Red Apple in Twilight.

It's sad to see this old grocery store like this... Twenty years ago, we lived a few blocks away and shopped here frequently. Just to the left of the grocery store was a drug store (now gone) and just past that a hardware store (also gone). The epitome of the neighborhood shopping center. The parking lot of this little strip mall was constantly filled with local shoppers. Now, of the four little grocery stores that used to be on this side of town, Garguile's is the sole survivor - all the others are either gone or replaced with superstores.

Still it remains a proud small town grocery store... Standing right beside me as a I took this shot was the store's manager. (Apparently one of the few customers that came by mentioned "some weirdo out in the parking lot.) The first words out of his mouth - "Cool, what kind of camera is that?".

But every time I stop by for a coke and some smokes... I wonder if it'll be the last time.

Notes/comments:

Patience pays off... I've been waiting six months from first visualizing this shot to finally getting the perfect evening with the perfect clear sky.

Yes, I know about the flare, I need a lens hood, but my attempts to edit it out just made things worse.

How well do you think I did in capturing the mood of a store in it's dotage?