The HOV Lane Blog

If you’d like to take a trip down memory “HOV” lane, you can check out past post via this Rear View Mirror!
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Arkansas. Today, I was minding my own business enjoying a cool, brisk Autumn day in the Arkansas countryside… then, it happened.
I had been standing on the side of the road, crouched over my tripod taking shoots for the “signs” project. After a while, I had become immersed in the shooting, trying various compositions and [...]

January 8, 2005. Lincoln, New Mexico. I stumbled upon Lincoln, NM and this beautiful church while driving through central New Mexico. Another highlight was the meeting of a man who runs the local general store. He had been the store’s keeper for eons. One of his tightly-made southwestern rugs keep me warm for the remainder [...]

January, 8, 2005. On a dirt road in central New Mexico…
Sign says, “Caution. Livestock in Roadway.”

 
Welcome to the HOV Lane Blog, my playground as a photographer. My name is Josh Lane (aka, Joshua Pickett Granberry Lane - my full name).
Seven years ago, I set out on an artistic mission to photographically celebrate a part of American culture that I have appreciated over the years - the roadside church sign. [...]

Palos Verdes Estates, CA. 08/05/06 After posting the “A Favorite Perch” shots, was asked for a couple of quick photographs of PVE’s coastline during the day.

Rio Grande River, NM. 01/12/05. One out of all bloggers agrees…
A Starbuck’s Grande is more refreshing than a Rio Grande. I would recommend that you get the Starbuck’s Grande stirred, not shaken. Appears you can only get the Rio Grande dry and on the rocks.
Bloggers, your preference? Please post comments.

Flashback!  Ozarks, Arkansas. 1:43 in the AM. It has been a long day of wrapping up another photographic shooting spree through the midwest. I’m now headed back to Atlanta. Will have to rest tonight, but expect to pull back into the homestead within a day.
I’ve been sitting here scanning maps to [...]

Don’t Move?!! Okay, but I’m going to shoot… the photo!

Somewhere in South Carolina

Palos Verdes Estates, CA. 08/05/06. Palos Verdes Estates is one my old stomping grounds. The Palos Verdes peninsula is located just South of Los Angeles. While Los Angeles may have been founded as the valley of the angels, the angels since migrated south from the hustle & bustle of LA to the [...]