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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> :: Challenge 34: Past & Future (hosted by Yanny) :: >> :: Challenge 34 Eligible Gallery :: > 3rd Place - The Loveless Cafe & Motel
by Mike Ezell
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18-JAN-2003

3rd Place - The Loveless Cafe & Motel
by Mike Ezell

"Hot Biscuits and Country Ham!" They just don't make signs like this anymore, nor do you really see small roadside cafe-motels like this. Unfortunately these types of places have become rare, but fortunately this one has survived; it is a highly recommended cafe that is a favorite Saturday morning eatery in the Nasville area.

Sony Cybershot
1/500s f/4.5 at 18.1mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time18-Jan-2003 09:27:47
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ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18.1 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.30
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Qualitynormal (2)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Sony Forums Challenges28-Jan-2003 19:58
Super B&W...nice subject...good "feel" to it. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jan-2003 23:00
Your Black is like Velvet..Rich!!irish_eye
Guest 26-Jan-2003 21:30
Thank you all for your kind comments. Spent about 3 hours doing the processing on this photo. I went through many (many) different versions with respect to what I was adjusting first-- contrast, brightness, levels, and gradient adjustments. There was a lot of variation in the end result depending on which was done first. I finally settled on this one, which involved first adjusting the levels, then the contrast, then the brightness, and then finally coverted to B&W via gradient adjustments. Other combinations just didn't have the feel that this posted version did. To be honest, this is the best B&W conversion I have ever done. Never before have I generated the B&W film "feel" like this before (perhaps I was due some statistical chance payback hehe). And yes, this is the place that was featured on the Food Network not too long ago. It really is a wonderful cafe, and it does take you back to another era.
W.C. VandenBerg25-Jan-2003 04:03
What can I say? I agree with all the comments below. I like the angle at which you shot this, the way the shadows fall, the B&W processing . . . a really enjoyable shot!
Bill Borne24-Jan-2003 00:56
A Great shot. It sure looks like it was taken years ago with a film camera, as Yanny said. You did a tremendous job on the processing of it. Bill B
Sony Forums Challenges21-Jan-2003 02:51
i saw the same tv program...it was the food network. nice shot! ~ kudbegud
Guest 21-Jan-2003 02:27
great shot! (and I just saw a TV show on this place last week -- I think on the food network.)
Sony Forums Challenges21-Jan-2003 00:36
Beautiful B&W, really looks like film IMO. Any technique used? Yanny