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The General Store; Peppermints, Vanilla, Sasperilla and More.
The General Store; Peppermints, Vanilla, Sasperilla and More.
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Location: The General Store - Anderson Corner
Date: Nov 14, 2006
Aperture: F3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Vintage, History
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2007

 I am glad to be able to show this one in the larger 720 pixel 200 KB size. (Many thanks D & L)!!!

The General Store at Anderson Corner:

This is one of my favorite shots from 2006 mostly because of the events surrounding the shoot. I don't think I would say this is my "best" shot of the year, but it is my favorite type of subject to photograph.

I don't think of a shot like this one as just another picture of old stuff. To me it’s the entire meticulous assembly of rare antiques brought together to re-create a visual moment of time exactly the way you would have seen it had you walked into The General Store 150 years ago.

The pictures most of us are accustom to viewing from this time period are usually sepia or black/white. I am glad I had the rare opportunity to shoot pictures from the era in color. (How many people can do that)? All the pictures from the shoot look awesome as black/whites, but I wanted to show the brilliant colors and still keep the old charm intact without losing the antique feel of the era. I think I was able to accomplish a nice balance with a combination of muted sepia colors and a splash of red yellow and blue here and there.

Most of the shots were done using the natural sunlight of the rooms. I used multiple sheets of UV Ultra II outside of the windows and doors to diffuse the light and hide the optical pollution that would otherwise be showing through the doorway and windows. The full collection of photographs from this shoot will be extremely difficult to recreate.

So, This is a picture I’m proud to add to my 2006 collection. I hope some of you find the old charm I hoped to be able to capture here.


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 12/30/2011 10:50:40 PM
I really like the feel of this, as well as many of your other shots.
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 12/09/2007 06:44:11 PM
I TOTALLY LOVE this one, as it makes me feel like a child again.....
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 01/30/2007 05:15:41 PM
Ah! This was yours! This is positively delightful. I showed this off to lots of folks at work, too - hope you don't mind! Perfection - and thank you very much indeed for sharing this with us!
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 01/26/2007 12:53:01 AM
you already know how much i LOVE this one. all i'm doing now is just waiting patiently for my gigantic print! ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 07:37:15 PM
this looks more than a picture. Looks like I can reach out and touch everything! 10
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 01/25/2007 07:30:45 PM
Lovely nostalgic feel you created. I don't know if you desaturated some or not, but whatever you did it works. One of my favorites of the challenge, thanks for presenting something different.
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 01/25/2007 11:34:02 AM
I Love This!!! The processing is wonderful - a new favorite!!
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 01/24/2007 10:41:43 PM
spot on. love the treatment.
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 01/24/2007 07:36:13 PM
I like the minimal amount of color randomly throughout the photo. Has an old time photo quality to it.
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 01/24/2007 02:04:00 PM
oh i LOVE it....adding to faves!!!!
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 01/23/2007 06:52:59 PM
Very effective post-processing on this to soften the mood and take the date back a bit. Well done!
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 01/23/2007 04:49:14 PM
This is a very neat pic... love the colors. 10
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 01/23/2007 04:00:00 PM
Nice old world feel to this.
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 01/22/2007 11:13:17 PM
This scene is so perfect, it looks like a doll house. Nothing going on, nothing out of place, totally unused. Very nice tone, light, and composition, but there doesn't seem to be a focal point. 8
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 01/22/2007 04:50:18 PM
Love this. Alot to see and appreciate. Very effective presentation.
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 01/22/2007 01:41:55 PM
Very well done, I love it.
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 01/21/2007 05:31:27 AM
What a well done piece! Very nice.
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 01/20/2007 08:53:47 PM
Great job editing this, a real gem.
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 01/20/2007 01:01:36 AM
Beautiful clarity and contrast!
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 01/19/2007 05:10:50 PM
A silver print with sweet colors. Love it!
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 01/19/2007 10:12:37 AM
great color processing, excellent detail, framing works well -9
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 01/18/2007 05:19:03 AM
i liked this. i dont grow up in the US but this photo gives me that aura of nostalgia about it. maybe it's the candy jars or the antiques all around. great work, i love it.
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 01/18/2007 02:27:56 AM
Nice piece of editing here.
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 01/17/2007 04:29:49 PM
Nice old timey feel. (8)
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 01/17/2007 11:32:20 AM
I love the coloring. It's perfect for the old time feel.
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 01/16/2007 10:40:48 PM
Excellent, and I love the desaturated look here.....
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 01/16/2007 03:39:06 PM
Good exposure. Very clean shot. I like it.
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 01/16/2007 03:11:53 PM
Great old General Store. Always love those. Nice job bringing out a few colorful objects to focus on. Everything else recedes nicely into the background.
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 01/16/2007 09:27:05 AM
this is nice photo ... i like it
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 01/16/2007 07:58:43 AM
Oddly, this has a look of selective saturation, rather than selective de-saturation. I like the feel, which is probably the old-fashioned thing, but those colours that are brought out seem artificially done: things like the flag, where the colours are quite muted, give the game away a little.
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 01/16/2007 06:31:02 AM
I love this kind of shots though I've never taken them myself:). really cool.
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 01/13/2007 04:39:42 PM
Realy nice processing, I like the muted tones
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 01/13/2007 08:25:38 AM
Good postprocessing - you've really managed to create a feeling of "the good old days".
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 01/13/2007 06:09:35 AM
Keep coming back to it. Excellent work,also cause I like candy so much-9
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 01/13/2007 12:55:29 AM
I really like the feel of this picture. It is really neet how the candy and colored glass pop out in color but the rest has an old time look to it.
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 01/13/2007 12:55:03 AM
I love this!! 10
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 01/12/2007 07:27:53 PM
Now THIS is the way to use selective color ... for a reason. Nice job.
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 01/12/2007 05:29:15 PM
A nice taste of nostalgia. Excellent presentation. Good luck!
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 01/12/2007 02:37:09 PM
excellent light and colour
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 01/12/2007 02:32:48 PM
A STEP BACK IN TIME!
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 01/12/2007 02:15:44 PM
This is excellent. I love the selective colors here. It gives some life to an otherwise empty shop. Reminds me of Charlie and the chocolate factory. Excellent. The lighting is fantastic.
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 01/12/2007 02:11:57 PM
This is so picturesque(spelling). I love the colors of the candy :D 8
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 01/12/2007 01:25:08 PM
good use of desat. nice feel to the photograph.
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 01/12/2007 12:32:37 AM
i like..can i have a cnady?...7
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 01/12/2007 12:04:09 AM
great choice of coloring
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