Jobe's High-Tech Ordering System on Route 66 in El Reno, Oklahoma in HDR
Copyright Robert W. Dickinson. Unauthorized use of this image without my express permission is a violation of copyright law.

Jobe's is still open, though it was closed for a few weeks for the owner to take a vacation.  It was hot when I photographed this, and I was really hoping for a root beer float.  Oh well.

This started out as an HDR.  I put the three images (each two stops apart) through Photomatix.  Then I used a couple curves layers in Photoshop to darken it.  It was still missing something.  The picture was both interesting and boring at the same time.  So I went crazy with onOne.  I added the ground glass layer using onOne.  Then, I used a Tea Stained onOne layer (at 60%) to desaturate the colors.  I then added a Medium Brown Tint with Clean Whites onOne layer (at 21%) to finish.  Now it looks like something that would have been shot in 1965 with a view camera (except for the &quot;NO credit cards&quot; notice on the panel).

Canon 60D and Canon 17-55mm f2.8 IS lens with circular polarizer.
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