h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

FWR:

Bob's done it again!

A perfectly normal street scene that most of us would ignore, becomes a great shot with a lovely perspective. The slope of the hill and the angles of the houses lead us into the scene.

The white van and the white house give nice contrast to the tree shadows.

DG:

I second those remarks. I love angles that tell us about the contours of where we're looking. This is the visual equivalent of prose description - it points us somewhere.

I think I lost a race to those parked cars. *That's* how slow my car is.

Looks like a one way street ? I'd love to drive "up" it and find out

That is a fascinating image that rewards repeat viewing - a seemingly familiar scene, but with an unusual perspective only given away by the angles of the houses further into the image, contrasting with the vehicles near to the camera - excellent

Somebody ordered a traffic jam. Where shall I put it? Along the side of the road, so as not to disturb the flow of traffic.

When will Indiana Jones roll his big stone ball down this road?

Thanks for this photo.

There's never a traffic warden when you want one can't even park outside mi own house...

I thought I was supposed to follow the yellow brick road, but now I see that it's following me.

(Thinking positively) I'm moving! Life's on a downhill slope here

You have so much company! Just in the U.S., there 76 million baby Boomers, all of them over 55 -- and therefore on the downhill slope of their lives.

Speak for yourself. Some of us are headed for a higher plane.

Other things begin to seem more important. As the body descends, the spirit ascends, if you nourish it.

"hire plane " I can't even afford a taxi into town

and

Parking for only! Or you'll be toad away...

All those cars along the sides of the road? Those are actually all waiting for the light to change. Rush hour indeed!