A few new freeway photos from the Phoenix Metro area taken last March.
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Probably outdated view of the Loop 303 interchange from Cotton Lane
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View passing easterly through the Loop 101 interchange.
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Westerly view approaching the Papago Freeway Tunnel in Downtown Phoenix.
The full set, and full size images can be viewed here:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/AZ/I/10/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/AZ/I/10/index.html)
Some new pics of I-805 in California.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F805%2FI805_CA_dv_13-4_north_Oct13.jpg&hash=a0d4d2c7dfaf99f60c06d6b94d6f0b428f14b19e)
The CA-94 interchange looking north
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Approaching the I-8 interchange
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The I-8 interchange
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F805%2FI805_CA_ramp_17_south_Oct13.jpg&hash=5a25fc16f16089f2f73c65cfefa009e060e70f31)
Button Copy signage
The larger photos look better:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/805/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/805/index.html)
I have added a new California page to the site today:
Some pictures of Interstate 15 through the Inland Empire:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F15%2FI15_CA_dv_109-1_north_Oct13.jpg&hash=8fa0b8e988c63352f3c598b1f91a873265c8a1d8)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html)
I added some photos for I-210 about a month ago as well:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F210%2FI210_CA_dv_10-9_west_Nov13.jpg&hash=06a9f9a255416dee060fb47eb996e8a7561d655d)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/210/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/210/index.html)
Lovely photos! I liked the San Diego ones best because of all the greenery. You can't lose with palm trees!
Rick
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on February 22, 2014, 05:21:11 PM
I have added a new California page to the site today:
Some pictures of Interstate 15 through the Inland Empire:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F15%2FI15_CA_dv_109-1_north_Oct13.jpg&hash=8fa0b8e988c63352f3c598b1f91a873265c8a1d8)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html)
Somebody needs to push the 3/4 over to be inline with the 3 and 4. :biggrin: Nice photos though!
Some new pictures:
I-580 in San Francisco, CA:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F580%2FI580_CA_dv_6_east_Nov13.jpg&hash=ed9c5ddd3a3acafc1fab4594c29765fa34caa714)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/580/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/580/index.html)
US-219 in Western New York:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FNY%2FUS%2F219%2FUS219_NY_structure_39_north_c_Nov09.jpg&hash=4edd92e823b78cdd1d5684bae362561ca6e0e05d)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html)
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 03, 2014, 08:11:35 PM
US-219 in Western New York:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FNY%2FUS%2F219%2FUS219_NY_structure_39_north_c_Nov09.jpg&hash=4edd92e823b78cdd1d5684bae362561ca6e0e05d)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html)
Great picture! Where exactly along US 219 is this dual bridge located at? Is there an official vantage point where you took the picture?
It's over Cattaraugus Creek, at the Erie/Cattaraugus County line, about 3 mi from the south end of the freeway.
Quote from: andy3175 on April 07, 2014, 12:26:59 AM
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 03, 2014, 08:11:35 PM
US-219 in Western New York:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FNY%2FUS%2F219%2FUS219_NY_structure_39_north_c_Nov09.jpg&hash=4edd92e823b78cdd1d5684bae362561ca6e0e05d)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/NY/US/219/index.html)
Great picture! Where exactly along US 219 is this dual bridge located at? Is there an official vantage point where you took the picture?
This picture was taken during construction in an area that may be fenced off now. There is a deck truss immediately to the west of this bridge that carried US-219 before the freeway opened (that is impressive in its own right) that would offer a good vantage point of these arch bridges. Someone wanting a good photo could probably access this location if they parked their car and did a little bit of bushwhacking.
Some new pics, this time of the 57 Freeway in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F57%2FCA57_dv_23-25_north_Oct13.jpg&hash=3a457875b412cc6114a37de44a32de9cdd6bbaa6)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/57/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/57/index.html)
Some new pictures of US-189, the Provo Canyon Highway:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FUT%2FUS%2F189%2FUS189_UT_cl_17_north_May14.jpg&hash=60e6bbc709df31d6e3c8b5999b0eb561b3aff15b)
This was a fun road to drive:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/UT/US/189/index.html
I've added some more local photos of late.
Autoroute 610 in the eastern townships of Quebec:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FPQ%2FA%2F610%2FA610_dv_2-5_west_Oct14.jpg&hash=9fe11712f893e15fa3a14f5507db792f64ed2164)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/610/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/610/index.html)
(sort of) Ontario Highway 92 near Wasaga Beach:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_90-99_images%2F92_7149_cl_1-2_east_Oct14.jpg&hash=aef560c8c941745cbf58281616d7d6518bcce300)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_90-99_images/Hwy92_images.htm (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_90-99_images/Hwy92_images.htm)
Ontario Highway 60 through Algonquin Park:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_60-69_images%2F60_cl_97_west_Oct14.jpg&hash=ee7c6934b738b92c40bc5dd5133632d9e547b7a9)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_60-69_images/Hwy60_images.htm (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_60-69_images/Hwy60_images.htm)
Highway 403 in Ontario, through Mississauga:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_402-403_images%2F403_dv_109_east_Oct14.jpg&hash=5ab18badaf6e418bbb01031a5db3453190e5ed34)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_402-403_images/Hwy403_p5_images.htm (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_402-403_images/Hwy403_p5_images.htm)
Nice photos. Why can't I look at something like this on my daily commute here in NJ:
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 17, 2014, 05:19:10 PM
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/57/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/57/index.html)
If the mountains were Photoshopped out, it might be a bit closer to what I'm used to seeing.
^ This isn't anything like what I am used to seeing. I booked a flight to LA for early December the other day, and am pretty stoked to get to see this again.
This pretty much sums up all I get to see during the daily commute:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.042115,-74.176174&spn=0.000004,0.00327&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.042116,-74.176687&panoid=0yHK8qZvyZnRkTJfENTV0A&cbp=12,34.64,,0,0 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.042115,-74.176174&spn=0.000004,0.00327&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.042116,-74.176687&panoid=0yHK8qZvyZnRkTJfENTV0A&cbp=12,34.64,,0,0)
I look forward to going back to CA again too...
Some new photos of the Pacific Coast Highway in California:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F1%2FCA1_cl_Monterey-28-2_south_Nov13.jpg&hash=b53c7f58d51ba76de14257f9d4ce48d4731cac16)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/1/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/1/index.html)
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 05, 2014, 11:24:38 PM
^ This isn't anything like what I am used to seeing. I booked a flight to LA for early December the other day, and am pretty stoked to get to see this again.
With the exception of seven years in Hawaii (1979-1986), I lived in the Los Angeles area from my birth to 2004 (when I moved to Phoenix). I was born just a few miles from that stretch of the 57 (somewhere in the background of that picture is the first house I lived in), although at that time (1961), it and the I-210 were just lines on some highway engineer's map. When I was about four or five, we moved to La Canada Flintridge (you probably went through it on the 210; it's where Angeles Crest Highway and the California 2 Freeway meet the 210).
Perhaps this trip, try a drive up Angeles Crest Highway (not on a weekend, though). If you think you might stop along the way for walking, purchase an Adventure Pass for Angeles National Forest. A sporting goods store called Sports Chalet at the bottom of Angeles Crest Highway at Foothill Boulevard will have them. Drive far enough up, you'll be in pine tree-covered mountains maybe 20 or 30 air-miles from the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. It's a whole different world up there; you wouldn't think the United States' second largest city and its suburban sprawl is so close. Just remember: to see the pine trees, you have to get about 5000 feet above sea level, so don't be too disappointed when you drive past the huge ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST sign just out of La Canada and there's not a single tree to be seen. Continue another 25 miles.
I've heard good things about the Angeles Crest Highway from other people as well, and have been thinking about giving it a try. I understand it is sometimes closed due to snow during the winter time, but according to Caltrans it seems to still be open at this point.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Some new photos of the recently widened 405/SR-22 Freeways southeast of LA. These photos were taken in December, and show the recently completed HOV flyovers and widened highway:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F405%2FI405_CA_dv_21-1_north_Dec14.jpg&hash=ff7c567b67f444fcae0d487875bfe6f8571f56c5)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F405%2FI405_CA_dv_20_south_Dec14.jpg&hash=be31b800f124719e368b1c3c395f471b12e75f7e)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F405%2FI405_CA_dv_21_north_Dec14.jpg&hash=a45fff3ecdabca2a494a208082b07fa1aaea03e6)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F405%2FI405_CA_dv_23-25_north_Dec14.jpg&hash=ab08b5c1b56c3b79919aa5e7f56ea5bfbec066f4)
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Full resolution photos:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/405/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/405/index.html)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/605/index.html (http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/605/index.html)
Some recent photo updates from both Michigan and California:
Interstate 94 Port Huron:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FMI%2FI%2F94%2FI94_MI_dv_272-5_east_Nov15.jpg&hash=28b9f5ee43b2e5d2ab40a2b8aafa6c9c75ad773f)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/I/94/Page6.html
US-131 Grand Rapids:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FMI%2FUS%2F131%2FUS131_MI_dv_76_north_Aug15.jpg&hash=a7b2d63062537fe8fcd1577d09e100cddf260a4c)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/US/131/index.html
Interstate 280 in San Francisco:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F280%2FI280_CA_dv_56_north_Dec14.jpg&hash=5a7dc564643ef9d9b4ffe85cdd2e14d20033230d)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/280/index.html
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on December 14, 2015, 08:36:53 AM
Some recent photo updates from both Michigan and California:
Interstate 94 Port Huron:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FMI%2FI%2F94%2FI94_MI_dv_272-5_east_Nov15.jpg&hash=28b9f5ee43b2e5d2ab40a2b8aafa6c9c75ad773f)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/I/94/Page6.html
US-131 Grand Rapids:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FMI%2FUS%2F131%2FUS131_MI_dv_76_north_Aug15.jpg&hash=a7b2d63062537fe8fcd1577d09e100cddf260a4c)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/US/131/index.html
Interstate 280 in San Francisco:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F280%2FI280_CA_dv_56_north_Dec14.jpg&hash=5a7dc564643ef9d9b4ffe85cdd2e14d20033230d)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/280/index.html
I like the use of the flags on the BGSs.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on December 14, 2015, 08:36:53 AM
Some recent photo updates from both Michigan and California:
The first pic looks similar to the gantry style Ontario uses.
Quote from: xcellntbuy on December 14, 2015, 10:08:38 AM
I like the use of the flags on the BGSs.
While I will always prefer shields... the flags look neat, and they're probably much easier to decipher for the average motorist than if a foreign shield (in this case ON 402) were to be placed where the flag is.
A couple of updates from Quebec and Texas:
A-73:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FPQ%2FA%2F73%2FA73_cl_131_north_Oct14.jpg&hash=bed4f601b149ac49308b23f91be0b7131b417abd)
http://www.AsphaltPlanet.ca/PQ/A/73/index.html
Interstate 820 Texas:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FTX%2FI%2F820%2FI820_TX_dv_22-15_west_Nov15.jpg&hash=2fa3bdc3e90f55ecea19b71373060a07eff67b66)
http://www.AsphaltPlanet.ca/TX/I/820/index.html
I have uploaded some photos of several large freeways in Texas in recent days. Texas has some fantastic freeways, and I have always had a keen interest in urban freeways:
Interstate 635, including the new Texpress Lanes and several photos through the High-Five interchange. (Over 40 new high resolution photos).
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FTX%2FI%2F635%2FI635_TX_cl_21-6_east_EB-EXP_Nov15.jpg&hash=de7b6d71883e8501e74b5cae3e077119ba7d8bc5)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/TX/I/635/index.html
Additional photos of the North Tarrant Express Lanes from I-820. (Over 20 new high resolution photos).
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FTX%2FI%2F820%2FI820_TX_cl_19_east_EB_t_Nov15.jpg&hash=7a1f1ef7c938bdb7837e72ad07418aae2b7503da)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/TX/I/820/index.html
Photos of some of the neat interchanges along I-35 through Austin. (Over 20 new high resolution photos).
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FTX%2FI%2F35%2FI35_TX_cl_250_north_SB_Nov15.jpg&hash=60a19da31e3146ac9968248306e86f37aa4937c9)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/TX/I/35/index.html
Some notable website updates over the past couple of months:
California Highway 55:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F55%2FCA55_dv_6-1_north_Dec14.jpg&hash=2ff0c2949f1ee3f1db595a11209bb05bac26a823)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/55/index.html
California Highway 125:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F125%2FCA125_dv_13_north_Apr16.jpg&hash=e08110c367ed1c6e77f43bb3bcadf1037c1e51ad)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/125/index.html
California Highway 163:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F163%2FCA163_dv_10-5_north_Apr16.jpg&hash=1fbc9f507283d1ec5b56f663c87785f67eb2f738)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/163/index.html
Ontario Highway 7:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_7_images%2F7_cl_189_east_Oct15.jpg&hash=1759bce81bb60481f004767aacf849cf592305f4)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_7_images/Hwy7_p1c_images.htm
Quebec Autoroute 15:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/15/Page3.html
A couple of recent California photo updates:
California Highway 4 east of San Francisco:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F4%2FCA4_dv_15_west_Nov13.jpg&hash=1f9703968a50583ea8b3e2d57aa2bec95e51e053)
www.AsphaltPlanet.ca/CA/CA/4/index.html
California Highway 54 in San Diego:
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www.AsphaltPlanet.ca/CA/CA/54/index.html
California Highway 94 in San Diego:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F94%2FCA94_dv_8-75_east_Apr16.jpg&hash=d80d059be6a2489185a72decc7f3f9c4e679683e)
www.AsphaltPlanet.ca/CA/CA/94/index.html
Some joker needs to get on those NORTH and SOUTH signs so they can paint POLE after the direction...LOL! I always liked descriptive destinations over generic.
Despite that pick at Caltrans, I did like the pix! Looks like wonderful weather too...
Rick
^ Thanks.
I wish I had have encountered that warm weather recently. These are from years past.
I've uploaded a new video to Youtube.
I-99 in New York:
Looks like Oregon with all that greenery and the hills. Wish we could drive that fast sometimes...LOL! It looks like a wonderful trip was had. Having never been to the NE USA makes seeing videos like these all the more enjoyable to view, so thank you!
Rick
Thanks. Rural Pennsylvania is actually a great state to drive through. The towns are interesting, and the mountains are steep sided, which makes for some great roads.
Another vid from me, this time from the NYC area:
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 07, 2017, 09:17:08 PM
Another vid from me, this time from the NYC area:
As I was watching your video, a local radio station was playing Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell". It seemed to fit the speed of the video rather nicely! Wish we could drive as fast as the music sometimes....
Rick
Sometimes?
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 08, 2017, 05:34:12 PM
Sometimes?
Sometimes those roads are icy, wet, debris-strewn, pothole-infested and outright congested!
My idea of fun back in the Seventies was to go fast on SoCal freeways late at night. Mostly empty, I could then hit the bright lights to make the Botts Dots go off like crazy and the whole view was that of a video game made real. Turn the radio up and let 'er rip! Life's too short to live a quarter mile at a time...LOL!
Yeah, I piled up my share of tickets too. They were worth every penny.
Rick
Two recent vids:
Toronto to Mississauga in 4K at Dusk
I-35 in Austin, TX at Dusk
That is the first time for me to see Austin from a freeway perspective. There was a show about how the rollergirls began the comeback of that sport early last decade which was set in Austin and of course there is the movie "Slacker", but I had no idea Austin was such a metro area. At most I figured it was Salem and Corvallis combined, not the 11th largest city in the nation. I might have guessed it was the 11th largest city in Texas...LOL!
As the zippy video goes along, I thought of the 85 MPH toll road and wondered what that would look like in real time. Give you a 5 MPH cushion to go 90 MPH and see what happens!
Thank you for such an outstanding video...
Rick
More videos...
Century Freeway Night Video:
Rural midwestern Ontario:
Some recent updates from me:
California Highway 71:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F71%2FCA71_dv_7-75_north_Apr16.jpg&hash=43be711fbf369d97db960bf833198b2288aed8ab)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/71/index.html
That was my first view of I-105. Thank you for another great video showing how I really drove those freeways back in 1975...LOL!
Rick
The 105 was my first experience of driving in LA as well, though it was considerably more recent than 1975.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on July 01, 2017, 01:16:05 PM
The 105 was my first experience of driving in LA as well, though it was considerably more recent than 1975.
...and today is considerably more congested!
Rick
Some new media from me:
Video of Ontario's Highway 35:
A couple of new photos of the recently widened collector lanes on the 401 in Toronto:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FON%2Fhwy_401_images%2F401_dv_366-5_east_Jul17.jpg&hash=7b89b0ef2457c3e302ae26cfed95aab2fa0e6b96)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/Hwy401_p9_images.htm
Some new photos of the Southfield Freeway in Detroit:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FMI%2FMI%2F39%2FM39_dv_15-5_north_Apr17.jpg&hash=3dd763e9e70c7dd51b0fa7821bc53fdada26ec10)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/MI/MI/39/index.html
New photos of the Pomona Freeway in LA:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F60%2FCA60_dv_29_east_Apr17.jpg&hash=28b11e9be05b5efed0f0612c1fc16d0155fc4eba)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/60/index.html
Some new photos of the 5 Freeway in northern LA:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F5%2FI5_CA_dv_156-5_north_Apr17.jpg&hash=d9aa61f929dcd4a7c9f45ce66e3b33942f240539)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/5/Page5.html
Here are some recent videos that I have uploaded:
El Paso, Texas:
I-635, Dallas, Texas:
I-70, Saint Louis:
Toronto Freeways at night:
Looks like you're driving those Texas speeds in El Paso...LOL! That was a nice tour of the area. West Texas reminds me of being on Mars with a blue sky since there is no vegetation and all rock in some places. Stark beauty indeed!
Rick
^ I drove pretty tamely through El Paso, I was far more manic when I drove I-635.
I have to say, I enjoy making these videos. They're a whole different ballgame from taking photos, and I think doing the videos has made me a much better photographer.
That was a nice video of El Paso, AsphaltPlanet! Pretty cool, anytime when you get the chance to go to Houston, TX (if the floods are gone) could you check out I-69/US 59 from downtown to SHT Sam Houston Tollway soon? I'm just curious about the new exit numbers they have there.
^ Thanks for the comment. I didn't go to Houston on my most recent trip through Texas when I filmed the El Paso and Dallas videos. I've toyed with the idea of visiting Texas (including Houston) in the Spring of 2018, but seeing as I live in Canada, I'm probably not going to the most up to date source about exit numbers and things.
I've added a few photos to my old school website over the past few months. Most of them are from California from last spring (or earlier).
Interstate 805 -- San Diego:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/805/index.html
California Highway 85 -- San Jose:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/85/index.html
California Highway 46:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/46/index.html
Interstate 15, California:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FI%2F15%2FI15_CA_cl_14_north_SB_Apr16.jpg&hash=cd29af19094e3f20e9805446752122461569e4d4)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/15/index.html
Other recent updates:
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/recent_updates.htm
Looks like you're approaching CA 41 on your CA 46 photo. That would put you by Cholame and the James Dean Memorial, I frequent those highways often out there between the Diablos and Temblors.
The day those photos were taken, I drove easterly along Highway 46 from the Coast Road, and then actually went up Hwy 41 northerly to 198 and then went east into the Sierras. I deliberately drove easterly on SR-46 east of the 41 junction so that I could turn around and take a couple of photos going back west down the hill. It's pretty photogenic.
My only regret for these photos is that I used to use somewhat of a 'zone' autofocus method where I would allow the camera to choose focus from a number of focusing points in he specific zone that I selected. After reviewing the photos, I found that I ended up with more slightly misaligned focused photos, and therefore slightly less sharp photos, than if I had have just selected the individual focusing point manually. I live along way from California, so it's frustrating to not get results as good as I could have gotten, or strove to get.
Your worst effort for taking pix would beat my best...LOL! Capturing some beautiful perspectives like you do is so amazing to me. It is like "I am there" and seeing the scene the way you did, in living color on NBC!
Thank you once more for the gorgeous photos AP.
Rick
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 25, 2017, 12:41:28 PM
The day those photos were taken, I drove easterly along Highway 46 from the Coast Road, and then actually went up Hwy 41 northerly to 198 and then went east into the Sierras. I deliberately drove easterly on SR-46 east of the 41 junction so that I could turn around and take a couple of photos going back west down the hill. It's pretty photogenic.
My only regret for these photos is that I used to use somewhat of a 'zone' autofocus method where I would allow the camera to choose focus from a number of focusing points in he specific zone that I selected. After reviewing the photos, I found that I ended up with more slightly misaligned focused photos, and therefore slightly less sharp photos, than if I had have just selected the individual focusing point manually. I live along way from California, so it's frustrating to not get results as good as I could have gotten, or strove to get.
Sounds like a hell of a trip, how did you get up over the Sierras or did you take 198 to the Generals Highway? Obviously you got me beat with the the photo quality, I'd love to get similar results off of some of the roads out here in Central California. I guess the good news that I can repeat routes on a whim if I'm not happy with my photos, I generally do just for kicks anyways.
From 198, I took 245 northerly to 180, and then went that way. After a little bit of touring in the mountains, I turned west and went westerly along 180 back into Fresno, and then took 99 up to 152 and then spent the night near Gilroy. The next day, after the morning in San Jose, I went back into the Sierras along Hwy 120, and then took Hwy 49 south to Hwy 41 before spending the night near Bakersfield.
I just do the photo stuff for fun too.
That sounds like a hell of a trip, basically you were essentially in my back yard on stuff I frequent regularly. Really I think 245 criminally underrated as a driver's road, not the prettiest but there has to be at least 350 curves on that route. I was always partial to that vast sweeping vista of the Merced River Canyon when 49 makes the climb towards Mariposa via Bear Valley.
Great stuff, as usual.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 25, 2017, 10:28:23 AM
California Highway 46:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/46/index.html
Niiiiice....I'll have to check this road out sometime.
Some recent video uploads from me:
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on December 29, 2017, 10:36:39 AM
Some recent video uploads from me:
Really high quality. Nice!
I've uploaded a few additional videos in recent weeks:
After seeing the greeting "Welcome to California!" on the Berdoo Freeway video, you could have added "Yeah, we really do drive this fast!". Thanks to your taking the time to shoot this video, I finally got to see the old 30/current 210 section. As always, it is enjoyable for me to see the areas I was in over 40 years ago. The Southland freeways always impressed me then and they still do today.
Rick
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it. I'm kind of disappointed with the San Bernardino video. The footage just shakes so much -- I tried a variety of things to improve that in post processing, but I couldn't eliminate it entirely. Concrete roads in California often aren't the smoothest. It's too bad though, because I really thought the San Bernardino video had beautiful light for filming.
I have uploaded some additional videos:
When I passed along I-15 from Temecula to Escondido, what caught my eye were the giant rocks on steep hillsides looking like a strong quake could send them rolling onto the freeway. Since the rocks have sat there through many a quake already I doubt they will be moving but it is a dramatic visual!
The surprise was seeing how a tiny hamlet became a major city: Menifee. If you watch the first episode of "The Invaders", which was made in 1966, you will see Temecula featured and boy is it a very small town. The closing scene shows US 395 in the distance too.
Thank you once more for being my travel guide Asphalt!
Rick
Very nice Love Texas freeways !
I've been on kind of an uploading binge of late, here are some of my recent uploads:
Could you spoil more of what you'll be covering NYC-wise in future videos (as stated in the end of your Deegan video)? ☺
The next video that I am currently working on the area is a vid of the Merritt Parkway. I recorded a bunch of the highways on Manhattan and on approach, but to be honest, I haven't looked at the footage much, and I'm assuming some of it probably isn't that usable due to the poor condition of the roadways.
That said, I do plan to upload more footage from New York, but it will be interspersed with footage from other areas of the continent as well.
I-69 south of Bloomington reminded me of I-22 in Mississippi in terms of the rural nature of the route. Now if you had the guts, money and lawyers, you could shoot fast real time driving by using a Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500...LOL! That freeway looked so empty and is begging to be driven quick. Oh if only we really could do so legally!
Rick
I-69 south of Bloomington is a surprisingly pleasant drive. The low traffic levels are nice (which will surely change once more of the road has opened to traffic), but it's pretty pleasant how it meanders through the hills.
Closer to Evansville the highway flattens out and gets less interesting.
It's been a learning experience making these videos. Going through the motions has made me understand the technical aspect of photography a lot more -- I no longer just pray and spray when I use my camera. The footage from a lot of my midwestern stuff from last summer was shot at 24 frames per second, which unfortunately means the footage is a lot less fluid than it should be. When I filmed it, I didn't really know that the framerate would make that much of a difference.
Asphaltplanet did a video on the Merritt recently. and what an interesting drive with the tiny ramps to the gas stops in some sections.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Parkway
^ Some of the entrance ramps are fairly short as well. About three quarters through the drive someone gets on the highway, tries to gun it in front of me, and then panics and suddenly slows.
1940 parkway design was certainly pretty even if the ramp lengths were not all that. Seeing all that green made me think of my home state, Oregon. What if US 101 was done to such a standard of attractiveness?
Thank you for another fine video AP. It is certainly fun to see the country through your eyes!
Rick
I've been in California for nearly a week, and I thought I'd share a few of my favourite photos that I've taken thus far:
California Highway 25:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/25/CA25_dv_WillowCkBridge_north_Mar18_24x16.jpg
California Highway 41:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/41/CA41_dv_128-6_north_Apr18_24x16.jpg
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asphaltplanet.ca%2FCA%2FCA%2F41%2FCA41_dv_Sunsetapproaches_south_Apr18.jpg&hash=0f0a64c948156f4fdde5bd9d15d2388117caee2f)
http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/41/CA41_dv_Sunsetapproaches_south_Apr18_24x16.jpg
California Highway 166:
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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/CA/166/CA166_dv_MariposaGrade_north_Mar18_24x16.jpg
^^^
I recognize all the above from the local stuff that I frequent around here. If you were on CA 25 at the Willow Creek Bridge you'd would have passed by CA 146 east which heads to Pinnacles National Park. CA 25 is one of the better drives in the state IMO given the terrain is well suited for a well handling car along with an extremely low traffic count. The second picture on the CA 41 freeway is below the ramps heading from the CA 180 freeway. That ramp on the right for CA 41 north is particularly brutal in morning rush hour since it all converges into a single lane of through traffic in about a quarter of a mile. The third picture which is from CA 41 southbound appears to be just over the Kettlemen Hills south of I-5 heading towards CA 33. You can see an old cut of CA 41 to the right of the modern road which had the asphalt removed a couple years back. With CA 166 I believe you're on the section that is co-signed with 33 which descends into San Joaquin Valley but I'm not sure.
Interestingly I've been at the roughly same locations as some of your recent photos on CA 41 and CA 166.
CA 41 interchange with CA 180/168 from Belmont Avenue:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/874/26721662347_0c2580574e_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GHivfk)IMG_4869 (https://flic.kr/p/GHivfk) by Max Rockatansky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151828809@N08/), on Flickr
CA 166/CA 33 downhill descent to Maricopa just slightly ahead of your photo:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/814/41220670422_113e864c86_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25NwHdb)IMG_4673 (https://flic.kr/p/25NwHdb) by Max Rockatansky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151828809@N08/), on Flickr
Interesting to see how much more your camera equipment is picking up versus an iPhone SE.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 20, 2018, 07:36:01 PM
Interesting to see how much more your camera equipment is picking up versus an iPhone SE.
Yeah, using a larger camera yields much better results than an iphone. Iphone's are great if for users who don't understand the exposure triangle, because, unlike most point and shoot camera's, an iphone will pretty much always select a fast enough shutter speed to keep the user out of trouble.
I shoot with a Sony Alpha 77ii. Honestly, it's way, way more camera than I really need -- and I bought it several years before I really understood how to use a camera. It's taken me several years to learn how to use it. When I started with a DSLR, (not my current camera), I left it on auto, and got generally pretty crappy results, then I upgraded to "P" mode, and got slightly better results, but still very inconsistent. Over the last few years, I started using manual modes (or priority modes), and each year get better and better results. It's funny though, even looking back at a trip that I took in 2016, I'm always kind of disappointment with the photos that I took, because they just aren't
quite exposed properly. In hindsight, I really wish that I had taken a photography class, or at least asked someone how to get best results, but hindsight as they say is 20/20. Generally speaking, on my current trip, I came back with results that I was generally pleased with (despite a few auto-exposure issues that I should have known to deal with).
Max, I'm always kind of surprised at your eagerness to post your photos. On my last trip, I was in the US for nearly two weeks and took 38,339 images and videos. I.35 TB of space on a harddrive. These were taken with professional level equipment, and I think at this point, I've have uploaded less than 10 of those. Evidently, I have a very different approach than you do.
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In terms of sheer volume of photo files I'm not working with anything near what you do. I want to say (for comparison sake) on a two week trip I might take anywhere from 2,000-3,000 photo and eliminate about 1/3rd of them after I download them. I'm at about a half Terrabyte for all my photos going back to even 2010 (granted from 2010-2013 they were severely adhoc with a low quality camera). For a road albums I tend to research what I want in advance so I know what I'm looking for and at least take 2-3 shots to get a solid level of clarity. Generally I try to get my photos uploaded and edited within a day or two of taking them. From there I try to have a blog post up within a week which generally comes after I do historic map research and look into the back story regarding sites of interest. For what its worth my photos and blog tends to be more oriented towards the historical information when it comes anything road related.
Generally I tend to find freeways the most difficult to photograph given all the shots are moving at speeds of 65 MPH or higher. The SE is pretty base level but it does a good job at anything below the 60 MPH. In the last two years I feel like I've gotten my road photography skills up to a somewhat acceptable level for surface highways. Given that I generally mostly post about surface routes over freeways that has tended to work out thus far. I use a flat dark cloth material to eliminate glare for freeways but I don't think that I've quite cracked a good formula for photos compared to surface routes. I know some photography basics but they weren't anything I was formally trained on which is something that I wish that I had done a long time ago when I was working on the road half the year.
To that end your freeway and moving photos are some top notch quality stuff, I've meaning to pick your brain in that regard for awhile. I'd like to try some more freeway albums and blog posts in the near future but I wanted them to be closer in quality in regards to the surface highways. In that regard what camera specs do you recommend given that the Alpha 77ii is more than what you need?
^ My recommendation would really depend on what you want to spend, but I'd probably recommend something in the Sony world, just because I'm most familiar with them. The reason I bought a Sony in the first place is that you can use the the rear screen to take a photo. While Canon DSLR's do have a system that allows a user to to use the rear screen to preview the photo, anytime I've ever played with a Canon, there is a lag between when the shutter is depressed and when the photo is actually taken. For other DSLR's you have to use an optical viewfinder, which I don't like to use when driving.
I'd probably recommend either a Sony Alpha 65 or 77(i), or an alpha 6000. An alpha 6000 is newer technology than the alpha 65 or 77, but the zoom lenses are expensive for that system. The Alpha 65 and 77's are older cameras (I think from 2011), but they still hold up pretty well as long as the light is decent (and it generally is for most road photography. One of the features that is an upgrade on the alpha 77 ii vs. the original alpha 77 is the focusing system... but to be honest the focusing system of my camera (the alpha 77ii) is overkill for most road photography, and just makes the camera much more complicated to use. (Hindsight...)
But, if you do decide to upgrade, be fair warned that whatever you choose will have a steep learning curve. The auto-mode on a DSLR generally won't pick a fast enough shutter speed to freeze motion from a moving car, and depending upon the lens, there could be some depth of field issues if the shutter speed is fast enough, but the aperture on the lens is opened to compensate for the shutter instead of raising the ISO. With any of the Sony cameras that I have suggested if you set the camera to "S" mode, and pick a value of 1/500 (or faster depending how bright it is outside) with ISO set to auto you should get decent results almost all of the time.
Sorry, I know that's kind of brain dump, hope it made sense..
Thanks for the input, I really appreciate. I'm hoping to get some upgraded equipment for the second half of the year. To that end I think that I'm reaching the limits of what I can do with limited tech, so the learning curve is going to be necessary at this point.
Some recently uploaded youtube videos from me:
Watching the I-580 video surprised me with two things. All those button copy signs being up combined with the lush look of the countryside made this freeway look like a classic drive! I have never driven on I-580 before but now that I see how pretty a route it is, I'll make it a point to do so if I ever get down that way again.
Arizona's Loop 303 will be an interesting one to do a before and after comparison with a video 10 years from now. I would expect to see a whole lot more commercial and residential activity alongside this freeway over the course of a decade.
Rick
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 29, 2018, 08:42:16 PM
Some recently uploaded youtube videos from me:
AsphaltPlanet, do you happen to use Sony Vegas to produce these videos?
Quote from: nexus73 on April 30, 2018, 12:00:59 PM
Watching the I-580 video surprised me with two things. All those button copy signs being up combined with the lush look of the countryside made this freeway look like a classic drive! I have never driven on I-580 before but now that I see how pretty a route it is, I'll make it a point to do so if I ever get down that way again.
Arizona's Loop 303 will be an interesting one to do a before and after comparison with a video 10 years from now. I would expect to see a whole lot more commercial and residential activity alongside this freeway over the course of a decade.
Rick
I drove I-580 (and re-recorded it) this spring. Most (nearly all) of the button copy signs that were featured in my video have now been removed.
I started this year's trip in Phoenix again, and actually re-recorded Loop 303 again (this time in the other direction), construction is complete now, and the interchange with I-10 is finished, (and really impressive).
Thanks for watching!
Quote from: tradephoric on April 30, 2018, 12:17:01 PM
AsphaltPlanet, do you happen to use Sony Vegas to produce these videos?
^ I do use Sony Vegas, (or Magix Vegas as it's called now).
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 30, 2018, 01:14:37 PM
^ I do use Sony Vegas, (or Magix Vegas as it's called now).
Thanks! I was just wondering if you disable resample the clips before you render them. Disable resampling can create crisper footage, especially when you pause the video (less blurry and signs are easier to read for the viewer). The blurriness is most noticeable on the edge of driving videos and less noticeable in the center, as the pixels in the center of a driving video don't change as much as along the edges (ie. the pixels of the car in front of you will remain pretty constant frame-to-frame). Some people like this 'blended' look, because it can focuses the viewers attention to the center of the screen. Of course you can still direct the viewers attention to the center of the video by using vignettes, while still keeping crisper footage along the edge of the video by choosing to disable resample.
^ I'm honestly not sure what my settings for that are. That's not a setting I am too familiar with. I generally try to match my output framerate to my input framerate, but depending upon the amount that the footage is sped up, vegas may have to create a frame or two using this feature. It's something that I'll look into.
i do various things to adjust sharpness of the videos that I shoot. I generally apply an external CMOS adjustment to my footage which helps to reduce jumpiness between frames, but does soften the video quality a little bit. For older footage, I generally add some sharpness to the frame, but generally don't find the need for more recent footage.
Probably the biggest thing that impacts video footage is the shutter speed. For more recent videos I have tended to use a faster shutter speed, which results in slightly jumpier footage, but much less motion blur along the outer edges of the frame. It's for that reason that my Mississauga to Vaughan video is so much sharper than most of the other videos that i have uploaded.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 30, 2018, 02:15:35 PM
^ I'm honestly not sure what my settings for that are. That's not a setting I am too familiar with. I generally try to match my output framerate to my input framerate, but depending upon the amount that the footage is sped up, vegas may have to create a frame or two using this feature. It's something that I'll look into.
I believe the default setting in Sony Vegas is "smart resample" . From my understanding, Smart Resample was originally intended for 29.970 and 23.976 video while the world has shifted more to 30p and 24p. From my personal experience Smart Resample just doesn't work very well and with "disable resample" it ensures that Sony Vegas doesn't attempt to "blend" any frames together. But obviously your mileage may vary and ultimately it depends what "look" you are going for. But if you want crisp, sharp footage... usually "disable resample" is the way to go. Good luck and great driving videos!
Quote from: tradephoric on April 30, 2018, 02:43:35 PM
I believe the default setting in Sony Vegas is "smart resample" . From my understanding, Smart Resample was originally intended for 29.970 and 23.976 video while the world has shifted more to 30p and 24p. From my personal experience Smart Resample just doesn't work very well and with "disable resample" it ensures that Sony Vegas doesn't attempt to "blend" any frames together. But obviously your mileage may vary and ultimately it depends what "look" you are going for. But if you want crisp, sharp footage... usually "disable resample" is the way to go. Good luck and great driving videos!
I just wanted to say thanks for the advice. I was playing around with Vegas last night while watching the hockey game, and I was surprised at how much "smart resample" degrades the rendering quality. I inadvertently recorded several videos last year at 24 fps, and was pretty disappointed with the results. I had always though the artifacts that were appearing during rendering were from my stabilization plugin, and not from Vegas itself. I'll actually be able to make a bunch of movies from footage that I had thought would have otherwise been unusable because of this. Thanks again.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on May 02, 2018, 03:27:34 PM
I just wanted to say thanks for the advice. I was playing around with Vegas last night while watching the hockey game, and I was surprised at how much "smart resample" degrades the rendering quality. I inadvertently recorded several videos last year at 24 fps, and was pretty disappointed with the results. I had always though the artifacts that were appearing during rendering were from my stabilization plugin, and not from Vegas itself. I'll actually be able to make a bunch of movies from footage that I had thought would have otherwise been unusable because of this. Thanks again.
No problem and I'm glad it could be helpful. Stabilization has always been tricky for me as I like to shoot driving videos with a narrow FOV (which really magnifies any shakiness in the footage). I bought a Panasonic GF3 which doesn't have any in body image stabilization, but thought I could just stabilize the footage in post with Deshaker. Well that didn't really work out so well. The problem is any camera with a CMOS sensor will have some level of rolling shutter (not just horizontal rolling shutter when panning left and right, but vertical rolling shutter when moving the camera up and down fast "ie. driving over an expansion joint in the road or a pothole" ). When driving over these "bumps" in the road, it ends up degrading and distorts the actual frame... something that can't really be fixed in post. The best you can do is focus on what part of the footage you want stabilized, realizing that the outer edges of the frame will look distorted. In the footage below, I focused on stabilizing the vehicles directly in-front of me, but if you look at the clouds in the sky they are jumping all around and look like "jello" .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRWyx0NtpSQ&t=64s
I'm curious what camera are you using? Your driving videos appear to be shot with a wider FOV which should help mask any shakiness in the footage. I'm interested in how well driving footage shot with the Panasonic GX85 can be stabilized, as that camera has some very good IBIS. I just want to get rid of my jello clouds!
^ I don't know why I didn't respond to this sooner. Sorry for missing the post. I use a Sony AX-33 or an Sony RX100M3. The AX-33 has inbody IBIS which really helps, though I still apply electronic stabilization in post.
Anyways, some recent videos:
Ontario Highway 404:
Missouri Highway 364:
Quebec Autoroute 73:
LA Freeways:
California Highway 210:
Autoroute 20:
Highway 17, Ontario, Sault Ste Marie:
Thank you for letting me be able to see what Autoroutes look like AP. It appears their shoulder standards are lesser than we have for Interstates. The yellow tags on the exit signs are exit numbers I guess. I always did wonder why Autoroutes were just found in Quebec? That shield would make a good Canadian equivalent for an Interstate one!
Rick
I've never measured, but I'd say that Quebec's shoulder standards are more or less consistent with the interstate standards. Autoroute 20 is quite an old and dated autoroute and is not reflective of a typical Autoroute in Quebec. It would be similar to looking at the US interstate network through the lens of the BQE in New York City.
The word "Autoroute" is just the french word for highway. If you listen to english language radio in Montreal, they don't use the word "autoroute" instead referring to everything just as a highway. Highway 20, Highway 40, ect.
Just watched the 210 video and saw your sentiments on LA freeway driving. That was my impression back in June 1974. The first weekend down there I drove all ~500 miles of Southland freeway, then came back to the USAF base I was stationed at to draw up a freeway skeleton map. From that point forward I felt good about driving anywhere and never worrying about being lost. If I was on a surface street I would go until I hit a freeway. If I hit the ocean or mountains, a 180 would ensure I would hit a freeway! 30K miles of driving in one year just for the sake of driving on those freeways was among the most fun things I ever did in my life.
Now there's even more freeways to explore!
Rick
This is a road that a lot of people have probably seen, but I'm sharing it anyways, I uploaded a new video of the Katy Freeway in Houston:
Video of the Grand Parkway along the northern edge of Houston: