goin' the speed limit-

[gefillmore]

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/137649192-L.jpg

[waynedsargent]

Tells a story all on its own.

[Bob&Glennie]

George, this is fabulous ! I'm such a sucker for this sort of moody atmosphere. Your composition is perfect. The line that the road takes just suckers you right in. And the old man ... just priceless.

My only nit might be that it seems a bit dark on this old CRT at work but I'll bet it's OK on my LCD at home.

This is just a great picture.

Bob

[Andy]

nice!

[slapshot]

great photo, but I hope you escorted this gentleman to the side of the road after getting the shot!

Walking well into the lane of oncoming traffic, around a bend, into the fog, could be dangerous!:D

[Seamus]

excellent:thumb

[salazar]

Wow!

[gefillmore]

thanks all!-

bob-

went a little dark on it-

slapshot-

hah!-

and be throttled with his cane!?-

he was alright; talked to the guy some; he was with it-

and it's a state park where the drivers take it easy-

http://gefillmore.smugmug.com/photos/137705272-L.jpg

[DavidS]

This is an awesome image. I love it.

[wxwax]

Super atmosphere and story in this shot. Lovely.

[Ted Szukalski]

I don't know what strikes me more in this photo: is it the speed limit as the title indicates or is it the fact he is walking away from the viewer into the mist of the fog. Superb capture. Just out of interest: Did you try a sepia or black and white conversion?

[dogwood]

Super atmosphere and story in this shot. Lovely.

Yup, my feelings exactly. Nice photo.

[kres]

Just wonderful. :thumb

[Bob&Glennie]

George, I was right. It looks excellent on my LCD at home. That old CRT that I use at work is such a piece of crap, it's at the upper limit of it's brightness and contrast adjustment and everything still looks dull on it.

Your picture looks terrific on a good monitor.

:clap :clap :clap
Bob

[firedancing4life]

You mean a real slow pan would not work here? :rofl

Love it!

Great job.

[JohnC]

Great shot!

[gluwater]

Excellent shot George, I really like it.

[gefillmore]

thanks much everybody-

ted-

as one who sees bw at everything I shoot, I only saw color here-

[Angelo]

most excellent capture. congrats :thumb

[binghott]

Wow!

took the words right out of my mouth. . . errr fingers

:clap

[gefillmore]

angelo and barry-

thank you-

[dancinkate]

Very nice!!!

[anderson_paul]

Love this image. the exposer is so great and the story it tells (again WOW)

[saurora]

I love your conversions George, but I'm glad you left this one in color for us to see....it's just awesome. Somehow I don't think it would translate as well in B&W and I wouldn't normally say that. I love the muted tones. Excellent capture and I'm glad you entered it in the Challenge! :saurora

[gefillmore]

kate, paul, and susan-

thanks much-

and thanks for the suggestion, susan!-

[Scotty_R]

George, I looked at this image, passed, looked at some other images in the People forum, came back to your image and looked again, passed, looked at some more and then came back again. Something kept me coming back. The mood, light and shadow detail in this image are wonderful. The point, however, is made without the speed limit sign. For me, the sign is that one element too many that brings the image down. Moving a bit to the right, eliminating the sign and keeping the gentleman in the lower right of the image with the gate to his left with the sweeping line of the road would have made it easier for me to look at...the point of focus would have been the old man. I'm sorry to be the lone naysayer here, but the sign distracts and seems inconsistent with the mood of the image.

[gefillmore]

George, I looked at this image, passed, looked at some other images in the People forum, came back to your image and looked again, passed, looked at some more and then came back again. Something kept me coming back. The mood, light and shadow detail in this image are wonderful. The point, however, is made without the speed limit sign. For me, the sign is that one element too many that brings the image down. Moving a bit to the right, eliminating the sign and keeping the gentleman in the lower right of the image with the gate to his left with the sweeping line of the road would have made it easier for me to look at...the point of focus would have been the old man. I'm sorry to be the lone naysayer here, but the sign distracts and seems inconsistent with the mood of the image.

scotty-

no problem with naysaying as long as it's constructive naysaying-

I appreciate you looking and taking the time to comment and explain your thoughts-

[ziggy53]

Awesome image that, I think, would make a fantastic enlargement. No single element makes this image work, in fact it works despite some common beliefs about composition which it seems to break.

Wonderful human interest and statement about life.:thumb:thumb

[limey-g]

Great shot what an atmosphere , sure tells a story.
Geoff

[gefillmore]

zig and geoff-

thanks much for your comments-