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Popcorn
Popcorn
Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Lensbaby 2.0
Location: Arlington Theatre
Date: Jan 3, 2009
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Urban, Lensbaby
Date Uploaded: Jan 4, 2009

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 This works very well in b&w, but I really liked the colors in the lobby, so you're getting it in color. The sign above the Pepsi can really does say popcorn. I used the Orton effect to bring out the colors and also to disguise my rather heavy-handed patching out of a sign that said "Use Other Entrance" -- great big, nasty white thing on the door. 8(

This is one of the entrances to the Arlington Theatre. When you get inside, the seats are surrounded by a faux Mexican village complete with balconies, window grilles, shutters, and flickering street lamps. The sky is painted dark blue with lights go on an off to emulate stars. When I was a child, it wasn't until I went to a matinee that I figured out the sky wasn't real! So much for my intellect.

That blip of color at the top is a hanging lamp.

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 01/10/2009 12:56:52 PM
I can't picture how this would look in b&w...but I really like the layering of colors and the depth created. Very nice!
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 01/05/2009 06:08:42 PM
Loving the color and various shapes in this composition.
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 01/05/2009 03:22:38 PM
This has quite a nice glow about it.
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 01/05/2009 12:48:22 AM
Thanks for sharing the story. Really cool shot.
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 01/04/2009 11:33:11 PM
Great theater and funny story, love the bright colors in this.
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 01/04/2009 10:54:15 PM
Great colors. I get the feeling I should be going in there. It looks inviting.
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 01/04/2009 10:21:45 PM
I definitely agree - the colors are pure beauty. That does sound like a fascinating theatre. Hmmmmmmmm - this gives me some ideas....
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 01/04/2009 08:34:55 PM
You go out in the daytime too? I was beginning to suspect ... well, let's just say I was laying in a supply of garlic & crucifixes.

"Use Other Entrance" is one of my favourite signs, as long as there's one on every entrance. It's like a sign that says, "The City Regrets the Inconvenience Caused by This Sign."
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 01/04/2009 07:11:20 PM
Sounds like a real cool theater. Not like the Cinemark around here. Nice shot.
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 01/04/2009 06:36:30 PM
Yes, this must stay in colour, I'm sure the B&W works well but you'd lose the vibrance of this shot imho, lovely shot
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 01/04/2009 03:18:52 PM
Great in colour. Good choice.
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 01/04/2009 02:25:23 PM
This is really nice. I can't imagine the b/w version being superior, the colors make this shot. Want to refresh people on how the "Orton Effect" is done?

R.
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 01/04/2009 01:54:23 PM
Love all the colors!
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 01/04/2009 01:24:51 PM
Oh, I'm happy to see it in color because the lavender and gold together looks wonderful!
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 01/04/2009 12:59:27 PM
The blip of color up at the top inside the arch is fascinating! A lamp, I see. Is it reflected light?
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