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Route 66
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19 February 2013, Tuesday top
First stop: Tom's Welding.
Tom's Welding. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 400, f/3.2 at 1/150, Perfectly Clear, boring colors further amplified in Photoshop CS6.) Original © file.
These colors look OK to the undemanding, but here's how it looked six years ago as shot on an original Canon 5D for comparison without needing all the tweaks I had to apply to this Fuji shot (see the Original © file for how it came from the X-E1; the Canon shot is relatively as it came from the camera). Yes, even today, the original Canon 5D is still an awesome performer, for a bargain price.
Tom Welding. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 31.5mm, AUTO ISO 800, f/3.6 at 1/80, animated GIF created from the sequence of still shots made in the X-E1's 6 FPS mode.)
From Tom's we went over to the Route 66 Mother Road Museum.
Santa Fe Logo. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 200, f/13 at 1/400, Perfectly Clear.)
Barstow Rail Station. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 400, f/13 at 1/420, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.) I flipped the negative to make the image read from left to right.
Casa del Desierto. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 18mm, AUTO ISO 400, f/14 at 1/420, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
All this digital stuff is swell if you don't mind spending thousands of dollars every other year, but here's the same thing three years earlier as shot with a 1950s box camera that cost me less than $10:
CASA DEL DESIERTO, BARSTOW. (Kodak T-Max100, Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, flash model, NCPS scan.) contact sheet.
Casa del Desierto. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 400, f/11 at 1/400, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
Burning Bush, Barstow. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 26.5mm, AUTO ISO 200, f/9 at 1/420, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
After the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, it was off to the world's first Del Taco for lunch.
Barstow Del Taco. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 39mm, AUTO ISO 200, f/11 at 1/450, Perfectly Clear.)
Barstow Taco. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 55mm, AUTO ISO 400, f/4.5 at 1/140, Perfectly Clear.)
Something not available elsewhere, I was able to get not one, but two Barstow Tacos for lunch. What made them much better than other Del Taco tacos is that they were overloaded with delicious cheese and meat. Yum! Whoo hoo!
After our delicious lunch, we rode west on Route 66 to see Jesus of Barstow.
Jesus of Barstow. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 200, f/14 at 1/400, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
And then further down Route 66, the Bottle Tree Farm:
Elmer's Bottle Tree Farm. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 800, f/14 at 1/350, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
Summit Inn, Cajon Pass (1928). (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 800, f/7.1 at 1/420, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
Route 66 Chairs, Summit Inn. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 1,000, f/2.8 at 1/30, Perfectly Clear.)
Blinds, Summit Inn. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 1,000, f/11 at 1/15, Perfectly Clear.) I flipped the negative to make the photo read from left to right.
Red Seating, Summit Inn. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 640, f/9 at 1/15, Perfectly Clear.) I flipped the negative to make the photo read from left to right.
Ventilation, Summit Inn. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14mm f/2.8, AUTO ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/15, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
From the Cajon Pass, onwards to San Bernardino.
Wig Wam Motel, San Bernardino. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 35.8mm, AUTO ISO 200, f/3.2 at 1/70, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
From San Bernardino, we continued West to Rancho Cucamonga.
The Hat, Rancho Cucamonga. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 55mm, AUTO ISO 800, f/4 at 1/90, Perfectly Clear.)
Inside The Door at The Hat. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 55mm, AUTO ISO 800, f/4 at 1/30, Perfectly Clear.)
Across from the The Hat is Richie's Diner:
Richie's Diner. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 23.3mm, AUTO ISO 200, f/3.6 at 1/150, Perfectly Clear.)
Lamps inside Richie's Diner. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 48.4mm, AUTO ISO 1,000, f/4 at 1/30, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)
The Hat in The Rain. (Fuji X-E1, Fuji 18-55mm at 24.3mm, AUTO ISO 1,600, f/3.2 at 1/30, Perfectly Clear.) Original © file.
That's it!
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