Night nominee

This was taken in California, near Los Angeles. I was standing on a steep hillside watching commuters traverse a 2-lane highway below. It took about 30 seconds for cars to drive through my photograph, and that is how long my shutter was open. I waited until there were enough cars going both directions to capture the desired combination of rear and front headlights in the image. At times my spot on the hillside felt precarious. Finding humor in a possibly ironic outcome brought to mind the song "The End" by the Doors. Singing this song to myself gave me a few welcome chuckles that night, and the lyrics provided the title for the photograph.

Anne Schlueter is a Los Angeles-based photographic artist. She has participated in solo exhibitions and group shows across the United States and Europe. Her work is held in private art collections and has been published in international art books.
The boundary of the lens frees Anne to see curiosities of light, shadow, color, line, shape, texture, and structure. Her goal in framing the subject before the ‘click’ is to capture images that challenge everyday perception of the ordinary, or conjure thoughts of myths and legends, or tell geological stories. Her intent is to create photographic art that evokes an emotional response to the details of this astonishing planet everyone calls ‘Home’. She completes her artistic vision by employing pigment based inks on natural fine art papers, or dye sublimation aluminum to dramatize fine details and enhance depth and tonality in the finished prints.