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Challenge: The Road Less Traveled (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Twin Peaks, San Francisco
Date: Aug 22, 2008
Aperture: f14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 13 s
Galleries: Cityscape, Sky
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2008

 I took a pretty obvious interpretation of the challenge. Market Street which is apparently the first street to turn on its street lights in SF, was the road most taken and Twin Peaks Blvd, the road out of the city and gives you the perspective of seeing the city as a whole is the road less traveled. Thank you for the comments and votes, but it seems goodman's entry was really the favorite with its favorites during the challenge. Thanks again everyone!

I used a couple GND density filter and a long exposure to paint the light even across the exposure. It was really windy and I think I lost some detail. But I am happy with the result. :)

I forgot to mention, my second challenge was a Road challenge which I did very poorly and had been waiting for an excuse to re-shoot. Here was that entry, I have learned a lot from this place during that time.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 127
Avg (all users): 6.8615
Avg (commenters): 7.8462
Avg (participants): 6.7179
Avg (non-participants): 6.8906
Views since voting: 7389
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 231
Comments: 48
Favorites: 11 (view)

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 09/07/2008 02:40:29 PM
Wonderful image, congrats on your ribbon!
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 09/05/2008 10:24:32 PM
Nice one Joe!
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 09/05/2008 01:38:20 PM
Nice one JD, very well deserved ;-)
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 09/04/2008 01:17:51 PM
Sweet shot! And a little help to get it to blue! Congrats Man!
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 09/04/2008 12:55:42 PM
Originally posted by banmorn:
Many congrats on your Red, Joe! Great shot!
Whoa! Not it's blue! Congrats again, Joe!
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 09/03/2008 09:54:57 PM
Whoa! I'm speechless! CONGRATULATIONS on stunning photography. Oh, and first prize too :)

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 09/03/2008 08:26:19 PM
Fantastic! It's actually the sky took my breath away, just amazing :) Congrats on the blue!
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 09/03/2008 06:29:03 PM
Well done on the blue Joe!
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 09/03/2008 06:13:45 PM
:) looks good on ya
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 09/03/2008 05:31:18 PM
That's a marvelous shot, and the wind didn't hurt it at all. The moving headlights put some extra punch in the curve in the road.
Congrats on the # 1 !
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 09/03/2008 04:49:02 PM
Nice finish, Joe. Congrats.
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 09/03/2008 04:48:24 PM
WOW Joe, just saw this (Im a bit slow these days). great shot and congrats mate.
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 09/03/2008 02:34:38 PM
Congrats on the ribbon Joe! Excellent choice of subject, great colors.
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 09/03/2008 11:47:48 AM
congrasts on the ribbon, this is a beautiful image. Love the color palatte!
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 09/03/2008 07:18:48 AM
Ohhh...congrats on your ribbon! Well done!
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 09/03/2008 07:17:28 AM
Beautiful interpretation, Joe.
You sure have come a looooong way in 2 years.
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 09/03/2008 04:23:28 AM
Really great shot as always. Love the colors, very cool composition, really nicely done, a very well deserved *blue* ribbon.

Message edited by author 2008-09-03 20:56:52.
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 09/03/2008 03:43:33 AM
That is superb Joe...congrats on the red...wonderful as always from you
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 09/03/2008 02:48:00 AM
beautiful work!
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 09/03/2008 02:34:36 AM
Congrats on your Red, Joe. Great shot.
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 09/03/2008 12:04:27 AM
bitch :-)
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 09/02/2008 11:24:29 PM
Congrats on the Red!!!
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 09/02/2008 09:20:41 PM
Grats on the ribbon, and VERY cool to share the two pictures - definitely shows a bit of your evolution as a photog.
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 09/02/2008 09:08:16 PM
Congrats on the ribbon.

like artroflmao said, you are master of the road
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 09/02/2008 08:56:39 PM
Nice to see you on the front page, man!!! Congrats on the red blue Joe!! : )

Message edited by author 2008-09-04 04:54:18.
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 09/02/2008 08:48:27 PM
Whaddya know, Joe! Congrats, man - now you are master of the road! :)
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 09/02/2008 08:42:21 PM
I'm happy to see this do so well. Congrats on your ribbon.
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 09/02/2008 08:39:26 PM
Congrats, Joe!
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 09/02/2008 08:38:54 PM
Congratulations Joe, very nice!
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 09/02/2008 08:27:48 PM
Many congrats on your Red, Joe! Great shot!
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 09/02/2008 08:16:41 PM
Phew! excellent job! congrats on your red!
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 09/02/2008 08:10:55 PM
Wow Joe! Congrats on this fab shot. very dizzying.
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 09/02/2008 08:08:59 PM
So awesome, Joe! I knew this would win. Congrats again.
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 09/02/2008 08:04:32 PM
Congrats Joe!!!

Great idea great result!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/02/2008 06:01:49 PM
Sick vista. It probably would have worked better to have NO cars on the 'road less traveled' but it isnt a perfect world :)

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 09/02/2008 12:19:23 PM
this is just magic
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 09/01/2008 07:04:40 PM
Well done.
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 08/30/2008 08:51:37 AM
Another photo that I want to score at 10 but sort of feel it's 'More Traveled' then 'Less' and originally scored it at 8 but decided not to fight it and changed it to 10. It's certainly less traveled then the roads down in the valley and your 'High Road' message is very nice. It's probably a ribbon contender even though I honestly feel other photos are more deserving. But it's an AWESOME photo! Why not: 10
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 08/28/2008 12:10:58 PM
it made me look alot
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 08/28/2008 09:53:54 AM
wow,very well lit,simply awesome.
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 08/27/2008 05:47:23 PM
My pick for winner, awesome shot.
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 08/27/2008 02:53:51 PM
In all Honesty is it the right road?
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 08/27/2008 02:07:25 PM
cool! such a great shot from twin peaks and that classic pastel pink and blue sunset, great!...as far as the challenge, that's a pretty well-traveled road. but I still think it's a good one.
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 08/27/2008 10:37:23 AM
Good colour, nicely executed.
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 08/27/2008 07:48:00 AM
glitzy shot - great use of color and saturation
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 08/27/2008 05:29:07 AM
absolutely outstanding to my eye, a strange and giddy perspective
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 08/27/2008 01:01:49 AM
One of the most beautiful images in the challenge, congrats!
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 08/26/2008 08:17:42 PM
whoa this is nice.... probs a ribbon.. 8 from me
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