Serra da Leba, Lubango, Angola by KODILU

This is Serra da Leba, a landmark in Angola. A road built in the 1970's, a marvel of engineering, it has been one of the country's postcard images for decades, but all shots were taken by day. I needed something different. I decided to try a night shot, but it seemed impossible: pitch black, foggy, an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,000 feet). I wanted no more than 30-60 seconds of exposure, max, to avoid more digital noise. But a car takes a few minutes to climb or descend this section of the road. The fog was dense and blocking the view! Suddenly the fog cleared, a few cars went down, others went up, they met in the middle in under 60 seconds. Painting done!

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fitz0019 26/08/2010 23:38
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I love it. Why don't you join and share it in my group "After Dark" - http://www.worldphoto.org/community/groups/15/after-dark/
abcdef 27/08/2010 00:35
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Great...
Abi Winder @ WPO 31/08/2010 12:05
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I love how the road almost looks like it's on fire!
Chessmaster30 03/09/2010 13:21
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Nicely done. The road looks to me like the lava expelled by a volcano. Well done. Regards, Leontin.
Barry Cesar 18/09/2010 06:09
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whew. . .such a beautiful shot. . well done. .keep it up. -Barry Cesar
Terri 11/10/2010 12:06
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STUNNING!!!
Shooting my World 16/10/2010 15:47
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Nice compo, great the use of long exposure. That an example of nature photography with human presence. I like it!
Mariana Machado 29/10/2010 18:07
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Great Job! I'm your fan! Wonderful photo!
André Wild 30/10/2010 15:15
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Unbelievably. Wonderful shot.
dreamon51 04/11/2010 13:25
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Meh. Just kidding--this is one sweet night shot! :)
iolair 05/11/2010 20:33
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Wow, this really is a great shot!
Nuryazidi 04/12/2010 06:34
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Like this, very good.
alex_king 05/12/2010 14:52
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Awersome picture, great use of the long exposure, and very nice and original idea. One of the nicest AFTER DARK images. It's great.
Nikki 11/12/2010 12:48
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Great! Very nice idea.
Urania 19/12/2010 12:58
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Very stunning !
om mahesh 24/12/2010 17:08
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this is nice wow..!
BeckyLucas 31/12/2010 01:20
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Amazing!
MGrandolfo 31/12/2010 17:43
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STUNNING!
Cus 04/01/2011 07:14
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Love it !!! Great shot !!
Belski 06/01/2011 10:04
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Great Job! b
Mehrdad 10/01/2011 01:48
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Superb
anitaoeditphotograhpy 17/01/2011 18:24
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Amazing shot. Saw the picture before in N :)

Good Luck, Anita
anitaoeditphotograhpy 17/01/2011 19:03
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I mean " i saw the picture in NG "
Satyendra Paul 26/01/2011 09:06
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Beautiful Capture. You must be one patient person. Kudos.
alex1954 26/01/2011 19:17
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I like this!
YingQin 03/02/2011 01:28
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It was a picture of NG 2010, why it is here now?
rana 03/02/2011 03:45
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great pic!
Abdul 03/02/2011 07:16
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I have seen this before not sure where.. with the almost the same comments... may be deja vu..
Heavenscent_Photography 03/02/2011 08:23
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Beautiful photo
LucaLaPenna 07/02/2011 18:53
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Good!
Ana Lima 09/02/2011 18:59
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wonderful use of light!
VIKAS THAKUR 20/02/2011 11:56
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THIS IS ULTIMATE......
Jacob Bley Griffiths 12/03/2011 15:00
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The way the cars light the trees is fascinating
Chandan Dey 21/03/2011 13:34
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Picture attempt good and novel,
But there are some points to consider.

(1) If photographer do not tell the story it may not speak for itself - as what it is. It could be lava trailing down the hill or forest fire along side the road etc etc..............

(2) Intensity of light at the beginning and of at a distance is almost same - is it possible ?

(3) As per author's description intensity of light would have been maximum (when up and down cars meet) . It is not evident in the picture.

(4) Flair of the car light is too much in-congruent.
kallol 21/03/2011 18:24
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The pic , in spite of being dramatic , is not at all a tale telling one ...... the back-lights of all the ascending cars were yellow, and , not red ..... no change of intensity of the car-lights due to distance even on a foggy night ..... seems to be down-streaming lava !!!
GERARDO 25/03/2011 07:40
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apologies as I wanted to seek out those that gave it the thumbs down but it appears one is unable too - reversed it to the thumbs up - tis a great shot!! Warmest, Gerardo
Thomas Minnich 20/05/2011 13:51
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unbelievable!
MUSE IMAGE 25/05/2011 16:11
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wow
nice exposure
Anne Jordan 13/06/2011 10:10
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Brilliant work
Doza 05/07/2011 14:26
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Very nice result! Love the color.
Ricardo Bento 04/08/2011 15:10
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I have been there, and i do know that this is what we call...a million dollar moment, captured in this hipnotic photo...congratulations is the least i can say!
ammar.frz 08/08/2011 12:28
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amazing :D
looked like lava dripping at first
ammar.frz 08/08/2011 12:28
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amazing :D
looked like lava dripping at first
David 19/10/2011 09:30
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Great image, real skill displayed here
Revheim 27/10/2011 19:57
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Great capture!
Publio 11/11/2011 03:29
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Adele would sing: And I set fire, to the fog! :)
Flexigav 17/12/2011 11:14
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Well done. Perseverance pays off.
Kshitij 07/02/2012 04:55
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Great Picture!!!! Awesome!!!!!mind Blowing!!!
Sivash 02/03/2012 12:27
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Love the art of the picture
Harry Sulistio 04/04/2012 16:39
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is an amazing photograph! and the photographer who have this shot is Great I think!
Tim Hall 12/04/2012 20:19
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Beautiful!
Ana Bela 09/05/2012 18:08
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Great image, great capture, brilliant work. Beautifful, congrats!
neide remígio 09/05/2012 19:34
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Congrats, great job!
Emma 16/06/2012 22:32
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BRILLIANT !!!!
DanteDahabreh 28/07/2012 04:08
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Wow Very professional and clear

I am a new inspiring photographer and i just joined this website :)
guy 22/09/2012 23:36
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this true art
kareem smara 31/10/2012 10:26
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Is very beautiful
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kareem smara 31/10/2012 10:30
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Is very beautiful
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Jaivansh10 20/11/2012 12:53
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The road reminds me of ghost rider .. haha :P
a Great job :)
D_Vezzola 13/12/2012 12:50
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fantastic shot
hamoooood96 26/12/2012 23:41
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Fantastic , great pic ;) Like it <3
MagaliBorreelli 28/02/2013 15:07
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amazing
Agatka 02/04/2013 09:37
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Wow.....amaizing:)
sathya ravikumar 20/04/2013 07:43
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wow..a real photography

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