Tuesday, May 18, 2010

1950s Service Station



The subject is a one time service station in Cottonwood Arizona that is right out of the 1950s. Today it is diner with an interior retro look. The scene is a perfect photo op. Since I wasn't pleased with the strident reds within the photo, I used the Topaz plugins in Photoshop to create a different result.

The original untouched photo followed by several alternatives:






The black and white rendering may be most appropriate for photos taken in the 1950s decade.  However, my preference is the second to the last rendition.


2 comments:

  1. The title of your post made me laugh...'service station'...it's been awhile since service was connected to getting gas!

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  2. Yup. It appears that I have dated myself.

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