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Pay as You Go

© Jeff Robinson
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Pay as You Go

Uploaded: June 04, 2009 02:59:15 | Entered: March 17, 2019 08:16:19

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Reconnecting with the Past - I don't see Pay Phones so often any more so they really grabbed my attention! I found these while Leena and I were waiting on a connection flight at the Honolulu Airport on the island of Oahu. (I did get a few strange looks from people as I photographed them!)

Lens 6.1-30.5 at 9.8mm. ISO 200, 1/60th @ f3.2 + fill flash. (Converted to B&W with PSE7 + NIK Silver Efex + a little selective coloring). (MT)

Exif: F Number: 3.2, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, red-eye reduction mode, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 9.78 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot G10

Comments

Douglas Pignet June 04, 2009

Way kewl find Jeff & you are right not a lot of pay phones around...Comp & clarity are great here,Doug #1136823

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe June 04, 2009

Excellent composition and B&W with this looks great, Jeff. Terrific find. #7595784

Carla Metzler June 04, 2009

Cool find, Jeff! Great composition, and clairity! #7595803

Gord MacEachern June 04, 2009

Well seen Jeff,great composition and s/c!! #7595810

Erin Appelbaum June 04, 2009

Great composition, B&W tones and use of SC Jeff. Well done. Peter #7595812

Renee Doyle June 04, 2009

THey are a rare sight for sure!!! I like the repetition in your comp and excellent sc Jeff!! #7595866

Janet McNeil level-classic June 04, 2009

Almost a thing of the past!! Great capture & find!! #7595871

MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 04, 2009

Hmmmm....Landlines on An Island ;0)

Awesome Work Jeff
Love the Tones and S/C!! #7595911

Laurence Saliba level-classic June 04, 2009

Fantastic framing and effects Jeff!!! #7595936

Carol Sawyer June 04, 2009

Outstanding capture and SC, Jeff!! #7595978

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe June 04, 2009

I agree; it's hard to find one of these anymore; and if you do, they rarely work!!! Really nice capture Jeff. #7596010

Claudia Kuhn level-classic June 04, 2009

Wonderful use of sc, Jeff! #7596072

Alan L. Borror June 04, 2009

Very interesting capture, Jeff! I guess cell phones have really diminished the need for pay phones ... I am glad there are a few around. #7596094

Michael Khoury June 04, 2009

excellent visual design Jeff !
mk #7596156

Chua Wee Boo June 04, 2009

Great tones & shot,Jeff! #7596281

Eivor Kuchta June 04, 2009

Did you ever have telephone booths in this country? I remember them from my childhood days in Sweden, but they might be rare there now, too, with all the cell phones in use. Great find and capture, Jeff! #7596293

Cathy Barrows June 04, 2009

the younger set was trying to figure out what they are and not what you were doing...lol...great find #7596305

Gina Cormier June 04, 2009

Yikes. Who uses those I wonder!! lol Cool find and capture. #7596354

Tiia Vissak June 04, 2009

great tones, light, details & framing! #7596436

Ray Clarke June 04, 2009

Great tones and capture Jeff.!!!(R) #7596451

Eugenio Diaz June 04, 2009

Gorgeous detail. Beautiful shot.
very well presented! #7596518

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic June 04, 2009

Super capture, Jeff!! #7596578

Nancy L. Green level-classic June 04, 2009

Well photographers are strange looking sometimes when we shoot!!! Well worth the looks Jeff, GREAT capture!! <>< #7596678

Inge S. Lasmana June 04, 2009

Amazing capture, Jeff!Love the BW and composition. #7596714

Lorraine A. Cook June 04, 2009

I'm glad you captured these 'relics' before they become extinct, Jeff!<:))<:))

Well seen...excellent B+W composition, My Friend!<:))

Raining in Philly.... #7596829

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic June 04, 2009

Jeff

Great fine,really good B&W

Ysa... #7596892

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic June 04, 2009

Great work Jeff!,
Amalia #7596987

Sam Britt June 04, 2009

Great find & capture, Jeff. #7597028

Melissa G. Meiselman June 04, 2009

Terrific and now unusual find beautifully taken with wonderful design elements, sharp detail and great textures, Jeff!! #7597093

Anita Hogue June 04, 2009

Priceless, Jeff! A great keepsake for sure! As always wonderful clarity and composition! #7597231

Mike Clime June 04, 2009

What a great find and capture! Thought these vanished with the dinosaurs. #7597303

Murry Grigsby June 04, 2009

Almost as useful as buggy whips now days Jeff :0) Neat find, terrific title and image!! #7597341

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 04, 2009

You are right, these are far and few between now that cell phones are so popular!!! GREAT shot with wonderful lighting and clarity, Jeff!!! ;-) k #7597467

Lynn M. Whitt June 04, 2009

greay image... #7597705

John Connolly June 04, 2009

There is definately a decline in the number of pay phones around these days Jeff! Nice composition and you SC works really well here! #7597712

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 04, 2009

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Tammy Scott
member since: 11/10/2004

LOL...great title and awesome selective coloring! #7597777

Stan Kwasniowski June 04, 2009

Jeff, wonderful capture, who know's these may be a thing of the past in the near future #7597851

Tammy Espino June 04, 2009

Never see any pay phones here!! Like what you did to this :) #7597929

A P June 04, 2009

You're right you don't see them anymore. Being the last person on earth without a cell phone I know I've looked. LOL Outstanding capture, Jeff and bummer you're on your way back from Paradise. #7598093

Patrick Rouzes level-classic June 04, 2009

A fantastic & interesting captrue here with wonderful tones, clarity, comp & SC!!! Lovely work again here, Jeff!!! #7598121

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe June 04, 2009

The make a great photo, as you don't see pay phones very much at all any more! Hope you had a safe and wonderful trip, looking forward to the island photos to come!

ccc #7598251

Debra R. Harder June 04, 2009

You have such a great eye, Jeff! LOVE THIS!! Wonderful composition and perfect details. Brilliant!! Deb #7598364

Maria A. Gonzalez June 04, 2009

Very well capture and an interesting subject to photograph... I can understand why people were looking at you and you are right about how difficult it is to find a pay phone..Wxcellent detil and composition.Great fing,Jeff. #7598557

Jeana Clark June 04, 2009


Awesome to spot these Jeff!!!!
Your composition is excellent!!
Love the touches of SC....
Great Work!!!

~J~ #7598794

Toni Riggs June 05, 2009

Wonderful composition and tones! #7599139

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 05, 2009

Thanks Everyone Very Much for All of the Great comments! Jeff #7599344

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 05, 2009

wonderful symmetrical comp and capture! #7599431

Renata Gusciora June 05, 2009

Very cool shot,Jeff!Super tones and composition! #7600476

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 06, 2009

Thank You Stefania and Renata! Jeff #7603200

Mitch Spence level-classic June 07, 2009

Hey, Jeff, maybe they thought you were a CSI tech, getting evidence of a crime. :) You're right, we don't see them much now in the cell phone age, do we? I love the graphic look here and the spots of color with the phone books. I guess somebody took the one that was supposed to be on the right. #7605376

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 07, 2009

Thanks Mitch!! Jeff #7606471

Stephen Zacker June 08, 2009

Fun capture and description you gave
:-) #7609022

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 08, 2009

Thank You Stephen! Jeff #7610031

Brett Dolsen June 09, 2009

Great tones,select colours and details Jeff!!But do they work!Brett #7610913

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 09, 2009

They work - Thanks Brett!! Jeff #7611221

Cassie L. Woodlee June 10, 2009

Cool shot Jeff!!! #7615985

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 10, 2009

Thanks Cassie! Jeff #7617168

Teresa Burnett level-classic April 29, 2019

Was gonna ask where you found them, Jeff, but read instead! Congratulations on a wonderful Finalist, and best of luck in the next round! #11763502

frank w. degenhardt April 29, 2019

Fantastic composing Jeff. Congratulations on this wonderful old memory being a Finalist. #11763790

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe May 05, 2019

Thank You! #11765419

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