SEPTEMBER 2003 – A very straight, worn-out highway leads through the plains of Arizona, USA. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
I don’t exactly remember where I took this photo, but we had been on that day to the Antelope Slot Canyon already and were still deeply impressed by the beauty of it. Now we were on our way to Monument Valley, another exciting place to visit. In Kayenta (AZ) we turned left into the Highway 163 and drove North. We felt like we had been thrown into a western movie because the landscape was getting really deserted. The highway was as straight as it could possibly be. And a fantastic opportunity to take iconic images.
American readers may wonder what’s so special about it. Well, it is unusual to find such super-straight, seemingly endless highway in central Europe where everything is pretty cramped. That’s why the picture of a deserted straight highway is a symbol of freedom to many Europeans.
I stopped the car and grabbed the camera. There was just enough traffic to make me wait a minute or two until no car came (from behind) and the cars in the distance were still too far away to be visible. I adore this shot, and the memories associated with it.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 14-SEP-2003 |
| Location | Arizona, USA |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image File Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4116 x 6465 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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