Sunday, January 11, 2009

Let there be lights....

There's a little story behind the abstract photo. Riding home in the car from Champaign IL (about a 3 hour trip past many, many, many flat cornfields) a lovely moon materializes to make the scenery a little more interesting. Since I'm riding shotgun, I decide to see if I can snag a moving picture. Put the setting of my little Pentax P&S on "night scene", roll down the window (braving the 15 degree temps), and click. As I'm waiting for the shutter to close, we gain on a semi in the adjacent lane. The results?? ABSTRACT! Woo hoo! Cross one difficult word off the list. (I'm counting this even though it is nothing like what I planned to shoot... :-D




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15 comments:

  1. joJanuary 11, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    Nice abstract.

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  2. Ron a.k.a. DanudinJanuary 11, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    You were obviously travelling at light speed - Of Course.

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  3. terricreatesJanuary 11, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    Excellent, I am finding I never seem to stick to a plan, but am always surprised and pleased by whatever I get. If you planned that one, it would have been much more difficult.

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  4. ChesneyJanuary 11, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    Totally awesome picture depeding on "luck" - this is sooooooooo cool! Great!

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  5. KerriJanuary 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Nice shot!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    I love it! Very dynamic abstract. I'll have to try that "technique" sometime.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    What a great idea with wonderful results! I'll have to remember that!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Dontcha love when that happens? Very cool!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks, everyone. I just have to make another comment...as I prepare to post my (own) comment, the "word verification" word is TRACT. How weird is THAT???

    ~Val the blog owner, not currently logged in

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    What a happy accident Val ... nice image for the theme!!

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  11. DARTJanuary 11, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    Val: weird no. there are no coincidences! *grin*

    Turned out great...love the colours!

    my veri word was OUSLYMO what's up with that? I can't even back myself up with that one! hahaha

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  12. mljrbgJanuary 11, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    Beautiful lines, colors and curves.

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    Isn't it great to find such an unexpected gift in the middle of the other shots?!! I love the lines of this!

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  14. HeatherJanuary 11, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Sometimes the photos that turn out totally different than you intended are the best!

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  15. BobbieCoughlinJanuary 12, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    Sometimes serendipity is better than planning.

    Bobbie aka inkeol

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