Going through some files this afternoon, came across the one I shot on my phone to judge exposure and balance before wasting a film frame. It's an impressive structure, built around the turn of the previous century as the head office of a coal company.

..but then, sun disappeared, and the rain started, hence the shot in the previous post..

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Agree with Neil here.
Viewer perception trumps lots in my opinion. Even with your explanation nothing except perhaps the lighting that looks slightly "un outside" like hints as to the scene's location. I find this a well composed interesting shot of this unique gentleman and his (supposedly) creation.

Great street / environmental portrait shot.... also an example of colour in composition.

Keep coming back to look at this one.

Nice addition to your film armentarium. Quality sure shows.

Nice one, this guy looks pleased.

Looked at a mid 60's Exacta when I was in Germany and liked its style and quirkiness.
Bought a Pentax Spotmatic instead for price and features. Last summer, wife called me from an auction sale about an Exakta on the cheap, alas a RTL 1000, capable but not really the Exakta we remember.

Agree

Certainly does show here. Warm colours enhance the mood.

Congratulations on your recent find Erich. Very nice choices from your first outing together, especially #2.

Gotta like a waist level finder, just gives a different perspective to a shot.

Hoping to add an early F series to my collection someday, making do for now with a yet untested $10 Nikkormat FT 2 rescue with the not as good f2 down front.

Agree!

Perhaps I'm one of the few that find interest in this photograph. This type of advertising is no longer practiced, remember a building with a fading sign for Pard dog food, a brand made by a local meat packer that I remember feeding Patsy in the early 50's.

Your disinterest with the shot I think stems from your initial vision not quite making it into the image.

I feel as you do that's it all about the billboard. The bonus is the period architecture. Try different edits to bring up the faded printing a bit, try and favor the newer if possible to accentuate the redo. Knock down the sky a wee as I think it competes and play with cropping right and bottom.

Would have liked to photograph this as well as that Pard wall, unfortunately the building was removed before I got to it.

FREAR'S baked and packaged biscuits, cookies to all us North Americans...

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Thanks all

Had a wonder going about dof. Some digital high jinx are still a bit of a mystery to me. Working on learning it ...

Very well composed and lit. The colors of the tree lights compliment Santa's "relaxing" wardrobe. Excellent sharpness from that open 50.

Thanks trickster. Being a bit of a fan of street, every once in a while I give it a try with limited results. The pocket Nikon' was chosen for its wide 28mm lens but its auto features gave me motion blur when not needed and surprisingly all too many oof frames. Add this to the inevitable misses, and the exercise turned into a film waster. Next time out, something off the shelf that allows me to make the settings.