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Breeza

Postby sirhc55 on Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:49 pm

When travelling between Willow Tree and Gunnedah in NSW one travels across the Breeza Plain. The road is fantastic and when I had my merc it was the one place I could put my foot down - actually hit 200kmph 8)

There is one little rise on the plain where the township( :!: ) of Breeza sits and this photo is of the general store - weather beaten and probably not a very busy place.

Shot on the Nikon D1 with 28-105mm
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f/16 at 1/250 sec

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Postby Glen on Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:56 pm

Very quaint, I take it there is no paint store in Breeza?
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Postby gstark on Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:02 pm

Chris,

Very good for an image taken while you're travelling at 200kph. Obviously the VR was working well. :)
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Postby big pix on Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:21 pm

Where you using a tripod in the car ??????
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:28 pm

Panning is such a marvellous thing - now am I talking about photographic panning or the other type :roll: 8)
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Postby boxerboy on Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:41 pm

Chris,

very nice, iconic Aussie country store.

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Postby stormygirl on Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:10 pm

This is great, Chris. Have you tried it in B&W or Sepia to add that really old sort of feel?? Would be interesting to see...
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Postby Manta on Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:16 pm

gstark wrote:Chris,

Very good for an image taken while you're travelling at 200kph. Obviously the VR was working well. :)


VR has been standard in the entire Benz range since 1896. :wink:

Great shot Chris and, as a fellow Benzer I appreciate a good road and a good photo opportunity.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:54 pm

stormygirl wrote:This is great, Chris. Have you tried it in B&W or Sepia to add that really old sort of feel?? Would be interesting to see...


Stormygirl - your wish is my command :D

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Postby xerubus on Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:58 pm

chris.. the black and white is great!!... nice work.
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Postby SoCal Steve on Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:03 pm

I'm a sucker for pictures like that. Just love 'em. Maybe it's because my mum came from rural Arkansas (middle America).

Hard to decide which is better the B&W or the color, but I think I'd opt for the color because it shows how beautiful the skies are over there.
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Postby stormygirl on Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:09 pm

Thanks Chris!

Love the colour one, but I must say, the B&W looks brilliant! Lovely work!
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Postby gstark on Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:53 pm

SoCal Steve wrote:I'm a sucker for pictures like that. Just love 'em. Maybe it's because my mum came from rural Arkansas (middle America).


Steve,

Is it true that if a couple from Arkansas move to CA and then get a divorce, they're still brother and sister?

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Postby the foto fanatic on Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:59 pm

I think the b&w shot has greater impact.
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Postby SoCal Steve on Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:01 pm

gstark wrote:
SoCal Steve wrote:I'm a sucker for pictures like that. Just love 'em. Maybe it's because my mum came from rural Arkansas (middle America).


Steve,

Is it true that if a couple from Arkansas move to CA and then get a divorce, they're still brother and sister?

:)


Ha ha. Very funny. :x

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Postby Greg B on Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:00 pm

Chris, great shot, very evocative.

Stormy, good idea on the BW

Chris, I reckon Stormy's second suggestion of sepia might even be better, a fairly light sepia wash.

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Postby Sean on Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:41 pm

Good shot mate, glad you pulled over and got the shot i bet.

I think it looks more comfortable in colour. PS Slow down and enjoy whats in between - say 140?

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