After School

@Gary: Frankly, I have my doubts that being able to compare the end of the two different time lines we'd be able to tell any difference worth mentioning. But your allusion is why I took the photo in the first place. For a long time I couldn't decide if I liked the image better with or without the kids in the photo. Ultimately I decided the allusion wasn't enough --that most people, especially younger people, wouldn't get it.

@the lightwriter: Thank you. It was actually not a rainy day and only moderately overcast. I think the B&W conversion is responsible for the rainy atmosphere.

@Carson: Thanks. I struggled with this one. Kids or no kids, color or no color. I liked the color in the straight shot, but the straight shot didn't work for me. I think it needed the selective focus to work, but the color didn't work with the selective focus. And what drew me to the image was the sign, but I didn't think the sign itself was enough.

@JoeB: Taken in 2007. Nixon is actually the name of the town, hence the old motor court is "Nixon Court." The kids just got off the school bus. I was taking photos when the bus stopped and unloaded and decided to take a few shots with the kids in them. But yeah, the reason I was taking photos of the sign in the first place is because of the association with President Nixon, and the political interpretation of the "Nixon Court."

@danthro: Thank you. That might be a good idea to take a little further with the right image