Abandoned Gas Station

'bout time you drug out the holga.

I love these old gas stations, the square buildings with the glass fronts. This one looks really old.

as always I find your shots superb.

Knicki

excellentisimo!

:)

You know Walker Evans? Robert Frank?

I guess so.

I love it.

Thanks for all of the comments--I love buildings like this, as well as the work of Walker Evans and Robert Frank. When I retire (if I retire?), I plan to take frequent long road trips and shoot Americana--while not terribly original, I like the adventure of it.

Carl, the Holga only has two shutter speeds: bright sun and mixed sun (though I know at least one person who has modified her Holga to take night shots), so I'm not sure about spot lights. I'm thinking about re-shooting this and either putting my dog or a person in the bottom right to balance out the composition and to add another layer of interest. We'll see.

Thanks again for all of your comments!

I was thinking in terms of my camera setup, not a Holga. The subject would pick up colors well unless there was some serious light polution (as there often is).

I've had similar thoughts about shooting Americana . . .diners mostly.