roads are a favorite subject of mine. Really have to portrait them one of these days. Clarity and colors are perfect here. Great compo!

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• faubry (27497)
• [2008-01-28 1:32]

bonjour Henk, wonderful perspective with this long road across landscape, impressionnant.. i think i will be afraid here.... well done
francine

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• patdeph (7750)
• [2008-01-28 1:52]

hello Henk
this a very impressive dry landscape!I like the red mountains contrasting with the grey flat ground.The POV is superb,and the straight long road gives a great impression of depth!The blue colours of the trucks are in a perfect harmony with the ground!Superb
Regards.
Pascale

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• PixelTerror (71904)
• [2008-01-28 2:30]

Hi Henk,
Standing on the tower gave you a good elevated position to better render the sensation of wide nearly empty spaces, the road that disppears into infinity also contributes well to this, as do the succeeding vehicles on the road, and even though the first truck is not RED, that blue is not that bad, in any case better than any yellow truck ;-)
Have a nice day JY

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• lilimih33 (9638)
• [2008-01-28 2:52]

Hello Henk!
Lovely colours and incredible point of view in your picture!
Perfect quality and clarity of image and nice frame!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

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• Paolo (39737)
• [2008-01-28 2:53]

Hi Henk, wonderufl view, with a depth of field alogn the persepctive built by the Panamerican road that is really fantastic!
excellent quality, light, colours and POV too.
thanks, ciao

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• carper (52948)
• [2008-01-28 3:17]

ja, prachtige foto Henk.
zeer fraai uitgevoerd en de scherpte het perspectief zijn perfect in een zeer goede compositie, prachtig werk Henk.
met mijn complimenten.
groet Jaap

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• Photo65Net (30539)
• [2008-01-28 3:49]

Salut Henk,
Wow !
An amazing one, all elements are perfectly composed, the depth is just incredible, and the truck add nice point to look at.
Beautiful,
Regards,
JB.

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• Bruno40 (4822)
• [2008-01-28 4:29]

Hi Henk,
The landscape is very similar (identical) to the north of Chile. And yet, despite having driven thousand of kilometers in a similar ladnscape, I have never seen the Panamericana from this angle: your composition is superb, and it is clear that you put your usual good effort to get the photo. "Snapshot" is not in your vocabulary!
well done, I like it
jorge

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• ktanska (11909)
• [2008-01-28 4:50]

Hi Henk,
Those blue trucks work so well as main focal points. Open desert views are always attractive. And here you've got good contrast which is often missing on those, thanks to cloud shadow on foreground. No mentionable obstacles, no need to make curves on roads. Although there's researches that indicate that some curves prevent drivers from falling asleep.
Kari

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• Dpbours (7412)
• [2008-01-28 5:05]

Hoi Henk,

Lekker wijds! Ik zit nu al de hele tijd te kijken naar die twee palen die lijken op een onbewaakte spoorweg-overgang. Maar volgens mij zijn het eerder palen met verkeersborden, want ik zie nergens een spoor! :-)
Goede note! Mooi hoe die weg zich rechtdoor over de berg werkt. Wel benieuwd wat er nu rechts was, het stuk lezend over de Nazca lines.

Groet! Dennis

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• anes_lc (13969)
• [2008-01-28 5:07]

fantastic perspective of this road ...i love this type of landscapes ...
amazing depth :)
thanks sharing
hugs,anes

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• jhm (66190)
• [2008-01-28 5:13]

Hallo Henk,

Wat een snelheid van posten ik moet nog eentje vroeger ook kijken.
Wanneer men spreekt over perspectief wel hier heeft men er eentjes waar men mag staan waar men wil de weg zal u blijven volgen.
Zeer goed van kwaliteit, maar ja men verwacht op den duur niet anders.

Groeten,
John.

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• zmey (4289)
• [2008-01-28 5:27]
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jee, henk...

that's quite some DOF and clarity... all to the horizon, the road seems perfect... at f/8 aperture...

but let's not talk about technicalities. that's a beauty, this shot. the composition, the perspective, the colors, the clarity, the 'en route' ambience. amazing! a great portrait of pan-americana! and another incentive for me to go more south on it next time. ;)

TFS and regards,
kristaps

by the way, how did you catch those moving trucks so sharp at 1/100?

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• azleader (789)
• [2008-01-28 6:16]

I suppose it is because of your super duper secret USM technique (LOL!!!) that the sharpness is just right. Good color and composition, decent exposure.

Good note to. The two lines are hard to see, but then that is probably because we have to be in an alien spacecraft from another planet flying overhead to see them clearly.

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• UnTrained (12929)
• [2008-01-28 6:28]

Hallo Henk,
amazing depth and what a straight road, no steering wheel needed for a long time for other things as to give the hands something.
The line of the mountains is very well descending to the road and the sky behind adds also attention. Everything like done for you to be captured in a magnificent quality.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

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• fulvio52 (3893)
• [2008-01-28 7:10]

Helemaal TOP, Henk!
Perfect timing ook, die twee blauwe trucks passen ozo goed bij die wonderschone lucht!
Top shot, Floydian style!
Ik wens je een hele fijne avond.
Tot gauw,
Fulvio.

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• Cormac (24527)
• [2008-01-28 8:00]

Nice view of this famous road going through a famous place. It's amazing how flat the land is, and how straight that road is. Nice use of the diagonal line to give this a sense of direction and dynamism. Well done!

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• InasiaJones (14856)
• [2008-01-28 8:12]

Hi Henk,

I don't think this is a very common photo and highways have never been so photogenic!

You've found the perfect spot to get this "aerial view" that made this incredible perspective achievable. It's surprising to see all the details you were able to get from the landscape, and what could have been a boring photo is actually a stunning one. I don't know if you had to wait very long to get this blue truck, but in any case, it's a key element in your composition.

Only you could have made an highway almost poetic!... :-P) It makes me think of the first Steven Spielberg's movie; Duel...

Salute my friend!

André

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• sebinho342 (17415)
• [2008-01-28 8:46]
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pppsssss pffffff ttsssssss
!!!!!!!!
??????
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best picture i've seen for a long time on TE ...
Kind of pictures that make me fall from my chair ...
You will soon receive a mail from Adam saying that : "stop uploading pictures on TE, you are disgusting every TE member" ;-)
No no kidding Henk, truely a pleasure .. I showed some picture of you from merzouga to my parents this week end cause they are going there in few weeks and they were amazed too.

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• barrufeto_77 (19745)
• [2008-01-28 8:52]

Hi Henk.

Excellent pic with the road taking us to the infinity!

Rgs, OScar

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• belido (9003)
• [2008-01-28 9:01]

Hi Henk,

very impressive shot! The perspective of the road that leads our eyes to the horizon is an eye catcher. Good inclusion of the trucks in their contrasting blue color and the beautiful mountains on the back. Great image!
Regards,
Carlos

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• zeca (17312)
• [2008-01-28 9:19]

Hi Henk!
The soft lights and the low contrast makes this a very pleasant view. The huge depht of field takes our eyes for a short trip through this nice composition. The diagonal framing is perfect.
Regards,
Zeca

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• Loic_bzh (5732)
• [2008-01-28 9:37]

Hi Henk,

why turning left an right when you can go straight... I love the way the road crosses the landscape... Great POV over the scene. It's alwas a real pleasure to see all your great picts even if I don't critique them all, Henk.

Cheers,

Loïc

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• xavshot (46518)
• [2008-01-28 10:00]

Bonjour Henk
superbe photo ! le point de vue est excellent et les couleurs des camions contrastent bien avec les teintes du sol. J'aime beaucoup la profondeur de la photo, accentuée par cette longue ligne droite. Bravo.
Xavier

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• delkoo (23682)
• [2008-01-28 13:24]

hi henk
A fine composition making good use of the road as lead-lines. th e well placed trucks are also very important in the composition,
great one
didier

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• melmcree (2231)
• [2008-01-28 13:43]

Hello Henk,

This at first glance would be considered a simple composition yet its very complex and I'm sure it took you a considerable amount of time and energy to get it just the way you want. You probably waited until just the right car come through the frame and snapped him just where you wanted it. Also the way the highway goes through the shot is ideal. I also like your pov and it seems from your note that you worked hard to get there. The sky is great in color and I also like the division of the light and shadowed areas on the ground. Typical "Floydian". You make it look like the horizon. So close yet so far away!

Mel

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• jurgen (1827)
• [2008-01-28 14:39]
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I remember 10 years ago when I last stoped at this tower by the highway and climbed it. There was a lot of UV haze and it was impossible to have such a clear view that day. However I do have some pictures taken at that place, but with some "old" negative colour film.
Really a typical landscape of the peruvian coast.
In the 80´s this highway --although not specifically this portion-- was nonexistent or in a very bad conervation state. Luckily those times are gone now.
Best regards.
Jürgen

PS. By the way, wasn't this highway destroyed in some parts due to the earthquake of 15.8.2007?

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• devimeuxbe (46198)
• [2008-01-28 14:40]

Hi henk
beautifull light and sharpness here. This picture is very well composed with the diagonal. The road and the blue trucks give a beautifull contrasts.
Excellent
Bertrand

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• Wandering_Dan (3099)
• [2008-01-28 16:46]

Hello, Henk -

As brutal as this landscape looks, the Chilean Atacama is worse!

Very interesting combination of road and mountain diagonals, and the trucks are in good color and good positioning.

Regards,
Dan

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• edytungkal (3375)
• [2008-01-28 17:11]

Hello Henk,
You have a very nice pov with included all these beautiful details, nothing can complain this perfect shot. One of your great pictures..
tfs

daniel

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• bostankorkulugu (24045)
• [2008-01-28 17:46]

i wouldnt believe him if someone had told me that two blue trucks could look very good in a picture... this is amazing henk... the perspective is superb and the trucks add extra charm to this compo... cheers...

korkut

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• Ann75 (0)
• [2008-01-28 20:58]

Hallo Henk,

Prachtige foto! Wat een zicht zeg, zo'n highway in the middle of nowhere...zo ziet het er althans naar uit. Die blauwe vrachtwagens komen hier erg mooi uit en het zicht is geweldig. Prachtig licht, knappe kleuren en mooie details! Schitterend werk, Henk!

Groetjes,
Ann

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• Emile (15963)
• [2008-01-28 21:40]

Hola Henk.
Wonderful photo of the Pan American Highway, your high POV gives us a good view of the highway going all the way up to the horizon, this produces a great depth effect, the shot is very neat and captured with good light giving the chance to see all the amazing details of the valley, the presence of the trucks breaks the calm and solitary environment but it's an excellent add to your composition.
Well done.
Abrazos.

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• molla (4650)
• [2008-01-28 23:52]

hejsan Henk.
I don't know if I have anything more to add to what all the other wrote. Just that it is this kind of images that makes me longing for arid places like deserts and mountain plains
Standing ovation from
//Anders Mohlin

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• Didi (28612)
• [2008-01-29 3:13]

Bonjour Henk
Intéressant point de vue sur cette route qui défile sur un sol lunaire.
Le ruban donne un etrès belle perspective dans le lointain.
Cordialement.

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• riclopes (26192)
• [2008-01-29 5:01]

Olá Henk, what a fascinating diagonal of this endless highway. I remember very well this POV, but my photos were a mess, because I couldn't deal with the excessive light of this desert. Of course that you know how to manage that problem. Did you try the flight as well? A crazy ride where only the high concentration of making photos prevent me to throw out...
Anyway, you choose well the two blue trucks to animate the foreground and I love the perpendicular line of the shadow in the background.
Have a nice day,
ricardo

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• ElAprendiz (4447)
• [2008-01-29 7:02]

Hello Henk:

A large picture of this wonderful valley.

The depth view from the POV is very suitable for this shot so beautiful. The sharpness of the landscape, contrasting tones superbly and composition is unmatched. Congratulations on the job.

John

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• gary91 (13775)
• [2008-01-29 7:50]

Hello my dear friend,
A perfect composition with the road goind straight through this hostile and desert landscape. A big point of this image resides in the shadow on the foreground opposed to the lighter part above. I suppose that processing did a lot to this magnificent enhancement. Really great work !
Groetjes ;-)
Christian

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• brandstaetter (7967)
• [2008-01-29 8:13]

Hi Henk,
excellent perspective, tecnically perfect as always. What really fascinates me is the thought to drive there down the coast...but with at least 50 m distance to the road :D
TFS Christian

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• gilou530 (25574)
• [2008-01-29 8:44]

salut henk
on dirai la route 66 au state superbe PDC avec une diagonale de cette bande de bitume nickel chrome, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

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• cam (8380)
• [2008-01-29 17:54]

Hi Henk
A place I have not visited on my stay in Peru.
At least they know how to make a road straight.
I noticed that this one is well maintained, and, that you had at least one sunny day.
The tower makes a good shooting spot, not just for the lines...
have a good day
Charles

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• AROBN54 (7379)
• [2008-01-29 19:37]

Henk,
shots like this are what I DREAM of making. Such perfect clarity and detail, incredible colors, the right lighting.... breathtaking perspectives.... sigh. I continue on my learning course. lol Awesome shot! Thanks so much and warmest wishes.
Shelly

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• leo61 (30911)
• [2008-01-30 11:00]
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Hello Henk!
I was driving there and had a flight above the Nasca lines too.Have you had a flight with one of these little Cessnas too?
Great High POV and good composition with the diagonal of this famous road and the amazing depth.I like too the repetition of the truck`s color at the sky.
A great shot from this deserted landscape.
Regards,Leo

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• IgorDeleze (14942)
• [2008-01-30 12:02]

Hello,
Great perspectiv!
Excllent timing.
Greetings.
Igor

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• sothy81 (7984)
• [2008-01-30 18:53]

Henk, this is a really good photo. Very nice from the angle you took. The road divides the picture into a great diagnal. Ia lso like the high definition of the clouds. Well done. Sothy

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• frubio (242)
• [2008-01-31 13:21]

hi Henk .
i think Panamericana way isn0t the best site for pic, but with your pic i change mi opinion. good pic showing the longer panamericana

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• delic (6059)
• [2008-02-03 4:16]

Hello Henk,
Top-notch photography again. Others have said it all already. I really like the diagonal framing of the road. Glad those trucks are colored so attractively. Cheers!
Hakan

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• smarcell (8227)
• [2008-02-04 11:42]

Very beautiful composition, withhigh sharpness, and a great perspective.
Excellent view
Stefano

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• markogts (1102)
• [2008-02-04 11:54]

The white large border is a horrible waste with TE limits. The picture is so good that I would really trade that featureless frame for more detail and sharpness.

Fantastic POV and consequent composition. IMO there could be some more saturation.

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• culp (224)
• [2008-02-05 11:52]

Nice job with the clouds and blue sky. The road that goes forever. I wonder where you will wind up at? Nicely done
Pamra

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• Polonaise (15899)
• [2008-02-06 9:35]

Puzzling, baffling, exciting…!!!
THE NAZCA LINES…

Where, for God’s sake…
Where ???
I wanna see ‘em !!!
(Me and few hundred millions of other curious georges on earth).
Enigmatic country…
Most unexplained mystery of the human history…
Every interpretation of its phenomenon is up for grabs..

You tell me yours.. Listen to mine one…

My head is spinning.

Good picture, Henk.

george

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• JorgeCK (2308)
• [2008-02-08 14:42]

Hello Henk,
Wonderful composition. Perfect angulo for this beautiful shot. I can see forever.... Looking at this picture brings me very good memory of my childhood. I leave in the town of Huacho, North of Lima and the Panamerica runs few kilometer from my parent house.
Thank you for sharing
joRge

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• Clairedelune (4730)
• [2008-02-09 15:04]

No! No! Don't tell me Henk where you were to photography this point of view. Don't tell me that you were on a tower. Don't tell me it was large. No. Tell me that you are able to fly! Or that you are that tall! :)
Tell me that you did made the set-up, so that two blue trucks were passing right there, that you ask for some blue sky too! And that you tried to get rid entirely of any green vegetation (be it in real or in Photoshop!). :)
No?
Then, can I dream a little and imagine to be on that large tower myself and see the beauty of this barren land? Yes? Ah! Thank you, dear Henk!
Claire

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• rbcy1974 (20277)
• [2008-02-25 6:06]

HellO Henk
Really nice photo
you have an excellent vantage point and the road cuts the photo providing a very geometric element
very nciely done
Regards
Daniel

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• veronika (5976)
• [2008-03-01 13:16]

Hi Henk,
incredible shot, i love it!!
You had luck (or perfect timing) that you caught two blue trucks in row, they are in wonderful harmony with the blue sky.
Great light, viewpoint, it reminds me my crazy travel across the Death Valley in States :))
Simply great!
Vero

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• arturo (31)
• [2008-03-02 3:04]

Hi Henk,

fascinating post...the amount of open space, the perpective...simply enormous...i wished they had roads like this over here;-)...cheers, arturo

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• rhizomes (15313)
• [2008-03-24 6:19]

Hi Henk,
Interesting picture to see the landscape of this country and the importance of transportation and this highway...
Christophe

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• skydive (102)
• [2008-04-02 13:39]

Hi,

great picture and very useful information.

Cheers,
Patric

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• capthaddock (28271)
• [2008-04-08 19:26]

Maybe not as visually spectucal as your usual, but the subject could probably not be better depicted, the angle does it all, and the blue trucks add a welcome touch of Latin America in a landscape that can easily be in Nevada.

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• Greg1949 (5313)
• [2008-05-03 4:47]

Henk, this is a classic shot I think, it is perfect. And as much as it is Peru it could easily be Israel, you do some fine work. Great capture.

Greg

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• apucci (667)
• [2008-06-10 4:50]

wonderful picture, really!

Andrea

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• amino (348)
• [2008-07-10 17:07]

Hello Henk,

Well taken diagonal road shot. Lucky to have two blue cars which go well with the sky and neutral background.

A good timing to post this picture. The question, with rising energy and transportation prices, I wonder whether we will see these long highways in about 10 years from now.

Cheers

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• pilotbowman (40)
• [2008-08-05 18:58]

Wow! Amazing Photo, I love the sharpness and colours. Also the way the road draws your eye to the mountains is spectacular.

Cheers

Chris