We take a lot of photos, and many of them never get online or get online well after they were taken. So I'm gonna post a few here from time to time for fun.
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Looking west at Interstate 10 from Fort Condé in Mobile. Photo taken 02/06/09.
Nice, although it could use some noise ninja.
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Here you go!
Canon Powershot A590
Took that photo from the fort itself during a Mardi Gras event. Not sure when you could ever get that perspective at night any other time.
What filter did you use on that nighttime photo voyager?
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Interstate 70 west at Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Missouri. Photo taken 10/17/04 from our Interstate 70 cross-country trip.
I just used the Photoshop auto adjustments.
Quote from: voyager on February 10, 2009, 11:54:43 PM
I just used the Photoshop auto adjustments.
I adjust levels, brightness/contrast on most photos I process for AARoads (thanks Jeff Royston for showing me how). Unfortunately I had a smudge on my lens the other night before realizing it. That happened to me in NYC and in Tallahassee once before and on a video my friend shot for me in 1993 of the S.F. Bay area roads.
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U.S. 14's eastern terminus in Chicago. Photo taken 09/03/05.
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The "beauty" of the Alaskan Way viaduct. Photo taken 08/28/06.
This camera gave too much noise on its night-time photos.
Quote from: aaroads on February 11, 2009, 12:00:22 AM
Quote from: voyager on February 10, 2009, 11:54:43 PM
I just used the Photoshop auto adjustments.
I adjust levels, brightness/contrast on most photos I process for AARoads (thanks Jeff Royston for showing me how). Unfortunately I had a smudge on my lens the other night before realizing it.
Are you sure it's something on your lens? It happened to me once where almost every sign I took pictures of had bright light bouncing off it. I eventually found the cause which was a piece of reflective material I had on the rear parcel shelf which caused the sun to bounce off it and onto the sign. That may be the cause of the bright steaks on the left sign in your picture as the sun is behind you.
Quote from: Truvelo on February 27, 2009, 08:17:51 AM
Quote from: aaroads on February 11, 2009, 12:00:22 AM
Quote from: voyager on February 10, 2009, 11:54:43 PM
I just used the Photoshop auto adjustments.
I adjust levels, brightness/contrast on most photos I process for AARoads (thanks Jeff Royston for showing me how). Unfortunately I had a smudge on my lens the other night before realizing it.
Are you sure it's something on your lens? It happened to me once where almost every sign I took pictures of had bright light bouncing off it. I eventually found the cause which was a piece of reflective material I had on the rear parcel shelf which caused the sun to bounce off it and onto the sign. That may be the cause of the bright steaks on the left sign in your picture as the sun is behind you.
Well for that particular shot, I looked at the lens a few seconds later and noticed my finger had touched it. None of the shots I took after I cleaned it were as focused, as I was balancing the camera within an open notch of the old Fort Condé outer wall. I usually keep a q-tip in my camera bag to take care of this, but this time I just had the camera in my pocket.
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Found this photo while searching through the archives, U.S. 169 south approaching Interstate 435 in Missouri.
What's the law about stopping on the shoulder over there? I've done it a few times to take pictures but I'm always wary of cops. Nice shot of the button copy btw.
I would NEVER stop on the shoulder in Europe to take a picture of a sign. Fine: € 250 ($ 320) in the Netherlands.
Why such a heavy fine for that?
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washington Street south at U.S. 30 (Chambersburg Street), note the Gettysburg, SD 1,450 miles sign.
Where is this?
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Great work on all of these photos! I especially like the Alaskan Way Viaduct one. :D
I have a ton of Alaskan Way viaduct photos, but have not had the time to craft a page for it. I have pics from both directions, from the waterfront looking east, from street view as you saw above, and from a structure above the deck as well.
OOh... :-o I wish I could help the WestCoastRoads.com Washington page with some photos.
I need to go through the queue of all the photos from our 2006 trip first. Plus Chris Kalina (seattleroadgeek) may or may not have some photos that he took for us once he got a camera. I'm also not sure what else Matt Strieby may have lined up for updates.
Are you interested in any NJ photos?
I have a bunch of photos still for NJ covering:
All Interstates
NJ 440
US 206
a few more NJ Tpk
etc.
I could use some help with the state highway freeways of North Jersey (NJ-21, NJ 3, etc.), especially if you want to give me captions/descriptions to go with them.
Absolutely. I just took new photos of those freeways yesterday.
What part of the New Jersey Turnpike do you need photos of? I have some if you need some. Same with I-287.
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Interstate 40 east at Exit 150A in Oklahoma City. Taken way back on October 20, 2003. We never got these or our Wichita, KS photos from this trip posted outside of some images on the Interstate-Guide.
Did they ever do anything about tearing down this viaduct? I remember that being a hot topic in the early 2000s.
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I took this photo yesterday and a bird randomly flew in front of the car at the exact moment I snapped the image.
US 26 at I-80 and NE 61 in Ogallala
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Snapped this photo today:
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There were four state named shields near the Empire Central interchange in Dallas.
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I had to pick between this photo and another for the next Interstate 88 (https://www.aaroads.com/midwest/i-088_il.html) update, and I decided on the other for the page but still wanted to share this one...
We added 76 photos from the sign museum in St. Petersburg that we recently visited on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/aaroads).
Quote from: AARoads on April 07, 2009, 12:22:42 AM
Did they ever do anything about tearing down this viaduct? I remember that being a hot topic in the early 2000s.
ODOT is currently building an at-grade, ten-lane replacement for it a few blocks to the south, near the river. When that is complete I-40 will be routed onto it and most of the viaduct demolished. The viaduct's ROW will be used for a boulevard to allow easy access to downtown from I-40 and act as a "signature street" for downtown OKC. After this is done it is expected that the slum/warehouse area between new and old I-40 will be redeveloped/gentrified.
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 21, 2010, 11:42:35 PM
Quote from: AARoads on April 07, 2009, 12:22:42 AM
Did they ever do anything about tearing down this viaduct? I remember that being a hot topic in the early 2000s.
ODOT is currently building an at-grade, ten-lane replacement for it a few blocks to the south, near the river. When that is complete I-40 will be routed onto it and most of the viaduct demolished. The viaduct's ROW will be used for a boulevard to allow easy access to downtown from I-40 and act as a "signature street" for downtown OKC. After this is done it is expected that the slum/warehouse area between new and old I-40 will be redeveloped/gentrified.
Did you guys tour that during the OKC meet?