jamesnelms

Route 66 Nostalgia

Route 66 Nostalgia

The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM on Route 66. I shot this image in 2016. When I arrived at 7am, the lights were out and the sky wasn't so dramatic. Lucki...
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The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM on Route 66. I shot this image in 2016. When I arrived at 7am, the lights were out and the sky wasn't so dramatic. Luckily, the management turned on the neon signs for me. While my original shots were good, I wanted to make them pop. I heavily retouched them and added the sunset sky from my own collection.
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Aperture f/18 ISO 320 Shutter 1/3 Focal Length 120/10

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