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25 Seven

 Posted on October 4, 2016      by Bob Stevens
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Bob Stevens "25 Seven" October 4, 2016

Bob Stevens “25 Seven” October 4, 2016

Located across the street from the local police station, this Bail Bond service has been around forever. I’ve always chuckled at their posted ‘hours’ while driving by. This image was taken at dawn this morning to take advantage of the glowing neon. I chose not to shoot at night, because I knew there would be no tone in the sky. After downloading my files, a memory from a trip last year came to mind. New Delhi has the world’s worst air pollution, worse even than Beijing. As a result, the color of sunlight all day long there is what we would consider in the range of ’sunset’ colors in the US. Wanting to give an ominous tone to this subject, I began to assemble layer after layer in Photoshop. Twice I flattened the image and then brought it into different filter ‘presets’ I’ve created to ‘de-objectify’ my images when the inspiration strikes. The vignetting, sun flare (which is completely created in post-production) and the garish neon, combine to create an environment both ominous and one which is at the very least, is not a place I want to frequent…or even visit once. The use here of digital tools not only support the concept, but augments and transform it. If you look closely, the sign above the door is the outline of a shark…deep water indeed.
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