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Oct. 5, 2015: Billboard 2015. Used Photogene to crop. In Photoforge II used texture 10 in overlay mode. PopCam paper 01, standard with hood lens and frame 07.
Amazingly, the company who made the billboards for Morton Salt had a Flickr subscription where they posted a bunch of them. It was just a matter of choosing and printing the one I wanted, no photo-editing required.
1960s NSU billboard (detail) of former NSU specialist 'Autobedrijf Zeilemaker', Purmerend.
I was surprised to see that this sign after about 45-50 years still was there.
Purmerend, Purmerenderweg, Febr. 19, 2017.
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The last light of a winter day reflects off some billboards on a small disused corner of land. (5958a)
Blue and Billboard. © Copyright 2021 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A billboard portrait loomes over urban reisdences.
Photographs like this one are sometimes a bit difficult to “sell” (in the sense of “persuasion”) to folks who mostly think of me as a “landscape photographer.” There’s a whole lot I could write about this, and I’ll share a little bit of that below, but one reason that I’ve photographed some subjects like this recently is that they are available to me! I carry a camera while out walking, and every so often something catches my eye and I pause to photograph.
In a sense you could think of these photographs as an extension of my landscape photography into the “urban landscape” that I live in. While the subjects seem completely different, there are connections that you might imagine if you think about it a bit. There is also a practical aspect to this kind of photography — it is available to me simply by walking out my front door, unlike the more familiar landscapes that require more travel and logistical preparation. In addition, there are benefits to keeping my seeing skills tuned up by trying to find things to photograph no matter where I am. Beyond that, there are a few things to ponder about regarding the juxtaposition of elements found here.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
I’m sure you guys know this by now, since you read in Saturday’s descriptions how I’ve just finished my freshman year of college… but boy, does it feel good to be back in Hernando for the summer! :D (This despite my coming home every weekend during the entire school year, lol!)
To mark the occasion, here’s a photo of a Hernando landmark. Hernando’s old water tower near the town square is very well-known and lauded – in fact, it's on the National Register of Historic Places, is the namesake of the annual Water Tower Festival (with clever shirts abbreviated WTF), and may be known nationally from the cover of this album – but this old Chamber of Commerce billboard is no less cool or historic, in my eyes, even though it’s much harder to find laden about the internet. It faces southbound travelers on I-55, but it’s off to the left side of the interstate (meaning the northbound bridge above Mount Pleasant/Byhalia Road is the one it is closest to, and in fact that very bridge is just out of view to the right in this image). As a result of its placement, as well as all of those trees and kudzu surrounding it and slowly overtaking the hill it stands on, it faces a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scenario for those travelers these days. Plus, it’s not looking all that hot itself, what with the rusting letters, dilapidating overhead lights (which surely no longer work), and missing panels both below and on the sign. Nevertheless, Hernando has allowed this billboard to stay standing for a long time now, and I personally think it contributes a lot to the heritage of this town. As a matter of fact, outgoing mayor Chip Johnson did a lot to preserve “old” Hernando while inviting new things in; this New York Times article about the aforementioned water tower helps to expand on that slightly. (Those of you not from the area may know Chip just as well as the water tower thanks to his unfortunate sexting scandal that likely, at least in part, cost him reelection for a fourth term this time around.) Hopefully, our new mayor will continue that initiative of maintaining Hernando’s legacy.
The billboard itself prominently advertises HERNANDO in big block letters, with a silhouette of Hernando DeSoto (for whom the city and county are named, respectively) beside that and its sponsor’s name (Hernando Area Chamber of Commerce) underneath. The panels missing on the left once belonged to a logo for, as best as I can guess, the nearby Arkabutla Lake. I’m not sure what restaurants in particular the sign is aiming to promote, but there have definitely been plenty in town over the years. The motel it refers to is probably this now-closed, matching orange (!) one south of this location, along Commerce Street, while the campgrounds, as l_dawg2000 pointed out to me once, are buried in the woods immediately east of this structure! The only thing I’m unsure about regarding this billboard is its age; if you happen to know anything about that, or have any other information or stories to share, please leave them in the comments below! :)
I had a little bit of trouble choosing just which photo I’ve taken of this billboard to post today; I had always wanted to take pictures of it, so on a lazy afternoon in February my mom and I stood out on the sidewalk and did a photo blitz of this thing :P I wound up choosing this one (obviously!) after cropping and editing its color slightly on my laptop. And, lest you think otherwise, this billboard still functions as my teaser for Saturday’s photoset! If you were brave enough to read to the end of this description, I’m not sure you still have it in you at this point to guess where we might be headed this weekend in the comments, but please feel free to prove me wrong…
(c) 2017 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Chernivtsi (Tschernowitz), Ukraine.
SLR Camera: Minolta Dynax 404si
Lens: Minolta AF ZOOM 75-300mm f4.5-5.6
Film: Kodak BW400CN (C-41 process) expired
Filter: Schneider B+W UV F-Pro
Film was processed and scanned by "Kodak Dukat" Studio Lab. in Chernivtsi. I am happy with the results.
To see the pictures taken with this camera click here.
Thank you for your comments and Fav's.
joint german-french TV station ARTE with british related program during the summer; funny billboard all over Berlin
Decaying billboard on Route 66 in New Mexico.
Photographed with an Olympus XA rangefinder camera. The film is Kodak Tri-X 400 developed in Rodinal 1:50.
Signal red coloured car, used as a billboard.
I think it's a Zastava 750, and not a Fiat 600 or a Seat 600 because of the round cutaway in the front end.
In the former Yugo-Slavia known as Fića. This model was based on the FIAT 600 (1955-1972).
The Zastava 600 / 750 / 850 series were produced from Oct. 1955 till Nov. 1985.
The 850-series were presented in 1980.
Final production continued under Zastava license into the 90s in the TOFAS factory, Turkey.
Torhout, Oostendestraat, N33, May 19, 2012.
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Houck, AZ. October 11, 2018. Shot on a Canon AE-1 and Kodak Ektar 100. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom.