June 7: The Rocks by Robin Reid

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07-JUN-2005	Robin Reid

June 7: The Rocks

I - 8 at Wildwood Exit

This one is dedicated to Danny Barton who this month is heading east to Custer on his bike along with many other family members.

Today I drove a couple of hundred miles roundtrip to El Centro in the Imperial Valley. That is correct; the Imperial Valley is one of the most productive agricultural areas of the world and the largest year-round irrigated agricultural area in North America.

No, I wasn’t planting alfalfa. I was doing a bit of consulting over there with the Imperial County Social Welfare Agency.

I know this shot won’t win an award for great photography, however I did take it at 75 mph, and it does show these HUGE rocks which line Interstate 8 as you climb west from Sea Level to Four Thousand Feet over the Laguna Mountains.

Oh, I tilted the crop just to get your attention! ;-)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/500s f/14.0 at 40.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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snootydog		09-Jun-2005 02:49
I think you are a little off kilter lately

markvm		08-Jun-2005 17:01
Very nice angle, Robin!

Guest		08-Jun-2005 14:09
The tilt definitely got my attention too, glad to hear the road isn't THAT steep. Cool shot Robin!

Guest		08-Jun-2005 13:40
Great catch!!!

Guest		08-Jun-2005 11:57
wonderful tilt robin...i feel like i'm on a bike following the biker in front.

Kenneth Zimmerman		08-Jun-2005 11:47
Different, but well done.

JeremyGood		08-Jun-2005 06:46
It got my attention. Fun shot, lots of action.

laine82		08-Jun-2005 06:27
This helped with my physio as I need to pull to that side. Be careful you don't start a landslide though :>)

Gary Winters		08-Jun-2005 05:39
That's one steep hill!

Pepe Zyman		08-Jun-2005 05:09
Robin, your picture "ROCKS"! good job!

Cliff		08-Jun-2005 04:12
Uhh.. were you on a bike too when you took this Robin? Great shot - you sure have some mean hills in California - LOL

Guest		08-Jun-2005 03:59
Well hell! I might as well vote for it since its dedicated to me. Thank you, Robin. I just came in from about 5 hours of work on both bikes in prep for the trip. Hate to have surprizes on motorcycles.

Coleen Perilloux Landry		08-Jun-2005 03:51
Oh, I could hardly stand to look. How many miles an hour did you say? Very good--nice Harley.

Herb		08-Jun-2005 02:25
It's a Harley, cool shot Robin.

petesie		08-Jun-2005 02:19
Yikes. Actually the road up the hill to my house looks a bit like this....but without the rocks.

Di		08-Jun-2005 02:12
Cool pic, Robin. (Danny's ride is much sweeter, though!)

Karen Leaf		08-Jun-2005 02:09
It got my attention, Robin! I just lost my dinner :) The tilt is perfect.