Posted by martie (Okinawa, Japan) on 8 February 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.
This was taken from my balcony. It's the intersection near a school for little ones. See the red-brown colour on the road? Our roads are made of ground coral which is like ice when wet. Where there are critical points in the road they use this non-coral road surface. It's easy to stop quickly on! And if you notice, there are many running the red light too!
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Lots of action and congestion. That's a very interesting story about the road construction.
8 Feb 2008 2:17am
I love the way the lens has compressed the image, what a great view, a photography paradise.
8 Feb 2008 5:18am
It's hard to believe they use that type of road surface seeing as it must rain there on ocassion. I'm also amazed by the number of power lines in this shot, quite a tangled mess. I like how you composed the bend in the road.
8 Feb 2008 5:34am
Aside from environmental considerations, one might ponder the wisdom of making a road surface that potentially slick as you described.
8 Feb 2008 7:25am
So mnay lines and curves and wires....a shot that drwas attention! I'm only too familiar with such a sight! Minus the ground coral used for roads! (Is there so much coral that they can use it for roads?????I remember I could not walk the beach or enter into the sea without wearing sandals, because of the coral!)
8 Feb 2008 10:30am
interesting wire work some people just disregard the red light and most of the time its the innocent who pay for it
8 Feb 2008 11:42am
Good photo
8 Feb 2008 12:18pm
Beautiful photography, the composition is very good, an excellent catch. Greetings!
8 Feb 2008 3:18pm
The little greenish car in the foreground somehow catches my eye as being more careful than the rest, or more vulnerable.
8 Feb 2008 3:25pm
Very interesting shot. I am impressed by the number of lines ans wires!
8 Feb 2008 4:37pm
you see that small car?! we call it mata-velhos, translated its more like an old man killer, they don't need a special license so they bought these cars then accidents happen!!!
11 Feb 2008 7:09pm
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