Inspiring Photo: Fort Worth's Finest #11050266

Fort Worth's Finest

Uploaded: November 05, 2010 03:14:05

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Vintage is an understatement - Cowboys have been gathering at the White Elephant Saloon to enjoy an adult beverage after a long day at work since the late 1800’s. As you can see – Martha Stewart did not visit and fluff the place up! If you are ever in Fort Worth stop by for a cold one, swap a few stories with the locals and listen to some great music!

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.50, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, FocalLength: 65.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 10D

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Mary Timman November 05, 2010

Great shot, fabulous detail! And love the story behind it! #1324194

Lynne Morris November 05, 2010

Absolutely fantastic Jeff. #9015324

Jack Gaskin November 05, 2010

LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE PLACE a one time bartender would love. LOCAL COLOR ;o)
Wonderful Find & Capture
Noted in my places to stop when on the road...
LMAO at the MS comment...
Happy Shooting
JAck #9015325

Tammy M. Anderson November 05, 2010

Sounds like a great place indeed. Love the composition. and colors, Jeff. #9015335

Patti Coblentz November 05, 2010

Look at the details...fantastic image, Jeff...and sounds like a great place to stop in! #9015359

Danny B. Head November 05, 2010

I will stop by! Nice image! #9015365

Nikki McDonald November 05, 2010

Oh, I don't know -- those lace curtains look quite Martha to me LOL Great find, Jeff, and very well framed. Love it. #9015382

Tiia Vissak November 05, 2010

great tones, details & framing! #9015403

William C. Raco November 05, 2010

How cool
Very fine details, textures and theme entry
Excellent, Jeff #9015410

Maria A. Gonzalez November 05, 2010

Excellent full frame,textures and lines..Well seen and well done,Jeff. #9015430

Douglas Pignet November 05, 2010

Beautiful capture Jeff with great comp & pov...Love the colors #9015483

Jyri Vissak November 05, 2010

Cool find! Well done. #9015491

Gord MacEachern November 05, 2010

This looks like a great old place Jeff, great find and capture! #9015501

Alan L. Borror November 05, 2010

Wonderful MT entry, Jeff! Great composition and detail... sounds like a great place to visit. #9015506

Mary L. Graham November 05, 2010

Love the detail On this..great capture Jeff!! =) #9015657

Robert R. Goodman November 05, 2010

Hi Jeff,Excellent capture.Time to tie up the horse and go in for cold one.Great image!!!! #9015661

frank w. degenhardt November 05, 2010

Jeff- My friend, I think you have a MT winner here and it would be a winner in any catagory as far as I am concerend. What a wonderful feeling I got when I saw it. Has to be in my favorites. Love the sigh, the colors and the textures give you that hey, were not fancy but we will make you feel like you belong look. Just love it. Incredible find and I really enjoyed the story behind the picture and the way you made us just love the place with your description.
Fantastic work my friend.
Have a great day. #9015738

Anita Hogue November 05, 2010

Fabulous MT capture, Jeff! Love the color tones and your composition! #9015746

Agnes Fegan November 05, 2010

Terrific image Jeff! #9015751

Julie Burnett November 05, 2010

Excellent capture, Jeff, and perfect for the monthly theme! Love the colors and tones, what a cool place!! #9015769

Ron McEwan November 05, 2010

Great find and captured perfectly for the MT Jeff, WTG #9015834

Vickie J. Jenkins November 05, 2010

Great job of capturing the detail and mood of this wonderful place. #9015843

Lynn M. Whitt November 05, 2010

cool find and capture... #9015844

Murry Grigsby November 05, 2010

I see Marhta's lace curtains in the windows so maybe she did knock back a few shots? :0) Terrific MT photo Jeff! I always enjoy the back stories!! #9015859

Joy Rector November 05, 2010

love this shot #9015928

Cathy Barrows November 05, 2010

love it...let's go back #9015947

Val Feldman November 05, 2010

Oh, I've read about this place and have always wanted to stop in on a hot summer TX day for a cold one and soak up the authentic western flavor of the place...but your capture does a pretty good job doing just that, Jeff! Beautiful detail, great textures, lines and color...On my "must-see" list, for sure! #9015970

Nancy J. Locke November 05, 2010

Totally AWESOME, Jeff!!!

Cheers, Nancy #9016007

Lorraine A. Cook November 05, 2010

I LOVE to research the origin of 'words/phrases'...

SALOON: Date of Origin 18th c.

Saloon is part of a widespread western European family of words for ‘large room’. They go back to a prehistoric Germanic *salaz, ancestor of German saal. This was borrowed into Vulgar Latin as *sala, whose descendants include French salle and Italian sala. A derivative of this, denoting ‘large size’, was salone, which was borrowed into French as salon. English acquired this at the beginning of the 18th century in two forms: the original salon and the anglicized saloon.

Can't get any more 'vintage' than this 'Slice' of History, Jeff!!<:))
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Linda M. Walker November 05, 2010

What a cool place...a photographer's dream spot! #9016129

Phyllis H. Burchett November 05, 2010

Awesome! Love it and I love this place...gotta get back to the stockyards sometime. #9016134

Patrick Rouzes November 05, 2010

Sounds like a great place for a cold one! Outstanding tones, textures, clarity, low lighting, & presentation on this "to near perfection" MT entry! WTG, Jeff! #9016150

Mike Clime November 05, 2010

Great capture, details and textures, Jeff! Bet that place is cool inside! #9016193

Tammy Espino November 05, 2010

Looks like a great place to me :) #9016237

Jessica Jenney November 05, 2010

Terrific find, composition and theme entry, Jeff! #9016284

Stephen Zacker November 05, 2010

Like the way you composed this. Lots to look at #9016466

Claudia Kuhn November 05, 2010

Wonderful old local spot Jeff, great textures. #9016497

Marijana Fajgl November 05, 2010

Great tones and details. Fantastic find and capture, Jeff! #9016504

Monnie Ryan November 05, 2010

Count me in, Jeff -- I'd love to tip a few in this place! Terrific capture! #9016588

Karen Engelbreth November 05, 2010

Wonderful capture for the MT, Jeff... #9016620

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas November 05, 2010

Fantastic details and textures Jeff!,
Amalia #9016649

Karen Slagle November 05, 2010

Fantastic capture, Jeff, love all the rustic details. I would almost bet my grand daddy went there in his cowboy days. #9016655

Ann H. Belus November 05, 2010

I'd love to travel to Fort Worth just for that experience...sounds wonderful!
Great capture, Jeff, I love the colors and show of texture! #9016701

Jack Ryan November 05, 2010

I spent one evening in Fort Worth about 15 years ago...ate steak and bought a cowboy hat. Missed this cool location...my loss. Great find and an excellent image. #9016757

Rona L. Schwarz November 05, 2010

Great capture of what is apparently a famous Texas icon, Jeff! Marvelous theme entry - bursting with local color and detail, great tones and textures. Thanks for the story, too! #9016933

Barbara Waldoch November 05, 2010

Terrific shot, Jeff! #9017021

Dick W. Wyatt November 06, 2010

Looks like my kind of place.

A great MT entry, Jeff. #9017064

Jeff Robinson November 06, 2010

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9017105

Joanna Madloch November 06, 2010

Wonderful capture, Jeff. Love the place! #9017494

Melissa G. Meiselman November 06, 2010

Wonderful shot with fantastic textures, color and subject, Jeff!!

Melissa #9017555

Kathy Reeves November 06, 2010

Fabulous capture Jeff! You can only find a place like this in Texas!! #9017824

Nancy L. Green November 06, 2010

What a WONDERFUL and fascinating place and capture Jeff, I' have to check it out next time I'm up there!! <>< #9018120

Renata Gusciora November 06, 2010

What a cool find and fantastic capture,Jeff!Greatly composed with nice details! #9018289

Tommy E. Burgess November 06, 2010

Really outstanding capture of this wonderful old saloon Jeff!! #9018382

Toni Riggs November 07, 2010

Great textures and composition! #9018491

Jeff Robinson November 07, 2010

Thank You!! Jeff #9018511

Ellen Hodges November 07, 2010

Super awesome capture of this fantastic looking place, Jeff!! #9018649

Mitch Spence November 07, 2010

Looks like a place I'd love to visit, Jeff. Love looking at all the many details in this great shot. #9018967

Emile Abbott November 07, 2010

Excellent for the MT and I just love the various textures that abound in this great composition. Nicely presented Jeff. #9019313

John Connolly November 07, 2010

This sounds like the place to be Jeff! Wonderful composition and textures and an excellent theme entry! #9019379

Jeff Robinson November 07, 2010

Thank You! Jeff #9019773

Marilyn K. Lincecum November 09, 2010

AWESOME!! Fantastic comp, lighting, colors and textures. I really hope to see this again...perfect for the MT. #9023527

Laura E. Swan November 09, 2010

Okay, tell me the truth. Under the "SALOON" sign, is that Knotty pine or BULLET HOLES? HA!!!!

This sounds like a very colorful place. Not sure I'd go in without the Sheriff escorting me however. :)

Call me chicken, but if it has been around THAT long I bet it's known for it's shoot-em-up bar fights, too!

Great Find and Great Fun, Jeff! :D
-Laura

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Jeff Robinson November 10, 2010

Thank You Marilyn and Laura!! Jeff #9024820

Marilyn Cornwell December 13, 2010

Congratulations on this fabulous Finalist, Jeff! It's wonderful! #9097483

Phyllis H. Burchett December 13, 2010

Congrats Jeff! #9097663

Marijana Fajgl December 13, 2010

Another fantastic finalist, Jeff! Big congratulations! #9097716

Patti Coblentz December 13, 2010

Congratulations on another great finalist, Jeff!!! Looks like a winner to me! #9097723

Rona L. Schwarz December 13, 2010

So happy to see this again, Jeff! CONGRATULATIONS on your superb FINALIST and Good luck in the next round! #9097813

Randy D. Dinkins December 13, 2010

Great capture and perfect MT. Congrats. #9097967

Emile Abbott December 13, 2010

Congratulation again on another great finalist Jeff #9098097

Renee Doyle December 13, 2010

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Jeff! #9098444

Tammy Espino December 13, 2010

Congrats on your finalist!!! :) #9098489

Laura E. Swan December 13, 2010

Yeeeeee-Whooooooooooo! HOW FUN IS THIS???

HEY!

On You SUPER Finalist, Jeff!!!

Let's all pull up a table and start a bar fight later!

-Laura #9098570

Deborah C. Lewinson December 13, 2010

Outstanding MT finalist, Jeff!

Coongratulations!
Debby #9098674

Stephanie Frey December 13, 2010

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Jeff! #9099276

Nancyj E. Hovey December 14, 2010

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #9101011

Cindy Bendush December 14, 2010

Congratulations on your finalist Jeff! #9101229

Janet McNeil December 14, 2010

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist!!! Good luck in the next round!! #9101734

Danny B. Head December 14, 2010

Cool image! Congrats! #9102207

Ann Coates December 14, 2010

Congratulations on another fantastic finalist Jeff. #9103138

Jeff Robinson December 15, 2010

Thank You!! Jeff #9105784

Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 15, 2010

WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your awesome finalist!

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Nancy L. Green December 15, 2010

I remember this wonderful image Jeff, CONGRATULATIONS!!! <>< #9106715

Nadia Paul December 15, 2010

Congrats on this wonderful finalist Jeff! #9107681

ALLEN O. HOWARD December 15, 2010

A fantastic composition Jeff. The details are AWESOME! Congratulations!, Allen #9107709

Sam Britt December 15, 2010

Congratulations on all your finalists, Jeff! #9107805

Jeff Robinson December 25, 2010

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! #9124711

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