The Roads Taken

my_thinking,

these pictures were taken over a span of a few years. during that span, i used various cameras. However, majority of these pictures were taken by Canon EOS IX Lite. For the most part, it was in ’auto’ mode, however, depending on light conditions I did adjust a few manual settings.

Just a couple months back, i (reluctantly) stepped into the digital age and bought a Canon S2 IS. The results are amazingly sharp, not to mention that Canon has also addressed one of the chronic problem with its cameras - poor night image quality.

I will post a few pictures from that camera on Unlugged soon. Please check it out.

atif, which camera did u use and which mode?

WEL REALLY SOMETHING THAT SOOTHES THE EYES N MINDS.... VERY PEACEFUL ,VERY BEAUTIFUL.....SOME OF THEM R SO GD THAT ONE CAN FALL IN LUV WITH THEM....KEEP IT UP REALLY VERY NICE

If you are a lover of roads, there is no better place in the world than US.

True!!! Driving in USA is more fun than anywhere else.

Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing.

#6 - "and you called me a dreamer?"

Ijaz sahib, it takes one to know one :)

#4 - "Don’t know if you’ve ever read Kerouac’s On the Road"

MiriamK, yes I read it and immensly enjoyed it.

shobig, qissa, my-thinking, drlokraj, malik99, miriam, ijaz sahib - thank you for your kind comments.

If you are a lover of roads, there is no better place in the world than US. Where else can you have a country as vast and varied as US, with landscape changing from forests of northwest to deserts of southwest, plains of midwest to swamps of south and the rolling hills of northeast? To top it all, you have a road infrastructure that takes you even to the remotest corners of the country...Not even Canada or Russia or Australia are cris-crossed by as many roads.

One of the most breathtaking road I ever took was the one that goes from Denver, Colorado to Grand Junction at the border with Utah. It goes through the hills, over bridges which barely cling to the sides of the mountains and are truly a marvel of engineering, and through the hill communities. On the east coast, the Route 100 through Vermont is the most beautiful drive during fall.

The loneliest drive I took was from Bullshead, Arizona to Death Valley. It was night time and over nearly 3 hours, I did not come across a single car. On both sides of the roads was desert bush.

these are "good" atif... keep up the good work folk.

Atif, very nice pictures. Some of these roads seem to be disappearing into the horizon. What is striking in these pictures is that very few cars are visible on these "unending" roads. Lonely journey, much like the journey of life.

Good job.

and you called me a dreamer?

and you called me a dreamer?
Cheerios

Atif:

Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. And although they all tell a story, my favorites were of the painted desert, eastern and central Turkey.

Don’t know if you’ve ever read Kerouac’s On the Road. Check it out if you ever get the chance.

Beautiful pictures....and the philosophy of life-a journey,every bit of which is full of beauty....and when journey is so enchanting,one does not feel like reaching anywhere,which would mean end of the journey.

wonderful

Wonderful pics Atif payee! I have seen some of them earlier, when you posted on UP, and like you I too have always found journeys/paths to be more enchanting than the destinations. Long, wavering paths like the ones in the pics have something divine about them. Perhaps divinity iitself is an analogy for a path, an endless one.
Looking forward to see more masterpieces of your fotography.