I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride by peterdegraaff

I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride

"Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by"

Cream Live -Wheels of Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_aw0Mu0Wus
Oh the colors! Did you have the processing already in mind when you took it? I am in awe. Fav!
January 6th, 2013  
sweet shot Mr Peter Sir.
January 6th, 2013  
Oh this is awesome! Love the colours, fantastic processing :)
January 6th, 2013  
This is so creative -- love it!
January 6th, 2013  
brilliant shot, that sky looks incredible:)
January 6th, 2013  
Perfectly composed, Peter! Love it, fav :)
January 6th, 2013  
Seriously!! fabulous Peter!
January 6th, 2013  
Gorgeous.
January 6th, 2013  
Is this coming to a town near me? I will reserve tickets!
January 6th, 2013  
Brilliant. Fav.
January 6th, 2013  
Awesome photo, a fav for the Wheels of Fire link!
January 6th, 2013  
Fantastic composition & processing.
January 6th, 2013  
nice one Peter, great idea and superb colours
January 6th, 2013  
Bep
I'm impressed!
January 6th, 2013  
Cool film type looking shot. You,look,like,you've been dumped there by some gangsters on the run
January 6th, 2013  
Love it, so cool. :)
January 6th, 2013  
Great editing.
January 6th, 2013  
Very cool pic Peter
January 6th, 2013  
Sue
You look like your praying Peter! Great processing!
January 6th, 2013  
Both versions are super cool, each with their own vibe. Nice!
January 6th, 2013  
colouring is super, nice song choice too
January 6th, 2013  
Love the trippy colors in this one, Peter!

No other groups of people to observe you this time?
January 6th, 2013  
Great colors!
January 6th, 2013  
I love that song! Great capture.
January 6th, 2013  
looks like no one passed you by!! Maybe luckily, they may have taken you in!! fantastic colours and fantastic imagination....well done you!!!
January 6th, 2013  
You just wanted to see if helpful humans existed two days in a row! Love that you made this.
That said pushy partner, this is my first game and I do not know if I am suited to it, but a seasoned 365er as yourself was probably the best call..
So I would like you to make an image that could be the cover of a trashy romance novel, though it has to include an indoor item of furniture ....and an echidna ....just kidding, skip the echidna... Is this it...did I do it right?
January 6th, 2013  
Brilliant shot, very dramatic!
January 6th, 2013  
Cool post production.
January 6th, 2013  
Great shot Peter. Inventive.
January 6th, 2013  
I love the strange atmosphere -- the colors are a little off (in a good way), increasing the other worldly feel. The kneeling figure, the desolate landscape, the looming clouds . . . Eerie.
January 6th, 2013  
Great colours! Did you take this with yourself in it or cut and paste yourself in?
January 6th, 2013  
really like this in color
January 6th, 2013  
wow, awesome processing
January 6th, 2013  
Wow...very cool editing. It tells a very powerful story.
January 6th, 2013  
Love the coloring here. Very surreal. Fav.
January 6th, 2013  
Wonderful colours,a super capture!!
January 6th, 2013  
Perfect setting, composition, POV and colors. And the music link tops it off.
January 6th, 2013  
Gorgeous!
January 6th, 2013  
Beautiful. I like this one better
January 6th, 2013  
according to legend robert johnson sold his soul at that crossroads.
January 6th, 2013  
Lyn
I agree that this feels rather eerie. . .the music is grand, and those clouds in the sky are perfect.
January 6th, 2013  
Wonderful shot.
January 6th, 2013  
Wow! this totally looks like film. LOVE it
January 6th, 2013  
crazy great shot. wow. (one of my favorite songs...child of the 60's)
January 6th, 2013  
Oh yeah the color version is awesome too! Hard for me to choose but this one will be on the PP for sure!
January 6th, 2013  
great song reference. love the processing.
January 6th, 2013  
WHAT???? This is crazy good!!
January 6th, 2013  
I zoomed in on the pic on my iPad and that landscape just goes in and on...and this is so surreal! Very nice!
January 6th, 2013  
beautiful shot
January 6th, 2013  
@judithg 12 see time delay. Press button, pose wait for click. @chard glad you picked up on the reference
January 6th, 2013  
Wow!! I agree. it is crazy good..kind of makes me feel lonely. fav.
January 6th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff Gotcha - also include 'count seconds' rather than turn and frown at camera at 11.5 sec which is my problem!
January 6th, 2013  
Wonderful work
January 6th, 2013  
Wow those are amazing shots in either b&w or color. That is some sky
January 6th, 2013  
@judithg much easier to pose and not look at camera. Now I need to lose some of the weight have put on recently. Looking a little porgy as my mother would say. Now there is an opera to play with
January 6th, 2013  
Such a beautiful dream like picture!
January 6th, 2013  
An, them cross roads are mighty powerful :) love the shot nd song
January 6th, 2013  
Amazing sky. Great idea for a shot.
January 6th, 2013  
Looks like something out of a movie ...really beautiful color tones!! Very engaging photo!
January 6th, 2013  
Vee
Fantastic image!
January 6th, 2013  
interesting and fabulous shot Peter.
January 7th, 2013  
Looks very 1960s with that processing.
January 7th, 2013  
very intriguing shot Peter!
January 7th, 2013  
Wow ...such incredible colors and perspective. Your selfies are all so unique....I like it =)
January 7th, 2013  
omg the colours! I see that everyone else has kind of beat me to that comment. But still. LOVELY.
January 7th, 2013  
Great processing. Wonderful colors.
January 7th, 2013  
Love the kneeling figure..thought it was a young boy untill i read a few comments! I really do like the colors and the wonder it leaves you with!
January 7th, 2013  
@ellimae I'm glad someone still thinks I'm young. Even took off my Billy Bob's t-shirt
January 7th, 2013  
January 7th, 2013  
Quite interesting.
January 7th, 2013  
Very Impressive----!
January 7th, 2013  
This is a cool photo, I can't quite put my finger on it.. but it has a cult movie feel to it. Nice one.
January 7th, 2013  
Wow! Made me think of Moses asking the Almighty for help.
January 7th, 2013  
Pam
Perfect photo to go with that song! Brilliant idea. Love those colors!
January 7th, 2013  
love the colours!!!!!!
January 7th, 2013  
Love the clouds
January 7th, 2013  
You did it again, Peter. You continually amaze me with your creativity. Fav!
January 8th, 2013  
Gorgeous colours and one of my favourite bands (I was born under a bad sign in a white room with no windows near the station)
January 8th, 2013  
Love the processing!
January 8th, 2013  
I think you are loving the feel of not having any clothes on...Very funny! :)
January 8th, 2013  
@corymbia haha
@shirljess you guessed. Particularly with this lovely warm weather. Might be a bit different in the snow
January 8th, 2013  
yup! it is on the PP! congratulations!
January 9th, 2013  
Beautiful!
January 9th, 2013  
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Many thanks for all your favs, follows and comments. Have not really liked taking self portraits but it is encouraging that others are appreciative of the setup contructed in this photo and my end of the world portrait two weeks ago. It might have been the first male nude (nearly fifty-five year old) to be number 1. I am equally excited that crossroads photo has been picked as a finalist for this weeks theme-roadscapes with equally terrific photos from four other photographers. My Apologies if I have not seemed to be commenting as much as I should, but sometimes this can take several hours each day if I responding to everyone. Many thanks for all your support.
January 10th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff by the way, just voted for you for the theme.
January 10th, 2013  
@phillyphotos woohoo. It would be great to win one day
January 10th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff hell, it would be great to be selected one day.
January 10th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff Oooh off to vote.... how exciting. Would be nice to tuck that under your belt huh.
January 10th, 2013  
@ozziehoffy we all like to dream
January 10th, 2013  
this is just so amazingly wonderful!
January 10th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff - I feel I should go and vote.
January 10th, 2013  
Wonderful. I love the colours and the whole composition. Fav xx
January 11th, 2013  
Devishly good :) RJ would be a smilin'
January 13th, 2013  
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