5/26/2008
I was driving through Issaquah Washington this week when I spotted this old Shell Station. It’s in downtown on the main drag as part of a local town history exhibit. It was very well kept and fully detailed. Inside there were oil cans and car parts from the era and even a mannequin dressed in a traditional service attendant uniform. Either way, it made for a nice shot.
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Taken with:
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Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8 IF-ESED Lens
Focal Length: 70mm
F Stop: f/11
Shutter: 1/60 Hand Held
ISO: 400 -1 EV
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Post Production was done in CS3 and included:
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Levels
Curves
Contrast
Brightness
Unsharpen Mask
B&W COnversion
Soft Vignette
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28 responses
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Frederic Frognier gave props (30 May 2008):
Sweet image. A very nice view and great title. I'd like to see a 'normal' B&W version of this image.
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David Bowden said (30 May 2008):
Your wish is my command. See Plain B&W image link above. Glad you liked the image.
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Yasmina Baggili gave props (30 May 2008):
I think this is fantastic! Love the effect. And the title couldn't be more correct! Perfect!
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! :) Billie Jo Blevins gave props (30 May 2008):
Great B&W, Love how you inhanced it!
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Frederic Frognier gave props (30 May 2008):
Thanks Dave
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Lisa Slifko said (6 Jun 2008):
Terrific image. The plain B&W is excellent also. I'm more partial to the softened image, as it coincides with the era. Love it either way.
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b. Elenor said (10 Jun 2008):
the clarity in this is stunning.
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kevin stewart said (11 Jun 2008):
Love this shot and the story comforted me. I thought this was too well staged.
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Lina Palmerin said (14 Jun 2008):
great! love the softness
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Stephannie Rosencrans said (5 Jul 2008):
love it - very vintage!
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John Edwin May gave props (13 Aug 2008):
Great find...
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Fred Everett gave props (8 Apr 2009):
I love this - excellent work!
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Ed Puskas gave props (6 Sep 2009):
Fantastic shot! Got my vote
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Rebecca Sheehan gave props (11 Sep 2009):
nice shot!
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Karen Roberts gave props (20 Sep 2009):
VOTED! Perfect for this entry!
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Hans Joerg Krauth gave props (22 Sep 2009):
got my vote, very nice image
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Nancy Konipol gave props (23 Sep 2009):
Wow this is pretty incredible photo
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Richard Bruns said (30 Sep 2009):
It works.
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Yasmina Baggili gave props (9 Oct 2009):
lovely capture! My vote
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Joe Schaf gave props (11 Oct 2009):
Perfect for the Theme! Voted: "YEAH!"
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adniloj gave props (13 Oct 2009):
works wonderfully! +
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Monique Guilbault gave props (26 Oct 2009):
Nice shot!
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Andrew Lorimer gave props (31 Oct 2009):
Beautiful b@w so well done !!!
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Norm Levin said (9 Nov 2009):
Reminds me very much when I was making a corporate "Tradition" video for Chevron, rummaging through their archives for historical photographs. Without your caption, I would have thought you pilfered this from Shell's archive. Very good rendition, David.
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Cecil Brissette gave props (10 Nov 2009):
nice image
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Jessica Hardin gave props (10 Nov 2009):
This is such a nice image, my vote!
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Karen Menyhart gave props (14 Nov 2009):
great shot, and nice editing!
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gerry cyr gave props (18 Nov 2009):
great shot
