Gas was afordable

Posted by Julie M. Dant on Thu, 06/28/07 00:00
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Comments by Steve Owen on Thu, 06/28/07 01:48

Great find and very nicely captured. Your treatment of this adds to the sense of nostalgia. Well done!


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Thu, 06/28/07 08:27

The toning works to give a vintage feel to the image while at the same there is a painterly feel to the composition. I watch the old movies on the Turner Channel and when you see people going in to buy gas, giving the attendant $5 and getting change on a fillup... this picture fits that time perfectly.


Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Thu, 06/28/07 09:30

Wow, what a wonderful catch. I love these old gas pumps, etc. The toning and comp are well done.


Comments by Rick Longworth on Thu, 06/28/07 09:34

Nostalgiac indeed. Where do you find these neet places?!
The pump merges a bit with the background. I wonder if it would gain releif as a color shot? If all the same color, then, I guess not. One way to make this jump out more would be with a low morning or evening light. This is quite flat.


Comments by Linda Frey on Thu, 06/28/07 15:15

Neat old pump. Rick's lighting suggestions sound good.

My sister tells a story of borrowing Dad's car to cruise around town one evening, with my other sister, when they were teens. When it was time to go home, they decided they had better fill up the tank so that Dad wouldn't be mad at them for burning all his gas. They managed to pump in 25 cents worth. ;-)


Comments by Maria Salvador on Thu, 06/28/07 16:39

Well done. Very interesting, and I like the toning.


Comments by Luka Ban on Thu, 06/28/07 16:54

Julie, nice excursion to the future:-)


Comments by Roger on Thu, 06/28/07 16:56

I think this would be great in color, I would like a little different dof to set the pump a way from the back ground, still a good image.


Comments by Julie M. Dant on Fri, 06/29/07 02:19

For Rick and Roger...Comments welcome as always.


Comments by DebbiK on Fri, 06/29/07 07:04

The color image gives it a whole different feel. I tiake it you added a bit of saturation? It almost looks like a painting because of the vivid color of the pump and the texure of the building. I loved the b&w when I saw it, also. Very nostalgic. You did a great job with the composition and toning.


Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Fri, 06/29/07 11:50

I prefer the color version, because it separates the pump from its BG, and the Closed sign is accentuated by the pump's complimentary color. A little perspective correction would eliminate the leaning window on the right, and emphasize the pump.


Comments by Josiah Friberg on Fri, 06/29/07 15:07

Julie, I somehow missed this posting and just now found it. After studying the color and the
b&w versions, it's almost impossible for me to choose which one I like best. The fact is, i like
both of them for different reasons. If I had to choose with a gun at my head, I guess I'd have
to choose the b&w one that you posted first. Reason is because in that day and era,
photographs and magazines were all in b&w, and so when i see it in b&w, it brings back that
kind of feeling of nostalgia and seems to complement the era in which the pump was in its
glory. You took something old and abandoned, and turned it into a work of art. Well done!


Comments by J.I. Rogers on Fri, 06/29/07 16:04

I believe I prefer the color version. I think I tried that pump the other day - i pumped for the longest time - and nothing happened! Hmmmmm. Good photo.


Comments by John Long on Sat, 06/30/07 10:24

Whilst I love the original sepia style picture which gives that sense of nostalga - I must say the colour version serves to separate the pump from the background building.
Great find Julie!
Almost impossible to find now over here in the UK.


Comments by Art Sands on Wed, 07/11/07 21:11

tough to decide which I like better - B&W or color - interesting contrast in the feeling of the image