The Waynedale Cafe

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I was amused to see this new restaurant on the Columbia Street Landing in downtown Fort Wayne. Waynedale is a district on the southwestern edge of Fort Wayne that was an independent small town until it was annexed by the city in the 1950s. This restaurant, in the heart of downtown, is a 25 minute drive from Waynedale! There is a restaurant in Waynedale that has the same name, so perhaps the owners just wanted a second location and kept the familiar name for the new one?

I got rained on for this one! Shot in the early evening, as it was getting dark.

Shot on Tri-X developed in PMK (becoming a favorite combination for me!) using a 50mm tabbed Summicron.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Nice photo effort, Chris. Reminds me of small restaurants in the small town in Colorado where I grew up.

 

[Bill58]

Great pic-maybe he doesn't wanna put out a lot of $$ for a big sign til he's sure it's a go.

 

[farlymac]

The man has to be the world biggest optimist, after looking at the lintel on that building. Or maybe he's looking to make a killing on the insurance when the place caves in. If it doesn't kill him first.

PF

 

[jky]

I like the boldness of that white sign against those nice tones of the brick buildings. Composition for me seems slightly off however... How about having the sign directly in the centre (since it's so dominating) or @ either the lower left/right of the frame ...?

 

[matthewm]

The man has to be the world biggest optimist, after looking at the lintel on that building. Or maybe he's looking to make a killing on the insurance when the place caves in. If it doesn't kill him first.

PF

Beautiful Photo! Lovely tones in there and a great composition. Well-seen!

This reminds me of the first house my wife and I lived in together in Downtown Charleston, SC. The front door didn't line up with the frame and if you dropped anything round on the floor (battery, marble, etc.) it would just roll to one side or the other, only stopping for a wall. Great house with tons of character, but drafty and our electric bill in the hot Charleston summers exceeded the $350 mark durning the July/August heat wave we get every year...

Our house never caved in on us. 😀

 

[gb hill]

Good shot Chris. I like the framing, the tones are lovely. You found a nice combination indeed. This would make for a nice print.

 

[gdmcclintock]

Another superb photograph by Christopher Crawford!

 

[ellisson]

fabulous tones and detail with that combination.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I love the results I am getting with PMK and Tri-X. This was shot in the early evening just as it was starting to rain. The light was beautiful, and I'm happy it translated well to the photographic image. I struggled with the composition far more than I usually do. Most things I photograph are fairly easy to do, but this one gave me a lot of trouble because of the light pole and trash can in the foreground. I did a bunch of compositions until the rain got too heavy. I think I did ok with it.

 

[Bob Michaels]

....................................... I struggled with the composition far more than I usually do. Most things I photograph are fairly easy to do, but this one gave me a lot of trouble because of the light pole and trash can in the foreground. I did a bunch of compositions until the rain got too heavy. I think I did ok with it.

Chris: the light pole and trash can serve a very useful purpose to my eye in that they ground the photo in reality. They tell you they it is really a photo of a real place and not some artists painting or interpretation. It just would not be as real if everything were perfect.

I think it is possible to approach perfection with everything included in the frame, every tone perfectly rendered, and everything in exact focus. We end up with a technical masterpiece that falls flat because it has no real life or character.