Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Mountain Tunnel

Mountain Tunnel, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina  © Doug Hickok


As I mentioned in yesterday's post, our road trip was a long one, going 1900 miles in 9 days through 7 states. Our purpose was to visit family and friends. Luckily I was able to grab some photography along the way too. All I can say is thank goodness for the 3 C's... cruise control, coffee and companionship.

We visited two large metropolitan cities, a few small towns, some very rural areas, and a couple of National Parks. One leg of the trip was spent on the Blue Ridge Parkway, driving through the high ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. Years ago many tunnels were blasted through mountain sides to complete the scenic road. This image was made going through one of the tunnels.

32 comments:

  1. This is amazing. Brilliant Photography

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  2. superb shot Doug....wow.

    Greetings, Joop

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  3. I love this picture, it's outstanding!
    Léia

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  4. love this shot but worry that you took it while driving...even if you were on cruise control.

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  5. No worries, my wife was driving at the time :^)

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  6. Pura creatividad!!!

    Un abrazo, Doug!!! ;)

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  7. Love this kind of shots Doug. Thank you for showing it.

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  8. I do remember our trip along this highway and the Smokies. But w/ one of your Cs.. cc. Ha!

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  9. Smashing photo. Great job with the technique.

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  10. Впечатляющее фото! Хорошая работа! Этот туннель как туннель времени, через него проносятся наши мысли... Красиво!

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  11. Une lumière comme celle que l'on imagine dans le passage de notre monde à celui de notre mort

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  12. Pretty cool shot Doug!
    Well done!

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  13. very cool feel to this, nice light, color.

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  14. Looks like a near death experience!

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  15. Like a time machine!

    >3 C's... cruise control, coffee and companionship.
    Not camera, cross-country and chauffeur? :^)

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  16. so we can see the light at the end of the tunnel :)

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  17. What an impressive image! I love the movement and wonderful shades of blue and green. Composition and lighting are excellent too - stunning work!

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  18. what a promising beginning of your series of travel pics! i love the impression of movement and speed here, and the subdued colours! i drove the blue ridge parkway myself a couple years ago, in fall, and i fell in love with the region! i'm sure i'll return in spring one year when the rhododendron are in bloom ...

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  19. What a cool shot! Nicely done from a moving vehicle Doug

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  20. Makes me want to hit the road!

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  21. Love the pic - simple and a great feeling of movement. Taken with your 'hands-free' camera?

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  22. I like this kind of motion photograph !

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  23. j'aime bien ce rendu et cette impression de vitesse.

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  24. Very cool, I like the "movement" in this.

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  25. nice work capturing motion here.. and yep, those 3 c's help out a lot.. :D

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