A GLIMPSE OF MY TOWN TUESDAYS -- Courthouse Barbershop
posted by micki at 10/03/2006 08:53:00 AM
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
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- Name: micki
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No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
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Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji HQ ISO 200
Shutter Speed - 1/6
Aperture Setting - f-13 Aperture Mode
Lens - Minolta 28-85mm zoom lens
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Found my new lab for my color 35mm and 120!! So happy with the work and they pay postage to and fro. Another plus, send them five rolls of film and the fifth roll is free! Can’t beat that either. More on them later, I’m behind this morning…as usual.
Regarding yesterday’s photo, yes I used a tripod (always do…almost never shoot handheld.) The dof is very limited when I stack on the extension tubes, and the scans yesterday were poor. I guess my cheap little scanner was having a particularly bad day. What kind of bug is this? I haven’t got a clue. They were all over my one lily plant this year and were only about ½ inch long. As for toad food, I’ve made it my practice never to feed my subjects to the amphibians. Just keeping things fair and balanced.
OK, so if you come to my neck of the woods, and you need a haircut, gentlemen, I have just the place for you. Downtown we have this little establishment. While you’re waiting for a trim, maybe, just maybe, a sweet young thing will come in for her daily dose of artificial sunlight.
Cool. Is the barber's name Floyd? :-) That kind of looks like Mayberry!
I'm glad to hear that you don't sacrifice your subjects to the toads.
Tanning booth in teh Barber shop?!!!! Is nothing sacred? Sheesh. i love it.
I love tuesdays and seeing shots of your charming little town. It has a nice small town feel to it.
Love the bricks here, great capture!
Thats one cute little place!
Love the small town atmosphere, it does sort of look like Mayberry. Except for the tanning sign.
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You don't see old fashioned barber shops any more!
we have Row houses everywhere here, band this one complex of them is right on one of our busiest streets! they are 3 levels and a lot of the units right on the street have businesses down stairs.
One is a barber shop I love looking at it as we pass buy!
I always look for those old genuine barbers to get a haircut. Just dont trust those 17 year olds with a trimmer in their hands. I love the inclusion of the tree in the foreground and the way you have framed the shop with the leaves. Nice!
Old fashioned barbershop with a tanning bed? Excellent shot. So much character is these kind of images that I just don't see in a big city like where I live.
nice classic barber shop...i like the colors and texture of trees bark and hamging leaves in the forground...nice capture:-))
Old meet new at that Barber shop. An old fashioned haircut (barbers only seem to know 2 types, short and shorter...lol) and a 21st century tan.
A nostalgic touch for this one!
Very charming and nicely framed, good colour also.
looks like you live in an old traditional type town. I do need a haircut, but I don't think I'll be travelling that way anytime soon.
Awesome!! There are only a handful of these types of shops left in Toronto and I love to see them. Great to be back Micki...I've missed seeing your shots!
Nicely framed. Warm and inviting.
I find the trunk of that tree so interesting..a closeup requested.
Great shot. I love the tanning beds in a barber shop!
well, I do need a haircut badly so it's perfect ;)
Thank for answering about using tripod or not.
Hi Micki, send only the fifth roll to your new lab and the work will be always free. LoL
Ok, I'll go to this barber's next time and maybe, just maybe, i'll meet you.
Can you explain me what mean "to my neck of the woods" and the last sentence "a sweet ...."
thanks Micki
This is a great find to share. The place is kinda timeless and the contradiction of the tanning room prompt is well-matched by the door signage saying both ‘welcome’ and ‘closed’. For gruesome details of the origin of the ‘barber’s pole’ device, enter those words into Wikipedia.
Nice building that. Bit of a shame there's a tree in the way. I hate trees, they're the enemy of urban photographers everywhere :)
Ah, small town downtown - great little slice of Americana here :-)
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