Diner at the End of the Galaxy

Hot! In Nighttime

by Sharon Samples

Uploaded 17 Feb 2007 — 163 favorites

© Sharon Samples

Mobile, AL - On a foggy night after a late movie.

My friends and I had a habit of converging on such a place and staying there until the wee hours of the morning.

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Exposure: 1/40
Aperture: f/4
ISO Speed: 1600

48 responses

  • Lisa Brown

    Lisa Brown said (27 Oct 2007):

    This qualifies as a photograph that one can get lost in looking at! Bravo Sharon!

  • Christopher Long

    Christopher Long gave props (21 Dec 2007):

    Nice lighting

  • Amaar Ujeyl

    Amaar Ujeyl said (3 Jan 2008):

    this rocks !

  • Richard Phillips

    Richard Phillips gave props (22 Jan 2008):

    Nicely done!

  • Frederic Frognier

    Frederic Frognier   gave props (8 Feb 2008):

    Stunning shot!

  • Lis Bokt

    Lis Bokt said (9 Apr 2008):

    Wow! I got lost on a roadtrip last year and THIS is the Waffle House I ended up at! In Mobile! The mood is so amazingly perfect. I can smell the air.

  • Neil Edwards

    Neil Edwards said (2 Aug 2008):

    Excellent.

  • Caitlin Heath

    Caitlin Heath said (6 Aug 2008):

    so this is were ford and Arthur are going...I am still reading the books so this gives me hope!!! lol. nice night shot.

  • Mario Montelatici

    Mario Montelatici said (6 Aug 2008):

    Wonderful shot

  • Kevin Duane

    Kevin Duane gave props (6 Aug 2008):

    Very nice!

  • Trev Mcdavid

    Trev Mcdavid gave props (7 Aug 2008):

    Unbef***kinleavable!!!!

  • Lisa Brown

    Lisa Brown gave props (8 Aug 2008):

    You know you've got my vote Sharon! ;)

  • Dennis Camp

    Dennis Camp gave props (9 Aug 2008):

    Excellent capture, got my vote.

  • Emmanuel Buenviaje

    Emmanuel Buenviaje said (12 Aug 2008):

    superb!
    very painterly.

  • Michael Maliner

    Michael Maliner said (12 Aug 2008):

    Wow. That distant light on the left adds a great tension to the story. Fantastic shot. Would love to know how you shot it and with what camera/lens combination
    Going to add to my favorites and look at more of your stuff...mlm

  • Elliot Ross

    Elliot Ross gave props (14 Aug 2008):

    Love the title

  • Nimai Wong

    Nimai Wong gave props (17 Aug 2008):

    There is something so inviting about this, great photo!

  • J. B.

    J. B. said (18 Aug 2008):

    the only time I go to Waffle House, I'm wildly drunk. So this looks familiar.

  • Ashley Connolly

    Ashley Connolly gave props (21 Aug 2008):

    so freakin awesome!

  • Neil Edwards

    Neil Edwards said (25 Aug 2008):

    Excellent, gets my vote.

  • Michael Persch

    Michael Persch said (25 Aug 2008):

    Ghostly!!!

  • Tony

    Tony gave props (26 Aug 2008):

    Excellent shot! love the vibe..

  • Raymond Barberousse

    Raymond Barberousse   gave props (26 Aug 2008):

    beautiful!

  • Jefferson Edri

    Jefferson Edri said (27 Aug 2008):

    nicely done!!!

  • Joseph H. Dalton

    Joseph H. Dalton gave props (28 Aug 2008):

    well done

  • peggy gardner

    peggy gardner gave props (29 Aug 2008):

    I have looked at this several times and the true test of a superior image is one that you like more and more each time you see it. - this is one of those. I adore it, yes my vote.

  • Mo Caraher

    Mo Caraher said (30 Aug 2008):

    Vote! (and not just because I want waffles...)

  • Jacob Sikais

    Jacob Sikais gave props (30 Aug 2008):

    now that is awesome... perfect black and white and no doubt meeting place

  • Robert Larson

    Robert Larson said (31 Aug 2008):

    wow this is just beautiful, what a perfect night!!

  • Dan Benjamin

    Dan Benjamin gave props (2 Sep 2008):

    wow, brilliant!

  • John Linton

    John Linton gave props (2 Sep 2008):

    Oh yeah! It rocks!

  • Lily Hogg

    Lily Hogg said (10 Sep 2008):

    This is a great photograph.
    It's so ghostly, and mysterious.
    Really very captivating.

  • Margaret Wickham

    Margaret Wickham said (10 Sep 2008):

    I'm ALWAYS at Waffle House until the wee hours in the morning. I've seen fog surrounding it dozens of times, so this photo seems strangely familiar. I really like this photo.

  • Alex Vazquez

    Alex Vazquez gave props (12 Sep 2008):

    Very cool!! What a great mood...

  • Dan Fisher

    Dan Fisher gave props (15 Sep 2008):

    Sweet

  • Neil Maclean

    Neil Maclean said (16 Sep 2008):

    love it gets my vote

  • Lisa Mitchell

    Lisa Mitchell said (17 Sep 2008):

    Perfect and very captivating!

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark said (24 Sep 2008):

    Wow, this is one of the best black and whites I have seen in a long time... I love it....

  • Diane Peterson

    Diane Peterson   gave props (1 Oct 2008):

    This is terrific!,yes,my vote

  • Richard Alicea

    Richard Alicea said (2 Oct 2008):

    Keep your Dream Alive, You have what it takes...

  • Romain Chassagne

    Romain Chassagne said (4 Oct 2008):

    great atmosphere you have captured ! my vote.

  • Zac

    Zac said (8 Oct 2008):

    Evocative, moody. Very nice composition. I like this one a lot.

  • Courtney Harper

    Courtney Harper said (8 Oct 2008):

    Very cool, like a movie frame.

  • Jamie Bloomquist

    Jamie Bloomquist gave props (23 Oct 2008):

    Amazing! Reminds me so much of Ed Ruscha.

  • John Keating

    John Keating gave props (28 Oct 2008):

    This is an awesome shot Sharon! The lighting is great!

  • Peter Hauri

    Peter Hauri gave props (24 Dec 2008):

    a modern american classic! robert frank...

  • Deborah Austin

    Deborah Austin said (10 Jan 2009):

    What an emotive shot. Looks like you could find romance or discover a murder taking place here. Well done.

  • tarjei krogh

    tarjei krogh gave props (5 Apr 2009):

    an oasis

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