Phone phone all alone [Explored]

    A lone phonebooth in the middle of the Dupont Circle metro station.

    DCist Photo of the Day for September 28, 2011.

    Explored #165 on September 26, 2011.

    Looks better on black.

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      funwithlight, mosley.brian, i_still_believe_in_u, Orbitgal, and 22 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. NYC.andre (8 months ago | reply)

      neat image - when the cell towers don't work they 're good to have ;D

    3. JGo9 (8 months ago | reply)

      I love the ceiling.

    4. Orbitgal (8 months ago | reply)

      i think you forgot to vote on the pics in the pool first! better go do it before this gets booted...

    5. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , what? I voted on everything like an hour ago. I ain't no noob. Best get your facts straight!

      PS- thanks for the comments and the faves the other day.

    6. Orbitgal (8 months ago | reply)

      you smell like a n00b

      but you're right...my facts were all wonky...you are the bomb...which is why i commented and faved your shots! move along, nothing to see here...

    7. Orbitgal (8 months ago | reply)

      by the way i like this and will proceed to fave it as well
      save

    8. Caught Again (8 months ago | reply)

      too close to the one already in HB
      delete

    9. littlefishy-one (8 months ago | reply)

      maybe.......
      oh go on then, I haven't saved anything else today
      save2

    10. Lain de macias | Believe in me (8 months ago | reply)

      Intriguing.

    11. Bart Veenstra (8 months ago | reply)

      nice.....but i second the comment from Caught Again....too close on the one already in HB
      Delete2

    12. DennisHolzberg (8 months ago | reply)

      I like the signs in the middle and the roof.Comment on my Stream

    13. csuspect (8 months ago | reply)

      OK Q, you did manage to sneak by a DC metro symmetry thing earlier last week, but enough is enough. These are probably the easiest shots to get in our metro system and I can not in good consciousness let you get away with another. delete3

      By the way I'll see you Sunday for the Georgetown photowalk, we should make a bet on whoever gets an image into the Hot Box from the walk first has to buy the other a Adorama gift card. Are you in?

    14. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , fair point, but getting that exposure without blowing out all the detail in the maps isn't easy.

      As for Sunday, tempting. Unfortunately, I have plans that afternoon and night, which means I probably won't get around to processing those shots until midweek or later. Puts me at a major disadvantage in a race to save10. I might be in if we agree on waiting a week before submitting our first photowalk shot to the pool.

    15. csuspect (8 months ago | reply)

      Good idea about waiting a week. Let's post on Sunday 10/9 after 7 p.m. I say 7 because I have an all day photo adventure in Annapolis that day.

      You know there is a good chance neither of us will win as the Hot Box has gotten tougher lately, LOL.

    16. Damien Walker (8 months ago | reply)

      the maps wreck some good architecture.
      delete

    17. fairmaiden313 (8 months ago | reply)

      I love the lighting, symmetry, comp! Boring location, interesting perspective/comp for a shot!
      save

    18. DCist (8 months ago | reply)

      DCist Photo of the Day for September 28, 2011.

    19. Dan Hiris (8 months ago | reply)

      this is so tedious I want to pop out my eyes

      delete

    20. fairmaiden313 (8 months ago | reply)

      Count is
      S3/D5

    21. Paul Ѕkinner (8 months ago | reply)

      A correctly exposed photo of a map. Well done !

      -Voted "delete6"by Master Baitalot who is a blind retarded tosser with no taste for real photograpy, in the DMU or HotBox.

    22. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , looks like it won't matter for this shot, but can one of the admods tell to include "save" or "delete" on his vote comments? He's commenting and tagging, just not adding that bit into his comments.

    23. Matheus_pinho (8 months ago | reply)

      ótima foto

    24. Maharshi84 (8 months ago | reply)

      Nope
      -delete5

    25. jacsonquerubin (8 months ago | reply)

      nice

      -Voted "save5" (by the HBU flickr_ratr app)

    26. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , that's a negative...shooting in DC metros are 100% legal as long as you're not in anyone's way or using a tripod.

    27. nixter (8 months ago | reply)

      This is great but the color feels funky in that sign. I would shoot for BW or some cross process.

      -Voted "delete8" (by the HBU flickr_ratr app)

    28. This photo was invited and added to the your photo du jour group.

    29. Casio: カシオ (8 months ago | reply)

      cool

      -Voted "save6" (by the HBU flickr_ratr app)

    30. - PhotoSmith - (8 months ago | reply)

      I think the focus is a little soft, but the perfect symmetry has won me over.

      -Voted "save7" (by the HBU flickr_ratr app)

    31. - PhotoSmith - (8 months ago | reply)

      Metro signs usually are a funky color. Take it from someone who walked through that station daily for 7 years.

    32. Abrar Newaz (8 months ago | reply)

      sorry ..

      -Voted "delete9" (by the HBU flickr_ratr app)

    33. modestas jon [deleted] (8 months ago | reply)

      I don't feel anything looking to this photo
      delete10

    34. fairmaiden313 (8 months ago | reply)

      So sorry, your shot has been voted unworthy of the Hot Box :(
      Look on the bright side, you can post in the NOT BOX while you're getting your next shot ready! :)

    35. KKP = :3 (8 months ago | reply)

      *coughassholescough*

    36. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , ha! Thanks!

    37. KKP = :3 (8 months ago | reply)


      If theres one thing I hate it's pompous snobby artist who are no better than they THINK they are.

      critiquing doesn't mean be an complete ass, especially when you don't have anything good in your OWN photostream to begin with.

      This is a good pic, end of story.

      Good job
      ~KKP-PMG/VRW/PMG-M~

    38. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , I appreciate the supportive comment. But don't worry, I knowingly subjected myself to the abuse. It's a snarky, brutal group that's often full of crap, but I do find that the feedback (while often harsh) is far more useful than the fluffy stuff that one usually finds on Flickr. Cheers!

    39. Maryland Route 5 (8 months ago | reply)

      Very, very nice! Me gusta!

    40. TheJudge310 (8 months ago | reply)

      Comment on my Stream

      Cool ceiling and I like the way that the lighting spreads across it. This shot does look way better on black. Sorry, nothing snarky to add to the pool.

    41. Maryland Route 5 (8 months ago | reply)

      Geez, I read these very unpleasant comments above. What Flickr group allows members to savage your photo like that?

    42. csuspect (8 months ago | reply)

      That would be the Hot Box. A brutal critique group that will do more for your photography skills than any other. You should give it a shot.

    43. Maryland Route 5 (8 months ago | reply)

      Thanks! I'll have to get up my nerve, and then maybe I'll take the plunge.

    44. theqspeaks (8 months ago | reply)

      , csuspect is right. My photography has improved more in the last 4 months since joining than it had in the previous year.

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