Safety and Legality of Shooting on Country Roads

[amanda_n1]

<p>Ben, I've witnessed this kind of deterioration myself. I usually prefer to catch them before they collapse entirely. But, I also really like the idea of photography as narrative (I'm an English major).<br>

Phil, I like how the fence really draws the viewer's eye across the photograph.<br>

Thanks for sharing.</p>

[ken_luskay]

<p>A few years back, I was stopped along a country road in Greene County, PA taking some shots of a barn in a small valley, when a farmer in a pickup pulled up.</p>

<p>He leaned out his truck window and pointed to a farmhouse on the next hill, and told told me that if I wanted some good shots, to pull up behind his house. He was right! The view from there was simply spectacular! There were hills and valleys stretching off into the distance for miles.</p>

[clark_yerrington]

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sequim-dungeness, WA<br>

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whidbey island, WA<br>

there's a lot of good advice here. my strategy in the past has been to get the photo pretty quickly and get going again before i can be confronted. but i've missed out on a lot of good shots, where engagement might have led to access and opportunity; and/or where the shot is well within the property instead of from the road or a pull-off.<br>

suggestion for those narrow country roads where you can't park. if you have a big vehicle like a van or pickup, you can bring a bicycle along... and backtrack to the nearest parking spot and bike up to the shooting location.</p>