Shopfront - Old Koloa Town

Posted by Margie (Auckland, New Zealand) on 30 April 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

This was taken a few months ago in Hawaii with my point and shoot, then a bit of playing in Photoshop...

I'm a beginner at this photography thing. Any hints, tips, constructive criticism or comments are welcome and appreciated.

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Comments (18)

Anthony from Bielefeld, Germany

This is nicely done.The sepia gives it a good old world feeling.

30 Apr 2008 1:15am

@Anthony: Thanks - that's what I was going for given the subject material. I have much to learn about photoshop though!
:)

Saeed from ahwaz, Iran

it's a cool shot,thank you

30 Apr 2008 1:59am

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Wonderful old American artifacts, and this looks really good with your processing

30 Apr 2008 2:29am

@Observing: Thanks!

Desparado from NEW delhi, India

nostalgia revisited...nice shot n good processing!

30 Apr 2008 7:15am

@Desparado: Thanks.

Henry from Boston, United States

Can you imagine that of all the times I have been to Hawaii, I never did any art photography there? Nice shot and wise toning. The only thing I would like to change is out of your control. I wish the statue of the mechanic wasn't there!

30 Apr 2008 7:59am

@Henry: Can you imagine the fun you're going to have when you finally get back there! Thanks for your comment, Henry.

alex centrella from California, United States

looks like a cool place to take pictures, nice work.

30 Apr 2008 7:59am

@alex centrella: Thanks a lot Alex. It was a very cool place, I wish we'd had longer there. But then I wish that every time I go to Hawaii. :)

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Nice B&W. It doesn't say Hawaii to me though --I'm inclined to think Florida. But it's been a long time since I was in Hawaii.

30 Apr 2008 11:04am

@Twelvebit: Thanks for the comment. I've never been to Florida so I can't compare. Koloa is a small town on one of the outer islands in Hawaii and the site of its first sugar plantation. It's quite old and quaint and they have worked that to the max for the tourists. They've done it really well, it's quite charming.

zeppelin from France

great!!

30 Apr 2008 1:51pm

@zeppelin: Thank you!

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

Hi Margie....I really like this one and the sepia tone is great!

30 Apr 2008 2:07pm

@Ian Bramham: Thanks Ian!

lidia from Barcelona, Spain

Very good, I love sepia in this shot.

30 Apr 2008 3:37pm

@lidia: Thank you Lidia.

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Great happy shot. good work on the post processing.

30 Apr 2008 3:47pm

@Graham Russon: Thanks a lot Graham

Cheryl from Boerne, United States

this nostalgia image is perfect for the sepia! Good job

30 Apr 2008 5:32pm

@Cheryl: Thanks Cheryl!

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

That is gorgeous with the ageing sepia tones.

30 Apr 2008 5:57pm

@Michael Rawluk: Thank you Michael. It took me quite a lot of fiddling especially since I don't really know what I'm doing! I'm enjoying the learning though.
:)

Vikram from Chandler, United States

Wow... nice back-in-the-days effect!
Great colour tone and composition for the scene!

30 Apr 2008 6:09pm

@Vikram: Thank you!

BABYLONEZOO from France

belle ambiance pour cette photo

1 May 2008 3:49am

@BABYLONEZOO: Merci beaucoup!

pierre from athis mons, France

Joli sépia ! Tous les clichés du old-fashion sont réunis ! Vraiment sympa !

1 May 2008 4:14am

@pierre: Merci Pierre!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A fabulous image Margie, you've created a wonderful old world feel, I love it.
I'm teaching myself photo shop, using online tutorials, here's a link to one that I find really useful, I hope you do too :)
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/

1 May 2008 6:04pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

This one is truly vintage ... I don't remember pumps like this, but I do remember pumps like the one in my post (I'm 50, BTW, not that I'm some young whippersnapper)! Nice Photoshop work! I find that between my photography and exploring the world with new eyes (which I've just rediscovered after a long, long time away from it) and learning new things in Photoshop I feel rather like a youngster again ... learning something new each day!

21 May 2008 6:37am

@Ron: Oh you did find it in the end. :)
Thanks for the visit and comment Ron. I've only just started my photographic journey (though I'm older than you!) and you're right, I'm learning new things all the time and loving it!

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