High-Test or Regular?
Jones Grocery Store in the Township of Lewisville, North Carolina.
Well, it’s back to Jones Grocery Store on the outskirts of Lewisville, NC! And believe me — there’s so much photographic material at that old store that I could easily work it into at least a month’s worth of blog posts. But I’ll restrain myself and try not to pour it on too thickly! (If you missed the previous posts about Jones Grocery, please check out the Country Store and the Closed for Business posts.)
Second Thoughts
As you can see, I must be feeling under the weather, right? After all, unlike many of my previous photos, this image is not on color steroids! Do I have a fever? Or have I been converted to a life of more traditional photography?
Well, let’s just say I’ve been “convicted” about overdoing it maybe a little too much, and maybe a little too often, when it comes to manipulating or enhancing photos.
Changing My Ways?
I realize that not everyone likes photos that are taken to the extreme end of the color-intensity spectrum. So in order to provide a little more objectivity (at least this one time!), I thought I’d go at today’s post a little differently. If you continue to the NEXT SECTION, you’ll see that we generally proceed from the more traditional to the more modified treatment of the above photo.
I’d like your input on the version that you like best. And do you typically lean more toward a significantly enhanced photo, or more toward a traditional photo?
Kind of like, does your car run better on high-test or regular?!
Photo #2
Photo #2 – Jones Grocery Store in the Township of Lewisville, North Carolina.
Photo #3
Photo #3 - Jones Grocery Store in the Township of Lewisville, North Carolina.
Photo #4
Photo #4 - Jones Grocery Store in the Township of Lewisville, North Carolina.
Photo #5
Photo #5 - Jones Grocery Store in the Township of Lewisville, North Carolina.
Photo #6
Photo #6 - Jones Grocery Store in the Township of Lewisville, North Carolina.
Your Thoughts?
Here’s your open invitation to express yourself! 1) Which photo do you like best? 2) Generally speaking, do you like a “high-test” (enhanced) or a more “regular” (traditional) photographic style? Please leave your thoughts in the Comments box below. And I promise — I won’t “fume” if you don’t choose “high-test”!
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i like #3, but blue is my favorite color anyway.
Well, thank you, Steve. Blue is actually my favorite color, too.
I hope things are going well over at monroescoop.com! By the way, I implemented your SEO suggestion earlier this week, and I’m anxious to see how that goes. I’ll let you know.
I like #4. A “faded” look, what I would expect after many years of use.
Thanks for voting, Tom! That old store really has been fun to photograph. Its photo possibilities are endless. I plan to show some more shots in the near future. Stay tuned!