Disclaimer: Just because I was crazy enough to try and drive and take photos of landmarks at the same time (in the fog) doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. Although, this is probably the most dangerous thing I’ve done in a while.
The other day I took a short road trip by myself up to Clinton, Oklahoma to attend to some business. As I was leaving the house I decided to grab my camera in case I would be able to somehow get some photos of a couple popular landmarks on the trip and still make it to my appointment on time. This morning was very foggy for some reason. The sun was shining brightly, but the fog was really thick. As I was leaving Amarillo, you could see this big yellow glow behind all the fog. I tried to get a picture of it, but they didn’t turn out quite like what I was seeing. That and it was Amarillo morning rush hour and I wasn’t trying to get into an accident, I decided to save my dashboard photography moments for further down I-40 where the traffic wasn’t so thick.
Groom, Texas actually has a couple of very unique landmarks. One is the World’s Largest Cross in the Western Hemisphere. It’s actually quite an amazing creation and I got my best shots on my way back home through Groom.
I played around with this one using The Pioneer Woman’s Photography Actions. I love them. I use them on like every photo I take. I’m addicted.
I also wanted to get the leaning Britten, U.S.A. water tower. Coincidentally, I went to college with a guy from Groom, whose last name was Britten. I wonder if he’s related to this water tower in any way?… I didn’t get good photos of it. It was leaning, the highway was curving, I was on cruise control and the semi in front of me was going way to slow. This is what I ended up with:
Interestingly, the water tower leans to the right, so my camera must have been leaning to the left, but then again, you never really know what you’re going to get with dashboard photography.
Just outside of Amarillo on my way to Clinton, I got a few highway shots. One is of the strange fog. The sky was blue and the sun shining and the fog made it look as though you were driving through clouds of light.
This is what most of the Texas Panhandle looks like on either side of Amarillo. Not a lot of scenery, just a lot of flat fields with a windmill here and there and maybe some cows. Not very exciting to say the least. In fact, if my husband had been there and driving, I probably would have been yawning and trying not to fall asleep. This part of the drive to anywhere in Oklahoma really gets to me.
Most of these pictures were taken with the camera sitting on the dashboard directly in front of me. I used Live View so I could get an idea of what I was shooting. Some were just random so I wouldn’t run off the road. Again, do dashboard photography at your own risk and with the utmost of caution and watch out for other people on the road. The highway was pretty quiet for me. I did see 7 highway patrols and about 10 dead deer in the median on the entire 2 and a half hour trip. I’m not sure what that was about.
