Small towns in Texas are perfect for photography. They are full of character and charm that is timeless and uniquely Texan. Many Texas towns feel very different from the modern, homogeneous, franchised America in which everywhere you go things look, taste, and feel the same as everywhere else. This photo of a restaurant in Hico, Texas captures that small town Texas flavor mostly because of the subject matter but also because it was taken with 35mm film that was close to 20 years old. The only thing that gives away the fact that it is a recent photo is the modern cars in the parking lot. You can click on the photo to enlarge it for more detail.
My best guess is that I bought the film around 1997-98. The expired film has a grainy and subdued quality that makes it look as though the photo was shot in the 1970s or early 80s. (I used the same roll of film to shoot pictures of my kids and they look remarkably similar to photos from that 70s-80s timeframe.) This photo was taken with my Minolta Maxxum 400si in March, 2016. I had the film developed at York Photo through their mail-in service which I highly recommend.
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