Daily Picture Challenge!

[Big John]

From onmilwaukee.com:

[Ian]

February 4 Challenge: Photos that show two routes of the same number, but different types

CA/I-15 near San Diego.

[hbelkins]

February 4 Challenge: Photos that show two routes of the same number, but different types

2012 Carolinas Trip Day 2 - 510 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[7/8]

For the Feb 4th challenge:

ON Hwy 12 and Durham RR 12 on the 407 in Whitby, ON

[hotdogPi]

This photo, previously posted in the "starting letter - ending letter" thread, is for the February 4 challenge, not the February 5 challenge.

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

[jmd41280]

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

The PA/WV border along the Old National Pike (Old US 40) entering West Alexander, PA


PA/WV state line on Old National Pike by Jon Dawson, on Flickr

[empirestate]

This photo, previously posted in the "starting letter - ending letter" thread, is for the February 4 challenge, not the February 5 challenge.

The Feb. 4 Challenge closed at midnight; aren't you in EST?


iPhone

[hotdogPi]

This photo, previously posted in the "starting letter - ending letter" thread, is for the February 4 challenge, not the February 5 challenge.

The Feb. 4 Challenge closed at midnight; aren't you in EST?


iPhone

I thought it closed when the February 5 challenge started.

[adventurernumber1]

This photo, previously posted in the "starting letter - ending letter" thread, is for the February 4 challenge, not the February 5 challenge.

The Feb. 4 Challenge closed at midnight; aren't you in EST?


iPhone

I thought it closed when the February 5 challenge started.

I also thought that as well.

[empirestate]

This photo, previously posted in the "starting letter - ending letter" thread, is for the February 4 challenge, not the February 5 challenge.

The Feb. 4 Challenge closed at midnight; aren't you in EST?


iPhone

I thought it closed when the February 5 challenge started.

I also thought that as well.

Nope, they're valid only through the calendar day, so they close at midnight (per your local time). So you'd never be able to answer one Challenge and post a new one at the same time (unless, I suppose, you start typing at 11:59 and finish at 12:01...)


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[Jim]

    February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

I assume we're looking for something here more interesting/unusual than the run of the mill state welcome sign.

So I offer the US/Canada and Alaska/Yukon border along the 141st meridian, looking north across the Alaska Highway.  You can see the cut area in the trees going off into the distance.  June 14, 2001.

[MNHighwayMan]

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

I assume we're looking for something here more interesting/unusual than the run of the mill state welcome sign.

With that in mind, I'll post a "thanks for visiting!" sign instead. This is the MN-317 / ND-17 bridge across the Red River of the North, taken from the Minnesota side.

[adventurernumber1]

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

All I've got is the conventional state welcome signs from Georgia and Tennessee. Both of these are off of Interstate 75 at the GA/TN state line near Chattanooga:

However, I suppose this does showcase Georgia's new State Welcome Sign..

( - slide to the right if you cannot see the pictures well - )






- Last Edit before this was at 08:59:45 PM:

[paulthemapguy]

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

Mississippi River bridge at Lansing, Iowa, leading into Wisconsin.


IA-009-026-ERB by Paul Drives, on Flickr


Highway signage for northbound traffic looking to turn right over the bridge:


IA-009-EENDA by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[empirestate]

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

Um, today's the 6th.

February 6, 2017
Challenge: Post road scenes taken using long-lens techniques (e.g., where the perspective of distant objects is shortened).

[US71]

February 5 challenge: Post road photos where the image contains a state border (or subnational equivalent, for other countries). List the states (or other subnational equivalents) with your post.

Um, today's the 6th.

February 6, 2017
Challenge: Post road scenes taken using long-lens techniques (e.g., where the perspective of distant objects is shortened).

UPRR over Tributary of Ned Lake near Van Buren, AR

[empirestate]

February 6, 2017
Challenge: Post road scenes taken using long-lens techniques (e.g., where the perspective of distant objects is shortened).

UPRR over Tributary of Ned Lake near Van Buren, AR

Love the photo but, um...where's the road?

[US71]

February 6, 2017
Challenge: Post road scenes taken using long-lens techniques (e.g., where the perspective of distant objects is shortened).

UPRR over Tributary of Ned Lake near Van Buren, AR

Love the photo but, um...where's the road?

I'm standing ON the road?

[empirestate]

February 6, 2017
Challenge: Post road scenes taken using long-lens techniques (e.g., where the perspective of distant objects is shortened).

UPRR over Tributary of Ned Lake near Van Buren, AR

Love the photo but, um...where's the road?

I'm standing ON the road?

I'm also not really seeing any long lens effect; what did you use?


iPhone

[formulanone]

Kind of hard to tell, but I used a 210mm lens for this shot:

[AsphaltPlanet]

Long lens, shot with my old 75mm-300mm lens.  I can't recall the focal length though that I used for it though:


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/CA/I/110/I110_CA_cl_14_north_24x16.jpg

[chays]

Since it is almost 10am EST and one hasn't been posted:

FEBRUARY 7: Post a single BGS that uses each of the 5 vowels exactly one time.  If that is too much of a challenge, any sign that contains all five vowels is fine.

I'll start, hopefully this is the only Sequoiah NP entry  .  I'm to lazy to find a sign that uses the vowels only once.

[formulanone]

FEBRUARY 7: Post a single BGS that uses each of the 5 vowels exactly one time.  If that is too much of a challenge, any sign that contains all five vowels is fine.

The one on the right:


Despite a few missing letters, this was south of Jacksonville along I-95:


On US 22:


I suppose the trick is finding ones that don't have "SOUTH" or "EAST" on them; then again, sequoia has all five in one word.

Hint: Anything with the word education?

[jbnv]

FEBRUARY 7: Post a single BGS that uses each of the 5 vowels exactly one time.  If that is too much of a challenge, any sign that contains all five vowels is fine.

Hint: Anything with the word education?

"Louisiana" gives you four of the five.

Although the challenge didn't specify it, I excluded subtext (EXIT tab, directionals, MILE(S), etc.) Here are the winners from my inventory:

Fewest letters overall:


Mississippi 57 Exit Sign by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

Runner-up:


Texas 146 Exit by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

Allowing "TO LSU," the rightmost sign on this gantry gets honorable mention:


I-10 Coming Into Baton Rouge by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[paulthemapguy]

FEBRUARY 7: Post a single BGS that uses each of the 5 vowels exactly one time.  If that is too much of a challenge, any sign that contains all five vowels is fine.

As for signs that use each vowel at LEAST once, I have plenty of those...

Here's one example--


IMG_7365 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

But I'm still finding a sign that has one of each.  Outlook of me finding one isn't good.  Here's one that just uses
each vowel once in the control cities only (rightmost panel).


IL-158-NENDB by Paul Drives, on Flickr

UPDATE:  HOLY CRAP I FOUND ONE...but it's not a BGS -_-


IL-101-ET by Paul Drives, on Flickr