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18-APR-2007 David Mingay

Apr 18: Road in the grass

Road in the grass - a reversal of yesterday's pic

The roads around here haven’t changed much in decades. Narrow and twisty, we frequently have to stop up, or backup for someone coming the other way. This is usually a friendly affair, with a cheery wave between drivers before commencing once more on our merry way. This is the way we like it. The hoards can hurtle their way along the A30 trunk road while we enjoy the relative peace of our back roads. Don’t go thinking that making our roads big wide and fast will make us happy. We don't want roads across our grass!

This has to be one of the most complicated PotD shots I’ve ever made. It started this morning shooting a roll of well expired black and white as I walked up the road to the post office. I developed it at lunchtime, and mid afternoon made a few quick prints in the darkroom. They were still drying as I set this shot up.

BTW, if anyone wants one of the hand made B&W prints that appears in this shot, they’ll go to the first three people who pmail me their postal address.

Canon EOS 20D
1/60s f/11.0 at 17.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Robin Reid18-Apr-2007 19:10
I totally agree w/you re roads. And this is a much fun shot.
Guest 18-Apr-2007 18:11
Brilliant shot, I love the pop of color and the contrasty B&W, amazing!! v
Guest 18-Apr-2007 15:30
I already have an original DM....(Ebay bidders couldn't make the reserve!)
Michael Todd Thorpe18-Apr-2007 15:24
LOL! I was thinking of doing a tribute send-up just like this after seeing your post from yesterday. You beat me to it! Very funny... As I've already a couple DM originals, I'll sit on the sidelines... :-)