So Ed really challenged us this week. This is what he said: “If you can’t beat it use it, since power lines are a photographers worst nightmare lets use this to our advantage. So find a cool landscape, sunrise, that would look great except it needs the dreaded power lines to mess it up, and throw in a billboard too, they are just as bad..:-)”
I found this very challenging because we live rurally in the mountains and and don’t have a lot of ugly billboards and power lines to mar our views. The electric lines we do have around here are mostly unobtrusive. The billboards we do have are on I-40 and are difficult to photograph, unless you shoot from a moving vehicle. I also found it challenging to purposely take photos of things I usually avoid. hah!
But I gave the challenge my valiant effort.
(Power lines and South Mountain)
(Billboard and Sandia Mountains from Tijeras Canyon)
And this last photo is just something that caught my eye the other night, as I was photographing storm clouds from my bedroom balcony.
(TV Antennae and Storm Clouds)
Check out Sunday Stills to see how other bloggers have tackled this challenge.
Have a beautiful day!
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28 comments :
Lisa, these are all quite nice. I especially like the antenna you realized was right in front of you at home.
I'm in the same situation, extremely rural with few lines, and shot close to home some things I hadn't really noticed before.
--Sage
Is it Sunday already??
I like the tv antenna! Love the sky!
Very creative shots! I love the last one with the tv antenna and that grogeous sky!
Happy Weekend to you! =)
Okay, you threw me off there..is it Sunday?
Of course you took the challenge and did a magnificent job with it. Ed's right..you can take a postcard scene and it'll be obscured with signs or power lines.
Great job!
Very nice!!! Have fun tomorrow..:-)
Very Nice Photos, job well done! BTW, check out Country magazine; Thistle Cove Farm is in the June July issue and on the web - country-magazine.com.
I love the antenna shot..very cool.. love the music too!
Jan
Love your pictures as usual! Living in town, I see way too many power lines and ride along a lot of them too.
I'm a big fan of blue skies and puffy clouds, and those are particularly nice - they almost look like a painting!
You've done it! WoW! :D Amazing photos!
Aw, geez, and here I thought you lived in paradise! The power lines don't look nearly as ugly as all the wire fencing and signs. Bleah!
Nice colorful shots...You didn't even notice the powerlines...:)
You didn't mess anything up, these are great!
Wow love the last one the best!!!
You can see past the junk in the first one to imagine what that scene would have looked like. It could have been quite lovely had it not been for speed limits!
Great submissions. Love the billboard. :)
That TV antenna one is actually pretty neat!
Gorgeous, Lisa! I was hoping to get out to the trails and get some of the powerlines we ride under on my Nikon....but it didn't happen! Hope you are having a happy weekend!
I think you did fantastic. My hubby found your blog and told me to take a look and he said your pics were great. So, here I am and I have to agree with him that your pics are very good. I will visit more often.
I'm enjoying how we are all finding power lines and if they actually add something detract. I love the antenna shot ;-).
Love what you did with the colors. The last one is great!
I think you did a great job on these shots! I like the first one best. Thanks for stopping by :-)
No - wait! I like the last one best! Oh, I can't decided. They're all great :-)
A valiant effort indeed.You did very well capturing these.
Beautiful sky in all of them! Great shots! Those are some pretty hills you've got around you!
Love the crisp colors. You live in a beautiful place!
With skies like that, who sees the power lines?!?
Great shots, just what the doctor ordered. :)
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