TEXERE: fabric of life
U.S. Route 66 vintage pump
Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 19 May 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.
Total sale: $5.74 ...
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MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Wow! this is kept in good condition. A great capture Ron. "You can be sure of Shell" or so the advert used to say here, back in the 70's
19 May 2008 7:10am
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
It's not only the pump, but the building, the windows, that's what I imagine is the spirit of the Route 66.
19 May 2008 9:42am
Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa
If only gas was still that cheap!!1 Really nice picture Rob. I like this shot - the colours are great!
19 May 2008 10:49am
eyeswideopen from Emmaus, United States
Excellant color in this shot. It's a beautiful vintage pump....now I wonder if I can get the vintage price at this pump.
19 May 2008 11:44am
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
That's a great old vintage model. Do you agree that things were better then....? BTW Ron, it was 'Shell' that operated out photo club (see my about page). Great shot bud.
19 May 2008 11:55am
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Great nostalgic image...beautiful vibrant colors, great light. I love the shapes and lines of these old pumps.
19 May 2008 1:14pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
What a great subject and image. The subdued light is very attractive, although I think I might have played around with the levels in postprocessing, and brought the highlights up a fraction. (Just an idea.)
19 May 2008 1:50pm
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
Evil Shell has a great friendly looking logo with gorgeous colours. I wonder if the red is for all the blood the continue to cause to be shed.
That is a beautiful shade shot. It looks great with the white background.
19 May 2008 3:42pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I really likie this, and I think it would go well with my photo of yesterday or the day beofre...anyway it was yellow ;)
19 May 2008 4:02pm
Baz from Teglia, United Kingdom
Beautiful photo! Although I really like the colours it would be interesting to see it in b&w
19 May 2008 5:37pm
Jrask from Pasadena, United States
Haha, nice choice of subject Ron, great colors...$5.74?!
19 May 2008 5:41pm
Bonj from Jefferson City, United States
Nice shot. Great color. I would guess it has been reconditioned to be in that nice of shape. Total sale $5.74, I guess that means they just got a gallon. ;-) Hopefully we don't actually get to that point.
19 May 2008 5:43pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Lovely shot, Like the colours in this once. Great work.
19 May 2008 7:12pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Isn't it strange how much we are attracted to the ordinary just by the passage of time. Very nice.
19 May 2008 9:04pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Even the price seems to be of an other age !!! 0-))
An interesting and colorful subject.
19 May 2008 9:06pm
Mindy from United States
Old gas pump, low price per gallon, yellow and red... What's not to love?
20 May 2008 3:21am
danthro from Suburbia, United States
5.74 for 8.8 gallons! i want to buy my gas there! great capture, especially the colors and composition
21 May 2008 1:43am
Margie from Auckland, New Zealand
Cool shot with great colours! Like everyone else..I wish gas prices were still this low! You might like to have a look at one of my other posts here for something similar...
21 May 2008 10:53am
Margie from Auckland, New Zealand
Dammit. I thought I was so clever doing that link thing but it looks like I've linked back to your archive page instead. DOH! ANYWAY...it's posted on the 28 of April if you want to have a look!
21 May 2008 11:12am
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
It's a beautiful colour, there starting to look like icons from a different era.
21 May 2008 1:28pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
I was getting gas the other day and noticed someone had left their receipt. Total sale: $130. I was glad I wasn't driving their vehicle.
24 May 2008 10:11pm
Canon EOS 40D
1/250 second
F/7.1
ISO 125
44 mm