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Weekly theme: Signs

Location: Rt. 130 Northbound, East Windsor, NJ
Date taken: March 14, 2009
Film: N/A
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ50
Lens: Lumix 35 - 420mm
Focal Length: 42mm
Exposure Time: 1/160
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Macro: None
Edited: Picasa 3 on MacBook Pro

About the photo: If I were to make of a list of my favorite buildings in the world, L.J. Herman's 2nd Hand Shop would be, if not number 1, at least in the top 3. I love everything about it. The lettering in the signs. The hand. The knuckles in the hand. The patch-up jobs and chipping paint. The cracks in the walls and rust in the hinges. I grew up passing by this building with my father on our way to a friend's antique shop just down the road. Though I never said so, I always wanted to go in. I suspected that inside would be wonderful, mysterious items long lost to the world. I still do.

photo categories: Bill, Color, Signs
tags: antiques, building, door, font, green, lettering, paint, shop, used, white, window

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