Waffle House

[Jazz]

This is the same transparency made into a 4x5 emulsion transfer and an 8x10 emulsion lift (type 809). It was taken just before dawn in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This was the first place I ever had grits. Which was why I was outside in the parking lot when the sky started to lighten a little before dawn. :puke-rig:

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[cal_gundert05]

Very good job! I love the feel of the pics, and the subject seems to fit, too.

I'm from California, and when my family went to Florida a few years ago, we arrived around 2 am, and one of the only places open was a Waffle House in Orlando. It was my first time seeing grits, too, although I didn't dare touch them.

[mysteryscribe]

Awh you should have tried them.... I like the shot as well... kind of a universal nerve touched by a waffle house at night.

[Jazz]

Cal - Thanks. You didn't dare eat grits at Waffle House? Smart man.

mysteryscribe - lol - I did try them, that's why I was out in the parking lot. I liked them but they didn't like me. But thanks. I agree there is a universal nerve touched by this place at night, especially in the wee hours. It looked so stark sitting out there on the road by itself, very American somehow.

[terri]

When in a Waffle House, get a waffle. It's a pretty safe bet.

I like them both, with a little bias for the transfer (I just am a fool for those muted color shifts, it seems). Both techniques suit the image well! Nice job, Jazz.

[fmw]

Waffle House is everywhere in the South. There must be 1000's of them. Last year I lost a tire on the interstate between Chattanooga and Nashville. It was really early. I limped into the Nashville suburbs on my spare and parked my car at a tire store that would open at 9:00 AM. Across the street was a Waffle House. I had an excellent breakfast and was amazed how charming and chatty the employees were. It was a very positive experience. The time went quickly and when I got to the tire store at 9 I had a smile on my face. It had been a tough morning but the Waffle House made it better.

[montresor]

Haven't been to a Waffle House since Ohio passed a no-smoking-anywhere law. Not a smoker myself, but wondering if it will still be a Waffle House without the acrid effluvium of stale coffee and old smokes!

[mysteryscribe]

Someone once drove a car through a waffle house window where I live. When it was replaced you could see just how greasy and coated with nicotine the windows were. Didn't seem to hurt business but afterward I always described old diner walls as darkened by too many years of fried food and cigarette smoke.