Perfection

Not so perfect haha

This one was practically handed to me on a silver platter.

Workflow:
Pentax MX + XR Rikenon 50mm f2 + Tiffen Orange 16 + Kodak T-MAX 100 + Fuji Crystal Archive matte 4"x6" machine prints + Canon CanoSca LiDE 60 @ 800dpi greyscale + minor shadow/highlight threshold tweaking in Photoshop

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Mark Waldron says:

What's not to like about this? Great shot!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

steven m. says:

love it. very good stuff.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

esmuz says:

haha.. an alteration to perfection! this shot is perfect!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

alofbrid says:

I have a leaning towards this type of shot. Well discovered.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

vidalia_11 says:

At first I thought the sign was like that on purpose. But that would be kind of dumb...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

chieska says:

This is really great, wonderful capture.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

ShutterbugJE says:

I enjoyed grinning at the fallen letter in Perfection, but when I looked closer, I grinned again when I saw that it housed alterations.
Wonderful find! Also, a great photo in its own right.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

Thanks all of you! I got really lucky in finding this, and only had to fire the shutter in glee.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Aaron of NEPA says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Right Place / Right Time, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

This is great Alex! :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

robdownunder says:

Ah irony :-)
You scored 4/5 on the Funny Meter at www.flickr.com/groups/howfunnyami/.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

vabeachguy30 says:

A gift from the camera gods!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Here in Van Nuys says:

Luck? You know you spent days researching where to find this sign!
Spectacularly simple and artful.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Dougalug says:

4/5 on this as well. Of all the signs that could possibly have a "malfunction" this one rocks!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

projectkevp says:

You scored 3/5 on the Funny Meter at www.flickr.com/groups/howfunnyami/.

AKA : send for Mr T

nice one cinemafia 1

PS : Vidalia, you might have a poinT.... there was a cinema in Glasgow years ago called the Playhouse , and on the tower fronting the cinema , the U in Playhouse was at an angle : point being, U need us, we need U !
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

@ Aaron: Thanks man, added it!

@ Rob: Thanks!

@ Beach Guy: Indeed, the photo gods were smiling on me that day.

@ Andy: I wish! This was the first (and likely the last) time I'd been around La Crescenta.

@ Doug: Yep, this one was just perfect!

@ Project: Thank you!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

apricotX says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called National Trust for Hysteric Preservation, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

smurfie_77 says:

I think this is great. I've already favourited it. You scored 4/5 on the Funny Meter at www.flickr.com/groups/howfunnyami/.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

EdgarDiazRocks says:

Ding!

Winner!

That is fantastic as they come, man.

And how many rocks did you have to toss at it? ;->
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

@ apricot: Thanks, added it!

@ smurfie: Thank you!

@ Edgar: Thanks man! And uh, none...that would be cheating! ;-)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

NorJon says:

You scored 3/5 on the Funny Meter at www.flickr.com/groups/howfunnyami/.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

NorJon says:

Congratulations! Your spectacular score OF 18! on the Funny Meter qualifies this very funny photo for entry into the exclusive Hall of Funny, a showcase for Flickr's funniest photos, as rated on the Funny Meter. Please drop by www.flickr.com/groups/halloffunny to request membership. Include a link to this photo in your note. Once approved, you can post the photo in a place of honor. Good work!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

Thanks NorJon! Yay, another one in Hall of Funny!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

rubber rat productions says:

Perfect!
You scored 5/5 on the Funny Meter at www.flickr.com/groups/howfunnyami/.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

psiclick says:

I hope Alanis Morrisette sees this. This is irony (all the stuff in her song was bad luck). I saw an ad for a singwriters once but had no camera alas;
You scored 4/5 on the Funny Meter at www.flickr.com/groups/howfunnyami/.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Trisha Mae says:

OMG! I know exactly where this is! HAHA! I laugh everytime I pass it on Foothill! =) Love it!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

Nice! I'm almost never way out this way, so this was a rare, and dare I say perfect, opportunity.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

mano8 says:

Just opened a new group about Rikenon lenses; Like to join?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

Certainly!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

mano8 says:

You are doing a great work......thanks
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

cinemafia says:

Thank you very much! I wish my Rikkenon hadn't killed itself...I really do need to track down another one.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

thecaveofthedead says:

That's just awesome.

--
Seen in Pentax MX (?)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

flux112 says:

great find!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Trisha Mae says:

...they fixed the "T"...it's just not the same anymore!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

laverrue says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Crème de la Crème/Cream of the cream, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

teevee doctor says:

HA! Well-spotted.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

bernalmanuel says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Ironic Eye, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 days ago. ( permalink )

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