Passage Through The Mountain
by Angelina Tamez
Title
Passage Through The Mountain
Artist
Angelina Tamez
Medium
Mixed Media - Combination Of Acrylic Painting, Photography, And My Digital Magic Wand
Description
I took this photo with my phone, in a moving vehicle going 75 mph.
Being in this very long mountain tunnel is a surreal experience, I went from traveling on a sunny day with a bright blue sky, and was transported to this eternal night, artificially lit...tunnel that seems to never end. I'm not claustrophobic but traveling more than a minute in a mountain tunnel started to create an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.
How long will it go? Will it end soon?
Then...breaking through to a bright sunny day. It was a two minute transformation that is an unforgettable experience.
This is the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel. The tunnel carries Interstate 70 under the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. With a maximum elevation of 11,158 ft (3,401 m) above sea level, it is one of the highest vehicular tunnels in the world. The tunnel is the longest mountain tunnel and highest point on the Interstate Highway system. It is the longest vehicular tunnel in the United States.
I took the picture with a phone, and it wasn't great quality, so I digitally edited it to create this version for print.
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July 4th, 2014
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