RoadDog Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 That picture of Meteor City in the April photo contest was strictly breathtaking. Everything worked. An artist could not have painted a better scene. We purchased a picture of the Blue Swallow Motel sign with a drop-dead gorgeous sunset this past fall. The owners said they set up a camera and taken several hundred shots to get that special one of blues, oranges, and even a sliver of green. That sunset against the sign in the foreground, wow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 That picture of Meteor City in the April photo contest was strictly breathtaking. Everything worked. An artist could not have painted a better scene. We purchased a picture of the Blue Swallow Motel sign with a drop-dead gorgeous sunset this past fall. The owners said they set up a camera and taken several hundred shots to get that special one of blues, oranges, and even a sliver of green. That sunset against the sign in the foreground, wow!!! Thanks for the very kind words! I wasn’t a Route 66 fan until my wife, our big Malamute, and I took a trip along it in the Southwest this winter. Thanks to the good folks at American Road Forum, we were steered in the right direction as we traveled. I like the Meteor City shot myself because it seemed to shout out Route 66! Frankly I was amazed at the photos opportunities. All my shots are spur of the moment, and there were lots of great moments on old 66. I took my first trip along US 66 in 1951 or 52 as a kid in the days when we carried a water bag hanging from the front bumper. Of course this was before air conditioning. The trip was made in July from LA to Grand Canyon and back. Dad had purchased a wind driven evaporative cooler that hung on the passenger’s window, sort of like a drive-in food tray. It looked like a small barrel on its side with a wind driven fan in the front that turned a cloth covered drum into a pool of water in the bottom of the barrel. It had a duct that was supposed to divert the “cooled” air into the car. The primary virtue of the “cooler” was the fine mist it sprayed on back seat passengers as we drove through the desert! Thanks again!! Keep the Show on the Road! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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