Joe's Real BBQ

[eyerkish]

I was traveling in Arizona on business recently and managed to squeeze in a few shots from a neighborhood I used to live in a few years back. This shot is of "Joe's Real BBQ" in Gilbert, Arizona. I'm not the world's biggest BBQ fan but when I do venture out for BBQ, I like to find the specialty restaurants versus a chain. Any cc or comments welcome.

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[Kaye]

A superb B&W image Eddie. I love it!

[eyerkish]

Thank you very much, Kaye. I'm glad you like it.

[shirlm2]

Love your B&W treatment of this Eddie. Assume it's HDR, the detail stands out and the composition great. I like the way the sign grabs the eye and then the street light pulls it through the scene.

[mdonahoe1]

Eddie, this is fantastic. I also like the starlight effect on the street lamp.

[johnnya]

beauty shot Eddie. I really like what you've done. Its got an old school b&w feel to it with some new school... If you get what I mean.

[eyerkish]

Love your B&W treatment of this Eddie. Assume it's HDR, the detail stands out and the composition great. I like the way the sign grabs the eye and then the street light pulls it through the scene.
Thanks so much, Shirley. Your assumption is correct on the HDR but not a typical HDR for me. This is a single exposure HDR that I edited in Topaz Adjust vs. Photomatix. I have been playing around with Topaz Adjust to see what kind of effects I can add and hopefully enhance the shot.


Eddie, this is fantastic. I also like the starlight effect on the street lamp.
Thank you, Marianne. I was going to use a filter for the starlight effect but I liked what my settings gave me so I opted not to use it.


beauty shot Eddie. I really like what you've done. Its got an old school b&w feel to it with some new school... If you get what I mean.
I get what you mean, Johnny, and thank you. That was kind of what I was going for here. I don't have a phrase to describe it but I'm with you.

[johnnya]

Ok. Now ya got me thinking of a term lol :)

[eyerkish]

Ok. Now ya got me thinking of a term lol :)
I'm sure if we put our heads together we can come up with something that might stick. :)

[johnnya]

Mixed skool :)