Los Alamos Gas

On our way out to the Santa Ynez mountains this afternoon, we turned off in Los Alamos and ran across these old (and sadly non-functional) pumps. Ah the good ol' days when gas was under 75 cents a gallon...

[Heather (pixelchix)]

love the desat tones j. really awesome job as usual. and yep, really fun to see how we interpreted this scene so differently!

[Rudi Teruel]

great shot and processing, aiki... love the tone and the old style feel to the photo....

[Lacy Kent]

So awesome! I love old gas pumps. Fillmore has some that I've wanted to shoot for awhile. Anyway, great as always Kung Fu master!

[Kerry Bergman]

What an awesome find! This would have been impossible to resist. I love the processing you've used for this too. Great flare! A FAV for me!

[Bethany]

Love,love, love! So weathered but so wise looking!!!

[Annie Charalambous]

This is wonderful! Rad processing

[henry blankvoort]

Wauw.. Great shot!

[Rick Schies]

That time is long gone. Now days we will be happy to see $2.95 :(

[Hilary Shearing]

Love this shot. Wonderful textures and colour tones.

[Beth]

fabulous shot and processing

[robinwarner]

this is amazing. love the way you shot it...

[Anders Juhlin]

Stunning!! A fav.

[Carly jean]

Amazing processing on an awesome shot! I remember gas at 79 cents a gallon when I got my first car--ahhhh, wish we could see that now! This is a fav!

[Nancy Krebs]

Way cool!

[Juliette Packham]

great find, what a lovely place. Fab framing and processing. a fav

[Marinade Spatula]

Makes you nostalgic for the times when it just cost £20 to fill up - and this looks even earlier and like the kind of place someone would come and do that for you. Very evocative.

[wahyu]

great post processing, is it photomatix?

[Yoella Offir]

Beautiful picture and processing.

[Pamela Mandeville]

Very cool!

[Kim James]

Very nice antique quality.

[Ryan]

I like this a lot :) very cool

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@wahyusp Hi there! Nope, I didn't use Photomatix here. It's one shot and I used Nik's Silver Efex for some sepia toning and a light application of a very old, free version of LucisArts for a bit of the "grainy" look. A little layer masking to bring back some color and a slight curves adjustment completes the picture. Happy New Year, Wayhu!

[Jennifer B.]

this is awesome! Love the sun flare, too.

[Amanda Thepanda]

I love that I see two different versions of this fuel station in a row (just saw Heather's). I love the contrast in the way two gifted photographers shoot the same scene - awesome!

[Nikkers]

What's nice about your shots is that when they on the PP I can tell its your or H's photo. I like knowing your work that well.
Congrats for making the PP and for a wonderful shot...

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@pixelchix @rudit @lacedxxoo @kezzam @bethanyjay @indiannie_jones @henryblankvoort @digitalrn @mixiewing @jobesekama @robinwarner @2doc @camarobabe @onefree1isme @sparkle @miranda @wahyusp @yoelao @pfmandeville @kimmers @ryanhagar @jjsooner @corymbia @nikkers
Thanks so much, all you wonderful 365ers--you ROCK! A very Happy New Year to you all--looking forward to many more incredible shots from you folks!!!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@nikkers That's very cool and interesting because I never think of myself as having a certain "style" as so many people do. I always seem so all over the place with what I do! Thanks so much for your continuing support!!! xxoo

[stephanie dp]

oh my god - another great find! love the processing - did you order those pumpkins as well? happy happy new year!! looking forward to seeing more of your amazing photos in the next decade. :)

[Beverly W Schmidt]

Under 75 cents? I think you could roll it back to 25 cents from the style of the pumps. Great capture.

[joey d.Muli]

cOOL EFFECTS!!happy new year :)

[molizard]

Love how someone put pumpkins out here. Wonderful piece of the old & you capture it well. Nice processing.

[Richard Tyson]

Wow, this is amazing. Great shot!

[TPiix]

as i just posted on heather's photo, yours and hers were sitting one under the other on the pop just now haha ... which then made me realise that i'd seen each photo but hadn't realised it was two different ones...not that they look the same, i just had been lazy :( oopsy. i love the fence in heather's, and her flare is better, sorry haha, but i do love the pale colouring you've done in this, and the angle is awesome, it looks so old and dusty lol.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@taidster Haha! Yeah, her flare is way cooler. She used a little Oly EPL1 which does this for some reason--neato!

[wendy]

Such a great shot

[Paula Fontanini]

I can't even describe how much I like this picture....I think it's all been said above though! :) Fav!

[Sue Stephenson (Swazzette)]

Creepily delicious shot!!! :-)

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Brilliannnnt textures. Looks so abandoned and moody. Love it. :)

[Kerri]

Great shot