Earlier this year we took off for a road trip to visit with clients and friends and to explore the southwestern desert. Many of you might know this, but for those of you who don't, Route 66 actually starts right in downtown Chicago. It's always interesting when you're downtown with all the suits walking by and there are few random bikers or road trippers hanging out at the Route 66 sign getting ready for their epic journey all the way to it's end on the beach in Santa Monica, California. It's always been a bucket list of mine to travel the entire Route, or what's left of it, but until then I'll take what snippets I can get. Here are a few of my favorite images while zigzagging in and out of the California section of Route 66 and some surrounding areas. I gravitated toward black and white for many of the images and employed the use of an old school red filter to add a little “drama,”as my kid would say.
Enjoy, John
Classic Route 66
A random church along Route 66
The beautiful combination of a red filter and great clouds.
The Post Office
The Ocotillo in Joshua Tree National Park
The Swtich
Union Pacific near the Salton Sea
Simple living in Amboy, California
A random shed during a quick break
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Dear John,
I’d be interested to know what equipment and film you used for the route 66 pictures. Thanks in advance! JP
Hi John
Thank you for the link. These are really great pictures – the work of an expert. I love the simplicity and yet each one tells its own story. No surplus clutter here! I showed them to Sheila who really appreciated them. Just sorry I wasn’t with you at the time!
With best wishes
Gordon
Great photos!