- Be kind, rewind ;-) - Smoochi
- so old school, I don't even think I own a tape player that works now... though was thinking about getting one of these as a retro touch to my computer... =)
Lovely shot by the way! - thom21
Sounds from the past
It's been quite a while since I listened to one of these.
There is no label and it was in an unmarked cassette cover, so it is a real mystery tape... It has obviously been used for something since it has a few scratches and wasn't completely rewound.
Added to Cream of the Crop as my 'most interesting' picture as of September 17th.
This photo has been #10 in explore.
Comments and faves
Olivia Leigh, TheMindsEye, Carrie Taylor, katscanphoto, and 727 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Olivia Leigh (89 months ago | reply)
Me too. oh, the good ole days of the mix tape. This is a cool photo though. Very modern, almost ironically so. Looks like it belongs in an Apple store. Great.
ajnabeee (89 months ago | reply)
I love how you always manage to take simple subjects and turn them into brilliant photos... well done
tmtm_ (89 months ago | reply)
Excellent piccie.
That white background and the 'X-Ray' look make it work for me.
congratulations!
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TheMindsEye (89 months ago | reply)
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great idea..years to come you may be taking a picture of a CD. Great job. Favorite. (3-2-1)
Lali° (89 months ago | reply)
Nice purple hues. Simplicity is always good...Hey, it's even almost rewound... 3-2-1
Snickers (89 months ago | reply)
Cool stuff! =D
Carrie Taylor (89 months ago | reply)
Great idea, I haven't listened to one in a while either. I really like the crispness and clarity of this shot. FAV!
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Rune T (89 months ago | reply)
@ Olivia Leigh: I tried photographing a few different cassettes that I found in my 'old' record-collection today, but this semi-transparent and slightly colored one was the best choice by far. It resulted in a nice contrast (as you commented) - a 'modern' photo of something that most people consider old fashioned today.
@ All: Thanks for your comments and feedback - I really appreciate it :)
...like a chimp with coconuts (89 months ago | reply)
I haven't seen one for a good while. Very nicely done - the purple tone adds some 80's ads feel to it too.
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Kayak49 (89 months ago | reply)
Simple subject, straight-forward treatment, great photo!
LarryB (89 months ago | reply)
It's very retro-modern. CDs have far less room for design, and make for dull photo subjects.
kristina is kool with a k (89 months ago | reply)
very cool! neat light! a fav!
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maybemaq (89 months ago | reply)
right, i haven't seen it for a long time.
but yeah, there are still cassete tapes working in various parts of the world, and sometime i get 'troubled' when i receive some cassette of local songs from the locale people.
interesting, that object is getting into the world of antique, while it does have his original function...
schani (89 months ago | reply)
This is a wonderful abstract! Reminds me of Man Ray.
jolyn27 (89 months ago | reply)
Great Pic. I love the simplicity of this image. Wonderful!
jimmah_v (89 months ago | reply)
elegant simplicity -- great composition
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Robert Silverwood (89 months ago | reply)
Ah! - the 'good old days' of hiss and jammed tape.
Very neat photo.
evilcabeza (89 months ago | reply)
this makes me remember the beauty and hard work that went into making the PERFECT mix tape. the colors are great. very cool!
nj dodge (89 months ago | reply)
nice study and nice shot :~)
B. Wilson aka Timo Poppius (89 months ago | reply)
Great idea - superb photo !! (3-2-1)
FakePlasticMe (89 months ago | reply)
great!!!!!!!!
Uzdowski (89 months ago | reply)
Reduce table - or add white one - then your picture gonna be perfect!
45street | www.victorpuig.com (89 months ago | reply)
Wow! great idea. Perfect composition. Impressive!. Beautiful picture.
masone (89 months ago | reply)
Great idea, cool colors, perfect title ;)
lumenvista (89 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot. Great detail to technical engineering of the past.
HannyB (89 months ago | reply)
great image, great detail!
Scott Thigpen (89 months ago | reply)
wow
Beltza Scene Vol.4 (89 months ago | reply)
Thanks for upload to Vive la cassette pool!!!
Regards ;forpresenttoo)))
solglimt/sungleam (89 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot, I like the dark grey almost purple tone and the soft shadow!!
Mr. Greenjeans (89 months ago | reply)
Yeah, a fave for me, too!!!!
c r i s (89 months ago | reply)
The good ol' days...
Great photo!
Lunanera (89 months ago | reply)
Love the idea: simple and effective :O
c book (89 months ago | reply)
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Tiagø Ribeiro (89 months ago | reply)
great !!! fav
kristina is kool with a k (89 months ago | reply)
Ding!
Rosina (89 months ago | reply)
Nostalgia! A while ago we made our record player work again! It's like a journey to the past! ;-)
The transparent look works great with the duotone!
Hello Rika (89 months ago | reply)
I love this, cool
Eris23 [forever oldskool] (89 months ago | reply)
history autoreverse... ;)
Flynn Wynn (89 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot!
riazorenho (89 months ago | reply)
nice backlight.
good shot.
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Flynn Wynn (89 months ago | reply)
Please post this photo with Search the Best
aidan67 (89 months ago | reply)
If you think this is old, think about the Eight-Tracks
짜디그노스 (Zadignose) (89 months ago | reply)
That's a funny looking CD.
Plavi (88 months ago | reply)
lovely!
darkmatter (88 months ago | reply)
great monochrome treatment
noahness (88 months ago | reply)
Great shot! The back lighting really makes the shot.
And you thought that you wouldn't get anymore use out of your old tapes.
vvt (88 months ago | reply)
Top.
xenmate (88 months ago | reply)
You've been blogged! Thanks for sharing!
I also have a link to a huge gallery of these beauties in that page, so do drop by!
Supriya O (87 months ago | reply)
Thank you for posting this great shot to the Interestingness pool.
Alessio Bonatti (87 months ago | reply)
Bravo!Bellissima.