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Morning Thunder Cafe
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02-DEC-2004 Cheryl Hawkins

12-02-04
Morning Thunder Cafe

More tabletop candid photography. They serve (a lot of) good food in this cafe.


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Steve Pepple17-Jan-2005 00:41
Now this place looks much cleaner and less meaner than the Fleetwood in Ann Arbor.
Guest 16-Dec-2004 23:34
Great angle and lines and the B&W works so very well
Guest 13-Dec-2004 23:16
Like the idea - well done!
Leo Charette09-Dec-2004 21:45
This is a really good shot, like the perspective, the action and the use of B&W. This kind of eatery is my favorite... here's where news about town is share and you can get a meal that will last all day and not necessarily in the forms you would like. Great shot.
Guest 08-Dec-2004 23:06
superb picture, I love this one
Dave Wyman08-Dec-2004 19:16
Well, it's tomorrow, and I'm still in Los Angeles. But I still love this photograph.
Dave Wyman08-Dec-2004 08:56
I had such a quick, visceral response to this photograph. And that was before I realized it's in the town of Chico, where I went to college. It makes me want to leave my home in Los Angeles TOMORROW morning and head up to the cafe for a late lunch or dinner. Maybe enjoy dessert at Shubert's ice cream parlor. Then get my bike tuned up at Pullin's Cyclery (Mr. Pullin, long gone, repaired my bike a few times). Maybe, if I can talk my wife into coming with me, we could head out to the covered bridge and share a kiss under its rafters.

On the other hand, I would also like to ask each of the young women in this picture out on a date, but somehow I think my wife would object. In fact, she probably won't think well of me coming up to Chico tommorw, much less come up with me. So I'm just going to have to enjoy being back in town via this wonderfully composed photograph.

Dave
Pedro Libório05-Dec-2004 23:16
absolutly great register here!
lovely done, and nice tone...fits perfect to this image!
Steve Pepple05-Dec-2004 14:36
Nice shot, Cheryl. The photo has good lines and an active subject.
gary becker04-Dec-2004 21:30
This is really tremendous, Cheryl. Love the way you caught the light streaming in. I want to go find a diner like this right now and order a chicken fried steak plate.
Cliff04-Dec-2004 14:01
I love this fabuous shot of a diner/restaurant in action!
Jvan Photography03-Dec-2004 22:56
OMGosh they have the best food! But way too much for one person to eat!!! Very nice shot:-)
Guest 03-Dec-2004 19:28
it's great, marvellous !
northstar3703-Dec-2004 16:03
heh very good!
Guest 03-Dec-2004 13:18
The B&W is perfect for this shot and I like the angle. Have to wonder how you shot from this position so un-noticed. ...I 'spect I gotta vote for this one.
Karen Stuebing03-Dec-2004 11:25
I like the way you shot the people at the end so you could include the whole counter. It looks like a very clean place. And the treatment works very well as this is not a modern looking restaurant.
Guest 03-Dec-2004 07:22
I LOVE THIS!! OK, first, it is SOOOO TIMELESS. That is great.

The tnoes are good, there is an "oldtime" feel of a NON-CORPORATE coffee house and that is very appealing....

WOW!!

Hey, I think I need to come up to Chico for a photo adventure (and that hug!)

BTW, I wanted to ask....does the offer of the wooden guy still stand? I feel a SERIOUS urge to burn something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guest 03-Dec-2004 06:47
TERRIFIC!
Karen Leaf03-Dec-2004 05:03
Terrific shot Cheryl. Super perspective. Such an old time feel. Could be from a 50's movie still. Love it!
Gayle P. Clement03-Dec-2004 04:34
The run of the stools and the black squares are terrific.
Chris03-Dec-2004 03:45
BW was a great choice. Love the perspective.
Yann Pindeler03-Dec-2004 02:10
Great !
Guest 03-Dec-2004 01:58
This is a great slice of Americana. Great capture, perfect treatment.
jude03-Dec-2004 01:19
Very excellent b&w candid shots, Cheryl.. a little slice of life..
Michael Todd Thorpe03-Dec-2004 00:43
Nice, Cheryl. Good comp.
markvm03-Dec-2004 00:33
Very nice, Cheryl! Kinda looks like back in the 50's when I was a kid, except for what's strapped on the guys belt..:)
laine8202-Dec-2004 23:50
It looks spotless which says they care. Great looking 50's style cafe & I love your B & W effect.
Ray :)02-Dec-2004 23:42
Terrific scene. The black and white tiling is really important here.
CDS02-Dec-2004 23:01
nice.. stereotypical shot
Stu02-Dec-2004 22:57
Just like in the movies... these places really do exist!
Guest 02-Dec-2004 22:46
Great candid, it suits the black and white.