Tom Buckard  

Savana Daydreaming by Tom Buckard

December 2025 - Savana Daydreaming

About the Image(s)

One of my favorite cities to visit and to photograph is Savannah, Georgia. And whenever I’m there, The Six Pence Pub is one of my go-to spots to grab a bite and snap a few shots.
The Six Pence Pub sits right in the Historic District at a location that had already been a pub for more than fifty years. Back in the day, it was known as Wally’s Sixpence, a cozy hangout where friends gathered to catch up and share life’s stories. Wally and Doris, originally from London, had a knack for making both British expats and locals feel completely at home. There wasn’t even a kitchen then. Doris would cook lunch at home and bring it in to serve until it ran out, or until they were ready to call it a day.
In 1999, two longtime patrons bought their favorite watering hole and began to expand it adding more beer, wine, and spirits, plus a full menu of classic English and American comfort food. They revamped the interior into the warm, inviting space you see today. Over time, The Six Pence Pub & Restaurant became a favorite for both locals and visitors, and it’s easy to see why.

Image taken with a Nikon D850, ISO 500, Speed 1/200th of a sec, f/8, Focal Length 32mm, F/22, Nikkor 24-70.

5 comments posted

Mike Patterson   Mike Patterson
The bright red phone booth makes this image pop. However, I think it's very static. Your note tells about how popular this place is. I think it would have helped the photo by giving it some life -- people dining at the tables, maybe coaxing two or three to line up at the phone, as if waiting to make a call. If it's a favorite place for locals and visitors, I think you should show locals and visitors. Otherwise, it looks shut.   Posted: 12/02/2025 02:09:37
Tom Buckard   Tom Buckard
Thank you for your comments Mike. I didn't include people because it was a hot day and anyone that wondered by looked very casual and I figured it would ruin the old look of the building and phone booth.   Posted: 12/05/2025 13:17:08
Butch Mazzuca   Butch Mazzuca
(Groups 7 & 67 & 73 & 97)
Tom - I enjoyed looking at this image and agree with Mr. Patterson to the degree that a human element would add energy and interest. However, if you added a person or people, I feel your anchor (the red phone booth) is so strong that the two might fight for attention.
Two thoughts - first, you might consider opening the shadows just a touch (see my VF) but more importantly, unless I'm missing something, nothing in the image visually signals daydreaming.
It's a beautifully composed environmental scene-sharp, colorful, and structured-but it's literal, not emotional or introspective. A viewer won't intuitively connect it with the idea of daydreaming because there is no person, gesture, or mood suggesting it.
This is a classic, charming, slightly nostalgic street-scene with a bright red British phone booth, flags representing the UK and its cultures, old-world pub architecture, empty café tables suggesting early morning quiet hours and a strong sense of place, i.e., Savannah's historic district making this a story about locale, culture, and personality of the street, not internal emotion
  Posted: 12/06/2025 19:41:50
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Tom Buckard   Tom Buckard
Butch, thank you for your comments. I tried opening the shadows and like it much better. Had to laugh butch. The Daydreaming is more my wife and I yearning to go back. Life is just so hectic!   Posted: 12/07/2025 17:25:18
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Michele Borgarelli   Michele Borgarelli
I am going to be the voice of the chorus, but I think this image works the way it is. The red phone cabin and the pub are the elements that tell the story. The empty space is the narrative. As Butch said is a postcard of what it was and now is disappearing. Luigi Ghirri a famous italian photographer proposed this kind of pictures as "a form of urban landscape".

Best wishes

Michele   Posted: 12/13/2025 13:05:38

 

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