JPG: Photos: "the art of red" by Christopher Long

the art of red

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by Christopher Long

Uploaded 22 Dec 2007 — 141 favorites

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it was early in the morning as i was driving to work. the fog was out and visibility was 50 yards at the most. there was a walkway over the boulevard so i thought i should try some long exposure in the fog just to see how it would look. i set my canon on 15 sec and timed it just right to only capture red. i end up capturing the art of red.

roosevelt blvd | philadelphia

92 responses

jeff bartlett gave props (22 Dec 2007):
great job of using fog creatively, and catching the streetlights all red!
Christopher Long said (22 Dec 2007):
Thanks
Bridget Badore gave props (22 Dec 2007):
this is awesome. fantastic shot! :D
Marianne Greig gave props (22 Dec 2007):
wicked shot
Paul Lavallee gave props (22 Dec 2007):
stunning image
Alexis Gerard gave props (23 Dec 2007):
What a great image
Frederic Frognier gave props (24 Dec 2007):
Awesome. Love it
Merrick Kingston gave props (24 Dec 2007):
Cool!
Christopher Long said (26 Dec 2007):
Suzette, I had it set at 15 sec and I had to time it just right to only capture red.
Kurniadi Widodo said (26 Dec 2007):
Beside the fog and the all red streetlights, I also love how the white lines on the road aren't being crossed at all by the streetlights. Great job!
Caroline Sam said (31 Dec 2007):
wow, i love the long exposure here
Konrad Ragnarsson said (31 Dec 2007):
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lindsay gave props (1 Jan 2008):
very awesome shot! :)
!~) Emelia Isaac said (2 Jan 2008):
wonderful!
maria tizon gave props (2 Jan 2008):
Beautiful shot. I've never tried one of these. I think you've inspired me, Chris. Happy 2008!
Melissa Thorburn gave props (3 Jan 2008):
Awesome, I love it! Love the foggy yet warm feel from the lights.
Karen Lee gave props (4 Jan 2008):
Perfect exposure & colours :-)
Emma Brahas said (7 Jan 2008):
Great compositione! I hope will be published!!!
Tal Katzir-leave said (7 Jan 2008):
unbelievable beauty!
Jessica Maceda said (7 Jan 2008):
Very cool effect with the lights, the fog really sets it off I think.
Scott Bland said (7 Jan 2008):
Excellent use of time exposure!!!
Yago Veith said (7 Jan 2008):
Excellent capture
Danny Monster said (10 Jan 2008):
the fog and the lights fo great together, you took the picture at a food time and held it
Reese M. gave props (13 Jan 2008):
i love how you just captured the red! most highway shots have the white too...very unique!
Matt Granz said (14 Jan 2008):
The mists and the colors of the light streams set against the hue of blue... what can I say that hasn't been expressed here before this comment? I'm awed.
maria de feudis said (17 Jan 2008):
Hella cool!
Nicole Abba gave props (18 Jan 2008):
amazing
Karmakar Akash said (20 Jan 2008):
I love this pic..taken from an overbridge i presume?
Rain Arnau said (20 Jan 2008):
love the red thingie. ;)
Mandolin Davis said (24 Jan 2008):
This is eyecandy! love it!
Cathy Cale said (27 Jan 2008):
Terrific shot. Your work is just great.
Christi Weare said (27 Jan 2008):
how striking! this is amazing :)
Mary Spradley said (31 Jan 2008):
LOVE this!
Chelsea Hamilton said (31 Jan 2008):
wow.....jst wow.
this is just awesome. thatnks so much for adding me as a contact, your work is very inspirational :)
marissa navarro gave props (1 Feb 2008):
i got goosebumps!
windy partridge gave props (1 Feb 2008):
love your work!
j. l. gave props (1 Feb 2008):
i love this long exposure shot. great technicality and skill
.Lucy Spartalis. gave props (1 Feb 2008):
The two colours look stunning together, well done.
Amanda Roberts gave props (2 Feb 2008):
wow, wow, wow
Edwin II Chiong gave props (7 Feb 2008):
very interesting photo! the long exposure didn't overexposed the photo!
Gabriel Diaz said (8 Feb 2008):
Amazing photo!
Shaunáe gave props (13 Feb 2008):
Beautiful
Elena said (14 Feb 2008):
beautiful wonderful speechless!!!!!
Lori Ann Morris said (16 Feb 2008):
All racing towards what? Reminds me to slow down and look around...and enjoy beautiful captures like yours!
Rhian Syahzana gave props (9 Mar 2008):
Awesome...I like this...
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This is a trip!
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caitlin said (21 Mar 2008):
this is crazy mate, a great shot.
Brenda Wasden said (22 Mar 2008):
This is an amazing picture! The color red really pops!
Lauren Stouffer gave props (26 Mar 2008):
it reminds me of red string candy! great shot!
Virgilio Rodriguez Jr gave props (6 Apr 2008):
Great shot, read your comment on the timing, I could just imagine how long this took you.
mili gave props (7 Apr 2008):
love the haze - def separates it from the rest of these type of long exposures!
Reese M. gave props (14 Apr 2008):
all that effort paid off! great shot!
Richelle Forsey gave props (1 May 2008):
leaves me speechless.
Dennis Blauer added a link (5 May 2008):
one good scene deserves another! (www.jpgmag.com)
Ernesto Carta gave props (19 Jun 2008):
really impressive
Jeff Clark gave props (30 Jun 2008):
Perfect!
John Linton gave props (30 Jun 2008):
I think we may have a winner here.
Andrew Darlow gave props (3 Jul 2008):
Really incredible. Like from another planet.
Desirèe Kertesz said (8 Jul 2008):
wow!! beautiful shot! :)
Virginie Maillard said (8 Jul 2008):
It could be a painting, i love it!
Nick Tinsley gave props (8 Jul 2008):
awesome shot!!
Robin Smith gave props (10 Jul 2008):
great shot!!
Travis Neely said (10 Jul 2008):
fucking stellar!
Matt Reitman gave props (10 Jul 2008):
one of my favs in this category,
Patrick Westerfield gave props (11 Jul 2008):
Great shot.
Timothy Patrick gave props (11 Jul 2008):
Great long exposure! Nice work!
Elenore Agagas gave props (11 Jul 2008):
love love love this! the streaking red lights are what caught my eye but i agree w/many here that the fog adds more 'wow' to the shot.
Fran Ott said (11 Jul 2008):
Very well done, excellent work. btw I grew up about a mile from Roosevelt blvd.
Fred Sprouse gave props (15 Jul 2008):
Way cool, Christopher!!
Emily Allison gave props (15 Jul 2008):
Brilliant! WOW ... your work is exquisite!
Lew Holzman said (15 Jul 2008):
Man, this is an eye catcher!
Stephen Mohammed said (16 Jul 2008):
Simple and brilliant... "simply Brilliant"
Ted Gorczyca gave props (23 Jul 2008):
excellent shot
FALCON LARA OSCAR said (24 Jul 2008):
Amazing, I like it.
Mike La Rosa said (24 Jul 2008):
great use of the long exposure
nice photo
Susan Helsel gave props (6 Aug 2008):
very cool...want to do some night-time stuff. this gives me incentive
Vanessa Ramirez said (20 Aug 2008):
These remind me of some electric type of redvine candy. It's tasty. *WINK*
Rocco Palermo gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Great shot and timing
Regenia Brabham gave props (7 Nov 2008):
Love it.
Ron LaFond gave props (10 Nov 2008):
Truely art! And a favorite too. R
Mateusz Ługowski gave props (14 Nov 2008):
great
Cynthia Coss gave props (30 Nov 2008):
i absolutely love this shot, the fog made this, made the color pop
gerry cyr gave props (2 Dec 2008):
verry cool.
Bentzion Elisha gave props (24 Dec 2008):
so cool!
Virginie Maillard said (15 Jan 2009):
Excellent atmosphere, very D lynch
linda woods gave props (27 Jan 2009):
Yes, Lord. You aced it.
Tyler Moriarty said (29 Jan 2009):
killer!!
Stefanie Failk gave props (28 Mar 2009):
never thought roosevelt blvd could look so nice!!!!
Desmond James C said (3 Apr 2009):
VERY cool Christopher!
Dunja Kolar gave props (20 May 2009):
great photo!!
Litz Go gave props (2 Jul 2009):
fantastic capture, Chris! love it!
Jesús L. Yapor gave props (2 Jul 2009):
That's amazing. The combination of the fog and just red lights makes it a neat capture.