Stop?

Stop? by Benjamin Scheurer

Stop?

Do you want to stop?

Captured with a Canon 5D and 85mm 1.8 USM prime lens.
No digital manipulations, no tricks.
I took this shot on a vulcanic mountain on the beautiful island of La Palma.
There was a road going almost all the way up to the highest mountain since there are three world-class telescopes in the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma (the scientists have to drive up there easily). Since it’s one of the steepest islands of the world you get these amazing views. I took this shot around 2400m above sea level. When I saw the stop sign it caught my interest immediately.

Stop? belongs to the following groups:

In the Moment and Street Signs
  • Andrew Walker

    Andrew Walker, 6 months ago

    oh very clever Ben, like the comp a lot

  • Murray Swift

    Murray Swift, 6 months ago

    Very unusual! Looks like something out of “Flying High” :)

  • Cheryl Dunning

    Cheryl Dunning, 6 months ago

    wow..thats one big stop sign if its above the clouds…
    cool!

  • Ashley Ng

    Ashley Ng, 6 months ago

    LOL!

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz, 6 months ago

    cool

  • vonnie1989

    vonnie1989, 6 months ago

    Love it! Traffic looks pretty thin!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta, 6 months ago

    That is so bizarre…!
    How cool. :)

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin, 6 months ago

    can’t believe there are no tricks (lol) its brilliant.

  • AndyReeve

    AndyReeve, 6 months ago

    Should have a red light on top – you know low flying aircraft etc.
    Great idea – great shot.

  • itsallgoodamanda

    itsallgoodamanda, 6 months ago

    wow! lucky you bet your lungs copped a workout

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella, 6 months ago

    Wonderful capture…hard to believe it’s real!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer, 6 months ago

    Thank you everyone so much for your comments!
    There was a road going almost all the way up to the highest vulcanic mountain since
    there are three world-class telescopes in the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma (the scientists have to drive up there easily). Since it’s one of the steepest islands of the world you get these amazing views. I took this shot around 2400m above sea level. When I saw the stop sign it caught my interest immediately.

  • William Jackson Irish

    William Jackso..., 6 months ago

    Very cool man! Makes me want to run that stop sign and fly a flippin squirrel suit down the side of the mountain! haha….

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson, 6 months ago

    Good eye for a good pic…nice one!

  • Randy Monteith

    Randy Monteith, 6 months ago

    Great shot!! thanks for the explanation aswell!

  • checkma8

    checkma8, 5 months ago

    i love this so much!!!! wonderful image!!!

  • halftone

    halftone, 5 months ago

    Fabulous shot, Benjamin!

  • Jacky

    Jacky, 5 months ago

    LOL!!!

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn, 5 months ago

    Awesome photo and very very clever! I love it!

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool, 5 months ago

    Fantastic image!!

  • kathywaldron

    kathywaldron, 5 months ago

    cool shot

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 5 months ago

    love your use of space here Benjamin – this works so well… this image has a great graphic quality!

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch, 5 months ago

    very nicely done, you captured this very well for a very dramatic effect. great illusion.

  • Stacey Hatton

    Stacey Hatton, 5 months ago

    Lol! That’s fantastic composition.

  • Steven Sandner

    Steven Sandner, 5 months ago

    LOL! cool!

  • berndt2

    berndt2, 5 months ago

    Very coolly captured 8)

  • Helen Bascom KMA

    Helen Bascom KMA, 4 months ago

    Wow what a shot! Excellent

  • Larasolnishko

    Larasolnishko, 4 months ago

    Stop Dreaming, it is what came to my mind first! Be realistic Lara!!! it is what i always hear from man who able to touch my soul….

  • Walter Colvin

    Walter Colvin, 4 months ago

    Great capture Ben

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo, 4 months ago

    Well spotted, Benjamin! It’s great to find these bizarre things! Pat on the back for capturing it so well!

  • JanG

    JanG, 4 months ago

    Ha! Love it! Just waiting for a plane to come along.

  • Kerryn Rogers

    Kerryn Rogers, 4 months ago

    This is so awesome.
    And the Title gives it great humour if you dont read too much into it!
    (i mean like, if you saw a billowing plunging canyon of clouds, would you dare travel any further?) Its like…duh :)

  • BlaizerB

    BlaizerB, 4 months ago

    dont think many 747’s will pay much attention to the sign, but it has impact, cheers

  • mmlkbsr

    mmlkbsr, 3 months ago

    haha thats so clever

  • Daniel  Rarela

    Daniel Rarela, 3 months ago

    hahah wooww… intended for angels and airplanes only, one would think!

    amazing shot Ben – even more so that this isn’t a comp or something that underwent any post processing in photoshop! one of those rare moments where the only thing needed to make the photo a masterpiece is the mere presence and eye of the photographer. bravo!

  • Larasolnishko

    Larasolnishko, 3 months ago

    Daniel, I agree with you….It is one of my favorite, I love alive images and I admire a person who has talents to notice that. I red again all comments…amassing words people sent to Ben, each of us has reflected there own issues in our souls. Such a picture can be used for any psychological test, to check how healthy we are…joking

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy, 2 months ago

    Wow, this is really neat!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer, 2 months ago

    THANK YOU all so much for your comments!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso, about 1 month ago

    fantastic capture Ben, wonderful composition

  • MhDkHr

    MhDkHr, 24 days ago

    An incredible simple image!!
    Should be called Point Lonely!!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer in reply to MhDkHr’s comment, 23 days ago

    Thank you MhDkHr!

  • ELENNE BOOTHE

    ELENNE BOOTHE, 20 days ago

    Amazing. great one.

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E..., 15 days ago

    excellent shot!! and how funny! perfect comp, did great in stopping and getting this

  • Adrian Rachele

    Adrian Rachele, 11 days ago

    I finally made it to the top on the last day of my trip. When i was there it snowed and rained so much the beach at the outlet of the Caldera de Taburiente was grey from the silt and mud that poured down the mountains and into the sea. Beautiful place. I do love this image. I would have never though to take it myself. Making it all the more admirable.

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer in reply to Adrian Rachele’s comment, 11 days ago

    Thank you for your comment Adrian! So you’ve been there, too….that is so cool. I just checked out your brilliant La Palma wall images…

  • Kristal

    Kristal, about 12 hours ago

    Oh! you clever man! like this alot..

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