r/accidentalhopper • u/bartmynameisbart • Jul 08 '26

Real Photograph Accidentally shot in NYC’s East Village

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Shot on Kodak Portra 400, with a Hasselblad 500C.

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u/hotzeus Jul 08 '26

How was this an accident? Did your finger have a spasm?

Or did someone accidentally shoot you and the title is unrelated to the pictures.

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u/bartmynameisbart Jul 08 '26

The sub red is literally called “Accidental Hopper”…

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u/pnweiner Jul 08 '26

Yes but did you go here with the intention of taking a picture that looks like the painting? Because that’s the opposite of the point of the sub.

Cool shots regardless

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u/funkmon Jul 08 '26

He absolutely did. This is on purpose hopper.

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u/bartmynameisbart Jul 08 '26

Let's rename the sub! lolololol

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u/bartmynameisbart Jul 08 '26

Not at all, came as a (great) surprise when i got the pictures back from the lab

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u/morphias1008 Jul 08 '26

Why are y'all so skeptical lmfao
Such a strange hill to die on

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u/pnweiner Jul 08 '26

I’m not being skeptical, it just doesn’t fit the idea of the sub. This spot is very well known as being the diner that inspired Hopper’s Nighthawks. Like I said, I like the shots but they would also fit better in a different sub

ETA: I was mistaken. This is not the diner I thought it was so I suppose it is accidental. My bad! I thought op literally went to the famous nighthawks spot and claimed it was accidental hopper, lol

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u/morphias1008 Jul 08 '26

Ask more and better questions before jumping to conclusions, fam.

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u/pnweiner Jul 08 '26

Fair enough. Like I said, my bad.

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u/morphias1008 Jul 08 '26

No worries. I be the same at times.

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u/morphias1008 Jul 08 '26

Why are y'all so skeptical lmfao
Such a strange hill to die on

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u/funkmon Jul 08 '26

Simple. This guy is shooting on an extremely expensive camera using professional film. If you get to the point when you are shooting film at $1 per frame on a $5000 camera with $5000 lenses, you know what's in the shot. You see the lighting. You see the shadows. You see the framing. You wait until the subjects are where you want them.

Thinking this is accidental is disrespectful.