Karim Ghantous Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 It was taken in 1990. It's a pretty famous image, and I'm sure many of you have seen it many times before. And I found it on Flickr. The photographer is Ian Abbott. He has made a 16Mpx file available to download for personal use, which I will be using to make a print for my wall. I just love this photo that much. LINK Oh, and this is one from earlier in the evening: LINK The only sad thing is that the building was demolished. That's a cultural crime, IMO. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
za33photo Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) I like this very much. I can sympathise with your feelings about demolition , here in my country demolishing "historic" sites is the order of the day , never to be replaced , sadly this is all politically motivated , "old" photographs (wherever they are) , are now the only records remaining. But so it goes. Edited September 24, 2022 by William Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Never seen it before. Why is it "famous"? 1 Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn McCreery Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) I grew up in nearby Los Altos and shopped at this store many times. I purchased, with some parental help, my first form of transportation, a Sears rebranded Vespa motor scooter in this same store in 1959. So the image brings to my mind nostalgia for how the area once was back in the fifties and sixties. I think that it is a good photograph (I like the colors), but I do not see it as any great contribution to photographic art. Perhaps it fits in with Tom Kondrat's post below? Edited August 9, 2022 by Glenn McCreery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I remember that store! Maybe the first store I remember. I don't think I have any pictures of it, though. We moved near there when I was four, and much for a brand new house came from that store. When my dad started building our sprinkler system, I got interested in plumbing, and would vist the plumbing department of that store. Stories are that 5-year old me would give suggestions to other customers. And I almost remember Sears branded Dynachrome film that my dad was interested in buying. Oh, also, the memorial for the origin of Silicon valley is in the shopping center where the store used to be. Shockley's grandmother lived near there, which is the reason that Fairchild semiconductor started there. 2 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I like them but not sure they're famous.. FYI; and not to be a total jerk, but I believe you aren't suppose to post images here that you didn't take yourself. I believe you are supposed to post a link to the image, not the image itself. Just say'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 I like them but not sure they're famous.. FYI; and not to be a total jerk, but I believe you aren't suppose to post images here that you didn't take yourself. I believe you are supposed to post a link to the image, not the image itself. Just say'n. I posted links to the original images on Flickr. And yes we are allowed to post URLs. And we are also allowed to repost other users' images for the purpose of constructive criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I posted links to the original images on Flickr. And yes we are allowed to post URLs. And we are also allowed to repost other users' images for the purpose of constructive criticism. On my browser I don't see links of the Sears pics, just the photos. My post said links which are URLs. Not a big deal Karim. I believe there is a forum faq somewhere that provides the guidelines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanKlein Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I guess the TV antenna on the roof was connected to all the TVs for sale in the showroom. I lot of things have changed in thirty years. Aesthetically, blocking the flag removes an important aspect of the photo of place and would have made the image a lot better if shown. Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q.g._de_bakker Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On my browser I don't see links of the Sears pics, just the photos. My post said links which are URLs. Not a big deal Karim. I believe there is a forum faq somewhere that provides the guidelines. Pics, instead of links indeed. URLs packaged in img-tags aren't links, but a republication of the images in a new context. Even when the images still reside on the original (?) site. The terms of use say nothing about deep linking. It is not against the law too. But i don't think it is good practice. It is a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Forum Posting Guidelines, Item #3: Any image you post should be your own work. If you want to reference an image shot by someone else, please link to it rather than post the image itself. GUIDELINES LINK Pretty straightforward. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Forum Posting Guidelines, Item #3: Any image you post should be your own work. If you want to reference an image shot by someone else, please link to it rather than post the image itself. GUIDELINES LINK Pretty straightforward. Yep. Although it seems that this document not been updated for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I did notice the TV antenna. I remember watching Batman on the color TVs in the store, when we only had black and white TVs. Remember Mr. Freeze, and the rooms turn blue when they are frozen, but only in color. Otherwise, not so far down the street is Rickey's, I believe originally not Hyatt, it was later. Rickey's had a really tall sign, but then Palo Alto made a law against signs that tall. So they took down the sign, and put up a TV antenna. No law against that. Last I knew the antenna was still there. 2 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (Ex-)LA and other nostalic US (and other) citizens, enjoy! As a European, this photo is neither famous nor photographically so special. I do like it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Note: It is against the rules to post photos you have not taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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