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Apr 6, 2020 11:38:46   #
AzShooter1 Loc: Surprise, Az.
 
Route 66 is alive and well. I haven't visited it in a while but after all this virus outbreak I'll be heading north and will take some pics.

I love your photo.

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Apr 6, 2020 11:39:11   #
Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan
 
Lionsgate wrote:
I did a search of topics on this site about Route 66 and discovered, much to my dismay, that the last time a topic was opened concerning this historic highway was in 2017.

Really folks, some of the best (and historic) photographs can be had on this highway. I have occasion to drive portions of this road at least twice each year because my children and grandchildren live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Once this virus situation is over I will once again be taking my cameras "on the road" and one of my goals for later this year or early next year is to drive the entire length of Route 66.

I've posted a shot taken in Tucumcari, NM a few weeks ago. I passed this scene late one evening and took a few photos. Upon review I decided that the blue hour would work better. I set my alarm for 5:00 am and made sure that I was set up for the shot during the morning blue hour. This is the result.
I did a search of topics on this site about Route ... (show quote)


Is Photography Dead Along Route 66? Not with your shot.

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Apr 6, 2020 11:57:49   #
PMM PHOTOGRAPHY Loc: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
 
I have done three Route 66 trips the last three/four years
Each year it gets more difficult, but, there are still lots of gems along the way
We "break up" 66 into segments of potential interest

A great stretch is 66 from Flagstaff, Oatman, Arizona west through western California. Oatman is interesting, Needles has great 66 wall art

Our next trip plan when things return to normal is from Springfield, Ill. west to St Louis and into eastern Oklahoma (Commerce-Tulsa and OK City).

What works best for us is to fly into the beginning of our roadmap, rent a car and fly out at the end

If interested, I have Route 66 photos (See albums) posted on FLICKR
flickr.com/photos/pmm_photography





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Apr 6, 2020 12:07:12   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Great shot.

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Apr 6, 2020 12:34:45   #
ELNikkor
 
Love your photo! Getting up early is maybe a morning's inconvenience, but the photo lasts a lifetime.

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Apr 6, 2020 12:42:32   #
stlborn
 
Here is a shot of the hood ornament of the Pontiac parked beneath the canopy of the Blue Swallow. Taken in October 2018.


(Download)

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Apr 6, 2020 12:43:39   #
WILLARD98407 Loc: TACOMA, WA.
 
Boomer Jim wrote:
Did you drive that 1955 Olds or photoshop it in? If you drove it, that would be really cool.


Drove Gramps's car, Otto, each time.

mrbill

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Apr 6, 2020 12:50:49   #
WILLARD98407 Loc: TACOMA, WA.
 
Lovin the Swallow. Did you get to the train station?

SUPER Swallow shot.

mrbill

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Apr 6, 2020 12:51:01   #
Bobsphoto
 
I used to announce an airshow in tucumcari. I can't remember if we ever stayed at that motel, but I remember it. I am going to have to go through my Tucumcari and other Route 66 photos for a trip down memory lane.

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Apr 6, 2020 12:59:11   #
Almostageezer Loc: USA
 
Lionsgate wrote:
I did a search of topics on this site about Route 66 and discovered, much to my dismay, that the last time a topic was opened concerning this historic highway was in 2017.

Really folks, some of the best (and historic) photographs can be had on this highway. I have occasion to drive portions of this road at least twice each year because my children and grandchildren live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Once this virus situation is over I will once again be taking my cameras "on the road" and one of my goals for later this year or early next year is to drive the entire length of Route 66.

I've posted a shot taken in Tucumcari, NM a few weeks ago. I passed this scene late one evening and took a few photos. Upon review I decided that the blue hour would work better. I set my alarm for 5:00 am and made sure that I was set up for the shot during the morning blue hour. This is the result.
I did a search of topics on this site about Route ... (show quote)


My dad took us from Chicago to San Diego in a 54 Buick in 1955. I was 4 then and remember the trip, and made several more. Would like to try another while there are still things to see. RT66 forever!

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Apr 6, 2020 13:11:44   #
vineyardman Loc: Florida
 
Lionsgate wrote:
I did a search of topics on this site about Route 66 and discovered, much to my dismay, that the last time a topic was opened concerning this historic highway was in 2017.

Really folks, some of the best (and historic) photographs can be had on this highway. I have occasion to drive portions of this road at least twice each year because my children and grandchildren live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Once this virus situation is over I will once again be taking my cameras "on the road" and one of my goals for later this year or early next year is to drive the entire length of Route 66.

I've posted a shot taken in Tucumcari, NM a few weeks ago. I passed this scene late one evening and took a few photos. Upon review I decided that the blue hour would work better. I set my alarm for 5:00 am and made sure that I was set up for the shot during the morning blue hour. This is the result.
I did a search of topics on this site about Route ... (show quote)


A 5am slot must be the right time for
a photo shoot, so a 60’s or 70’s car can be parked in the drive. Nice photo just the same.

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Apr 6, 2020 13:14:34   #
WILLARD98407 Loc: TACOMA, WA.
 
vineyardman wrote:
A 5am slot must be the right time for
a photo shoot, so a 60’s or 70’s car can be parked in the drive. Nice photo just the same.


Or even a '50s.

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Apr 6, 2020 13:34:31   #
FrankR Loc: NYC
 
Retired CPO wrote:
Them's fightin' words! I think you must have been lost Mr. Pentax. Don't blame God's country on your map and navigation failures. Rt. 66 doesn't go anywhere near Grand Canyon. No wonder it took you so long to get there! Are you sure you found the right canyon? How about the right state? I took a look at your membership info. Sounds just like an East Coaster to me.
As far as turning it into a landfill, why? We already have one. It's called the East Coast!


East Coast, West Coast, Mid-America, neither of them have a monopoly on foolish statements Chief. Your statement about the East Coast being a land fill is just as foolish as the original poster’s.

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Apr 6, 2020 15:03:55   #
A10sguy
 
My first car was a 1950 Pontiac, and it had the chrome strips on the trunk. I remember that because I took them off right away.

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Apr 6, 2020 15:04:04   #
tylerjensenart Loc: Mapleton, Utah
 
Love it. A beautiful image.

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