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A Stop in Time Along Historic Route 66
A Stop in Time Along Historic Route 66
dartompkins


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Travel Guides (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: Oklahoma City
Date: Sep 4, 2004
Aperture: f6.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/344.3
Galleries: Black and White, Rural
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2004

This is a photo of a small mom and pop joint along historical Rt 66 in Oklahoma City. I thought is seemed like the kind of place that might spark an interest story in a travel magazine. The photo was slightly cropped and edited, and the color was removed, as it seemed appropriate for the title.

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 189
Avg (all users): 5.9293
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 5.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.1720
Views since voting: 1068
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 198
Comments: 7
Favorites: 3 (view)


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09/17/2004 05:14:35 AM
Critique Club Comment:

Your highest scoring photo until now, and almost hit the big 6! You must be pleased.
Now it’s my task to critique you. Let’s see.

This was a very difficult challenge, as far as I’m concerned, with lot’s of beautiful pictures and this is one of them.

What do I like about this photo:
It has a really nice nostalgic look, and I personally like old cars. The composition is good.
I could see this in a travel guide, but it’s not as obvious as other pics in this challenge.
The b&w conversion works for this photo.

Now for some critique:
What could have been done to improve this? Well for once the building in the background is blown out, so it takes away from the picture, the highlights, shadows and reflections on the car are also a bit distracting in my eyes, I dont know how the whole place looks, but maybe you could have used a different point of view to compose it different. I would like to see a picture from the other side with the gas station, and see what that would bring.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/12/2004 10:56:15 AM
A small step into the past.
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09/12/2004 10:02:09 AM
Great 10
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09/08/2004 02:08:53 PM
Nostalgic. Nice B&W job but some of the whites may be a tad over. Wonder if the gas price on that pump is around 27.9?
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09/06/2004 12:32:06 PM
Great shot. So nostalgic! I love the B&W!
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09/06/2004 08:53:30 AM
A very nostalgic shot. The use of black and white enhanced this feeling. Nice composition.
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09/06/2004 06:59:29 AM
Good viewpoint. Nice shadows and reflections on the car.
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