Night architecture using tripod

© Matthew A. Bamberg

Night architecture using tripod

Uploaded: April 23, 2006

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30 second exposure...

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Comments

Peggy J. Maguire July 02, 2006

This is a great shot Matthew.Love the lighting,what was the exposure? #476399

Matthew A. Bamberg August 01, 2006

.3 seconds at f/3.5 1600 ISO #3111728

Matthew A. Bamberg August 01, 2006

Hi Peggy, I photographed at .3 seconds at f/3.5 #3111732

Kerry Drager August 01, 2006

Hi Matt,
I agree with Peggy ... what a terrific shot! In fact, this image makes a great selection for the "Where in the World?" quiz. It will be featured in the next issue of BP's PhotoFlash newsletter, which goes out Wednesday, August 2nd.

Matt, let's see if anyone can come up with the correct answer. I'll check back in a week or so, and see how things are going. In the meantime, please don't give away the location :-) ... let's keep it a "secret" until everyone gets a chance to make their guesses.

And, for everyone else, have fun guessing where this wonderful scene can be found!

Kerry Drager
BetterPhoto.com #3111865

August 02, 2006

Looks like a fun place to stay! Taken in Cave City, Kentucky. #3113792

Schel Blanzy August 02, 2006

Isn't that the Wigwam motel in Arizona? Somewhere Northeast, around Winslow. #3113848

Bruce K. Blaylock August 02, 2006

When I was a child, we would travel from Arkansas to Ohio to visit my grandmother and we would pass by this place every year. Every year we would beg to stop to no avail. I think your picture was taken in Kentucky, right?...Bruce #3113880

Bonnie L. Deignan August 02, 2006

Great night shot, It looks like it was taken in Cave City, Kentucky. #3113898

Dee Langevin level-classic August 02, 2006

Great shot Matthew! Looks like the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, AZ. #3114193

She-She Killough August 02, 2006

I think this is a great shot too Matthew! I think it is in Holbrook AZ also. :) Can't wait for you to reveal it!!

Sheesh #3114292

August 02, 2006

Wigwam Village Motel

Cave City, Kentucky

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/KYCAVwigwam.html #3114400

August 02, 2006

I live near here.. Cave City Kentucky.. Isn't that right?? #3114413

August 02, 2006

Love that shot!

Every year, we used to stay there as kids traveling with my grandparents from Ohio to Florida.

You've brought back fond memories!

Heather
www.ubu-photography.com #3114467

August 02, 2006

Great photo...my husband would love to stay in a place like this for a night. Before reading any of the comments, my guess was Arizona, near Holbrook. I didn't know Cave City, KY had a motel like this. We'll have to check out both places, sometime in the future! #3114522

Carla Freitas August 02, 2006

This is in Holbrook Az, I stopped there to photograph the place myself and the same cars were in the parking lot then!!! #3114578

Bruce Metcalf August 02, 2006

I'm going with Holbrook, AZ as well. It's on old Route 66 about 33 miles of a corner in Winslow, AZ.

My cousin stayed in unit #7 about 4 years ago.

And yes, there is another one in Cave City, KY. I photographed it in 2004.

Bruce #3114937

Nicholas I. Hull August 02, 2006

Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona

http://www.roundamerica.com/images/May/2003-05-03/trip-2003-05-03-AZ-Holbrook-Sleep-in-a-Wigwam-sign-640.jpg

(courtesy of Bill Windsor) #3115144

Carla Freitas August 02, 2006

Up untill a few years ago there was also another one in Bessemer Al, but i'm afraid it is probably a mall by now. As a small child we used to pass it on our way in and out of Alabama on my fathers varied business trips. I used to beg to stay there but we never did. Then I found this one in Az oddly enough moving back to Alabama. A hearts desire finally met!! #3115179

Scott August 02, 2006

I'll bet it is in Holbrook AZ at the Wigwam motel - we stayed there 2 years ago!
Scott #3116041

Cheryl August 02, 2006

wigwam hotel in holbrook arizona #3116125

Natasha Ursula Pyle August 02, 2006

cave city, kentucky?
#3116609

Natasha Ursula Pyle August 02, 2006

cave city, kentucky?
#3116611

August 02, 2006

Oh Dear - I've never been to this part of AZ, but just three seconds on Google had it mastered! It's Holbrook or course!

Great Picture and the giveaway that's it Holbrook and not Cave City, Kentucky is the design pattern around the tipi! #3116700

Matthew A. Bamberg August 03, 2006

Thanks everyone for the nice comments about the shot. #3117496

Lynnmarie Daley level-classic August 03, 2006

The Wigwams on 5th street in Rialto, Ca, would be my quess. If not, I can believe there's more than one of these motels! #3117504

August 05, 2006

This looks like the Wigwams in the San Bernardino County area, California, right? The home where thousands of baby boomers were conceived!!! #3128872

August 06, 2006

For those who have traveled Route 66, This is the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona #3131537

August 07, 2006

When my family moved from New York to California in 1957, we followed Route 66 west from St Louis. We stayed at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook (I remember it as Winslow, but who knows?). One of its features was "air cooled rooms" - a precursor to air conditioning and not terribly effective as I recall. Great photo! Thanks for the memory. #3136378

August 09, 2006

The Wigwam Motel in Gallop, New Mexico #3145843

Carla Freitas August 09, 2006

It's Holbrook, Az. The cars are the same ones in images I took last summer. The owner keeps several vintage cars parked around the place to highlight the Route 66 theme of the area
#3145858

Carla Freitas August 09, 2006

It's Holbrook, Az. The cars are the same ones in images I took last summer. The owner keeps several vintage cars parked around the place to highlight the Route 66 theme of the area
#3145862

Kerry Drager August 23, 2006

Hi Everybody,
Great guesses on the location of this fine photo! Thanks so much for participating in this "Where in the World?" quiz!
Kerry


Hi Matt,
It just might be time for you to solve this little "mystery" ... and confirm the specific spot where you captured this eye-catching image. :-) Thanks!
Kerry #3203753

Matthew A. Bamberg August 24, 2006

Okay, Kerry, Those who chose Holbrook, AZ were correct, and those who chose Cave City, KY were very close, as it seems there's a similar motel there too.

Just want to add that signage photos do very well here in Palm Springs in terms of sellability. I shoot, get rid of extranous background (sometimes...less is more) and, finally, tweak up the saturation a bit (best done in Camera Raw).

Then the challenging part--printing. I use the Epson 2200, a process that includes monitor calibration, minor Photoshop tweaks and settings adjustments so that the printer recoginizes that it will use Photoshop to determine the colors of the image.

Last, for previews of where I go with photography in my courses check out my blog at http://digitalartphotographyfordummies.blogspot.com

And everyone, don't forget that including text within the context of your photography is a great way to sell a message/story.

Thanks for having me sponsor this contest! #3206498

Frank Elder August 26, 2006

I believe this is on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona #3217801

Pranay Koka January 29, 2007

nice shapes...well seen and taken!!! #3889059

Pranay Koka January 29, 2007

nice shapes...well seen and taken!!! #3889061

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