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Old Posted Feb 6, 2013, 1:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
This atmospheric photo posted by Jon Paul was one of a series taken by Herman Schultheis.
Many of these photos epitomize the adjective 'noirish', which didn't exist until this thread.



lapl


Play these images on a loop accompanied by Artie Shaw's "Nightmare" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W59F...feature=fvwrel
....then paste in several unsavory characters and presto you have yourself a 'mini-noir'.

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I've long been on the hunt for more images like this one:

Water & Power

For me the endless patchwork of city lights beyond the observatory are indeed the epitome of "noirish". I would think I could more easily find photos of it, particularly with the old skyline in the back ground (here's a pretty good daytime one). Easy to find modern day shots like this one:

city-data

...but the older ones are elusive. Anyone know of any more around?
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