Stoplight

Posted by AG (London, United Kingdom) on 2 May 2006 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

âTraffic signals . . are just rough guidelinesâ.
- David Letterman, 1947-

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AG from London, United Kingdom

* Amazing shot. I have seen many shots like this (even tried it many times), but this is from a very different and fresh perspective. Great work. [reply]C2photo @ 2006-06-21 01:03:50
* Thanks Chris (C2). Seems a long time ago I took this shot and I may as well admit it was the only one of this kind Iâve taken with the D70. I just balanced the camera on some railings and hoped for the best . . I should do that more often ![reply]AG @ 2006-06-21 08:24:38
* I love how the red of the traffic and the car lights glows in the darkness. It is fascinating how such a fairly common scene can look so different at night. Before I looked at the EXIF, for some reason I thougt the exposure had been longer than 2 seconds...[reply]Ella @ 2006-05-02 12:36:12
* Ella, the same thought went thru my mind as I saw that figure but a vehicle crossing the junction at even just 65 kph / 40 mph would cover around 35M / 120 feet in the two seconds. So, EXCIF did not lie!![reply]AG @ 2006-05-02 13:57:37
* As you know, this is one of my favorites. Glad to see it again.[reply]Sherri @ 2006-05-02 14:55:45
* I swear officer, it just zipped right past me. What a shot!!![reply]Michael @ 2006-05-02 19:09:09
* I also looked at the EXIF... want to take photos like this too. I like the colours. Great shot![reply]Erik @ 2006-05-02 20:05:27
* Sherri, you are right, a version of this image did appear on an earlier AG site but I had overcooked it and prefer this less-processed version. I hope it still remains a favorite ![reply]AG @ 2006-05-02 20:22:15
* Thanks, Michael and Erik. I took only that one shot, as it happens. I had planned to run a series of frames to get different effects but felt rather vulnerable standing there at gone midnight on the street with something that looked kinda expensive.[reply]AG @ 2006-05-02 20:33:48
* Awesome capture!! The overall glow is spectacular![reply]micki @ 2006-05-02 23:36:23
* Thanks, Micki. Iâll try remember that spectacular glow next time Iâm running late and sit waiting for the light to change . . lol . . [reply]AG @ 2006-05-03 02:06:39
* classic! I've had a weak spot for streams of light even before I started to take pics..
father of a friend claims that traffic lights are only for the ones who don't know when to cross the road.[reply]esa @ 2006-05-10 14:36:26
* Thanks for the Comment, Esa. These streams of light have been photographed so often that I debated whether to show this one but it was quite a good example, I thought. The color is very intense.[reply]AG @ 2006-05-11 20:53:00
* Great colors and very nice motion.[reply]AirBete @ 2006-05-17 22:24:40
* Thanks for the Comment, AirBete. With these shots, you never know how they might turn out but this one was a pleasant surprise.[reply]AG @ 2006-05-17 22:54:41
* great traffic trails. i love the red tone, you did a great job with this[reply]shane j montgomery @ 2006-05-21 18:10:48
* Thanks, Shane. These shots are pot luck, really.[reply]AG @ 2006-05-21 21:59:01

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