Goddess

Cadillac used the "goddess" hood ornament on their automobiles from 1933 until 1956. Also know as the "winged woman", this hood ornament was unique and ornate. It is shown here on a beautifully restored 1935 Cadillac two door coupe.

Best viewed large and taken with my prime lens.

This is the first of a series featuring hood ornaments captured with shallow dof.

[Tessa]

It is interesting with the reflection.

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

Great focus and 'car bokeh' background. There's a bit of a selfie there too!

[👑 AnaZad]

Gorgeous capture. So well done.

[Simon]

Cracking bokeh and shot Danny

[trude]

great shot, love the colourful bokeh too:)

[Gerry]

great close up Danny

[Cathy Donohoue]

Instant fav.
Wonderful shot and the bokeh just puts the cherry on top.

[Therese]

Great shot! Awesome dof!!!! Beautiful bokeh too!

[Alison Tomlin]

Another great art deco figure. They had great style in those days!

[Jessika Jane Gilker]

Awesome capture Danny. Wonderful DOF and bokeh!

[Jim]

Nice to see you back with another hood ornament :) I like the 3D feel and the nice soft focus of the car itself in the background. And I always like the history behind your photos as well

[Mary]

I wonder what hood ornaments would look like if we still had them on our cars today. Great shot!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Interesting Danny! I don't think I've ever seen one of these.

[KWind]

Excellent focus and dof! I saw the coolest hood ornament the other day on an antique truck. I wish I had my camera with me.

[Ross Walker]

I know the goddess well, and have never seen her photographed this way. I love this unique head-on presentation with just a hint of the car in back. I am looking forward to seeing more.

[Ellen Young]

Gorgeous Danny! I love it! Love the bokeh and the hint of the car in the background! Great POV! :)

[Vicki Dixon]

very cool! great reflections!

[Simply Amanda]

Super focus, shot and bokeh. I've never seen one of these before either. I have an old Rolls by us that I photoed the hood ornament and grill of before. I should try again for more detail like this.

[Cathy]

Love the DOF . The reflections in the background are fantastic. Love this shot Danny. Looking forward to how you present the new series

[Cathy Misze]

I love this shot with the car blurred in the background. Awesome!

[Lyn]

perfect hokey here. . .amazing!!

[Carole Imes]

Cool dof and interesting info on this hood ornament. What a neat hobby that would be to collect hood ornaments!

[Elizabeth]

Amazing!

[Aurora Linda]

Fantastic! love the focus and DOF

[Danny G.]

@cdonohoue Thanks so much for the nice comments and for the FAV, Cathy!

[Juliette Packham]

very cool - love the bokeh here too

[Cindy McFarland]

This is a really cool shot, Danny. I love the bokeh!