Thanks! Bebop's one of my favorite shows, and I love the jazz aesthetic so that's a huge compliment, I appreciate it!
Canon Powershot A520 (2005) | 640x480 | ISO 50 |5.81mm | f4.0 | 1/640s
Took this one in July of last year at Chesterfield Mall (now slated for demo) in St. Louis while looking to do some liminal space photography, was recently re-editing some older photos to undo some of my previous mistakes and came back across this one.
Actually this was taken pretty late at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, MO. It looks a bit less liminal and backroomy during the day but with the lights lowered and no one around it looks really cool, this was around 11pm or so I think.
Not at the moment, or if I do the account is so old I don't remember it lol
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex IV | Ilford Delta 100 Pro B&W | Focus ring stuck in place juuust before infinite focus
Oh wow, thanks! I'm glad you like the photo, It's actually my home screen at the moment as well! Lol
Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 | Kodak Ultramax 400 | 38mm | f2.8
Price Chopper actually
I went to get chicken for some meal prep a couple of days ago (Missouri, US) and a 1lb container of just chicken breast tenders costs $13, I figured it was a "labor" cost for cutting the tenders off before the customer buys it, like how a container of diced onion costs an order of magnitude higher than just buying a whole onion, but nope, the pack of 2 breasts right next to it cost basically the same, maybe only 50 cents cheaper, and I wasn't in anything expensive like a whole foods, just a generic lowcost midwest regional store. It's absolutely ridiculous. Not to mention 2 orange or red bell peppers costs $5....
Oh no I totally get that! I just meant when I'm going for an older feeling photo with a bit of nostalgia factor to it I've found that using real film gets the look that I'm going for better, I should've been more specific. It's all subjective really but I've also taken thousands of photos on different digital cameras and smartphones as well, they're objectively cheaper and more convenient for sure, but I don't think one is better or worse than the other.
I agree, I've previously dabbled around with adding grain digitally, if you look at my post history you'll see a picture from Las Vegas a few years back that I went waaay overboard with unfortunately, though at the time I'd been using Lightroom for only about a week or so. I definitely have room to improve but I've found using real film and then adjusting colors, contrast, etc. In post results in a much nicer picture, albeit quite a lot more expensive to produce lol
Huh, that's odd but I think I may know where the discrepancy is coming from. When Charles originally took the photo in the '96 he licensed it out under the stockphoto company Westlight. Westlight was purchased by another photo company that was owned by Microsoft, Corbis in 1998. Technically Microsoft could have just licensed the photo as they now owned the company that owned the licensing, but chose to fully buy the rights directly from Charles so they could have unlimited use for it with all the branding for xp outside of just the default wallpaper.
I actually named it Bucolic as a nod to Windows XP! The original name of the Bliss wallpaper was "Bucolic Green Hills" before Microsoft bought it from the photographer.
The Yellowstone River Overlook in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY.
Even I didn't notice it until I read this and now my disappointment in my own work is immeasurable and my day is ruined.