Juke Box Wood Print

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On Royal Oak’s legendary Woodward Avenue, just south of 14 Mile Road, is a high energy night spot called Juke Box. The next town north, easily seen from the front parking lot, is Birmingham. The club plays a wide range of pop music, from country to jazz and serves an impressive variety of beers, wines, and mixed drinks. Juke Box shares the flamboyant building with a casual cuisine restaurant called Box Top which features outdoor dining, weather permitting. I wanted to shoot the image at night, after a rain storm and before the regulars showed up for an evening of fun and frolic, so the colorful club could be seen in all it’s art deco beauty. Because it was mid November, the sunset was early and gave me a window of opportunity from about 5PM to 6PM. I used my Linhof Technica on my Gitzo tripod with Reala film and a wide angle lens.

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...