The Persistence of Time

By Jia Chen

On 23 February 2008

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The Persistence of Time

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Hi there!

thought you might like this submission to JPG Magazine's next issue. If you do, vote it up!

http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/499080

Thanks,

--JPG Magazine

I was on my way to DC one day in January. I decided to take an experimental picture inside this tunnel near Baltimore. Amazingly, it looks like a single frame of time.

43 Responses

  • Caitlin Domanico

    On 23 February 2008 Caitlin Domanico said:

    Oh man this pic is awesome!

  • On 23 February 2008 Sherry gave props:

    awesome. You have my vote

  • juliana dixon

    On 23 February 2008 juliana dixon gave props:

    nice picture, it really draws you in to look more carefully.

  • Jason Watt

    On 23 February 2008 Jason Watt said:

    Very very sumptuous. Movement, tone, mood a real winner.

  • Judy Rozbicki

    On 23 February 2008 Judy Rozbicki said:

    Nice perspective

  • Pilar Coll i Gatells

    On 24 February 2008 Pilar Coll i Gatells said:

    Molt bona! my vote

  • eyal leave

    On 24 February 2008 eyal leave said:

    Excellent shot. Voted.

  • On 25 February 2008 Terminal Alice said:

    I really love this photo, just not for this theme because it says it should have people in it. The colors are sublime!

  • On 25 February 2008 Edlira Luca said:

    wow! great! wish i had taken this one! i would only suggest to crop the bottom bit where you see the hood of the car. congrats!!!

  • Andre Felicio

    On 25 February 2008 Andre Felicio gave props:

    Absolutely great! My favorite!

  • Darcy Dowling

    On 25 February 2008 Darcy Dowling said:

    Sick! I love the fluorescent green color.

  • Jia Chen

    On 25 February 2008 Jia Chen gave props:

    Well, I think it's ok for this theme. Since I saw the descriptions says as long as it's something about moving or going, it's fine. But thanks for your comment

  • Chris Byrne

    On 27 February 2008 Chris Byrne gave props:

    good pic

  • Bryan Jozefowicz

    On 27 February 2008 Bryan Jozefowicz gave props:

    Awesome pic!!

  • Jeff Clark

    On 28 February 2008 Jeff Clark gave props:

    Awesome!

  • Serkan Hasircioglu

    On 28 February 2008 Serkan Hasircioglu gave props:

    you nailed it!! my vote!!

  • On 29 February 2008 Darron Fuller said:

    Nice shot! I know how hard this one is to get. So smooth. Must be a Rolls Royce your driving!
    Darron.

  • Jia Chen

    On 29 February 2008 Jia Chen said:

    ^_^ no. actually it's a subaru. Not a RR. But I'd love to have a BMW.

  • Ravi Shankar

    On 1 March 2008 Ravi Shankar gave props:

    woderful imagination turned to reality!

  • Nicole Gesmondi

    On 8 March 2008 Nicole Gesmondi gave props:

    I love the lines that create perspective & depth of field in this image.

  • Mandolin Davis

    On 9 March 2008 Mandolin Davis gave props:

    yay i love this! its so green green!

  • Jose Vásquez

    On 10 March 2008 Jose Vásquez said:

    this is perfect!! you have my vote!

  • Jason Pierce

    On 10 March 2008 Jason Pierce gave props:

    Wow! Wonderful image.

  • Justin Novak

    On 11 March 2008 Justin Novak gave props:

    Looks like you are in warp drive or something. great shot!

  • Marcus Way

    On 12 March 2008 Marcus Way said:

    Beautifully soft lines pulling me round the bend. I love the composition here the colour and the lines almost make the tunnel come alive like an alien landscape. Nice.

  • Jenny Roh

    On 12 March 2008 Jenny Roh said:

    This looks illusional. I love the color and how smooth it looks. Nice!

  • boland rotor

    On 15 March 2008 boland rotor gave props:

    lines are like made from rubber,great

  • Jason Kuni

    On 15 March 2008 Jason Kuni gave props:

    I got an identical shot check out my tunnel shot...awesome photo btw

  • Laura Moll

    On 16 March 2008 Laura Moll gave props:

    this is great, love the lines in it

  • Nikos Angelakis

    On 17 March 2008 Nikos Angelakis gave props:

    Amazing photo. words cant describe the beauty of this photo!!!

  • Paul Lavallee

    On 18 March 2008 Paul Lavallee gave props:

    this really came out wonderful

  • patrick conaty

    On 19 March 2008 patrick conaty said:

    I love the smoothness of the colors!!

  • On 21 March 2008 Issey Umeda said:

    haha i really like this picture, the perspective is very interesting, and it's so stimulating that it makes me dizzy, of course that's what makes this picture interesting

  • Saltari Dario

    On 26 March 2008 Saltari Dario gave props:

    Fantastic! You've got my vote and my fav! ;)

  • Cedric Bosquet

    On 29 March 2008 Cedric Bosquet gave props:

    Wouatch ! Speechless...

  • Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid

    On 31 March 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid gave props:

    well done! It is beautiful and a little surreal!

  • Weronika Suchodolska

    On 6 April 2008 Weronika Suchodolska gave props:

    so surreal! love it.

  • marshall

    On 7 April 2008 marshall gave props:

    be...au...ti...ful!

  • David Baker

    On 7 June 2008 David Baker gave props:

    Jia...................This is one SICK shot Man!!!!!! Makes me wanna drive through this tunnel.

  • photography seven

    On 8 June 2008 photography seven said:

    got u from face book

  • Greg Wozniak

    On 5 July 2008 Greg Wozniak said:

    Awesome:))

  • Craig Llewellyn

    On 9 July 2008 Craig Llewellyn said:

    Well done. I drive this tunnel to & from work every day... It looks like you were going pretty fast... AND IT"S EMPTY! Oh, how I wish it was like this during my super commute. Again, great shot.

  • Henry Bowman

    On 22 July 2008 Henry Bowman gave props:

    Great shot! Voted YEAH!

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