Fotomat and Old Gas

DRabbitDRabbit Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
edited March 4, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
Was out taking my picture-a-day photo and grabbed these shots...

Remember Fotomat? I didn't think any of these were still standing!

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I also found this cool old gas station. So many old buildings on Long Island are just left to rot and go unused. It's nice to see a community that decided to restore one... what an wonderful little building! From what I hear, they use prisoners from the local prison to maintain it.

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Thanks for looking!
Amy :D
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Comments

  • invisibleinvisible Registered Users Posts: 440 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Cool shots, in particular the three of the gas station. I think I've mentioned this before, but I really like how you process your photos.
    I steal the soul of inanimate things.

    Federico
    Website / Flickr
  • RoadkillRoadkill Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Nice shots... Ya I remember Fotomat, I only used them once... Laughing.gif
    http://roadkill.smugmug.com/
  • DRabbitDRabbit Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Thanks Federico and Roadkill...

    Federico, I really like to play with colors in my post processing and I like to go for a bit of a vintage flavor, especially lately. Thanks for noticing!
    Amy :D
    Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
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    Leica M8: Zeiss 35mm f/2 Biogon and 50mm f/2 Planar; Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5, 50mm f/1.5 Nokton and 75mm f/2.5 Heliar
    Olympus E-P1: Zuiko 14-42 and 25mm f/2.8 Pancake; Panasonic 45-200mm and 20mm f/1.7; and M-to-m4/3 adaptor
    Olympus e620: Zuiko 14-54 f/2.8-3.5
  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Howdy Amy,

    I really like those last three and especially the last one, nice toning and

    processing. Really nice compositions also.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • DRabbitDRabbit Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2010
    Thanks Craig :)
    Amy :D
    Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
    The Dang Gallery on DangRabbit - Follow me on Twitter or on Facebook
    Leica M8: Zeiss 35mm f/2 Biogon and 50mm f/2 Planar; Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5, 50mm f/1.5 Nokton and 75mm f/2.5 Heliar
    Olympus E-P1: Zuiko 14-42 and 25mm f/2.8 Pancake; Panasonic 45-200mm and 20mm f/1.7; and M-to-m4/3 adaptor
    Olympus e620: Zuiko 14-54 f/2.8-3.5
  • wendellwendell Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2010
    Nice set of images Amy. I had completely forgotten the Fotomat places. The gas station shots are extra nice with the last being my pick. I like the perspective and comp. you chose, the treeline almost makes the power lines disappear.
  • TerrenceTerrence Registered Users Posts: 477 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2010
    Great shots. I'm a Nassau County boy and we seem to have erased all traces of what I remember as a kid this side of the Suffolk line.

    That M8 is soooooo nice. Muy muy jealous.
    Terrence

    My photos

    "The future is an illusion, but a damned handy one." - David Allen
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2010
    So far as I know we never had any Fotomat shops up this way.
    Really liking your pics of the old filing station. The last really sees it
    all in one very nice take. thumb.gif
    Michael
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