Windy day in the Central Valley
I was in a hurry on a side road, had to go dictate some charts 'n come back quick when I saw wind blowing dust so nice I couldn't resist... What the heck, I stopped anyway at the side of this narrow rural road and took some shots...
Don't tell, but this was my 80 mi/hr road when I was late. Learned to drive in Rio, only here I wear seat belts tight. Nowadays I drive like a turtle to $ave gas 'n you know what...
Leica M8
24 Responses
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On 22 May 2008 Geir Danielsen gave props:
Amazing is the word...great!
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On 22 May 2008 Kevin Kabuki gave props:
Very cool shot John, and nice to know 80 mph isn't the norm. First time I've seen the Leica name in use, funny I was just mentioning that.
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On 22 May 2008 John Linton gave props:
Wow! Great blow out...it looks like a snow storm...80 is a good speed.
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On 22 May 2008 Alice Dalla Stella gave props:
Wonderful photo...well done, I really like the mood!
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On 22 May 2008 elfriede fulda gave props:
Don't you just love those spontaneous shots, this one I would hang up in my house, it is fabulous....
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On 23 May 2008 Christophe Le Canne gave props:
Well done. Beautiful!
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On 23 May 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid gave props:
I love the ghostly feel!
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On 23 May 2008 Linda Merz gave props:
Excellent shot. At first I thought it was a blizzard. Really a great photo.
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On 25 May 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Wonderful!
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On 25 May 2008 ! Sharon Bialy Fox gave props:
Wow, I thought at first it was a blizzard too. I like the b/w starkness.
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On 25 May 2008 Natalie S gave props:
Awesome shot, John
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On 25 May 2008 JoAnn Jurgens gave props:
in black and white it appears as snow!! bbrrr
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On 26 May 2008 Kiwi ana gave props:
Slow and Steady wins the race! About the cost of fuel, ours has just gone up to $2.09 per liter (1 liters = 0.264172052 US gallons) So you can safely multiply that by 3 to get a gallon comparison
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On 26 May 2008 Michel Vaque gave props:
excellent ! perfect! amazing!
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On 26 May 2008 Jayel said:
Thanks, Ka (and everyone!)
But don't get me started... No matter _which_ side of the Economics divide you are, Energy, Basic Sustenance, Health and Education (certainly _not_ the Hummer, BMW's or Chanel #5) cannot, should not, be allowed to cost ”what the market can bear“. Whereas for energy most of this control rests with a handful of companies in a miniscule no. of privileged countries, which control the production of oil (not its refinment!), the overwhelming impact is felt not locally but globally, disproportionaly by the most impoverished and vulnerable amongst us, families (women and children). Because of the cost of fuel (Energy), Basic Susteance, Health & Education is already becoming out of reach for primates, us. Without these, we better return to the forests (but which?!). Gasoline's over $1/L here.
Thanks, Ka, but don't get me started. The moment our Civilization turned ”21“, funny, we seem to have lost it... -
On 27 May 2008 Val Asv said:
Amei essa foto. Muito.
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On 28 May 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
FANTASTIC John! I would have never imagined this was central valley - great shot!
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On 28 May 2008 *Peggy.Sue* Harrington gave props:
superb .. i love the light here .. gorgeous
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On 1 June 2008 Artem Nazarov said:
perfect!
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On 5 June 2008 Jennifer Spelman gave props:
This is gorgeous! Mystical feeling and fleeting...
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On 8 June 2008 Frederic Frognier gave props:
I'm in love with that photograph!
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On 24 June 2008 Ognjen Karabegović gave props:
Exelent wiinter atmosphere.
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On 5 July 2008 Debby Adler gave props:
Looks like the homestead! We should all move there and switch back to horses.
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On 14 July 2008 Anne Mcginn gave props:
ahhhh - lovely
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