{"id":2615,"date":"2015-04-16T00:46:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T06:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2015-04-16T00:50:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T06:50:49","slug":"random-picture-of-the-week-61-hidden-vintage-texaco-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/random-picture-of-the-week-61-hidden-vintage-texaco-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Picture of the Week #61: Hidden Vintage Texaco Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s random image is of an old vintage Texaco sign partially hidden in the tall grass near the old abandoned Texaco building in Bowie, Texas.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thickbox\" href=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/abandoned-Texaco-building-Bowie-Texas-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"Hidden Vintage Texaco Sign\" src=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/abandoned-Texaco-building-Bowie-Texas-5_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Hidden Vintage Texaco Sign\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Hidden Vintage Texaco Sign<\/h3>\n<p>On the way back from Wichita Falls, Texas I stopped in the small town of Bowie, Texas to do a little exploring. One of the stops I made was to an old abandoned Texaco building on the edge of town. While exploring the\u00a0surrounding area, I came across this abandoned vintage sign partially hidden in the grass.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Image<\/h3>\n<p>This image was shot just before a large storm system came into the area. The shot was taken by hand with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BF9MUBM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BF9MUBM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=evolutdesign-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sony Nex-3N<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003NRHAH8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B003NRHAH8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=elemsbackgard-20&amp;linkId=4Y4DCTJDL3ZPYARL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sony SEL16F28 16mm f\/2.8<\/a> lens. I then edited the image in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=adobe%20lightroom&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;sprefix=adobe%20lightroom%2Celectronics%2C234&amp;tag=evolutdesign-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Dsoftware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adobe Lightroom<\/a>. Next, I post processed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.topazlabs.com\/aff\/idevaffiliate.php?id=650&amp;url=576\">Topaz Clarity<\/a> to add texture, brighten, and bring out the details in the image. Then I removed the dust spots. Finally, I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.topazlabs.com\/aff\/idevaffiliate.php?id=650&amp;url=743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Topaz DeNoise<\/a> to remove the noise from the image.<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2615\" data-postid=\"2615\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2615 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content --><div id=\"ssp_div\"><\/div>\n<script><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s random image is of an old vintage Texaco sign partially hidden in the tall grass near the old abandoned Texaco building in Bowie, Texas. Hidden Vintage Texaco Sign On the way back from Wichita Falls, Texas I stopped in the small town of Bowie, Texas to do a little exploring. 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