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  ClickaSnap Image Views vs Sales and Downloads In every set of uploaded images the photographer has high hopes of “making a sale” whether it is a Print, a Download or merely a Paid-view.    Click for Larger Not all pictures are suitable for all three classifications. The highest number of photos by all subscribers combined are of the “view” quality and character type. The best criterion to apply is whether you think someone would hang the picture on their wall.    The price does not enter that equation. If it will not make an improvement to the buyer’s decor, even a free print will go unclaimed.    Downloads are a bit different in the buyer can print the image on their own media. That media might include their computer screen as a wallpaper or for smaller phone or tablet screen.    Landscape oriented images work well for PC, Mac and laptop screens. They do not fit well on phones and tablets. The opposite for portrait orientations is what will work.   Click for larger im

There are the Scenes Along the Highway and then the Highway Itself by Robert Carlson    [ Lens4anEye ]   Some highways are suited to 70 and 80 mph speeds without much fuss or bother. They are straight and flat with few other travelers nearby. One can floor the gas pedal and nearly fly along watching only the road ahead and for anything which might enter your path of travel. Click here for the full Scenes Along the Highway Album. click for larger image   The miles are both long and short. Long as in many of them and short as in each one passes in 45    to 50 seconds. The landscape is beautiful even if monotonous. Those mountains in the distance don’t change much from one hour to the next. Your peripheral views remain pretty much the same too.  click for larger image   Then suddenly there IS something. A sun bleached abode with missing planks. A horse standing in a wire fenced dirt patch. A rusty pickup truck surrounded by bald tires strewn about. You hit the brakes skidding to a stop

Photography by Robert Carlson Listed on ClickaSnap.com as Profile Lens4anEye I like to start a project and follow it to wherever it takes me. Many times that means packing the car for a 2 or 3 day long trip and heading out on the generalized path I have chosen. One time it was to follow the Ohio river from Pittsburgh at one end and go to the other at Cairo, In.  This blog post covers parts of the national road known as William Penn Highway which extends from New York City to Cincinnati crossing New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  Most of the early course has been bypassed, with some segments several times. These photographs document the history of the road from Old to New to US 22 to various Interstate designations.  Photo Selection from the William Penn highway Album During the National Highway building program of the 1920s, Pennsylvania build thousands of culverts and bridges to facilitate the roadway. These structures were identified with a brass plaque such as this one.  This one has bee

 Robert Carlson's Profile at ClickaSnap.com is called " Lens4anEye ". There are over 1250 quality images there categorized in more than 14 topical albums . A few of the Lens4anEye photos on the ClickaSnap platform Here is a hinge I kept after renovating a Victorian house in Pittsburgh back in 1983. There was a dozen layers of paint to remove but the results were worth the efforts. Mind you, there were dozens of hinges, door locks and cupboard latches to clean.  Victorian Door Hinge I travel back roads in search of grand scenes such as this one along the Old William Penn Highway in the central part of Pennsylvania. The nearest town is New Alexandria. The road use to cross a river just beyond where you can see through the railroad tunnel. Old William Penn Highway These and many more wait the visitor who takes the time to explore the Albums on ClickaSnap. Everyone can view my photographs at ClickaSnap.   Only subscribers can Like and Comment. ClickaSnap offers Free subsc