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March 12, 2013
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This is the result of my first attempt at outdoor night shooting. I didn’t care for the color image so I converted it to B&W for an old time feel. Dedicated to Edward Hopper. I don’t do a lot of computer work to photos but in this case I skewed the buildings a bit and did the conversion to B&W. Nikon D60 f/5 1/30 sec. ISO 800 CaspersBW.jpg

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March 13, 2013
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Hello, JTaylor…

When I first brought this image up on my screen I immediately thought of “Nighthawks”,
a painting that I’ve always admired and sometimes known as “The Diner”.
You have done Mr. Hopper a justice. Good for you.

http://www.npr.org/programs/mo…..ighthawks/

Welcome to our forum… We look forward to seeing many of your photographs.

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March 13, 2013
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Thanks for the welcome and the kind words. The Hopper painting, along with Luncheon of the Boating Party, is one of my two favorite paintings. So, I guess it was natural for me to think of it when I saw this photo.
The photo itself was an accident that turned out great. I was trying for the first time to shoot neon signs in the twilight. The sky was very dark but not yet completely black. My mistake was setting the ISO to 800. The original photo was full of noise and I hated it. I converted it to B&W and the noise became the grain of old newspaper photos and I loved it.
As the saying goes, If I can’t be good let me be lucky.

March 13, 2013
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Great retro look to this picture. It brings back
memories of the old days and that’s great.
Once in a while “accidents” turn out to be so
much better than what we were originally trying
to achieve!
It’s a great theme and the B&W approach serves
it perfectly.
Well done.
Dale.Smile

March 15, 2013
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A short video about Ed Hopper…

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March 15, 2013
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Excellent. Thanks for posting that.

March 15, 2013
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It really seems to be like in olden days ……and as Mandrake said, u have done a good justice to the pic!!Keep it up..

March 16, 2013
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Great post Mandrake.
Ed Hopper was a great artist.
His painting “Nighthawks” truly
is a masterpiece and so recognizable.
Bought for only $3000 and worth millions
today – pretty good investment I’d say.
Dale.

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