Futa Pass

Aug 03, 2011 13:45

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mighty_1 August 3 2011, 18:01:25 UTC
I was looking at the picture wondering why they would tilt the road in towards the hill like that.

Then I realized that the road was probably flat and photo was tilted, I estimate at about 30 degrees.

So that hil is a lot steeper than it looks in the picture.

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milktree August 4 2011, 03:32:24 UTC
I think it's just a really short lens with barrel distortion. The road at the left is tilted the opposite from the roads on the right in the background.

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metabomber August 4 2011, 14:11:54 UTC
I was wondering if the road angle was intentional, either for banking or drainage, but i was focusing on the road closer to the camera, and not the road angle further in the distance.

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whatkyndylan August 4 2011, 13:56:44 UTC
Independence Pass in Colorado is similar. I doesn't have quite as many switchbacks like that but has the added fun of no guardrails at all for most of the road. If you ever get a chance I would definitely recommend going over this one.

http://www.motorcyclecolorado.com/independence_pass.htm

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metabomber August 4 2011, 14:16:10 UTC
Oh, awesome. Thanks for the heads up, Bryce.

Yeah, on the Eas' Coas', everyone really talks up the Tail of the Dragon. On the Left Coast, all I hear about is Palomar. This chunk of road in Italy seems to pants them both.

//edited cuz I'm a dingbat that failed to recognize Bryce as Bryce. Derp.

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